Waiata 72
1 Na Horomona. Homai, e te Atua, au whakaritenga ki te kingi, me tou tika ki te tama a te kingi.
Of Solomon. Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.
2 Mana e whakawa tou iwi i runga i te tika, au rawakore i runga i te whakawa tika.
May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your afflicted with justice.
3 Ka kawea mai e nga maunga te rongo mau ki te iwi, e nga pukepuke i runga i te tika.
May the mountains bring peace to the people, and the hills bring righteousness.
4 Ka whakawa ia mo nga ware o te iwi: ka whakaorangia e ia nga tamariki a te rawakore; mongamonga noa i a ia te kaitukino.
May he vindicate the afflicted among the people; may he save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor.
5 I te ra e mau ana, i te marama hoki, ka pera te mau o to ratou wehi ki a koe i nga whakatupuranga katoa.
May they fear him as long as the sun shines, as long as the moon remains, through all generations.
6 E heke iho ia ano he ua ki runga ki te kotinga tarutaru, me nga ua e whakamakuku nei i te whenua.
May he be like rain that falls on freshly cut grass, like spring showers that water the earth.
7 Ka tupu te tangata tika i ona ra: tona roa ano o te ata noho, a kore noa te marama.
May the righteous flourish in his days and prosperity abound, until the moon is no more.
8 Ka kingi ia i tenei moana, a tae noa ki tetahi moana, i te awa, a nga pito atu ano o te whenua.
May he rule from sea to sea, and from the Euphrates to the ends of the earth.
9 Ka piko ki tona aroaro te hunga o te koraha: a ka mitimiti ona hoariri i te puehu.
May the nomads bow before him, and his enemies lick the dust.
10 Ka maua mai he hakari e nga kingi o Tarahihi, o nga motu: ka kawea mai he tahua e nga kingi o Hepa, o Tepa.
May the kings of Tarshish and distant shores bring tribute; may the kings of Sheba and Seba offer gifts.
11 Ae, ka koropiko nga kingi katoa ki a ia: ka mahi nga iwi katoa ki a ia.
May all kings bow down to him and all nations serve him.
12 Ka ora hoki i a ia te rawakore ua tangi atu, te ware hoki me te tangata kahore nei ona kaiawhina.
For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper.
13 E tohu ia i te tangata iti, i te rawakore; ka ora ano i a ia nga wairua o nga rawakore.
He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
14 Ka hokona e ia to ratou wairua i roto i te tukino, i te tutu, he mea utu nui hoki o ratou toto ki tana titiro.
He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
15 A e ora ratou; ka hoatu ano ki a ia he koura no Hepa: ka tukua tonutia hoki te inoi mona; ka whakapaingia ia i tenei ra, i tenei ra.
Long may he live! May gold from Sheba be given him. May people ever pray for him; may they bless him all day long.
16 He kutanga witi tera i runga i te whenua, i te tihi o nga maunga; ngarue ana ona hua, ano ko Repanona, a ka rite te tupu o nga tangata o te pa ki to te tarutaru o te whenua.
May there be an abundance of grain in the land; may it sway atop the hills. May its fruit trees flourish like the forests of Lebanon, and its people like the grass of the field.
17 Ka mau tonu tona ingoa ake ake; ka rite tona ingoa ki te ra te pumau: kei roto i a ia te manaaki mo te tangata; ka korerotia tona koa e nga iwi katoa.
May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.
18 Kia whakapaingia a Ihowa, te Atua, te Atua o Iharaira: ko ia nei anake hei mahi i nga mahi whakamiharo;
Blessed be the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.
19 Kia whakapaingia ano tona ingoa kororia mo ake tonu atu; kia ki katoa hoki te whenua i tona kororia. Amine, ae Amine.
And blessed be His glorious name forever; may all the earth be filled with His glory. Amen and amen.
20 Ko te mutunga tenei o nga inoi a Rawiri, a te tama a Hehe.
Thus conclude the prayers of David son of Jesse.
