Waiata 52
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He Makiri; na Rawiri, i a Roeke Eromi i haere, i whakaatu ki a Haora, i mea ki a ia, Kua tae a Rawiri ki te whare o Ahimereke. He aha koe ka whakapakari ai ki te kino, e te tangata nui? He pumau tonu te atawhai o te Atua.
Why boast you yourself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endures continually.
2 E whakatakoto ana tou arero i nga mea nanakia, e mahi hianga ana, ano he heu koi.
The tongue devises mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
3 E arohaina rawatia ana e koe te kino i te pai, te teka i te korero tika. (Hera)
You love evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. (Selah)
4 E te arero hianga, e arohaina ana e koe nga kupu horomiti katoa.
You love all devouring words, O you deceitful tongue.
5 Ka whakangaro hoki te Atua i a koe ake tonu atu; ka tangohia atu koe e ia, ka takiritia atu i tou nohoanga, ka hutia atu hoki koe i te whenua o te ora. (Hera)
God shall likewise destroy you for ever, he shall take you away, and pluck you out of your dwelling place, and root you out of the land of the living. (Selah)
6 E kite hoki te hunga tika, a ka wehi; ka kata hoki ki a ia, ka mea,
The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
7 Inana, ko te tangata tenei kihai nei i waiho e ia te Atua hei kaha mona; otiia, whakawhirinaki ana ki te tini o ana taonga, whakapakari ana i runga i tana mahi kino.
See, this is the man that made not God his strength; but trusted in the abundance of his riches, and strengthened himself in his wickedness.
8 Ko ahau ia, e rite ana ki te oriwa matomato i roto i te whare o te Atua: ka whakawhirinaki ahau ki te mahi tohu a te Atua ake ake.
But I am like a green olive tree in the house of God: I trust in the mercy of God for ever and ever.
9 Ka whakamoemiti tonu ahau ki a koe, nau hoki tenei i mea: ka tumanako ano ki tou ingoa; he mea pai hoki, ki te aroaro o tau hunga tapu.
I will praise you for ever, because you have done it: and I will wait on your name; for it is good before your saints.
