1¶ Ko ahau te tangata kua kite i te pouri, he mea na te rakau o tona riri.2I arahina e ia, i meinga kia haere i te pouri, kahore i te marama.3He pono kua tahuri mai ia ki ahau, kua anga mai tona ringa ki ahau, a pau noa te ra.4Kua meinga nei e ia oku kikokiko me toku kiri kia rite ki o te koroheke, mangungu kau i a ia oku wheua.5Kua hanga e ia he patu moku; karapotia ana ahau ki te wai kawa, ki te raruraru.6Kua meinga ahau e ia kia noho ki nga wahi pouri, kia pera me te hunga kua mate noa ake.7Kua oti ahau te taiepa mai e ia, te puta atu ahau; kua meinga e ia toku mekameka kia taimaha.8Ae ra, i ahau e karanga ana, e hamama ana kia awhinatia, ka araia mai e ia taku inoi.9Kua oti ano oku ara te taiepa mai e ia ki te kohatu tarai, whakakopikopikoa ake e ia oku ara.10Ko tona rite ki ahau kei te pea e whanga ana, kei te raiona i nga wahi ngaro.11Whakangaua ketia ana e ia oku ara, haehaea putia iho ahau; meinga ana ahau e ia kia noho kau noa iho.12Kua whakapikoa e ia tana kopere, a whakaturia ake ahau e ia hei koperenga pere.13Kua meinga e ia nga pere o tana papa pere kia ngoto ki oku whatumanawa.14Kua waiho ahau hei katanga ma toku iwi katoa; hei waiata ma ratou a pau noa te ra.15Kua whakakiia ahau e ia ki nga mea kawa, whakainumia rawatia ana ahau e ia ki te taru kawa.16Kua whatiwhatiia ano hoki e ia oku niho ki te kirikiri, hipokina ana ahau e ia ki te pungarehu.17Kua nekehia atu e koe toku wairua kei tata ki te rangimarie; i wareware ahau ki te pai.18Ki tonu ake ahau, kua pirau toku kaha, kahore he tumanakohanga maku ki a Ihowa.19Mahara ki toku ngakau mamae, ki toku pouri, ki te taru kawa, ki te wai kawa.20Maharahara tonu toku wairua ki a ratou, piko tonu iho i roto i ahau.21¶ E whakahokia ake ana tenei e ahau ki toku ngakau, koia i tumanako ai ahau.22He mahi tohu na Ihowa te poto ai tatou, he kore no ana mahi aroha e mutu.23E hou tonu ana ratou i tenei ata, i tenei ata; he nui tou pono.24Ko Ihowa te wahi moku, e ai ta toku wairua; no reira ka tumanako ahau ki a ia.25He pai a Ihowa ki te hunga e tumanako ana ki a ia, ki te wairua e rapu ana i a ia.26He pai ano kia tumanako te tangata, kia tatari marie hoki ki ta Ihowa whakaora.27He pai ano mo te tangata kia amohia e ia te ioka i tona tamarikitanga.28Me noho ia, tona kotahi, me whakarongo puku hoki, no te mea nana i uta ki a ia.29Me tuku e ia tona mangai ki te puehu; mehemea pea tera he tumanakohanga.30Me hoatu e ia tona paparinga ki te tangata e papaki ana i a ia: kia ki tonu ia i te tawai.31E kore hoki e mau tonu ta Ihowa panga:32Ahakoa whakapouri ia, ka aroha ano ia, ka rite ki te nui o tana mahi tohu.33Kahore hoki ona ngakau whiu, whakapouri ranei, i nga tama a te tangata.34Ko te kuru i nga herehere katoa o te whenua ki raro i ona waewae;35Ko te whakapeau ke i te tika o te tangata ina whakawakia i te aroaro o te Runga Rawa;36Ko te whakariro ke i ta te tangata ina totohe, e kore tena e whakapaingia e te Ariki.37¶ Ko wai tenei hei ki mai, a ka oti, i te mea kihai i whakahaua e te Ariki?38He teka ianei e puta mai ana te kino me te pai i roto i te mangai o te Runga Rawa?39He aha te tangata ora i amuamu ai, te tangata ina whiua mo ona hara?40E rapu tatou, e kimi i o tatou ara, a ka tahuri ano ki a Ihowa.41Kia ara atu o tatou ngakau me o tatou ringa ki te Atua i te rangi.42¶ I he matou, i whakakeke; kihai ano koe i muru i to matou he.43Kua hipokina nei e koe ki te riri, tukinotia ana matou e koe: tukitukia ana e koe, kihai ano i tohungia e koe.44Hipokina ana e koe he kapua ki a koe, kei puta atu ta matou inoi.45Kua meinga matou e koe hei paru tahinga, hei mea akiri i waenga i nga iwi.46Kua hamama mai nga mangai o o matou hoariri katoa ki a matou.47Ko te wehi, ko te rua, kua tae mai kei a matou, te whakamoti me te wawahi.48Kei te tarere nei nga awa wai i toku kanohi, mo te wawahanga o te tamahine a toku iwi.49Maturuturu ana te wai i toku kanohi, kahore hoki e mutu, te ai he pariratanga,50Kia titiro mai ra ano a Ihowa, kia kite mai ra ano ia i runga i te rangi.51E meatia iho ana toku ngakau e toku kanohi, mo nga tamahine katoa o toku pa.52Kua whaia kinotia ahau ano he manu e ratou, e te hunga e hoariri ana ki ahau, kahore he take.53Ngaro iho i a ratou toku ara i roto i te poka, kua maka e ratou he kohatu ki runga ki ahau.54I rere nga wai i runga i toku mahunga: i mea ahau, kua motuhia ketia ahau.55¶ I karanga ahau ki tou ingoa, e Ihowa, i roto i te poka i raro rawa.56I rongo koe ki toku reo; kaua e huna tou taringa ki te tanga o toku manawa, ki taku karanga.57I whakatata mai koe i te ra i karanga ai ahau ki a koe; i ki mai koe, Kaua e wehi.58Kua tohea e koe, e te Ariki, nga tohe a toku wairua; kua hokona e koe toku ora.59Kua kite koe, e Ihowa, i te he i mahia ki ahau: mau e whakarite taku whakawa.60Kua kite koe i to ratou mauahara katoa, i o ratou whakaaro katoa moku.61Kua rongo koe ki ta ratou tawai, e Ihowa, ki o ratou whakaaro katoa moku;62Ki nga ngutu o te hunga i whakatika mai ki ahau, ki ta ratou tikanga moku, a pau noa te ra.63Tirohia mai to ratou nohoanga iho, to ratou whakatikanga ake; ko ahau te waiatatia nei e ratou.64Hoatu he utu ki a ratou, e Ihowa, kia rite ki te mahi a o ratou ringa.65Hoatu ki a ratou he ngakau pakeke, tau kanga ki a ratou.66Whaia ratou i runga i te riri, whakangaromia atu ratou i raro i nga rangi o Ihowa.