Je was op zoek naar: why so long (Engels - Maori)

why did it take so long e
e toke, e noke, hei rapu kai i roto i te uma a papa-tu a nuku

so long new zealand
kia ora aotearoa

wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
he aha koe i wareware tonu ai ki a matou? he aha koe i whakarere ai i a matou, a roa noa iho nga ra

and the people waited for zacharias, and marvelled that he tarried so long in the temple.
a tatari tonu te iwi ki a hakaraia, me te miharo ano i a ia e whakaroa ana i roto i te whare tapu

in his days shall the righteous flourish; and abundance of peace so long as the moon endureth.
ka tupu te tangata tika i ona ra: tona roa ano o te ata noho, a kore noa te marama

yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as i see mordecai the jew sitting at the king's gate.
heoi kahore he pai o tenei katoa ki ahau i ahau e kite tonu ana i te hurai, i a mororekai, e noho ana i te kuwaha o te kingi

my righteousness i hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as i live.
ka mau taku pupuri ki toku tika, e kore e tukua atu e ahau: e kore toku ngakau e whakahe ki ahau i ahau ano e ora nei

the mother of sisera looked out at a window, and cried through the lattice, why is his chariot so long in coming? why tarry the wheels of his chariots?
i titiro mai te whaea o hihera i te matapihi, i karanga hoki i te wini whakakahokaho, na te aha i roa ai te haere mai o tana hariata? na te aha i puhoi ai nga wira o ana hariata

for the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
ko te wahine whai tane hoki, e mau ana ano ia i te ture ki te tane i a ia e ora ana; ki te mate ia te tane, kua mawheto ia i te ture a te tane

and david said unto achish, but what have i done? and what hast thou found in thy servant so long as i have been with thee unto this day, that i may not go fight against the enemies of my lord the king?
na ka mea a rawiri ki a akihi, i aha hoki ahau? ko te aha hoki a tau pononga i kitea e koe, o te ra i noho ai ahau ki tou aroaro a taea noatia tenei ra, ka kore ai ahau e haere ki te whawhai ki nga hoariri o toku ariki, o te kingi

again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in david, to day, after so long a time; as it is said, to day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.
a ka motuhia mai e ia tetahi ra, i a ia i mea ra i ta rawiri, hei aianei, i muri i taua wa roa ra; ko te kupu hoki tenei, hei aianei, ki te rongo koutou ki tona reo, kaua e whakapakeketia o koutou ngakau