Karakia | Prayers for Worship and Meeting Use in New Zealand: Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

Scriptural Prayers

Te karakia o te Atua

E to mātou Matua i te rangi

Kia tapu to ingoa

Kia tae mai to Rangatiratanga

Kia meatia tōu e pai ai

Ki runga i te whenua

Kia rite anō ki to te rangi

Homai ki a mātou aianei

He taro mō mātou mō tēnei rā

Murua o mātou hara

Me mātou hoki e muri nei

I o te hunga e hara ana kia mātou

aua hoki mātou e kawea kia whakawaia

Engari whakaorangia mātou i te kino

Nōu hoki te Rangatiratanga

Te kaha me te kororia

Ake, ake, ake

Amine

The Lord's prayer is used extensively by Maori in marae and in other gatherings.

The Lord's Prayer - Mt. 6:9-13

Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

The Lord's Prayer in te reo Maori (Youtube)

Te Karakia O Te Atua by TalkMaori. The Lord's Prayer sung in te reo Maori (Youtube).
Lord's Prayer version one  by NZMaketu (with words)
Lord's Prayer version two -  by Jacci Rewha at Kiwisong 2010. Uploaded by Grace Bridges.
Lord's Prayer version three - by myssticalnz

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Psa 25:5  Arahina ahau i tou pono, whakaakona hoki ahau: ko koe hoki te Atua o toku whakaoranga; pau noa te ra i ahau e tatari nei ki a koe.

Ps 25:5 guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.

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Psa 39:4  E Ihowa, meinga ahau kia matau ki toku mutunga, ki te maha hoki o oku ra, e hia ranei: kia matau ai ahau he mea memeha noa ahau. 

Ps 39:4 "Show me, O LORD, my life's end and the number of my days; let me know how fleeting is my life.

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Psa 84:12  E Ihowa o nga mano, ka hari te tangata e whakawhirinaki ana ki a koe.
Ps 84:12 O LORD Almighty, blessed is the man who trusts in you.

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Jer 32:17 Aue, e te Ariki, e Ihowa, nana, kua hanga e koe te rangi me te whenua, na tou kaha nui, na tou ringa maro; kahore he mea e pakeke ki a koe:

Jer 32:17 "Ah, Sovereign LORD, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and outstretched arm. Nothing is too hard for you.

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Christian Prayers

Karakia o te Ata

E tō mātou Matua I te rangi

E whakamoemiti ana mātou

ki a koe i tēnei rā.

Arahina o mātou mahi katoa

kororia ki to ingoa tapu.

Amine.

Morning prayer

Our Father who art in heaven

We pray to you today.

Guide us in all our tasks.

Glory to your sacred name.

Amen.

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E te Atua e whakamoemiti
E te Atua e whakamoemiti
Ana matou ki a koe
Mo toou tiaki ia matou
Arahina matou i roto i a
Matou mahi i tenei ra
Ko Ihowa to matou Ariki, ake, ake, amine.

O God we praise you
O God we praise you

For your blessings

Guide us in our work

For this day, in Jesus our Lord
For ever and ever amen.

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E te Atua
He mihi tēnei ki a koe
Mo au painga ki a mātou
I tēnei wā
Amine

Lord
This is a greeting to you
For your kindness to us
At this time
Amen

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Whakatuwheratia mai te kuaha
Whakatuwheratia mai te kuaha,
o te pono, o te tika, o te matauranga, me te aroha.
A ma matou e whakamoemiti
e whakakororiatia tou ingoa tapu
ake, ake, ake
Amine

Open the door
of truth, righteousness, of knowledge and love
through us, we are praising
glory to your name
forever and ever
Amen

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E te Atua
Manaakitia tēnei hui
Awhinatia mātou i roto i o mātou mahi
Ko tō Wairua Tapu tō mātou Ariki
Amine

Lord
Support us at this meeting
Guide us in the work we are doing
Through your spirit
Amen

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E te Atua
Tēnā koe mō ngā painga
O tēnei rā
Amine

O Lord
Thank you for the blessings

Of this day

Amen

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He hōnore he korōria (Version 1)
He hōnore he korōria ki te Atua
He maungārongo ki te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa
Ake, ake, ake,
Amine.

Honour and glory to God (the Father)
Peace on earth
Good will to all mankind
Forever and ever
Amen.

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He hōnore he korōria (Version 2)
He hōnore he korōria ki te Atua
He maungārongo ki te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki ngā tāngata katoa
Hangā e te Atua he ngākau hou
Ki roto, ki tēnā, ki tēnā o mātou
Hei ako hoki I ngā mahi mō tēnei rā
Amine

Honour and glory to God
Peace on earth
Good will to all people
Lord, develop a new heart
Inside all of us
Instil in us your sacred spirit
Help us, guide us
In all the things we need to learn today
Amen

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Resources

A New Zealand Prayer Book | He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://anglicanprayerbook.nz/476m.html

Karakia. (n.d.). In University of Otago. Retrieved from http://maori.otago.ac.nz/reo-tikanga-treaty/te-reo/karakia

Māori Business Korero. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://employment.govt.nz/services/LMI/maori/korero/korero_08.asp

Māori Language Week 2010. (n.d.). In Whakapara. Retrieved from http://www.naumaiplace.com/site/whakapara/home/page/936/mori-language/

Prayers in Common Use in Aotearoa New Zealand. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.catholic.maori.nz/PrayersinCommonUse.htm

The Book of Common Prayer in Maori | Te Pukapuka o Nga Inoi. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp/Maori/mp.html