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Te Kupu Whakarite o te Hēpara
1 “He pono, he pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, ki te kāhore tētahi e tomo rā te kūwaha ki te kāinga hipi, ki te piki kē, he tāhae ia, he tangata pāhua. 2 Tēnā ko te tangata e tomo ana rā te kūwaha, ko te hēpara ia o ngā hipi. 3 Ka uaki te kaitiaki tatau ki a ia; ka rongo anō ngā hipi ki tōna reo. Nā, ka karangatia e ia āna hipi ake, tō tēnei ingoa, tō tēnei ingoa, ka ārahina ki waho. 4 Ā, ka oti āna ake hipi te tuku ki waho, ka haere ia i mua i a rātou, ka aru ngā hipi i a ia; e mātau ana hoki rātou ki tōna reo. 5 E kore ia rātou e aru i te tauhou, engari ka oma i a ia; e kore hoki e mātau ki te reo o ngā tauhou.”
6 I kōrerotia tēnei kupu whakarite e Īhu ki a rātou; heoi, kīhai rātou i mōhio ki ngā mea i kōrerotia e ia ki a rātou.
Ko Īhu te Hēpara Pai
7 Nā, ka mea anō a Īhu ki a rātou, “He pono, he pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, Ko ahau te tatau o ngā hipi. 8 He tāhae, he kaipāhua te hunga katoa i haere mai i mua i ahau; heoi kīhai ngā hipi i whakarongo ki a rātou. 9 Ko ahau te tatau; ki te waiho ahau hei huarahi tomokanga mō tētahi, e ora ia, ā, ka haere ki roto, ka haere ki waho, ka kite hoki i te kai. 10 Heoi anō tā te tāhae e haere mai ai, he tāhae, he patu, he whakamōtī hoki. I haere mai ahau kia whiwhi ai rātou ki te ora, inā, tōna nui noa atu.
11 “Ko ahau te hēpara pai, he hēpara pai, ka tuku i a ia anō kia mate mō ngā hipi. 12 Tēnā ko te tangata e utua ana, ehara nei i te hēpara, ehara nei i a ia ngā hipi, i tōna kitenga i te wuruhi e haere mai ana, whakarērea ake e ia ngā hipi, oma ana; nā, ka hopukia rātou e te wuruhi, ā, whakamararatia ana ngā hipi. 13 Ka oma te tangata e utua ana, nō te mea e utua ana ia, kāhore hoki ōna whakaaro ki ngā hipi. 14 Ko ahau te hēpara pai, e mātau ana hoki ki āku, ā, e mātau ana āku ki ahau. 15 Pērā tonu me tō te Matua mātau ki ahau, me tōku mātau hoki ki te Matua. E tuku ana hoki ahau i ahau ki te mate mō ngā hipi. 16 He hipi atu anō āku, ehara nei i tēnei kāinga. Me ārahi mai rātou e ahau, ā, ka rongo rātou ki tōku reo, ā, e whakakotahitia te kāhui, kotahi anō hoki hēpara.
17 “Koia te Matua ka aroha mai ai ki ahau, nō te mea e tuku ana ahau i ahau kia mate, kia whakaora ake ai anō ahau i ahau. 18 Ehara i te mea mā tētahi tangata ahau e whakamate, engari, māku anō ahau e tuku ki te mate. Kei ahau te tikanga mō te tuku atu, kei ahau anō te tikanga mō te whakaora. Nā tōku Matua tēnei ture kua riro mai nei i ahau.”
19 Kātahi, ka wehewehea ngā Hūrai, nā ēnei kupu. 20 He tokomaha o rātou i mea, “He rēwera tōna, e haurangi ana; he aha koutou ka whakarongo ai ki a ia?”
21 Ko ētahi i mea, “Ehara ēnei i ngā kupu a te tangata e nohoia ana e te rēwera. E āhei koia i te rēwera te mea i ngā kanohi o ngā matapō kia kite?”
Ka Whakarērea a Īhu
22 Nā, i Hiruhārama tēnei, i te Hākari Horohoronga. He hōtoke; 23 ā, e hāereere ana a Īhu i te temepara, i te whakamahau o Horomona. 24 Nā, ka karapotia ia e ngā Hūrai, ka mea rātou ki a ia, “Kia pēhea te roa o tāu waiho i ō mātou ngākau i hikirangi ana? Ki te mea ko te Karaiti koe, kōrerotia matanuitia mai ki a mātou.”
25 Ka whakahoki a Īhu ki a rātou, “Kua kōrerotia e ahau ki a koutou, ā, kāhore koutou e whakapono. Ko ngā mahi e mahi nei ahau i runga i te ingoa o tōku Matua, ko ēnei hei kaiwhakaatu mōku. 26 Otirā, e kore koutou e whakapono, nō te mea ehara koutou i te hipi nāku. 27 E rongo ana āku hipi ki tōku reo, e mātau ana ahau ki a rātou, e aru ana hoki rātou i ahau. 28 E hoatu ana e ahau ki a rātou he ora tonu; e kore rātou e ngaro ake ake, e kore anō hoki tētahi e kapo atu i a rātou i roto i tōku ringa. 29 Ko tōku Matua, nāna nei rātou i hōmai ki ahau, nui ake i te katoa; e kore anō rātou e taea e tētahi te kapo atu i roto i te ringa o tōku Matua. 30 Ko ahau, ko te Matua, kotahi māua.”
31 Kātahi, ka mau anō ngā Hūrai ki te kōhatu hei āki ki a ia. 32 Ka whakahokia e Īhu ki a rātou, “He maha ngā mahi pai kua whakakitea nei e ahau ki a koutou, he mea nā tōku Matua. Mō tēhea o aua mahi ka ākina ai ahau e koutou?”
33 Ka whakahoki ngā Hūrai ki a ia, ka mea, “Ehara te mahi pai i te mea e ākina ai koe; engari, mō te kohukohu, mō te mea hoki ko koe, tangata nei anō, e whakaatua ana i a koe.”
34 Ka whakahokia e Īhu ki a rātou, “Kāhore rānei i tuhituhia i roto i tō koutou ture, ‘I mea ahau, “He atua koutou”?’ 35 Ki te huaina e ia he atua te hunga i tae mai nei te kupu a te Atua ki a rātou, ā, e kore hoki e taea te whakakāhore te karaipiture. 36 E mea ana oti koutou ki tā te Matua i whakatapu ai, i tono mai ai hoki ki te ao, ‘E kohukohu ana koe’; nōku i mea, ‘Ko te Tama ahau a te Atua’? 37 Ki te kore ahau e mahi i ngā mahi a tōku Matua, aua ahau e whakaponohia. 38 Tēnā, ki te mahi ahau, ahakoa kāhore koutou e whakapono ki ahau, whakaponohia ngā mahi; kia mātau ai koutou kia whakapono ai, ko te Matua kei roto i ahau, me ahau hoki kei roto i a ia.”
39 Nā, ka whai anō rātou kia hopukia ia; heoi, puta ana ia i ō rātou ringa.
40 Nā, ka haere anō ia ki tāwāhi o Horano, ki te wāhi i mātua iriiri ai a Hoani; ā, noho ana i reira. 41 Ā, tokomaha hoki i haere ki a ia; i mea rātou “Kīhai a Hoani i mahi i tētahi merekara; he pono ia ngā mea katoa i kōrerotia e Hoani mō tēnei.” 42 Ā, he tokomaha o reira i whakapono ki a ia.