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3 Ka whaka­hoki a Īhu, ka mea ki a ia, "He pono, he pono, tāku e mea nei ki a koe, ki te kāhore te tangata e whānau hou, e kore ia e āhei te kite i te ranga­tira­tanga o te Atua."

3 Ka whaka­hoki a Īhu, ka mea ki a ia, "He pono, he pono, tāku e mea nei ki a koe, ki te kāhore te tangata e whānau hou, e kore ia e āhei te kite i te ranga­tira­tanga o te Atua."

4 Ka mea a Nikorima ki a ia, "Me pēhea ka whānau ai te tangata i tōna koro­heke­tanga? E taea rānei te tuarua o ngā haere­nga ki roto ki te kōpū o tōna whaea, whānau mai ai?"

5 Ka whaka­hokia e Īhu, "He pono, he pono tāku e mea nei ki a koe, Ki te kāhore te tangata e whānau i te wai, i te Wairua hoki, e kore ia e āhei te tomo ki te ranga­tira­tanga o te Atua. 6 Ko tā te kiko­kiko e whānau ai he kiko­kiko; ko tā te Wairua e whānau ai he wairua. 7 Aua rā e mīharo ki tāku i mea nei ki a koe, ‘He mea tūturu tēnei kia whānau hou koutou.’ 8 E pupuhi ana te hau ki tāna wāhi e pai ai, ka rongo hoki koe ki tōna haruru otiia e kore e mōhio­tia e koe te wāhi i puta mai ai, e tae atu ai rānei. Ko te rite­nga tēnei ki te hunga katoa ka whānau i te Wairua."

5 Ka whaka­hokia e Īhu, "He pono, he pono tāku e mea nei ki a koe, Ki te kāhore te tangata e whānau i te wai, i te Wairua hoki, e kore ia e āhei te tomo ki te ranga­tira­tanga o te Atua. 6 Ko tā te kiko­kiko e whānau ai he kiko­kiko; ko tā te Wairua e whānau ai he wairua. 7 Aua rā e mīharo ki tāku i mea nei ki a koe, ‘He mea tūturu tēnei kia whānau hou koutou.’

15 He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, ki te kāhore e rite te tango a tētahi i te ranga­tira­tanga o te Atua ki tā te tama­iti nohi­nohi, e kore ia e tomo ki roto."

Ko Wai te Nui Rawa?

1 I taua wā, ka haere mai ngā ākonga ki a Īhu, ka mea, "Ko wai te nui rawa i te rangatiratanga o te rangi?"

2 Nā, ka karangatia e Īhu tētahi tamaiti nohinohi, ka whakatūria e ia ki waenganui i a rātou, 3 ka mea, "He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, ki te kore koutou e tahuri, ā, e pēnei me ngā tamariki nonohi, e kore koutou e tomo ki te rangatiratanga o te rangi. 4 Nā, ki te whakaiti tētahi i a ia, ā, ka rite ki tēnei tamaiti nohinohi, ko ia te nui rawa i te rangatiratanga o te rangi.

17 Nā, ki te mea kei roto i a te Karaiti tētahi, he mahi­nga hou ia; kua pahemo ngā mea tawhito, nā, kua hou ngā mea katoa.

4 Nā, kua tanu­mia ngā­tahi­tia tātou me ia ki roto ki te mate­nga, he mea nā te iri­iri; kia rite ai ki a te Karaiti i whaka­ara­hia ake nei i te hunga mate e te korōria o te Matua, wai­hoki ko tātou kia haere i roto i te hou­tanga o te ora.

5 Ki te mea hoki kua honoa tātou ki a ia i runga i te āhua o tōna mate­nga, ka honoa anō tātou ki a ia i runga i te āhua o tōna aranga. 6 E mōhio ana hoki ki tēnei, kua rīpeka­tia ngā­tahi­tia me ia tō tātou tangata tawhito, kia hemo ai te tinana o te hara, kia mutu ai tō tātou pononga­tanga ki te hara. 7 Ko te mea hoki kua mate, kua mawheto ia i te hara.

4 Nā, kua tanu­mia ngā­tahi­tia tātou me ia ki roto ki te mate­nga, he mea nā te iri­iri; kia rite ai ki a te Karaiti i whaka­ara­hia ake nei i te hunga mate e te korōria o te Matua, wai­hoki ko tātou kia haere i roto i te hou­tanga o te ora.

