1 Ā, ka puta anō a Ihowā ki a ia i ngā oki o Mamere, i a ia e noho ana i te kūwaha o te tēneti i te tīkākātanga o te rā. 2 Ā, ka anga ake ōna kanohi, ka titiro, nā, ko ngā tāngata tokotoru e tū ana i tōna taha. Ā, nō tōna kitenga atu, ka rere atu ia i te kūwaha o te tēneti ki te whakatau i a rātou, ā, ka piko ki te whenua.

3 Ka mea, “E tōku Ariki, ki te mea he pai tōku ki tāu titiro, kaua rā e kapea tāu pononga. 4 Kia tīkina koa tētahi wai, ka horoi i ō koutou waewae, ā, ka okioki koutou i raro i te rākau. 5 Ā, māku e tiki tētahi wāhi taro hei oranga mō ō koutou ngākau; hei muri rā ka haere ai koutou. He mea hoki kua tae mai nei koutou ki tā koutou pononga.”

Ā, ka mea rātou, “Pēnātia me tāu i kī nā.”

6 Nā, ka hohoro a Āperahama ki te tēneti ki a Hara, ā, ka mea, “Kia hohoro te pokepoke i tētahi parāoa pai, kia toru ngā mēhua, ka hanga i ētahi keke.”

7 Nā, ka rere a Āperahama ki te kāhui, ā, hopukia ana e ia tētahi kūao kau, he kiri ngāwari, he mea pai, ā, hoatu ana e ia ki tētahi taitamariki; ā, hohoro ana ia te taka i taua mea. 8 Nā, ka tīkina e ia he pata, he waiū, me te kūao i raweketia e ia, ā, whakatakotoria ana ki tō rātou aroaro; me te tū anō ia i tō rātou taha i raro i te rākau, ā, ka kai rātou.

9 Nā, ka mea rātou ki a ia, “Kei hea a Hara, tāu wahine?”

Ā, ka mea ia, “Arā, kei te tēneti.”

10 Nā, ka mea ia, “He pono ka hoki mai anō ahau ki a koe ā te huringa mai anō o te wā; ā, ka whai tama tāu wahine, a Hara.”

Nā, ka rongo atu a Hara i te kūwaha o te tēneti, i muri i a ia. 11 Nā, kua koroheke rawa a Āperahama rāua ko Hara, kua maha ō rāua rā; kua mutu a Hara te pērā me ētahi wāhine. 12 Nā, ka kata a Hara i roto i a ia, ka mea, “Ka rūruhitia nei ahau, ā tērā rānei ahau e whai koa, he koroheke nei anō hoki tōku ariki?”

13 Nā, ka mea a Ihowā ki a Āperahama, “He aha a Hara i kata ai, i mea ai, ‘He pono, ka whānau tamariki rānei ahau, he rūruhi nei hoki ahau?’ 14 He pakeke rawa rānei tētahi mea ki a Ihowā? Kei te tāima i whakaritea, kei te hurihanga mai o te wā, ka hoki mai ahau ki a koe, ā, ka whai tamaiti a Hara.”

15 Nā, ka whakawareware a Hara, ka mea, “Kīhai ahau i kata”; i wehi hoki ia.

Ā, ka mea ia, “Kāhore; i kata tonu koe.”

16 Nā, ka whakatika atu ngā tāngata rā i reira, ā, ka titiro ki te ritenga mai o Horoma; i haere anō a Āperahama i a rātou, ki te tuku i a rātou kia haere. 17 Ā, ka mea a Ihowā, “Me huna rānei e ahau i a Āperahama tāku e mea ai. 18 Ka meinga nei hoki a Āperahama hei iwi nui, hei iwi kaha, ā, māna ka manaakitia ai ngā iwi katoa o te ao? 19 E mōhio ana hoki ahau ki a ia, hei mea kia whakahaua iho ai e ia āna tama, me tōna whare, i muri i a ia, ā, kia whakaritea e rātou te ara o Ihowā, ka mahi hoki i te tika, i te whakawā; ā, kia kawea mai ai e Ihowā ki runga ki a Āperahama ngā mea katoa i kōrerotia e ia mōna.”

20 Nā, ka mea a Ihowā, “I te mea he nui te karanga o Horoma, o Komora, he taimaha rawa hoki ō rāua kino; 21 me haere tēnei ahau kia kite he mea rite rānei tā rāua mahi ki tōna karanga kua tae ake nei ki ahau; ā, ki te kāhore, ka mōhio ahau.”

22 Nā, ka tahuri ngā tāngata rā i reira, ā, ka ahu ki Horoma; ko Āperahama ia i tū tonu i te aroaro o te Atua. 23 Nā, ka whakatata a Āperahama, ka mea, “Ka whakangaromia anō hoki e koe te tangata tika rāua ko te tangata kino? 24 Ākuanei pea e rima tekau ngā tāngata tika i roto i te pā; ka whakangaromia rānei e koe, e kore rānei koe e tohu i taua wāhi mō ngā tāngata tika e rima tekau i roto? 25 Kaua rā tēnā e waiho hei tikanga mō tāu mahi, te whakamate ngātahi i te tangata tika rāua ko te tangata kino. Pēnei ka rite te tangata tika ki te tangata kino; kaua rā koe e pērā. E kore rānei e tika te mahi a te Kaiwhakawā o te whenua katoa?”

26 Nā, ka mea a Ihowā, “Ki te kitea e ahau i Horoma e rima tekau ngā tāngata tika i roto i te pā, ka tohungia e ahau tēnā wāhi katoa, ka whakaaro hoki ki a rātou.”

27 Nā, ka whakahoki a Āperahama, ka mea, “Nā, kua tīmata nei ahau te kōrero ki te Ariki; he puehu nei ahau, he pungarehu. 28 Tērā pea e kore te tokorima o te rima tekau o ngā tāngata tika ka kore te tokorima, e whakangaro rānei koe i te pā katoa?”

Ka mea ia, “E kore e whakangaromia e ahau ki te mea ka kitea e ahau i reira ngā tāngata e whā tekau mā rima.”

29 Nā, ka kōrero atu anō ia ki a ia, ka mea, “Tērā pea e kitea e whā tekau kei reira.”

Ka mea ia, “Ka whakaaro ahau ki te whā tekau, ā, e kore e meatia e ahau.”

30 Anō rā ko ia, “Kaua rā e riri te Ariki, ā, ka kōrero ahau. Tērā pea e kitea e toru tekau kei reira.” Ka mea ia, “E kore e meatia e ahau, ki te kitea e ahau e toru tekau kei reira.”

31 Ā, ka mea ia, “Nā, kua whakapakari nei ahau ki te kōrero ki te Ariki. Tērā pea e kitea e rua tekau kei reira.”

Ka mea ia, “Ka whakaaro ahau ki ngā tekau e rua, ā, e kore e whakangaromia e ahau.”

32 Nā, ka mea ia, “Kaua e riri te Ariki ki te kōrero ahau, heoi anō ko tēnei kōrerotanga. Tērā pea e kitea kotahi tekau kei reira.”

Ka mea ia, “Ka whakaaro ahau ki te tekau kotahi, ā, e kore e whakangaromia e ahau.”

33 Nā, ka haere a Ihowā i te mutunga o tāna kōrero ki a Āperahama; ā, hoki ana a Āperahama ki tōna wāhi.

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