Ko te Pukapuka a
Maraki
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1 Ko te poropititanga, he kupu nā Ihowā ki a Īharaira, he mea nā Maraki.
Te Aroha o Ihowā ki a Īharaira
2 “I aroha ahau ki a koutou,” e ai tā Ihowā.
“Heoi, e mea nā koutou, ‘He aroha aha tōu ki a mātou?’
“He teka ianei he tuakana a Ēhau nō Hākopa?” e ai tā Ihowā. “Heoi, i aroha ahau ki a Hākopa, 3 engari, i kino ahau ki a Ēhau, ā, i meinga e ahau ōna maunga hei ururua, ā, hoatu ana tōna kāinga tupu ki ngā kīrehe mohoao o te koraha.”
4 Ko Ēroma ia e kī ana, “Kua pēhia tātou ki raro, otiia ka hoki tātou, ka hanga i ngā tūhea.”
Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā o ngā mano: “Mā rātou e hanga, ā, māku e wāhi; ā, ka huaina aua wāhi, ko te rohe kino, ko te iwi i riri ai a Ihowā ā ake ake. 5 E kite anō ō koutou kanohi, ā, ka mea koutou, ‘Kia whakanuia a Ihowā i tua i te rohe o Īharaira.’ ”
Ka Kohetetia e Ihowā ngā Tohunga
6 “E whakahōnoretia ana te pāpā e te tama, tōna ariki e te pononga. Ki te mea he matua ahau, kei hea tōku hōnore? Ki te mea he ariki ahau, kei hea te wehi ki ahau?” e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano ki a koutou, e ngā tohunga e whakahāwea nā ki tōku ingoa.
“E mea nā koutou, ‘He whakahāwea aha tā mātou ki tōu ingoa?’
7 “He taro poke tā koutou e tāpae nā i runga i tāku āta, ā, e mea nā koutou, ‘I whakapokea koe e mātou ki te aha?’
“Ki tā koutou e kī nā, Ko te tēpu a Ihowā, he hanga mō te whakahāwea. 8 Ki te tāpaea hoki e koutou te matapō hei patunga tapu, ehara i te mea kino! Ki te tāpaea anō e koutou te mea totitoti, te mea mate, ehara i te kino! Tēnā koa, hoatu āianei ki tōu kāwana; e pai rānei ia ki a koe? E manako rānei ia ki tōu tinana?” e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano.
9 “Nā, tēnā rā, īnoi ki te Atua kia atawhai ki a tātou. Nā, tā koutou mahi tēnei; e manako rānei ia ki tētahi o koutou?” e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano.
10 “Auē, me kore noa ake tētahi o koutou hei tūtaki i ngā tatau, kei whakaū kau koutou i te ahi ki runga ki tāku āta! Kāhore ōku ngākau ki a koutou, e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano, e kore anō ahau e manako ki te whakahere a tō koutou ringa. 11 Ka nui nei hoki tōku ingoa i roto i ngā tauiwi, i te whitinga o te rā ā tae noa ki tōna torengitanga; ā, ka tukua he whakakakara ki tōku ingoa i ngā wāhi katoa, me te whakahere pokekore; ka nui hoki tōku ingoa i roto i ngā tauiwi,” e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano.
12 “Ko koutou ia kei te whakapoke i taua ingoa, i a koutou e kī nā, ‘Ko te tēpu a Ihowā he poke; ko ōna hua, ko tāna kai, he hanga mō te whakahāwea.’ 13 E mea ana anō koutou, ‘Nanā, te whakahōhā!’ Whakatūpererūtia iho e koutou,” e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano; “ā, maua mai ana e koutou te mea i haea, te mea totitoti, te mea mate. Nā, kei te mau mai i te whakahere; e manakohia rānei tēnei mea a tō koutou ringa?” e ai tā Ihowā. 14 “He kanga ia mō te tangata tinihanga, he toa nei tāna i roto i tāna kāhui, nā, ka puaki tāna kī taurangi, ā, patua ana e ia te mea hē mā te Ariki; he kīngi nui hoki ahau, e ai tā Ihowā o ngā mano, he hanga whakawehi anō tōku ingoa i roto i ngā tauiwi.”