Ezequiel 2

Te Kitenga o te Pukapuka

1 Nā, ka mea ia ki ahau, "E te tama a te tangata, e tū ōu waewae ki runga, ā, ka kōrero ahau ki a koe." 2 Nā, kua tae mai te wairua ki roto ki ahau i tāna kōrerotanga ki ahau, i tāna meatanga kia tū ōku waewae ki runga; ā, ka rongo ahau i a ia e kōrero ana ki ahau.

3 Nā, ka mea ia ki ahau, "E te tama a te tangata, ka ungā koe e ahau ki ngā tama a Īharaira, ki ngā iwi whakakeke, kua whakakeke nei ki ahau; ko rātou ko ō rātou mātua kua tutū ki ahau ā taea noatia tēnei rā nei anō. 4 Ā, ko ngā tamariki he whakatoi, he kakī mārō. Nā, ka ungā koe e ahau ki a rātou, ā, me kī atu e koe ki a rātou, ‘Ko te kupu tēnei a te Ariki, a Ihowā.’ 5 Nā, ko rātou, mā rātou e rongo, mā rātou e kore e rongo, (he whare whakakeke hoki rātou), ka mōhio, nā, i roto i a rātou te poropiti e noho ana. 6 Nā, ko koe, e te tama a te tangata, kaua e wehi i a rātou, kaua e wehi i ā rātou kupu, ahakoa he tātarāmoa, he tūmatakuru i tōu taha, ā, e noho ana koe i roto i ngā kopiona; kaua e wehi i ā rātou kupu, kaua hoki e pairi ina titiro mai rātou, ahakoa he whare whakakeke rātou. 7 Me kōrero anō e koe āku kupu ki a rātou, mā rātou e whakarongo, mā rātou rānei e kore e whakarongo; nui atu hoki tō rātou whakakeke. 8 Ko koe ia, e te tama a te tangata, whakarongo ki tāku e mea nei ki a koe. Kaua koe e whakakeke, kei rite ki taua whare whakakeke. Hāmama tōu māngai, kainga hoki te mea ka hoatu nei e ahau ki a koe."

9 Nā, i tāku tirohanga atu, nanā, ko tētahi ringa e totoro mai ana ki ahau. Nanā, ko tētahi pukapuka i roto i te ringa. 10 Nā, wherahia ana e ia taua pukapuka ki tōku aroaro, he mea tuhituhi a roto, a waho. Ko te mea i tuhituhia ki reira he tangi, he uhunga, he auē.

1 And he said unto me, Son of man, stand upon thy feet, and I will speak with thee. 2 And the Spirit entered into me when he spake unto me, and set me upon my feet; and I heard him that spake unto me. 3 And he said unto me, Son of man, I send thee to the children of Israel, to nations that are rebellious, which have rebelled against me: they and their fathers have transgressed against me even unto this very day. 4 And the children are impudent and stiffhearted: I do send thee unto them; and thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah. 5 And they, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear (for they are a rebellious house), yet shall know that there hath been a prophet among them. 6 And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions: be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, though they are a rebellious house. 7 And thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they will hear, or whether they will forbear; for they are most rebellious.

8 But thou, son of man, hear what I say unto thee; be not thou rebellious like that rebellious house: open thy mouth, and eat that which I give thee. 9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was put forth unto me; and, lo, a roll of a book was therein; 10 and he spread it before me: and it was written within and without; and there were written therein lamentations, and mourning, and woe.