4 Otiia, ka riri ngā rangatira o ngā Pirihitini ki a ia, ā, ka mea ngā rangatira o ngā Pirihitini ki a ia, “Whakahokia tēnei tangata kia hoki ki te wāhi i whakaritea e koe mōna; ā, kaua ia e haere tahi tātou ki te whawhai; kei whawhai ia ki a tātou i te tatauranga; he aha hoki tāna mea hei whakamārie mō tōna rangatira? He teka ianei ko ngā upoko o ēnei tāngata? 5 Ehara ianei tēnei i a Rāwiri i waiata rā rātou tētahi ki tētahi, i ngā kanikani, i mea rā,
6 Kātahi a Ākihi ka karanga ki a Rāwiri, ka mea ki a ia, “E ora ana a Ihowā, tika tonu tāu, pai tonu hoki ki tāku titiro tōu haerenga atu me tōu haerenga mai i a tāua nei i te ope. Kāhore nei hoki i mau i ahau tētahi hē ōu, o te rā anō i haere mai ai koe ki ahau ā taea noatia tēnei rā. Otiia ki te titiro a ngā rangatira kāhore ōu pai. 7 Nā, hoki atu āianei, haere hoki i runga i te rangimārie; kei kino tāu mahi ki te titiro a ngā rangatira o ngā Pirihitini.”
8 Nā, ka mea a Rāwiri ki a Ākihi, “I aha hoki ahau? Ko te aha hoki a tāu pononga i kitea e koe, o te rā i noho ai ahau ki tōu aroaro ā taea noatia tēnei rā, ka kore ai ahau e haere ki te whawhai ki ngā hoariri o tōku ariki, o te kīngi?”
9 Nā, ka whakahoki a Ākihi, ka mea ki a Rāwiri, “E mōhio ana anō ahau he pai koe ki tāku titiro, rite tonu anō ki te anahera a te Atua. Otiia, ko ngā rangatira o ngā Pirihitini hei kī mai, ‘Kaua tēnei e haere tahi tātou ki te whawhai.’ 10 Heoi, maranga wawe i te ata, me ngā tāngata anō a tōu ariki i haere tahi mai nei koutou, ā, ka maranga wawe koutou i te ata, ka mārama, haere.”
11 Heoi, ka maranga wawe a Rāwiri, rātou ko āna tāngata, ā, haere ana i te ata, hoki ana ki te whenua o ngā Pirihitini. Ko ngā Pirihitini ia i haere ki runga, ki Ietereere.
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