¹¶ Aua ki a matou, e Ihowa, aua ki a matou, engari me hoatu te kororia ki tou ingoa: whakaaroa tou aroha, tou pono.

¹Not to us, O Jehovah, not to us, But to Thy name give honour, For Thy kindness, for Thy truth.

²Kia mea koia nga tauiwi: Kei hea ianei to ratou Atua?

²Why do the nations say, `Where, pray, [is] their God.

³Kei te rangi ia to matou Atua; kua meatia e ia nga mea katoa i pai ai ia.

³And our God [is] in the heavens, All that He hath pleased He hath done.

⁴He hiriwa a ratou whakapakoko, he koura, he mahi na te ringa tangata.

⁴Their idols [are] silver and gold, work of man`s hands,

⁵He mangai o ratou, a kahore e korero: he kanohi o ratou, a kahore e kite:

⁵A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

⁶He taringa o ratou, a kahore e rongo: he ihu o ratou, a kahore e hongi:

⁶Ears they have, and they hear not, A nose they have, and they smell not,

⁷He ringa o ratou, a kahore e whawha: he waewae o ratou, a kahore e haere: kahore hoki o ratou korokoro e korero.

⁷Their hands, but they handle not, Their feet, and they walk not;

⁸Ka rite ki a ratou o ratou kaihanga; ae ra, te hunga katoa ano e whakawhirinaki ana ki a ratou.

⁸Nor do they mutter through their throat, Like them are their makers, Every one who is trusting in them.

⁹¶ E Iharaira, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.

⁹O Israel, trust in Jehovah, `Their help and their shield [is] He.`

¹⁰E te whare o Arona, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.

¹⁰O house of Aaron, trust in Jehovah, `Their help and their shield [is] He.`

¹¹E te hunga e wehi ana i a Ihowa, whakawhirinaki ki a Ihowa: ko ia to ratou awhina, to ratou whakangungu rakau.

¹¹Ye fearing Jehovah, trust in Jehovah, `Their help and their shield [is] He.`

¹²Kua mahara a Ihowa ki a tatou, mana tatou e manaaki: mana e manaaki te whare o Iharaira, mana e manaaki te whare o Arona.

¹²Jehovah hath remembered us, He blesseth, He blesseth the house of Israel, He blesseth the house of Aaron,

¹³Ka manaakitia e ia te hunga e wehi ana ki a Ihowa, te iti, te rahi.

¹³He blesseth those fearing Jehovah, The small with the great.

¹⁴Ka tapiritia ano e Ihowa ki a koutou, ki a koutou tahi ko a koutou tamariki.

¹⁴Jehovah addeth to you, to you, and to your sons.

¹⁵He manaakitanga koutou na Ihowa, na te kaihanga o te rangi, o te whenua.

¹⁵Blessed [are] ye of Jehovah, maker of heaven and earth,

¹⁶Ko nga rangi, he rangi no Ihowa; ko te whenua ia, he mea homai nana ki nga tama a te tangata.

¹⁶The heavens — the heavens [are] Jehovah`s, And the earth He hath given to sons of men,

¹⁷E kore nga tupapaku e whakamoemiti ki a Ihowa: me te hunga katoa ano e heke ana ki te wahangutanga.

¹⁷The dead praise not Jah, Nor any going down to silence.

¹⁸Ko matou ia ka whakapai ki a Ihowa aianei a ake ake. Whakamoemititia a Ihowa.

¹⁸And we, we bless Jah, From henceforth, and unto the age. Praise ye Jah!