Waiata 97
1 Ko Ihowa te Kingi, kia hari te whenua, kia koa nga tini moutere.
Yahweh, hath become king, Let the earth exult, Let the multitude of coastlands rejoice.
2 Ko te kapua me te pouri kei ona taha katoa: ko te tika, ko te whakawa, te turanga o tona torona.
Clouds and thick darkness, are round about him, Righteousness and justice, are the establishing of his throne.
3 He kapura e haere ana i mua i a ia, a pau ake ona hoariri a taka noa.
Fire, before him, proceedeth, That it may consume, round about, his adversaries.
4 Marama tonu te ao i ana uira: i kite te whenua, a wiri ana.
His lightnings, have illumined, the world, The earth, hath seen, and hath trembled;
5 Rewa noa nga maunga, ano he ware pi, i te aroaro o Ihowa, i te aroaro o te Ariki o te whenua katoa.
The mountains, like wax, have melted, At the presence of Yahweh, At the presence, of the Lord of all the earth.
6 E whakapuakina ana e nga rangi tona tika: a e kitea ana e nga iwi katoa tona kororia.
The heavens, have declared, his righteousness, —And all the peoples, have seen, his glory.
7 Kia whakama katoa te hunga e mahi ana ki nga whakapakoko, e whakamanamana ana ki nga atua horihori: koropiko ki a ia, e nga atua katoa.
Let all who serve an image, be ashamed, They who boast themselves in things of nought, Bow down unto him, all ye gods.
8 I rongo a Hiona, a koa ana: whakamanamana ana nga tamahine o Hura, e Ihowa, ki au whakaritenga.
Zion, hath heard and rejoiced, And the daughters of Judah, have exulted, Because of thy righteous decisions, O Yahweh:
9 Ko koe hoki, e Ihowa, kei runga noa ake i te whenua katoa: kua whakanuia koe ki runga noa ake i nga atua katoa.
For, thou, Yahweh, art Most High over all the earth, Greatly hast thou exalted thyself above all gods.
10 E te hunga e aroha ana ki a Ihowa, e kino ki te he: e tiakina ana e ia nga wairua o tana hunga tapu; e whakaorangia ana ratou e ia i nga ringa o te hunga kino.
Ye lovers of Yahweh! be haters of wrong, —He preserveth the lives of his men of lovingkindness, From the hand of the lawless, will he rescue them.
11 Kua oti te marama te whakato mo te hunga tika: me te koa mo te hunga ngakau tapatahi.
Light, is sown for the righteous one, And, for the upright in heart, rejoicing:
12 Kia hari ki a Ihowa, e te hunga tika: whakamoemiti ki tona ingoa tapu.
Rejoice, ye righteous, in Yahweh, And give ye thanks, at the mention of his holiness.
