MAori Business Korero
KARAKIA
Opening a hui with a karakia acknowledges the spiritual connection Maori have with their ancestors and helps to draw participants together under a common purpose.
Examples of karakia to open and / or close hui include:
KARAKIA
E te Atua
Tena koe mo nga painga
O tenei ra
Amine
O Lord
Thank you for the blessings
Of this day
Amen
KARAKIA
He Honore
He kororia ki te Atua
He maungarongo ki te whenua
He whakaaro pai ki nga tangata katoa
Amine
Honour
And glory to God
Peace on Earth
And goodwill to man
Amen
KARAKIA
Kia tau, ki a tatou katoa
Te Atawhai o to tatou Ariki
A Ihu Karaiti
Te aroha o te Atua
Me te whiwhingatahitanga
Ki te Wairua Tapu
Ake, ake, ake
Amine
Bestow on us all
The grace of our Lord
Jesus Christ
The love of God
And the fellowship
Of the Holy Spirit
Now and forever more
Amen
KARAKIA
Whakatakata te hau ki te uru
Whakatakata te hau ki te tonga
Kia makinakina ki uta
Kia mataratara ki tai
E hi ake ana te atakura
He tio, he huka, he hauhunga
Tihei Mauri ora
Cease the winds from the West
Cease the winds from the South
Let the breezes blow over the land
Let the breezes blow over the ocean
Let the red-tipped dawn come
With a sharpened air, a touch of frost, a promise of a glorious day
Behold the breath of life
KARAKIA A TE ATUA (The Lord's Prayer)
E to matou matua i te rangi
Kia tapu tou ingoa
Kia tae mai tou rangatiratanga
Kia meatia tau e pai ai
Ki runga ki te whenua
Kia rite ano ki to te rangi
Homai ki a matou aianei
He taro ma matou mo tenei ra
Murua o matou hara
Me matou hoki e muru nei
I o te hunga e hara ana
Ki a matou
Aua hoki matou e kawea kia whakawaia
Engari whakaorangia matou i te kino
Nau hoki te rangatiratanga te kaha me te kororia
Ake, ake ake
Amine
Our Father which art in Heaven
Hallowed by Thy name
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
In Earth
As it is in Heaven
Give us this day
Our daily bread
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive
Those who trespass
Against us
Lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from Evil
The strength and the glory
Forever and ever
Amen
KARAKIA MO TE KAI - KARAKIA FOR FOOD
Kua horaina i mua i a tatou
Hei oranga mo o matou tinana
Amine
Our Father who art in heaven
Bless this food
Spread before us
As sustenance for our bodies
Amen
KARAKIA MO TE KAI / KARAKIA FOR FOOD
E to matou Matua-i-te-Rangi
Whakapainga enei kai
He oranga mo matou tinana
Te kaha me te kororia
Ake, Ake, Ake.
Amine
Our Father who art in Heaven
Bless this food
Health to our bodies
The strength and the glory
Forever and ever.
Amen