11 Wai­hoki mahara iho ki a koutou, kua whaka­tūpā­paku­tia koutou ki te hara, e ora ana ia ki te Atua, i roto i a Īhu Karaiti.

20 Kua rīpeka­tia tahi­tia ahau me te Karaiti; ā, e ora nei, ehara i te mea ko ahau, engari ko te Karaiti e ora ana i roto i ahau. E ora nei hoki ahau i roto i te kiko­kiko, he oranga nā te whaka­pono ki te Tama a te Atua, i aroha nei ki ahau, i tuku nei i a ia mōku.

22 Kia whaka­rērea e koutou te tangata tawhito, he āhua nō tō koutou whaka­haere ō mua; he mea pirau nei hoki ia i runga i ngā hia­hia tini­hanga; 23 kia whaka­hou­tia te wairua o tō koutou hine­ngaro; 24 kia kākahu­ria iho hoki ki a koutou te tangata hou, nō tā te Atua nei te hanga­nga i runga i te tika, i te tapu o te pono.

9 Kaua e teka tētahi ki tētahi, kua unuhia atu hoki i a koutou te tangata tawhito me āna hanga. 10 Kua kākahu­ria nei te tangata hou, e whaka­hou­tia nei i runga i te mātau­ranga kia rite ki te āhua o tōna kai­hanga. 11 Kei reira kāhore he Kariki, he Hūrai rānei, he kotinga, he kotinga­kore rānei, he tau­tangata, Haitiana, pono­nga, he ranga­tira rānei; engari ko te Karaiti te katoa, i roto anō i te katoa.

12 Tēnā ko te hunga i manako ki a ia i tukua e ia ki a rātou ngā tikanga e meinga ai rātou hei tama­riki mā te Atua, arā ki te hunga e whaka­pono ana ki tōna ingoa. 13 Ki te hunga ehara nei i te toto, ehara i tā te kiko­kiko i pai ai, ehara i tā te tangata i pai ai, engari, nā te Atua i whānau ai.

Te Tūmanako Ora

3 Kia whaka­pai­ngia te Atua, te Matua o tō tātou Ariki, o Īhu Karaiti, nāna nei, nā tāna mahi tohu e nui nei, tātou i whānau hou ai ki te tū­mana­ko ora, i a Īhu Karaiti ka ara ake nei i te hunga mate, 4 ki te kāinga kāhore ōna pirau, kāhore ōna poke, e kore anō hoki e memeha, e puri­tia mai nei i te rangi mō koutou.

23 He mea whānau hou hoki koutou, ehara i te mea nō te pura­pura pirau, engari nō te mea pirau­kore, nā te kupu a te Atua, e ora nei, e ū tonu nei, ake ake.

2 Kia rite ki ngā tama­riki whānau hou, hia­hia­tia atu te waiū kore tini­hanga o te kupu, ko te mea hoki ia e tupu ai koutou ki te ora tonu; 3 ki te mea kua whaka­mā­tau­tau koutou he tikanga ngā­wari tā te Ariki.

He Tamariki nā te Atua

1 Kia kite koutou i te tikanga o te aroha i hōmai nei e te Matua ki a tātou, arā kia huaina tātou he tama­riki nā te Atua! He pērā hoki tātou, koia te ao tē mātau ai ki a tātou, kāhore hoki i mātau ki a ia. 2 E ngā hoa aroha, he tama­riki tātou nā te Atua ināia­nei; ā, kāhore anō i kitea noatia he aha rānei tātou ā mua. Otirā, e mōhio ana tātou, ki te puta mai ia, ka rite tātou ki a ia. Ka kite hoki tātou i a ia, i tōna āhua ake anō.

4 Ā, nō ka tutuki te tāima, ka tonoa mai e te Atua tāna Tama, i whānau i te wahine, i whānau i raro i te ture, 5 hei hoko i te hunga i raro i te ture, kia whi­whi ai tātou ki te whaka­tamariki­tanga.

4 Ko tā te Atua ia tēnei, ranea rawa hoki tāna mahi tohu, nui atu tōna aroha i aroha­ina mai ai tātou e ia, 5 i te mea he tū­pā­paku tātou i ngā hē, whaka­ora­ngia ngā­tahi­tia ana tātou e ia me te Karaiti, he aroha noa i whaka­ora­ngia ai koutou;