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He Tauira mai i te Mārenatanga
1 Kāhore anō koutou kia mātau, e ōku tēina, e kōrero ana hoki ahau ki te hunga mātau ki te ture, hei rangatira te ture mō te tangata i te wā e ora ai ia? 2 Ko te wahine whai tāne hoki, e mau ana anō ia i te ture ki te tāne i a ia e ora ana; ki te mate ia te tāne, kua mawheto ia i te ture a te tāne. 3 Nā, ki te riro ia i te tangata kē i tāna tāne e ora ana anō, ka kīa ia he wahine pūremu. Tēnā, ka mate te tāne, e ātea ana ia i te ture, ka kore ia e pūremu ahakoa riro i te tangata kē. 4 Heoi, ko koutou anō hoki, e ōku tēina, kua meinga kia tūpāpaku ki te ture, nā te tinana o te Karaiti; kia riro ai koutou i tētahi atu, arā i tērā i whakaarahia i te hunga mate, kia whai hua ai tātou ki te Atua. 5 I a tātou hoki i te kikokiko, e mahi ana ngā hihiritanga o ngā hara, e whakaohokia nei e te ture, i roto i ō tātou wāhi, ā, hua ake ko te mate. 6 Ko tēnei kua mawheto mai tātou i te ture, kua mate hoki tātou ki te mea i puritia ai tātou; nō reira e mahi ana tātou i runga i te houtanga o te wairua, kāhore i runga i te tawhitotanga o te kupu tuhituhi.
Te Ture me te Hara
7 Kia pēhea rā he kupu mā tātou? He hara rānei te ture? Kāhore rāpea! Engari, kīhai ahau i mātau ki te hara, me i kaua te ture; kāhore hoki ahau i mōhio ki te hiahia apo, me i kaua te ture te mea mai, “Aua koe e hiahia apo.” 8 Nā, ka mau te hara ki tēnei, ā, ka mahi i ngā hiahia apo katoa i roto i ahau, he mea nā te ture. Ki te kore hoki te ture ka mate te hara. 9 I ora hoki ahau i mua i te korenga o te ture. Nō te taenga mai ia o te kupu whakahau, ka ora ake te hara, ā, mate iho ahau. 10 Nā, ko te kupu whakahau i meinga rā hei ora, kitea kētia ana tēnei hei mate mōku. 11 Ka mau te hara ki tēnei, ka whakawai hoki i ahau i runga i te kupu whakahau, nāna ahau i mate ai.
12 Āe rā, he tapu te ture, me te kupu whakahau anō he tapu, he tika, he pai. 13 I riro koia te mea pai hei mate mōku? Kāhore rāpea! Engari, nā te hara i mea te mea pai hei mate mōku, kia whakakitea ai he hara te hara. Nā, ka ai te kupu whakahau hei mea kia tino nui noa atu.
Te Pakanga i roto i a Tātou
14 E mātau ana hoki tātou nō te wairua te ture; ko ahau ia nō te kikokiko, kua hokona hei pārau mā te hara. 15 Ko tāku hoki e mahi nei kāhore e mōhiotia iho e ahau. Kāhore hoki e mahia e ahau tāku i pai ai; heoi ko tāku i kino ai, meatia ana tēnei e ahau. 16 Ki te mahia ia e ahau taua mea kīhai nei ahau i pai atu, e whakaae ana ahau ki te ture he pai. 17 Ko tēnei ehara i ahau i mahi, engari, nā te hara e noho nei i roto i ahau. 18 E mātau ana hoki ahau, kāhore he mea pai e noho ana i roto i ahau, arā i roto i tōku kikokiko. Ko te hiahia hoki kei ahau, ko te mea ia i te pai kāhore i ahau. 19 Ko te pai hoki e hiahiatia ana e ahau, kāhore e mahia e ahau. Engari te kino kīhai nei ahau i pai, mahia ana tēnei e ahau. 20 Ki te mahia ia e ahau taua mea pū kīhai nei ahau i pai atu, ehara i ahau nāna taua mea i mahi, engari, nā te hara e noho nei i roto i ahau.
21 Nā, kua kitea e ahau te ture, arā, kei te tata tonu te kino ki ahau e hiahia nei kia mea i te pai. 22 E āhuareka ana hoki ahau ki te ture a te Atua, arā tō roto tangata. 23 Otirā, kua kitea e ahau tētahi atu ture i roto i ōku wāhi, e whawhai ana ki te ture a tōku hinengaro, e mea ana i ahau hei taurekareka mā te ture a te hara, mā tēnei i roto nei i ōku wāhi. 24 Auē, te mate i ahau! Mā wai ahau e whakaora i te tinana o tēnei mate? 25 Mā te Atua! E whakawhetai tonu ana ahau ki a ia i runga i a Īhu Karaiti, i tō tātou Ariki.
Nā, e mahi ana ahau anō nei, arā, tōku hinengaro, ki te ture a te Atua, ko tōku kikokiko ia ki te ture a te hara.