1 Nā, i te meatanga a Ihowā kia tangohia atu a Irāia ki te rangi i roto i te tūkauati, ka haere atu a Irāia rāua ko Eriha i Kirikara. 2 Nā, ka mea atu a Irāia ki a Eriha, “Hei konei koe noho ai, kua ungā hoki ahau e Ihowā ki Pētēre.”

Anō rā ko Eriha, “E ora ana a Ihowā, e ora ana hoki tōu wairua, e kore ahau e whakarere i a koe.” Heoi, haere tahi ana rāua ki raro, ki Pētēre.

3 Nā, ka puta mai ngā tama a ngā poropiti i Pētēre ki a Eriha, ā, ka mea ki a ia, “E mōhio ana rānei koe ko āianei tangohia ai e Ihowā tōu ariki i runga i tōu upoko?”

Anō rā ko ia, “E mōhio ana anō ahau; whakarongoa.”

4 Nā, ka mea a Irāia ki a ia, “E Eriha, hei konei koe noho ai; kua ungā hoki ahau e Ihowā ki Heriko.”

Anō rā ko tērā, “E ora ana a Ihowā, e ora ana hoki tōu wairua, e kore ahau e whakarere i a koe.” Heoi, haere ana rāua ki Heriko.

5 Nā, ka whakatata mai ngā tama a ngā poropiti i Heriko ki a Eriha, ā, ka mea ki a ia, “E mōhio ana rānei koe ko āianei tangohia ai e Ihowā tōu ariki i runga i tōu upoko?”

Anō rā ko ia, “E mōhio ana anō ahau; whakarongoa.”

6 Nā, ka mea a Irāia ki a ia, “Hei konei koe noho ai; kua ungā hoki ahau e Ihowā ki Horano.”

Anō rā ko tērā, “E ora ana a Ihowā, e ora ana anō hoki tōu wairua, e kore ahau e whakarere i a koe.” Nā, haere ana rāua tokorua.

7 Nā, ka haere ētahi tāngata e rima tekau, he tama nā ngā poropiti, ā, tū atu ana i tawhiti; me te tū anō rāua tokorua i te taha o Horano. 8 Nā, ka mau a Irāia ki tōna koroka, whakakopaia ana e ia, patua ana ki ngā wai, ā, ka wehea ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha, ā, whiti ana rāua i te wāhi maroke.

9 Ā, nō tō rāua whitinga, ka mea a Irāia ki a Eriha, “Tonoa mai, ko te aha e meatia e ahau māu i ahau kīanō kia wehea noatia i a koe.”

Anō rā ko Eriha, “Kia rereruatia mai ki ahau te wāhi wairua i a koe nā.”

10 Nā, ka mea tērā, “He mea pakeke tāu i tono mai nā; he ahakoa rā, ki te kite koe i ahau e tangohia atu ana i a koe, ka rite ki tāu nā; ki te kāhore, ka kore e pēnā.”

11 Nā, i a rāua e haere ana, me te kōrero haere, ka puta mai tētahi hāriata ahi me ngā hōiho ahi, ā, wehea ana rāua tokorua; ā, kake ana a Irāia i roto i te tūkauati ki te rangi. 12 Ā, ka kite a Eriha, ka karanga ia, “E tōku pāpā, e tōku pāpā, e ngā hāriata o Īharaira, e ōna kaieke hōiho!” Ā, kīhai ia i kite i a ia i muri. Nā, ka mau ia ki ōna kākahu ake, ā, haea iho kia rua ngā wāhi.

13 I tangohia ake hoki e ia te koroka o Irāia i marere i runga i a ia, ā, hoki ana, tū ana i te pareparenga o Horano. 14 Nā, ka mau ia ki te koroka o Irāia i marere nei i runga i a ia, ā, patua iho ki ngā wai, me te kī anō, “Kei hea rā a Ihowā, te Atua o Irāia?” Nā, ka patua e ia ngā wai, wehe ana ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha; ā, whiti ana a Eriha.

15 Ā, nō te kitenga o ngā tama a ngā poropiti, o ērā o Heriko i te ritenga mai ki a ia, ka mea rātou, “Kua tau te wairua o Irāia ki runga ki a Eriha.”

Nā, haere ana mai rātou ki te whakatau i a ia, piko ana ki tōna aroaro ki te whenua. 16 Nā, ka mea rātou ki a ia, “Nanā, tēnei ētahi tāngata e rima tekau kei āu pononga, he mārohirohi; tukua rātou kia haere ki te rapu i tōu ariki; kei tūpono kua kāhakina atu ia e te Wairua o Ihowā, kua makā ki runga ki tētahi maunga, ki roto rānei ki tētahi awaawa.”

Nā, ka mea ia, “Kaua e ungā.”

17 Ā, i tā rātou tohenga ā whakamā noa ia, ka kī atu ia, “Ungā.” Nā, ungā ana e rātou e rima tekau ngā tāngata; ā, e toru ngā rā i rapu ai rātou, heoi kīhai kitea. 18 Nā, hoki ana rātou ki a ia, (i Heriko hoki ia e noho ana); ā, ka mea ia ki a rātou, “Kīhai ianei ahau i kī atu ki a koutou, Kaua e haere?”

19 Nā, ka mea ngā tāngata o te pā ki a Eriha, “Nanā, he pai te tūranga o tēnei pā, e kite nei hoki tōku ariki; engari ko te wai he kino, ā, ko te whenua he whakatahe.”

20 Nā, ka mea ia, “Maua mai he oko hou ki ahau, ka mea he tote ki roto.” Nā, ka kawea mai e rātou ki a ia.

21 Nā, haere ana ia ki te mātāpuna o te wai, ā, makā ana te tote ki roto, me te kī anō, “Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā: ‘Kua ora tēnei wai i ahau; heoi anō o konei mate, o konei whakatahe.’ ” 22 Nā, ora tonu ake taua wai ā mohoa noa nei, pērā tonu me tā Eriha kupu i kōrero ai.

23 Nā, ka haere atu ia i reira ki Pētēre; ā, i a ia e haere ana i te ara, ka puta mai ētahi tamariki ririki i te pā, ka taunu ki a ia, ka mea, “Pākira, haere ki runga; pākira, haere ki runga.”

24 Nā, ka tahuri ake ia, ka titiro ki a rātou, ā, kangā iho rātou i runga i te ingoa o Ihowā. Nā, ko te putanga mai o ngā pea uha e rua i te ngahere, ā, haehaea ana ētahi o rātou, e whā tekau mā rua ngā tamariki.

25 Nā, haere atu ana ia i reira ki Maunga Karamere, ā, hoki ana i reira ki Hamaria.

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