Waiata 85
1 Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He himene ma nga tama a Koraha. E Ihowa, kua aro mai koe ki tou whenua, kua whakahokia mai e koe a Hakopa i te whakarau.
For the music director. A psalm of the descendants of Korah Lord, you have shown your kindness to your land; you have restored Jacob's prosperity.
2 Kua murua e koe te kino o tau iwi, kua hipokina e koe o ratou hara katoa (Hera)
You took away your people's guilt; you forgave all their sins. (Selah)
3 Kua mutu katoa tou weriweri; kua tahuri ke koe i te aritarita o tou riri.
You took back your fury; you turned away from your fierce anger.
4 Whakahokia ake matou, e te Atua o to matou whakaoranga: meinga hoki kia mutu tou riri ki a matou.
Bring us back to you, God of our salvation! Take away your anger towards us.
5 E riri ranei koe ki a matou ake ake? E mauahara tonu ranei, ki nga whakatupuranga katoa?
Are you going to be furious with us forever? Will you stay angry with us for all future generations?
6 E kore ianei koe e whakahoki ake i a matou ki te ora: kia hari ai tau iwi ki a koe?
Won't you restore our lives so your people can find happiness in you?
7 E Ihowa, whakakitea mai tau mahi tohu ki a matou: tukua mai ki a matou tau whakaoranga.
Show us your trustworthy love, Lord! Give us your salvation!
8 Ka whakarongo ahau ki ta te Atua, ki ta Ihowa, e korero ai: no te mea mo te rongo mau ana korero ki tana iwi, ki tana hunga tapu hoki; kaua ia ratou e hoki ki te wairangi.
Let me hear what God has to say. God speaks peace to his people, to those who trust in him. But they must not return to their foolish ways.
9 Ina, he tata tonu tana whakaoranga ki te hunga e wehi ana ki a ia, kia noho ai te kororia ki to tatou whenua.
Truly God's salvation is with those who do as he says. His glorious presence will live with us in our land.
10 Kua tutaki te mahi tohu raua ko te pono: kua kihi ki a raua te tika me te rongo mau.
Trustworthiness and faithful love join together; goodness and peace have kissed each other.
11 Ka tupu ake te pono i te whenua, a ka titiro iho te tika i te rangi.
What is true grows up from the earth; what is right looks down from heaven.
12 Ae, ka homai e Ihowa te pai: a ka tukua mai ona hua e to tatou whenua.
The Lord will certainly give us all that is good, and our land will produce fine crops.
13 Ka haere te tika i mua i a ia, hei whakatu i a tatou ki te ara o ona hikoinga.
Truth and right go ahead of him to prepare a path for him to walk on.
