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He Whakawhetai mō ngā Mahi Miharo a te Atua

Ki te tino kaiwhakatangi: Aratakiti. He hīmene, he waiata nā Āhapa.

1Ka whakawhetai tonu mātou ki a koe, e te Atua,ka whakawhetai tonu mātou; kei te tata mai hoki tōu ingoa.E kōrerotia ana e te tangata āu mahi whakamīharo.
2“Ka kitea e ahau te wā e rite ana,ka tika tāku whakawā.3Kūteretere noa iho te whenua me ōna tāngata katoa;nāku i whakatū ōna pou. Hera4I mea ahau ki te hunga whakakake, ‘Kāti rā te whakakake,’ki te hunga hara anō, ‘Kaua e whakaarahia te haona;5kaua tō koutou haona e whakaarahia ki runga,kāti te whakamārō i te kakī ina kōrero.’ ”
6Nō te mea kāhore he aranga i te rāwhiti,kāhore i te hauāuru, kāhore hoki i te tonga.7Ko te Atua ia te kaiwhakawā;ko tēnei e whakaititia iho ana e ia,ko tērā e whakaarahia ake ana.8Kei te ringa hoki o Ihowā he kapu,pāhuka tonu te wāina;kī tonu, whakananu rawa,hei ringihanga māna;ko ngā nganga ia,mā te hunga kino katoa o te whenua e tatau, e inu.
9Ko ahau ia, ka kauwhau tonu;ka hīmene ki te Atua o Hākopa.10Ā, ka kotia e ahau ngā haona katoa o te hunga kino;ka whakaarahia ake ia ngā haona o te tangata tika.