1 Ā, ka pahure ngā rā e ono, ka mau a Īhu ki a Pita, ki a Hēmi rāua ko tōna teina ko Hoani, nā, kawea ana rātou e ia ki runga ki tētahi maunga tiketike ki te wāhi motu kē. 2 Ā, ka puta kē tōna āhua i tō rātou aroaro; whiti tonu tōna mata me te rā, mā tonu ōna kākahu me te mārama.

3 Nā, ka kitea e rātou a Mohi rāua ko Irāia e kōrerorero ana ki a ia. 4 Kātahi ka oho a Pita, ka mea ki a Īhu, “E te Ariki, he pai kia noho tātou i konei; ki te pai koe, mā mātou e hanga ētahi wharau ki konei kia toru; kia kotahi mōu, kia kotahi mō Mohi, kia kotahi mō Irāia.”

5 I a ia anō e kōrero ana, nā, ka taumarumaru iho te kapua mārama i runga i a rātou; nā, he reo nō te kapua e mea ana, “Ko tāku Tama tēnei i aroha ai, ko tāku i āhuareka ai; whakarongo ki a ia!”

6 A, nō ka rongo ngā ākonga, ka takoto tāpapa rātou, he nui hoki tō rātou wehi. 7 Nā, ka haere a Īhu, ka pā ki a rātou, ka mea, “Whakatika, kaua e wehi.” 8 Ā, nō ka ara ake ō rātou kanohi, kāhore he tangata i kitea e rātou, ko Īhu anake.

9 Nā, i a rātou e heke iho ana i te maunga, ka whakatūpato a Īhu i a rātou, ka mea, “Kaua e kōrerotia ki te tangata te mea i kitea nei, kia ara ake rā anō te Tama a te tangata i te hunga mate.”

10 Ā, ka ui āna ākonga ki a ia ka mea, “He aha ngā karaipi ka mea ai, ko Irāia kia mātua puta mai?”

11 Nā, ka whakahoki a Īhu, ka mea ki a rātou, “Ko Irāia anō e mātua puta hei whakatika i ngā mea katoa. 12 Ko tāku ia tēnei ki a koutou, kua tae noa mai a Irāia, ā, kīhai rātou i mōhio ki a ia, heoi, meatia ana e rātou ki a ia tā rātou i pai ai. E pērā anō te Tama a te tangata te mamae i a rātou.” 13 Kātahi ka mōhio ngā ākonga ko Hoani Kaiiriiri tāna i kōrero ai ki a rātou.

14 Ā, nō ka tae rātou ki te mano, ka haere mai ki a ia tētahi tangata, ka tūturi ngā turi ki a ia, ka mea, 15 “E te Ariki, kia aroha ki tāku tama; he haurangi hoki ia, he kino tōna mamae; he maha hoki ōna hinganga ki te kāpura, he maha ki te wai. 16 Ā, i kawea ia e ahau ki āu ākonga, heoi, kīhai ia i taea te whakaora e rātou.”

17 Nā, ka oho a Īhu, ka mea, “E te uri whakapono kore, parori kē, kia pēhea te roa o tōku noho ki a koutou? Kia pēhea te roa o tōku manawanui ki a koutou? Kawea mai ia ki konei, ki ahau.” 18 Nā, ka rīria te rēwera e Īhu; ā, puta ana i roto i a ia; ā, ora ake te tamaiti i taua wā pū anō.

19 Me i reira ka haere puku ngā ākonga ki a Īhu, ka mea, “He aha rā tē āhei ai i a mātou te pei i a ia ki waho?”

20 Nā, ka mea a Īhu ki a rātou:

22 Ā, i a rātou e noho ana i Karirī, ka mea a Īhu ki a rātou, “Meāke tukua te Tama a te tangata ki ngā ringa o ngā tāngata; 23 ā, ka whakamatea e rātou, ā, i te toru o ngā rā ka ara.” Ā, nui atu tō rātou pōuri.