João 9

Ka Whakaora a Īhu i tētahi Tangata i Matapō nō tōna Whānautanga mai anō

1 Nā, i a Īhu e haere ana, ka kite ia i tētahi tangata i matapō, nō tōna whānautanga mai anō. 2 Nā, ka ui āna ākonga ki a ia, ka mea, "E te Kaiwhakaako, ko wai i hara, ko tēnei, ko ōna mātua rānei i whānau matapō ai ia?"

3 Ka whakahokia e Īhu, "Ehara i te mea ko tēnei kua hara, ko ōna mātua rānei; engari, kia ai ia hei whakakitenga mō ngā mahi a te Atua. 4 Me mahi e tātou ngā mahi a tōku kaitono mai i te mea e ao ana; meāke ko te pō e kore ai e taea he mahi e tētahi tangata. 5 I ahau i te ao nei, ko ahau te mārama o te ao."

6 Ka mutu ēnei kōrero āna, ka tūwha ia ki te whenua, ā, pokepokea ana tētahi paru ki te hūware, pania atu ana te paru ki ngā kanohi o te matapō, 7 nā, ka mea ki a ia, "Haere ki te horoi ki te kaukauranga i Hiroama" (ko Tono te whakamāoritanga). Nā, haere ana ia, horoi ana, ā, hoki titiro ana mai.

8 Nā, ka mea ngā tāngata e noho tata ana, rātou ko ngā tāngata i kite i tōna matapōtanga i mua, "Ehara ianei tēnei i taua tangata i noho rā, i tono mea rā māna?"

9 Ka mea ētahi, "Ko ia tēnei."

Ko ētahi i mea, "Kāhore, engari rite tonu ki a ia te āhua."

Ka mea ia, "Ko ahau rā ia."

10 Kātahi rātou ka mea ki a ia, "Nā te aha rā i kite ai ōu kanohi?"

11 Ka whakahoki ia ka mea, "Nā te tangata, e huaina nei ko Īhu, i pokepoke he paru, pania ana e ia ki ōku kanohi, ka mea mai ki ahau, ‘Haere ki Hiroama horoi ai.’ Nā, ko tōku haerenga atu, ko tāku horoinga, kite ana ahau."

12 Nā, ka mea rātou ki a ia, "Kei hea ia?"

Ka mea ia, "E kore ahau e mōhio."