Results for kua tu te puehu translation from Maori to English

kua tu te ihu
because of his prosperity

tutu ana te puehu
the dust stood up

ka tu te
be safe

ka tu te ihi ihi
the urine stopped

tu a tiaki tu te maunga
the mountain stood

tu te winiwini, tu te wanawana
winiwini stand, stand terrific

piri tonu toku wairua ki te puehu; whakahauoratia ahau kia rite ki atu kupu
my soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word.

ka takoto ngatahi raua ki te puehu, a ko te iro hei hipoki mo raua
they shall lie down alike in the dust, and the worms shall cover them.

kaua e whakaaturia ki kata, kaua rawa e tangi: kua okeoke ahau i roto i te puehu i petere apara
declare ye it not at gath, weep ye not at all: in the house of aphrah roll thyself in the dust.

e whakarerea ana e ia ona hua ki te whenua, whakamahanatia iho e ia ki te puehu
which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,

huihuia atu ratou, huna ki te puehu, herea o ratou mata ki te wahi ngaro
hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.

toi tu te kupu, toi tu te mana, toi tu te whenua
for without language, without mana (spirit), and without land, the essence of being a maori would no longer exist

tuituia ana e ahau he kakahu taratara mo toku kiri, whakaititia iho e ahau toku haona ki te puehu
i have sewed sackcloth upon my skin, and defiled my horn in the dust.

kua maroke toku kaha, ano he maramara rihi, piri tonu toku arero ki oku kauae; kua whakatakotoria ano ahau e koe ki te puehu o te mate
my strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

na i taua wa ano kua tu nga tangata tokotoru ki mua i te whare i noho ai ahau, he mea tono mai no hiharia ki ahau
and, behold, immediately there were three men already come unto the house where i was, sent from caesarea unto me.

ma te atua ia e kopere he pere ki a ratou kitea rawatia ake kua tu ratou
but god shall shoot at them with an arrow; suddenly shall they be wounded.

heoi, i a ratou e karanga ana, e rukeruke ana i o ratou kakahu, e akiri ana i te puehu ki te rangi
and as they cried out, and cast off their clothes, and threw dust into the air,