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Ngā Moemoeā a ngā Mauhere Tokorua
1 Nā, i muri i ēnei mea ka hara te kaiwhakainu a te kīngi o Īhipa, rāua ko tāna kaihanga taro, ki tō rāua ariki, ki te kīngi o Īhipa. 2 Ā, ka riri a Parao ki āna kaitohutohu tokorua, ki te tino kaiwhakainu rāua ko te tino kaihanga taro. 3 Nā, ka hōmai rāua e ia kia puritia ki te whare o te rangatira o ngā kaitiaki, ki te whare herehere, ki te wāhi i herea ai a Hōhepa. 4 Ā, ka meinga a Hōhepa e te rangatira o ngā kaitiaki hei kaititiro mō rāua, ā, ka mahi ia ki a rāua; ā, ka puritia rāua i ētahi rā.
5 Nā, ka moe rāua i ā rāua moe, kotahi anō te pō i moemoeā ai rāua, tētahi, tētahi, me te tikanga anō o tāna moe, te kaiwhakainu rāua ko te kaihanga taro a te kīngi o Īhipa, i herea nei rāua i roto i te whare herehere.
6 Ā, i te taenga o Hōhepa ki a rāua i te ata, ka titiro ia ki a rāua, nā, e pōuri ana rāua. 7 Nā, ka ui ia ki aua kaitohutohu a Parao, i puritia tahitia nei me ia i te whare o tōna ariki, ka mea, “He aha i whakapoururu ai ō kōrua kanohi ināianei?”
8 Ā, ka mea rāua ki a ia, “I moe māua i tētahi moe, ā, kāhore he kaiwhakaatu i tōna tikanga.”
Nā, ka mea a Hōhepa ki a rāua, “Ehara ianei te Atua i te kaiwhakaatu? Tēnā, kōrerotia mai ki ahau.”
9 Nā, ka kōrerotia e te tino kaiwhakainu tāna moe ki a Hōhepa, ā, ka mea ki a ia, “Moe iho ahau, nā, ko tētahi wāina i tōku aroaro; 10 nā, e toru ngā peka o te wāina. Ā, e āhua pihi ana, ā, ka kohera ōna puāwai; ā, e hua ana ngā tautau, maoa tonu ngā karepe. 11 Nā, ko te kapu a Parao i tōku ringa; ā, ka mau ahau ki ngā karepe, ā, tauia ana e ahau ki te kapu a Parao, ā, hoatu ana e ahau te kapu ki te ringa o Parao.”
12 Nā, ko te meatanga a Hōhepa ki a ia, “Ko tōna tikanga tēnei: Ko aua peka e toru, e toru ngā rā. 13 Kia toru ake rā ka whakaara ake ai a Parao i tōu mātenga, ka whakahoki anō i a koe ki tāu mahi, ā, ka hoatu anō e koe te kapu a Parao ki tōna ringa, ka pērā hoki me mua, i te mea ko koe tāna kairiringi wāina. 14 Otirā, kia mahara ki ahau ina pono te pai ki a koe, kia puta anō tōu aroha ki ahau, kōrerotia hoki ahau ki a Parao, kia puta atu ai ahau i tēnei whare. 15 I tāhaetia pūtia mai hoki ahau i te whenua o ngā Hiperu; ā, kāhore āku mahi i konei i makā ai ahau e rātou ki tēnei whare herehere.”
16 Ā, ka kite te tino kaihanga taro he pai te tikanga, ka mea ia ki a Hōhepa, “Moe iho hoki ahau, nā, e toru ngā kete taro mā i runga i tōku upoko; 17 ā, i tō runga kete ko ngā tū āhua kai katoa mā Parao; nā, ko ngā manu e kai ana i aua mea i roto i te kete i runga i tōku upoko.”
18 Nā, ka whakahoki a Hōhepa, ka mea, “Ko tōna tikanga tēnei: Ko aua kete e toru, e toru ngā rā 19 kia toru ake ngā rā, ka tangohia ake e Parao tōu upoko i runga i a koe, ā, ka whakairihia koe ki runga ki te rākau; ā, ka kainga e ngā manu ōu kikokiko e piri nā ki a koe.”
20 Ā, i te toru o ngā rā, i te rā whānau o Parao, nā, ka tukua e ia he hākari mā āna tāngata katoa; ā, whakaarahia ake ana e ia te mātenga o te tino kaiwhakainu, me te mātenga o te tino kaihanga taro, i waenganui i āna pononga. 21 Ā, whakahokia ana e ia te tino kaiwhakainu ki tāna mahi whakainu, hei hoatu i te kapu ki te ringa o Parao; 22 ko te tino kaihanga taro ia i whakairihia ake e ia, i pērātia me tā Hōhepa i whakaatu ai ki a rāua.
23 Otiia, kīhai te tino kaiwhakainu i mahara ki a Hōhepa; i wareware hoki ki a ia.