1 B ehold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in justice.

Nana, ka kingi te kingi i runga i te tika, ka whakahaere tikanga ano nga rangatira i runga i te whakawa.

2 A man shall be as a hiding place from the wind, and a covert from the storm, as streams of water in a dry place, as the shade of a large rock in a weary land.

A ka ai he tangata hei kuhunga ina pa te hau, hei piringa kei mate i te tupuhi; ka rite ki nga awa wai i te wahi maroke, ki te ata o te kohatu nui i te whenua ngaunga ra.

3 T he eyes of those who see will not be dim, and the ears of those who hear will listen.

Na e kore e atarua nga kanohi o te hunga kite; ka whakarongo ano te hunga i te taringa rongo.

4 T he heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.

Ka matauria ano te matauranga e te ngakau o te hunga ponana, a ka hohoro te arero o nga reo kikiki ki te korero marama.

5 T he fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.

E kore te wairangi e kiia i muri he ohaoha, e kore ano te kaiponu e kiia he atawhai.

6 F or the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against Yahweh, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Ka korero hoki te tangata nanakia i te nanakia, a ka mahi tona ngakau i te kino, kia whakahawea ai ki te tapu, kia puta ke ai tana korero ki a Ihowa, kia noho tahanga ai i a ia te wairua o te tangata matekai, kia moti ai hoki he wai mo te tangata matewai.

7 T he ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right.

He kino hoki nga hanga a te kaiponu: e whakatakotoria ana e ia he whakaaro kino, he korero teka e he ai te hunga iti, ahakoa e tika ana ano nga korero a te rawakore.

8 B ut the noble devises noble things; and he will continue in noble things.

He ohaoha ia nga tikanga a te ohaoha; a ka u ia ki nga mahi ohaoha.

9 R ise up, you women who are at ease! Hear my voice! You careless daughters, give ear to my speech!

Whakatika e nga wahine e noho pai ana, whakarongo ki toku reo: e nga tamahine whakaarokore, kia whai taringa ki aku kupu.

10 F or days beyond a year you will be troubled, you careless women; for the vintage shall fail. The harvest won’t come.

He maha nga ra i tua atu i te tau e raruraru ai koutou, e nga wahine maharakore: no te mea ka kore te whakinga waina, e kore hoki e tae mai te kohikohinga.

11 T remble, you women who are at ease! Be troubled, you careless ones! Strip yourselves, make yourselves naked, and put sackcloth on your waist.

E wiri, e nga wahine e noho humarie ana; pokaikaha noa iho, e te hunga maharakore; whakarerea nga kakahu, noho tahanga, whitikiria he kakahu taratara ki o koutou hope.

12 B eat your breasts for the pleasant fields, for the fruitful vine.

Ka papaki ratou ki nga uma mo nga mara ataahua, mo te waina hua.

13 T horns and briers will come up on my people’s land; yes, on all the houses of joy in the joyous city.

Ka puta ake te tataramoa me te tumatakuru ki te oneone o taku iwi, ina, ki runga ki nga whare koa katoa o te pa hari:

14 F or the palace will be forsaken. The populous city will be deserted. The hill and the watchtower will be for dens forever, a delight for wild donkeys, a pasture of flocks;

No te mea ka mahue te whare kingi, ka whakarerea te pa tokomaha: ko te puke me te pourewa ka waiho hei ana a ake ake, hei mea e koa ai nga kaihe mohoao, hei wahi kai ma nga kahui;

15 U ntil the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the wilderness becomes a fruitful field, and the fruitful field is considered a forest.

Kia ringihia mai ra ano i runga te wairua ki a tatou, kia meinga ra ano te koraha hei mara whai hua, kia kiia ano te mara whai hua he ngahere.

16 T hen justice will dwell in the wilderness; and righteousness will remain in the fruitful field.

Ko reira te whakawa noho ai ki te koraha, a hei kainga te mara hua mo te tika.

17 T he work of righteousness will be peace; and the effect of righteousness, quietness and confidence forever.

A ko te mahi a te tika he rongo mau; ko te whakaotinga o te tika he ata noho, he ngakau u a ake ake.

18 M y people will live in a peaceful habitation, in safe dwellings, and in quiet resting places.

Ka noho hoki taku iwi ki te nohoanga o te rongo mau, ki nga kainga e u ai te ngakau, ki nga okiokinga humarie.

19 T hough hail flattens the forest, and the city is leveled completely.

Ka tarere iho ia te whatu i te hinganga o te ngahere; a ka whakahoroa rawatia te pa ki raro.

20 B lessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.

Ano te hari o koutou, o te hunga e whakato ana ki te taha o nga wai katoa, e tuku atu ana i nga waewae o te kau, o te kaihe.