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Te Pānui a Mohi, te Matenga o te Mātāmua
1 Nā, ka mea a Ihowā ki a Mohi, “Kia kotahi atu whiu e whakapāngia e ahau ki a Parao, ki Īhipa; muri iho ka tukua koutou e ia i konei. Ka tukua koutou, inā, ka tino peia katoatia koutou e ia i konei. 2 Kōrero ināianei ki ngā taringa o te iwi, ā, mā te tāne, mā te wahine, e tono he mea hiriwa, he mea kōura i tōna hoa, i tōna hoa.” 3 (Ā, i meinga anō e Ihowā kia paingia te iwi e ngā Īhipiana. Ko te tangata nei hoki ko Mohi, i nui rawa ki te whenua o Īhipa, ki te aroaro o ngā tāngata a Parao, ki te aroaro anō hoki o te iwi.)
4 Nā, ka mea a Mohi, “Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā: ‘Hei waenganui pō ahau ka tika nā waenganui o Īhipa; 5 ā, ka mate ngā mātāmua katoa o te whenua o Īhipa, te mātāmua a Parao e noho ana i runga i tōna torōna, ā tae iho ana ki te mātāmua a te pononga wahine i tua i te mira; me ngā mātāmua katoa a ngā kararehe. 6 Ā, ka nui te tangi i te whenua katoa o Īhipa, kāhore he pērā i mua, e kore anō hoki e pērā e takoto ake nei. 7 Otirā, e kore e oraora te arero o tētahi kurī ki tētahi o ngā tama a Īharaira, ki te tangata, ki te kararehe;’ kia mōhio ai koutou e tītore ana a Ihowā i waenga o ngā Īhipiana, o Īharaira. 8 Ā, e haere ake ēnei tāngata katoa āu ki ahau, e piko ki ahau, e mea, ‘Haere koe me te iwi katoa e haere ana i raro i ōu waewae.’ Ā muri iho ka haere ahau.”
Ā, puta ana ia i a Parao, he nui hoki tōna riri.
9 Ā, ka mea a Ihowā ki a Mohi, “E kore a Parao e rongo ki a kōrua, kia maha ai āku merekara ki te whenua o Īhipa.” 10 Ā, meatia ana e Mohi rāua ko Ārona ēnei merekara katoa ki te aroaro o Parao; ā, i whakapakeke anō a Ihowā i te ngākau o Parao, ā, kīhai ia i tuku i ngā tama a Īharaira i tōna whenua.