검색어: nÄ“, ko wai topōtiki o te whanau (마오리어 - 영어)

ko wai te potiki o te whanau marama
i am the eldest in the family

ko ia potiki o te whanau
the youngest of my family

ko ahau te potiki o te whanau
i have four siblings

arohanui o te whanau
loving family

te ingoa o te whanau
what is the name of the marae

ko wai te atua o te pouri
who is the god of war

ko wai te ingoa o te koroua
what is the grandfather's name

ko ahau te tuakana o te whanau mai i oku tuakana
i am the oldest of my siblings

karekau he tikanga o te whanau ngā
is lost

ko ia nei te ahua o te atua e kore nei e kitea atu, ko te whanau matamua o nga mea hanga katoa
who is the image of the invisible god, the firstborn of every creature:

e rite ana ki nga pere i te ringaringa o te tangata kaha te whanau o te taitamarikitanga
as arrows are in the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the youth.

i taua wa ka haere mai nga akonga ki a ihu, ka mea, ko wai te nui rawa i te rangatiratanga o te rangi
at the same time came the disciples unto jesus, saying, who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

ko wai hoki te mohio ana ki te hinengaro o te ariki? ko wai hoki tona hoa whakatakoto whakaaro
for who hath known the mind of the lord? or who hath been his counseller?

ko wai te mea whakaaro nui hei tatau i nga kapua? ko wai hei tahoro i nga ipu o te rangi
who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

ki te kahore hoki e marama te tangi o te tetere, ko wai e takatu ki te whawhai
for if the trumpet give an uncertain sound, who shall prepare himself to the battle?

he aha te ahuatanga o tenei ahuatanga ki a au, ko te mea ko taku kainga tenei, a ko te taha o te whanau me te whakapapa me tetahi wahi ka taea e au te karanga i te kainga
for the future i want my kids to know that no matter where they deside to leave that home will always be taumarnunui

ko wai hoki te matau ana ki te hinengaro o te ariki, e whakaako ai ia i a ia? kei a tatou ia te hinengaro o te karaiti
for who hath known the mind of the lord, that he may instruct him? but we have the mind of christ.

ka ki katoa oku wheua, e ihowa, ko wai te rite mou, mo te kaiwhakaora o te iti i te tangata e kaha ake ana i a ia, ae o te iti, o te rawakore i tona kaipahua
all my bones shall say, lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?