1 K atahi a Hona ka inoi ki a Ihowa, ki tona Atua, i roto i te kopu o te ika,

Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God while in the stomach of the fish,

2 I mea ia, I karanga ahau, he ngakau mamae noku, ki a Ihowa; a whakahoki mai ana ia ki ahau; i tangi atu ahau i roto i te kopu o te reinga, a whakarongo ana koe ki toku reo.

saying, “I called out to the Lord because of my trouble, and He answered me. I cried for help from the place of the dead, and You heard my voice.

3 I maka hoki ahau e koe ki te rire, ki waenga moana, a karapotia ana ahau e nga roma; tika ana au tuatea katoa me au ngaru i runga i ahau.

You threw me into the deep waters, to the very bottom of the sea. A flood was all around me and all Your waves passed over me.

4 N a ka mea ahau, Kua oti ahau te pei i mua i ou kanohi; otiia tera ahau e titiro atu ano ki tou temepara tapu.

Then I said, ‘I have been sent away from Your eyes. But I will look again toward Your holy house.’

5 K arapotia ana ahau e te wai, tae tonu iho ki te wairua; i oku taha katoa te rire a taka noa; he rimu nga takai o toku mahunga.

Waters closed in over me. The sea was all around me. Weeds were around my head.

6 I haere ahau ki raro ki nga take o nga maunga; kopia ana ahau e te whenua me ona tutaki ake ake; heoi whakaputaina ake ana e koe toku ora i roto i te poka, e Ihowa, e toku Atua.

I went down to the roots of the mountains. The walls of the earth were around me forever. But You have brought me up from the grave, O Lord my God.

7 I te hemonga o toku wairua i roto i ahau, i mahara ahau ki a Ihowa: i tae atu ano taku inoi ki a koe ki tou temepara tapu.

While I was losing all my strength, I remembered the Lord. And my prayer came to You, into Your holy house.

8 K o te hunga e pupuri ana i nga mea tekateka noa e whakarere ana i te atawhai mo ratou.

Those who worship false gods have given up their faith in You.

9 K o ahau ia ka mea patunga tapu ki a koe i runga i te reo whakawhetai; ka whakamana e ahau aku kupu taurangi. Na Ihowa te whakaoranga.

But I will give gifts in worship to You with a thankful voice. I will give You what I have promised. The Lord is the One Who saves.”

10 N a ka korero a Ihowa ki te ika, a ka ruakina e tera a Hona ki te wahi maroke.

Then the Lord spoke to the fish, and it spit Jonah out onto the dry land.