Waiata 29
1 He himene na Rawiri. Hoatu ki a Ihowa, e nga tama a te hunga nunui, hoatu ki a Ihowa te kororia me te kaha.
You angels in heaven, praise Yahweh! Praise him because he is very glorious and powerful.
2 Hoatu ki a Ihowa te kororia e rite ana mo tona ingoa, koropiko ki a Ihowa i roto i te ataahua o te tapu.
Proclaim that (he/his name) is glorious; bow down before Yahweh in his holy [temple].
3 Kei runga te reo o Ihowa i nga wai: e papa ana te whatitiri a te Atua o te kororia: kei runga a Ihowa i nga wai maha.
Yahweh’s voice is heard above the oceans; Yahweh, the glorious God, thunders. His voice thunders over the huge oceans [DOU].
4 Kaha tonu te reo o Ihowa; kororia tonu te reo o Ihowa.
His voice is powerful and majestic.
5 Mongamonga noa nga hita i te reo o Ihowa; ina, mongamonga noa i a Ihowa nga hita o Repanona.
The sound of Yahweh’s voice breaks great cedar trees, the cedars that grow in Lebanon.
6 Ko ia hei mea i a ratou kia mokowhiti, ano he kuao: a Repanona raua ko Hiriona, ano he kuao kau maka.
He causes [the mountains in] Lebanon to jump like calves jump, and causes Hermon [Mountain] to jump like a young bull jumps.
7 E wehewehe ana te reo o Ihowa i nga mura ahi.
Yahweh’s voice causes lightning to flash.
8 Wiri ana te koraha i te reo o Ihowa: wiri ana i a Ihowa te koraha o Karehe.
His voice causes the desert to shake; he shakes Kadesh Desert [in the southern part of Judah].
9 Whanau ana nga hata i te reo o Ihowa, tihorea ana nga ngahere kia tahanga: i tona temepara ko te kupu a te katoa, Kororia.
Yahweh’s voice shakes the huge oak trees and strips the leaves from the trees while the people in the temple shout, “Praise [God]!”
10 I noho a Ihowa hei kingi i runga i te Waipuke; ae, ka noho a Ihowa hei kingi, ake ake.
Yahweh ruled over the flood [that covered the earth]; he is our King who will rule forever.
11 Ka homai e Ihowa he kaha ki tana hunga; he rongo mau ta Ihowa manaaki mo tana hunga.
Yahweh enables his people to be strong, and he blesses them by causing things to go well for them.
