Mateus 20

Ngā Kaimahi i roto i tētahi Māra Wāina

1 "He rite hoki te rangatiratanga o te rangi ki tētahi rangatira whare, i haere i te atatū ki te kōrero kaimahi mō tāna māra wāina. 2 Ā, nō ka oti te whakarite ki ngā kaimahi kia kotahi rā he pene, tonoa ana rātou e ia ki tāna māra wāina.

3 "Ā, ka haere atu ia i te toru o ngā hāora, ka kite i ētahi atu e tū māngere ana i te kāinga hokohoko, 4 ka mea ki a rātou, ‘Haere hoki koutou ki te māra wāina, ā, ka hoatu e ahau ki a koutou te mea e tika ana.’ Nā, haere ana rātou.

5 "I haere anō ia i te ono, i te iwa o ngā hāora, ā, pērā ana anō. 6 I te tekau mā tahi o ngā hāora ka haere atu anō ia, ka kite i ētahi atu e tū ana, ka mea ki a rātou, ‘He aha tā koutou e tū māngere i konei i te rā roa nei?’ 7 Ka mea rātou ki a ia, ‘Nō te mea rā kāhore he tangata i kōrero ki a mātou ki te mahi.’ Ka mea ia ki a rātou, ‘Haere anō koutou ki te māra wāina.’

8 "Ā, nō te ahiahi ka mea te rangatira o te māra wāina ki tāna kaiwhakahauhau, ‘Karangatia ngā kaimahi, utua hoki rātou, hei ō muri tīmata ai puta noa ki ō mua.’

9 "Ā, nō te taenga mai o te hunga i kōrerotia i te tekau mā tahi o ngā hāora, kotahi te pene i riro i tētahi, i tētahi. 10 Ka tae anō ō mua, hua noa rātou tērā atu te mea e riro i a rātou; heoi, kotahi anō te pene i riro i a rātou. 11 Ā, nō ka riro i a rātou, ka amuamu ki taua rangatira whare, 12 ka mea, ‘Kotahi te hāora i mahi ai ēnei ō muri, ā, ka oti rātou te whakarite ki a mātou, ki te hunga i pēhia nei e te taimaha e te tīkākātanga o te rā.’

13 "Ā, ka whakahoki ia, ka mea ki tētahi o rātou, ‘E hoa, kāhore āku hē ki a koe; kīhai koe i whakarite ki ahau me pene? 14 Tangohia tāu, haere. E pai ana ahau kia rite ki tāu te mea e hoatu ki tēnei ō muri. 15 Ehara ianei i te tika kia meatia e ahau tāku e pai ai ki āku mea? He kino oti tōu kanohi nō te mea he pai ahau?’

16 "Heoi, ko ō muri e meinga ki mua, ko ō mua ki muri; he tokomaha hoki e karangatia, he ruarua ia e whiriwhiria."