Waiata 2
1 He aha ka nana ai nga tauiwi, ka whakaaro horihori ai nga iwi?
Why have the Gentiles been seething, and why have the people been pondering nonsense?
2 Whakatika mai ana nga kingi o te whenua, runanga tahi ana nga ariki, ki te whawhai ki a Ihowa, ki tana tangata hoki i whakawahi ai; me te ki ano,
The kings of the earth have stood up, and the leaders have joined together as one, against the Lord and against his Christ:
3 Kia motumotuhia e tatou a raua here, kia akiritia a raua taura i a tatou.
“Let us shatter their chains and cast their yoke away from us.”
4 Ko ia kei te rangi e noho ana, ka kata ia: ka whakahi te Ariki ki a ratou.
He who dwells in heaven will ridicule them, and the Lord will mock them.
5 Na ka korero ia ki a ratou me te riri ano: ka tino weriweri hoki, ka whakahorere i a ratou,
Then will he speak to them in his anger and trouble them with his fury.
6 Ahakoa ra ka whakawahia e ahau taku kingi ki runga ki taku maunga tapu, ki Hiona.
Yet I have been appointed king by him over Zion, his holy mountain, preaching his precepts.
7 Maku e whakapuaki te kupu, kua mea a Ihowa ki ahau, Ko koe taku tama, nonaianei koe i whakatupuria ai e ahau.
The Lord has said to me: You are my son, this day have I begotten you.
8 Inoi ki ahau, a ka hoatu e ahau ki a koe nga tauiwi hei kainga mou, me nga topito o te whenua hei nohoanga tupu mou.
Ask of me and I will give to you: the Gentiles for your inheritance, and the ends of the earth for your possession.
9 Ka wawahi koe i a ratou ki te whiu rino, mongamonga noa ratou i a koe, ano he oko na te kaihanga rihi.
You will rule them with an iron rod, and you will shatter them like a potter’s vessel.
10 Na kia mahara ra, e nga kingi: kia akona, e nga kaiwhakawa o te whenua.
And now, O kings, understand. Receive instruction, you who judge the earth.
11 Mahi atu ki a Ihowa i runga i te wehi, kia hari me te wiri.
Serve the Lord in fear, and exult in him with trembling.
12 Kihia te tama kei riri ia, a ka mate koutou i te ara, ka hohoro tonu hoki te mura o tona riri. Ka hari katoa te hunga e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ia.
Embrace discipline, lest at any time the Lord might become angry, and you would perish from the way of the just. Though his wrath can flare up in a short time, blessed are all those who trust in him.
