9 And Jabez was honoured more than his brothers; but his mother had given him the name Jabez, saying, Because I gave birth to him with sorrow.

10 And Jabez made a prayer to the God of Israel, saying, If only you would truly give me a blessing, and make wider the limits of my land, and let your hand be with me, and keep me from evil, so that I may not be troubled by it! And God gave him his desire.

9 Na nui atu te ingoa o Tapete i to ona tuakana, teina; i huaina ano hoki tona ingoa e tona whaea ko Tapete; i mea ia, No te mea i mamae toku ngakau i a ia i whanau i roto i ahau.

10 A i karanga a Tapete ki te Atua o Iharaira, i mea, Aue! me i pono rawa tau manaaki moku, me i whakanuia e koe te wahi moku, kia tata mai ano hoki tou ringa ki ahau, kia araia atu hoki e koe te kino i ahau, kei mamae toku ngakau! Na ka homai e te Atua tana i inoi ai.