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He Īnoi mō te Āwhina
He hīmene nā Rāwiri.
1 E Ihowā, whakarongo ki tāku īnoi,
kia tītaha mai tōu taringa ki āku īnoi;
whakahokia mai he kupu ki ahau
i runga i tōu pono, i runga i tōu tika.
2 Ā, kaua e anga e whakawā ki tāu pononga;
ki tāu titiro hoki kāhore tētahi mea ora e tika.
3 Kua tūkinotia hoki tōku wairua e te hoariri,
patua iho e ia tōku ora ki raro ki te whenua;
meinga ana ahau e ia kia noho i ngā wāhi pōuri,
kia rite ki ngā tūpāpaku onamata.
4 Nā reira i ngaro ai tōku wairua i roto i ahau;
mōtī rawa tōku ngākau i roto i ahau.
5 E mahara ana ahau ki ngā rā onamata;
e whakaaro ana ki āu mahi katoa,
e whakaaroaro ana ahau ki ngā meatanga a ōu ringa.
6 Totoro tonu atu ōku ringa ki a koe;
e hiainu ana tōku wairua ki a koe, ānō he whenua māuiui.
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7 Hohoro te whakahoki kupu mai ki ahau, e Ihowā;
ka hemo tōku wairua.
Kei hunā tōu mata ki ahau;
kei rite ahau ki te hunga e heke ana ki te poka.
8 Meinga kia rongo ahau ki tōu aroha i te ata;
e whakawhirinaki ana hoki ahau ki a koe.
Meinga kia mātau ahau ki te ara e haere ai ahau;
kua ara nei hoki tōku wairua ki a koe.
9 Whakaorangia ahau, e Ihowā, i ōku hoariri;
ka kuhu nei ahau ki roto ki a koe.
10 Whakaakona ahau ki te mea i tāu e pai ai;
ko koe hoki tōku Atua.
He pai tōu wairua;
ārahina ahau ki te whenua o te tika.
11 Whakahauorangia ahau, e Ihowā, he whakaaro ki tōu ingoa.
Whakaarohia tōu tika, ka whakaputa ake i tōku wairua i roto i te pōuri.
12 Aroha mai hoki, ā, hunā ōku hoariri;
whakangaromia katoatia anō ngā kaitūkino o tōku wairua;
he pononga hoki ahau nāu.