Mateus 25

Te Kupu Whakarite o ngā Pononga Tokotoru

14 "Ka rite hoki ki te tangata e haere ana ki tawhiti, karangatia ana e ia āna pononga ake, ā, hoatu ana ki a rātou āna taonga. 15 Ki tētahi i hoatu e ia e rima taranata, ki tētahi e rua, ki tētahi kotahi; ki ia tangata, ki ia tangata, he mea whakarite ki tō rātou uaua; ā, haere ana ia. 16 Nā, ko te haerenga o te tangata i a ia nei ngā taranata e rima, hokohokona ana aua mea e ia, ā, riro ana i a ia e rima atu ngā taranata. 17 Pērā anō hoki te tangata i ngā mea e rua; e rua atu i riro i a ia. 18 Ko te tangata ia i te mea kotahi, haere ana, kei te keri ki te whenua, ā, hunā ana e ia te moni a tōna ariki.

19 "Ā, roa rawa iho, ka puta te ariki o aua pononga, ka mea kia kōrerotia āna moni e rātou ki a ia. 20 Ā, ko te haerenga o te tangata i a ia nei ngā taranata e rima, ka mauria mai e ia e rima atu ngā taranata, ā, ka mea, ‘E te ariki, e rima āu taranata i hōmai ai ki ahau; nā, e rima atu ngā taranata kua riro mai i ahau hei tāpiri mō ērā.’ 21 Ka mea tōna ariki ki a ia, ‘Pai rawa, e te pononga pai, e te pononga pono; pono tāu mahi ki ngā mea ruarua māku koe e mea hei rangatira mō ngā mea maha; uru mai koe ki te hari o tōu ariki.’

22 "Me tērā hoki i a ia nei ngā taranata e rua, ka haere mai, ka mea, ‘E te ariki, e rua āu taranata i hōmai ai ki ahau; nā, e rua atu ngā taranata kua riro mai i ahau hei tāpiri mō ērā.’ 23 Ka mea tōna ariki ki a ia, ‘Pai rawa, e te pononga pai, e te pononga pono; pono tonu tāu mahi ki ngā mea ruarua, māku koe e mea hei rangatira mō ngā mea maha; uru mai koe ki te hari o tōu ariki.’

24 "Ā, ko te haerenga mai hoki o te tangata i a ia nei te taranata kotahi, ka mea, ‘E te ariki, i mātau ahau ki a koe he tangata pakeke koe, e kokoti ana i te wāhi kīhai i ruia e koe, e kohikohi ana i te wāhi kīhai i whakatītaria e koe. 25 Nā, ka wehi ahau, ā, haere ana, hunā ana i tāu taranata ki te whenua; nā, tāu nā.’

26 "Nā, ka whakahoki tōna ariki, ka mea ki a ia, ‘Pononga kino, pononga māngere, i mātau koe e kokoti ana ahau i te wāhi kīhai i ruia e ahau, e kohikohi ana i te wāhi kīhai i whakatītaria e ahau. 27 Ko te mea tika hoki kia kawea e koe tāku moni ki ngā rangatira pēke moni, ā, ka tae mai ahau, ka riro mai tāku me ōna hua anō. 28 Ko tēnei, tangohia te taranata i a ia, hoatu ki tērā i ngā taranata kotahi tekau. 29 Ki te whai mea hoki tētahi, ka hoatu anō ki a ia, ā, ka maha atu āna; ā, ki te kāhore he mea a tētahi, ko āna mea ake ka tangohia i a ia. 30 Nā, makā te pononga huakore ki te pōuri i waho; ko te wāhi tērā o te tangi, o te tetēā o ngā niho.’ "