1 Ā, nō ka mutu ēnei kupu katoa āna, me te whakarongo anō te iwi, ka tomo ia ki Kaperenauma. 2 Nā, e mate ana te pononga a tētahi keneturio, meāke marere, ko tāna hoki i matenui ai. 3 Ā, nō tōna rongonga i a Īhu, ka tonoa mai ki a ia ētahi kaumātua o ngā Hūrai, hei mea ki a ia kia haere ki te whakaora i tāna pononga. 4 Ā, i tō rātou taenga ki a Īhu, he kaha tā rātou īnoi, ka mea, “He pai te tangata e meatia ai tēnei e koe, 5 E aroha ana hoki ia ki tō tātou iwi, nāna hoki i hanga te whare karakia mō mātou.”
6 Nā, haere tahi ana a Īhu me rātou. Ā, i a ia kāhore nei i matara i te whare, ka tono te keneturio i ētahi hoa ki a ia, ka mea ki a ia, “E te Ariki, kei maumau ngenge noa koe, ehara hoki ahau i te tikanga tangata e haere ake ai koe ki raro i tōku tuanui; 7 koia tē tae ai tōku aro ki te haere atu ki a koe. Engari kia puaki mai tāu kupu, ā, ka ora tāku pononga. 8 He tangata hoki ahau e whakahaua ana, he hōia anō āku hei whakahaunga māku, nā, ka mea ahau ki tēnei, ‘Haere,’ ā, ka haere; ki tētahi atu hoki, ‘Haere mai,’ ā, ka haere mai; ki tāku pononga anō hoki, ‘Meatia tēnei,’ ā, ka meatia e ia.”
9 Ā, i te rongonga o Īhu ki ēnei mea, ka mīharo ki a ia, ka tahuri, ka mea ki te mano e aru ana i a ia, “Ko tāku kupu tēnei ki a koutou, kāhore anō ahau i kite i te whakapono hei rite mō tēnei te nui, ahakoa i roto i a Īharaira.”
10 Ā, rokohanga atu e te hunga i tonoa, i tō rātou hokinga atu ki te whare, kua ora te pononga rā.
16 Nā, ka tau te wehi ki a rātou katoa; ka whakakorōria i te Atua, ka mea, “Kua puta ake i roto i a tātou he poropiti nui!” ā, “Kua titiro mai hoki te Atua ki tāna iwi.”
17 Nā, haere ana tēnei kōrero mōna puta noa i Hūria, i ngā wāhi pātata katoa anō hoki.
18 Ā, ka kōrerotia ēnei mea katoa ki a Hoani e āna ākonga. 19 Nā, ka karangatia e Hoani ētahi o āna ākonga tokorua, ka tonoa ki te Ariki, mea ai, “Ko koe rānei tērā e haere mai ana? Me tatari rānei tātou ki tētahi atu?”
20 Ā, nō te taenga mai o aua tāngata ki a ia, ka mea, “Kua tonoa mai māua e Hoani Kaiiriiri ki a koe, mea ai, Ko koe rānei tērā e haere mai ana? Me tatari rānei tātou ki tētahi atu?”
21 I taua wā pū anō he tokomaha te hunga i whakaorangia e ia i ngā tūrorotanga, i ngā mate, i ngā wairua kino; he tokomaha ngā matapō i meinga kia kite. 22 Ā, ka whakahoki ia, ka mea ki a rāua, “Haere, kōrerotia ki a Hoani ngā mea e kite nei, e rongo nei kōrua; ko ngā matapō e titiro ana, ko ngā kopa e hāereere ana, ko ngā repera kua mā, ko ngā turi e rongo ana, ko ngā tūpāpaku e whakaarahia ana, e kauwhautia ana te rongopai ki te hunga rawakore; 23 nā, ka koa te tangata e kore e hē ki ahau.”
24 Ā, nō te rironga atu o ngā karere a Hoani, ka tīmata ia ki te kōrero ki te mano mō Hoani: “I haere atu koutou ki te koraha kia kite i te aha? I te kākaho e whakangāueuetia ana e te hau? 25 Anō rā, i haere koutou kia kite i te aha? I te tangata he kākahu māeneene ōna? Nā, kei ngā whare kīngi te hunga i ngā kākahu whakapaipai, i ngā kai papai. 26 Anō rā, i haere koutou kia kite i te aha? I te poropiti? Āe rā, ko tāku kupu tēnei ki a koutou, tērā atu i te poropiti. 27 Mōna te mea kua tuhituhia nei, ‘Nā, ka tonoa e ahau tāku karere ki mua i tōu aroaro, māna e whakapai tōu huarahi i mua i a koe.’ 28 Ko tāku kupu hoki tēnei ki a koutou, kāhore he poropiti nui atu i a Hoani Kaiiriiri i roto i ngā whānau a te wahine; heoi, rahi ake i a ia te nohinohi rawa o te rangatiratanga o te Atua.”
29 Nā, i tō rātou rongonga ai, whakatikaia ana tā te Atua e te hunga katoa i rongo, e ngā pupirikana anō, i iriiria hoki rātou ki te iriiri a Hoani. 30 Ko ngā Parihi ia rātou ko ngā kaiwhakaako o te ture i whakakāhore i tā te Atua whakaaro ki a rātou, kīhai nei rātou i iriiria e ia.
31 “Me whakarite e ahau ngā tāngata o tēnei whakapaparanga ki te aha? He rite rātou ki te aha? 32 He rite ki ngā tamariki e noho ana i te kāinga hokohoko, e karanga ana ki a rātou anō, e mea ana, ‘Whakatangi noa mātou i te pūtōrino ki a koutou, ā, kāhore koutou i kanikani. Auē noa mātou ki a koutou, nā, kāhore koutou i tangi.’ 33 I haere mai hoki a Hoani Kaiiriiri, kīhai i kai taro, kīhai i inu wāina; heoi ka mea koutou, ‘He rēwera tōna.’ 34 I haere mai te Tama a te tangata me te kai, me te inu; ā, ka mea koutou, ‘Nā, he tangata kakai, he tangata inu wāina, he hoa nō ngā pupirikana, nō ngā tāngata hara!’ 35 Otirā, e whakatikaia ana te whakaaro nui e āna tamariki katoa.”
40 Nā, ka kōrero a Īhu, ka mea ki a ia, “E Haimona, he kupu tāku ki a koe.”
41 “Nā, tokorua ngā tāngata i a rāua te moni a tētahi kaituku moni; e rima rau ngā pene i tētahi, e rima tekau i tētahi. 42 I te kore ngā mea a rāua hei whakautu, whakarērea noatia ana e ia ki a rāua; tēnā, ko wai o rāua e tino nui tōna aroha ki a ia?”
43 Nā, ka whakahoki a Haimona, ka mea, “Ki tōku whakaaro, ko te tangata nāna te mea nui i whakarērea noatia atu.”
48 Ā, ka mea ia ki a ia, “Kua murua ōu hara.”
49 Nā, ka anga ōna hoa noho ka kōrero ki a rātou anō, “Ko wai tēnei, muru rawa hoki i ngā hara?”
50 Nā, ko tāna meatanga ki te wahine, “Nā, tōu whakapono koe i ora ai; haere mārie.”
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