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Ko Tepora rāua ko Paraka
1 Ā, ka mate a Ehuru, ka mahi kino anō ngā tamariki a Īharaira i te tirohanga a Ihowā. 2 Nā, ka hokona atu rātou e Ihowā ki te ringa o Iapini kīngi o Kanaana, ko te kīngi hoki ia o Hatoro, ko Hihera hoki te rangatira o tāna ope; i Harohete anō hoki o ngā tauiwi tōna nohoanga. 3 Nā, ka tangi ngā tamariki a Īharaira ki a Ihowā; e iwa rau nei hoki ana hāriata rino, ā, e rua tekau ngā tau i tūkinotia rawatia ai e ia ngā tamariki a Īharaira.
4 Ā, ko Tepora poropiti, wahine a Rapiroto, ko ia te kaiwhakarite o Īharaira i taua wā. 5 Ā, ko tōna nohoanga kei raro i te nīkau a Tepora i te takiwā o Rama, o Pētēre, i te whenua pukepuke o Ēparaima; nā, ka haere ngā tamariki a Īharaira ki runga, ki a ia kia whakawākia. 6 Nā, ka tono tāngata ia hei karanga i a Paraka tama a Apīnoama i Kerehe Napatari, ā, ka mea ki a ia, “Kīhai ianei a Ihowā, te Atua o Īharaira i whakahau: ‘Haere whakatata atu ki Maunga Taporo, mauria hoki hei hoa mōu kia tekau mano tāngata o ngā tamariki a Napatari, o ngā tamariki hoki a Hepurona? 7 Ā, māku e kukume atu ki a koe ki te awa, ki Kihona a Hihera rangatira o te ope a Iapini, me ana hāriata, me ōna mano ka hoatu anō hoki e ahau ki tōu ringa.’ ”
8 Nā, ka mea a Paraka ki a ia, “Ki te haere tahi koe i ahau, ka haere ahau; ki te kāhore ia koe e haere tahi i ahau, e kore ahau e haere.”
9 Ā, ka mea ia, “Āe rā, me haere tahi tāua; otiia e kore koe e whai korōria i te ara ka haere nei koe; tā te mea ka hokona atu e Ihowā a Hihera ki roto ki te ringa o te wahine.” Nā, ka whakatika a Tepora, ā, haere tahi ana me Paraka ki Kerehe. 10 Kātahi ka kārangarangatia a Hepurona rāua ko Napatari e Paraka ki Kerehe; ā, kotahi tekau mano ngā tāngata i haere i raro i ōna waewae; i haere tahi anō hoki a Tepora i a ia.
11 Nā, kua wehe atu a Hēpere te Keni i roto i ngā Keni, i ngā tamariki anō a Hōpapa hungawai o Mohi; ā tae noa atu tāna whakatūranga tēneti ki te oki i Taananimi, ki tērā i Kerehe.
12 Ā, ka kōrerotia e rātou ki a Hihera, kua riro a Paraka tama a Apīnoama ki runga ki Maunga Taporo; 13 ka kārangarangatia e Hihera ana hāriata katoa, e iwa rau, he hāriata rino, me tōna nuinga katoa, i Harohete o ngā tauiwi ki te awa, ki Kihona.
14 Ka mea hoki a Tepora ki a Paraka, “Whakatika, ko te rā hoki tēnei e tukua ai e Ihowā a Hihera ki tōu ringa; kāhore ianei a Ihowā i haere atu i mua i a koe?” Nā, ko te haerenga iho o Paraka i runga i Maunga Taporo, kotahi tekau mano hoki ngā tāngata ki te whai i a ia. 15 Ā, meinga ana e Ihowā a Hihera kia whati, me ana hāriata katoa, me tāna ope katoa, i te mata o te hoari i te aroaro o Paraka. Nā, ka marere iho a Hihera i runga i tana hāriata, ā, rere ā-waewae ana. 16 Nā, ka whāia ngā hāriata me te ope e Paraka ā tae noa ki Harohete o ngā tauiwi; ā, hinga ana te ope katoa a Hihera i te mata o te hoari; kīhai hoki tētahi i toe.
17 Ko Hihera ia rere ā-waewae ana ki te tēneti o Taere wahine a Hēpere Keni; he rongo mau hoki tā Iapini kīngi o Hatoro rātou ko te whare o Hēpere, o te Keni.
18 Nā, ka puta a Taere ki te whakatau i a Hihera, ka mea ki a ia, “Peka mai, e tōku ariki, peka mai ki ahau; kaua e wehi.” Kātahi ia ka peka atu ki a ia ki te tēneti, ā, ka hīpokina e ia ki te koroka.
19 Ka mea atu ia ki te wahine, “Hōmai koa he wai inu mōku, kia iti nei; e matewai ana hoki ahau.” Kātahi ka wetekina e ia te kōkī waiū, ā, whakainumia ana ia, hīpokina atu ana hoki.
20 Nā, ka mea tērā ki a ia, “E tū ki te kūwaha o te tēneti, ā, ki te haere mai he tangata ki te ui ki a koe, ki te mea, ‘He tangata rānei kei konei?’ Ka mea atu koe, ‘Kāhore.’ ”
21 Kātahi ka tīkina e Taere wahine a Hēpere tētahi titi o te tēneti, ā, ka mau tōna ringa ki te hama, nā, ka haere toropuku atu ki a ia, heoi patua iho e ia te titi ki tōna rahirahinga, ā, ngoto tonu atu ki te whenua; i parangia hoki ia e te moe, i ngenge. Nā, ko tōna hemonga, kua mate.
22 Nā, ko te whāinga a Paraka i a Hihera; ā, ka puta atu a Taere ki te whakatau i a ia, ka mea ki a ia, “Haere mai, ā, māku e whakaatu ki a koe tāu tangata e rapu nā.” Ā, i tōna haerenga atu ki a ia, nā, ko Hihera e takoto ana, kua mate, me te titi i tōna rahirahinga.
23 Heoi, hinga ana a Iapini kīngi o Kanaana i te Atua i taua rā i te aroaro o ngā tamariki a Īharaira. 24 Nā, ka kaha haere tonu te ringa o ngā tamariki a Īharaira ki a Iapini kīngi o Kanaana, ā whakangaromia noatia e rātou a Iapini kīngi o Kanaana.