Ko te Pukapuka a
Nehemia
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Tā Nehemia Māharahara mō Hiruhārama
1 Ko ngā kupu a Nehemia tama a Hakaria:
Nā, i te marama Kihireu, i te rua tekau o ngā tau, i ahau i Huhana, i te whare kīngi, 2 ka tae mai a Hanani, tētahi o ōku tēina, rātou ko ētahi tāngata o Hūrā; ā, ka ui ahau ki a rātou ki ngā Hūrai i mawhiti, i mahue o ngā whakarau, ki Hiruhārama hoki.
3 Ā, ka mea rātou ki ahau, “Ko ngā oranga i mahue o ngā whakarau i reira i taua kāwanatanga he nui te hē, te whakahāweatia; kua pakaru hoki te taiepa o Hiruhārama, ā, kua wera ōna kēti i te ahi.”
4 Ā, nō tōku rongonga i ēnei kupu, ka noho ahau, ka tangi, ka pōuri hoki ā taka noa ētahi rā, nā, nohopuku ana ahau, īnoi ana hoki ki te aroaro o te Atua o ngā rangi, 5 ā, ka mea ahau:
“Auē, e Ihowā, e te Atua o te rangi, ko te Atua nui ia e wehingia ana, e pupuri ana i te kawenata, i te atawhai mō te hunga e aroha ana ki a ia, e pupuri ana i āna whakahau; 6 tēnā, kia tahuri mai tōu taringa, kia titiro mai anō ōu kanohi, kia whakarongo mai ai koe ki te īnoi a tāu pononga, e īnoi atu nei ki tōu aroaro i te ao, i te pō, mō āu pononga, mō ngā tama a Īharaira, i ahau e whāki nei i ngā hara o ngā tama a Īharaira i hara ai mātou ki a koe. Āe rā, kua hara ahau me te whare o tōku pāpā. 7 He rawa tā mātou mahi ki a koe, kīhai hoki i pupuri i ngā whakahau, i ngā tikanga, i ngā whakaritenga i whakahaua e koe ki tāu pononga ki a Mohi.
8 “Tēnā, maharatia te kupu i whakahaua e koe ki tāu pononga, ki a Mohi, i mea rā koe, ‘Ki te poka kē tā koutou, ka whakamararatia atu koutou e ahau ki roto ki ngā iwi; 9 otiia, ki te tahuri mai anō koutou ki ahau, ā, ka pupuri, ka mahi i āku whakahau, ahakoa i peia ētahi o koutou ki te pito whakamutunga o te rangi, ka kohikohia mai rātou e ahau i reira, ka kawea mai anō ki te wāhi i whiriwhiria e ahau kia noho tōku ingoa ki reira.’
10 “Nā, ko āu pononga ēnei, ko tāu iwi i hokona e koe, arā e tōu kaha nui, e tōu ringa kaha. 11 Tēnā, e te Ariki, tahuri mai tōu taringa ki te īnoi a tāu pononga, ki te īnoi hoki a āu pononga e mea nei kia wehi i tōu ingoa. Kia tika rā tā tāu pononga āianei, hōmai hoki ki a ia kia atawhaitia e tēnei tangata.”
Ko ahau hoki te kaiwhakainu a te kīngi.