Waiata 45
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He Homhanimi ma nga tama a Koraha. He Makiri, he waiata aroha. E pupuke ake ana te mea pai i roto i toku ngakau: ka korerotia e ahau aku i tito ai mo te kingi: he pene toku arero na te kaituhituhi hohoro.
Unto the end. For those who will be changed. To the sons of Korah, toward understanding. A Canticle for the Beloved. My heart has uttered a good word. I speak of my works to the king. My tongue is like the pen of a scribe who writes quickly.
2 Engari koe he ataahua i nga tama a te tangata: kua ringihia ou ngutu ki te ahuareka, na reira i manaakitia ai koe e te Atua ake ake.
You are a brilliant form before the sons of men. Grace has been poured freely into your lips. Because of this, God has blessed you in eternity.
3 Whitikiria tau hoari ki tou huwha, e te Nui Rawa, tou kororia me tou honore.
Fasten your sword to your thigh, O most powerful one.
4 Aratakina hoki tou hoiho i runga i tou honore, i te kaha, hei mea hoki mo te pono, mo te mahaki, mo te tika, a ma tou matau koe e whakaako ki nga mea whakamataku.
With your splendor and your excellence extended, proceed prosperously, and reign for the sake of truth and meekness and justice, and so will your right hand lead you wondrously.
5 He koi au pere; ka hinga nga iwi ki raro i a koe; kei roto ratou i te ngakau o nga hoariri o te kingi.
Your arrows are sharp; the people will fall under you, with the hearts of the enemies of the king.
6 He pumau, e te Atua, tou torona ake ake: he hepeta tika te hepeta o tou kingitanga.
Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of true aim.
7 Kua aroha koe ki te tika, kua kino ki te hara: na reira, nui atu i to ou hoa te whakawahinga a te Atua, a tou Atua i a koe ki te hinu o te hari.
You have loved justice and hated iniquity. Because of this, God, your God, has anointed you, before your co-heirs, with the oil of gladness.
8 Ko tou kakahu katoa he kakara maira, he aroe, he kahia; ko nga mea aho, whakatangitangi o nga whare rei nana koe i whakaahuareka.
Myrrh and balsam and cinnamon perfume your garments, from the houses of ivory. From these, they have delighted you:
9 Kei roto i au wahine honore nga tamahine kingi; kei tou matau te kuini e tu ana, no Opira te koura.
the daughters of kings in your honor. The queen assisted at your right hand, in clothing of gold, encircled with diversity.
10 Whakarongo, e ko, titiro, tahuri iho tou taringa: a kia wareware koe ki tou iwi, ki te whare ano o tou papa.
Listen, daughter, and see, and incline your ear. And forget your people and your father’s house.
11 Penei ka matenuitia e te kingi tou ataahua: ko ia hoki tou Ariki; a me koropiko ki a ia.
And the king will desire your beauty. For he is the Lord your God, and they will adore him.
12 Ko reira ano te tamahine o Taira me te ohaoha: ka whai ano nga tangata taonga o te iwi kia manakohia e koe.
And the daughters of Tyre will entreat your countenance with gifts: all the rich men of the people.
13 Kei roto te tamahine a te kingi, he kororia kau, he mea whakairo ki te koura tona kakahu.
All the glory of the daughter of its king is inside, in golden fringes,
14 He mea whakapaipai ki te ngira tona kakahu e kawea ai ia ki te kingi: ka arahina ki a koe nga wahine, ona takahoa e whai ana i a ia.
clothed all around with diversities. After her, virgins will be led to the king. Her neighbors will be brought to you.
15 He hari, he koa ina kawea mai ratou; ka tomo ki te whare o te kingi.
They will be brought with gladness and exultation. They will be led into the temple of the king.
16 Ko au tamariki hei whakakapi mo ou matua: ka meinga ano ratou e koe hei kawana mo te whenua katoa.
For your fathers, sons have been born to you. You will establish them as leaders over all the earth.
17 Ka meinga e ahau tou ingoa kia maharatia e nga whakatupuranga katoa: e whakamoemititia ai koe e nga iwi a ake ake.
They will remember your name always, for generation after generation. Because of this, people will confess to you in eternity, even forever and ever.
