Waiata 64

He Īnoi mō te Whakangungu mai i ngā Hoariri

Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi. He hīmene nā Rāwiri.

1 Whakarongo ki tōku reo, e te Atua, ina īnoi atu ahau;

tiakina tōku ora i te wehi o te hoariri.

2 Hunā ahau i te whakaaro ngaro o te hunga kino,

i te ngangau a ngā kaimahi i te hē.

3 Kua whakakoi nei i ō rātou arero,

ānō he hoari,

kua whakatika nei i ā rātou pere,

arā i ngā kupu kikino.

4 Hei kōperenga pukutanga mā rātou ki te tangata tika;

kitea rawatia ake kua kōpere ki a ia, kāhore hoki he wehi.

5 E whakamāia ana rātou i a rātou anō ki te mea kino;

e rūnanga ana kia whakatakotoria pukutia he rore,

e mea ana, "Ko wai e kite i a rātou?"

6 E rapu hara ana rātou; e mea ana,

"Kua āta rapu mārie tātou."

Taea noatia te hōhonutanga o te whakaaro o ia tangata,

ā, ko te ngākau he hōhonu.

7 Mā te Atua ia e kōpere he pere ki a rātou

kitea rawatia ake kua tū rātou.

8 Heoi, ka meinga rātou kia tapatu,

ko tō rātou arero ake anō ka tū atu ki a rātou;

ā, ka rūrū i tō rātou mātenga te hunga katoa e kite i a rātou.

9 Ka wehi anō hoki ngā tāngata katoa,

ka whakapuaki i te mahi a te Atua;

ka āta maharatia hoki e rātou tāna mahi.

10 Ka koa te tangata tika ki a Ihowā,

ka whakawhirinaki hoki ki a ia;

ka whakamanamana anō te hunga ngākau tika katoa.