120
He Whakatūpato ki ngā Rūpahu
He waiata; he pikitanga.
1 I tangi ahau ki a Ihowā i tōku matenga,
ā, i whakahoki kupu mai ia ki ahau:
2 “E Ihowā, whakaorangia tōku wairua
i te ngutu teka, i te arero hīanga.”
3 Ko te aha e hoatu ki a koe?
Ko te aha hoki e tāpiritia atu māu,
e te arero hīanga?
4 Ko ngā pere koi a te hunga nunui,
me ngā waro hunipa.
5 Auē, tōku mate, tō te manene i Meheke,
tōku hoki e noho nei i ngā tēneti o Kerara.
6 Kua roa te nohoanga tahitanga o tōku wairua
ki te tangata e kino ana ki te āta noho.
7 Mō te āta noho ahau;
engari ka kōrero ahau,
ka anga rātou ka whawhai.