1 He waiata; he pikitanga. I ta Ihowa whakahokinga mai i nga pononga o Hiona i rite matou ki te hunga e moehewa ana.2 Katahi to matou mangai ka ki i te kata, to matou arero hoki i te waiata: katahi ka korerotia i roto i nga tauiwi, He nui nga mahi a Ihowa ki a ratou.3 He mea nunui a Ihowa i mea ai mo tatou, a e koa ana tatou.4 E Ihowa, whakahokia matou i te whakarau: kia pera me nga awa o te tonga.5 Ko te hunga e rui ana i runga i te roimata, ka kokoti i runga i te hari.6 Ahakoa haere tangi atu ia me te kawe i ana purapura hei whakatokanga; tera ia e haere hari mai ano me te mau mai i ana paihere.

1 A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah`s turning back [to] the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.2 Then filled [with] laughter is our mouth, And our tongue [with] singing, Then do they say among nations, `Jehovah did great things with these.`3 Jehovah did great things with us, We have been joyful.4 Turn again, O Jehovah, [to] our captivity, As streams in the south.5 Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap,6 Whoso goeth on and weepeth, Bearing the basket of seed, Surely cometh in with singing, bearing his sheaves!