Matiu 25

Te Whakawā Whakamutunga

31 "Nā, hei te taenga mai o te Tama a te tangata me tōna korōria, rātou tahi ko ngā anahera, ko reira ia noho ai ki runga ki te torōna o tōna korōria. 32 Ā, ka whakaminea ki tōna aroaro ngā iwi katoa; ka wehea rātou e ia ētahi i ētahi, ka pērātia me te hēpara e wehe nei i ngā hipi, i ngā koati. 33 Ka whakatūria e ia ngā hipi ki tōna matau, ko ngā koati ki mauī.

34 "Kātahi, te Kīngi ka mea ki te hunga i tōna matau, ‘Haere mai, e te hunga whakapai a tōku Matua, nohoia te rangatiratanga kua rite noa ake mō koutou nō te orokohanganga rā anō o te ao. 35 I hiakai hoki ahau, ā, whāngainga ana e koutou. I matewai ahau, ā, whakainumia ana e koutou; he manene ahau, ā, whakamanuhiritia ana e koutou. 36 I tū tahanga, ā, whakakākahuria ana e koutou; he tūroro, ā, tirotirohia ana ahau e koutou; i te whare herehere ahau, ā, haere mai ana koutou ki ahau.’

37 "Nā, ka whakahoki te hunga tika ki a ia, ka mea, ‘E te Ariki, nōnahea mātou i kite ai i a koe e hiakai ana, ā, whāngai ana i a koe? E mate ana rānei i te wai, ā, whakainu ana i a koe? 38 Nōnahea mātou i kite ai i a koe e manene ana, ā, whakamanuhiri ana i a koe? E tū tahanga ana rānei, ā, whakakākahu ana i a koe? 39 Nōnahea hoki mātou i kite ai i a koe e tūroro ana, i te whare herehere rānei, ā, haere ana ki a koe?’ 40 Ko reira whakahoki ai te Kīngi, mea ai ki a rātou, ‘He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, ko tā koutou i mea ai ki tētahi o āku tēina, ahakoa ki te iti rawa, he meatanga tēnā ki ahau.’

41 "Ko reira ia kī atu ai ki te hunga i te taha ki mauī, ‘Mawehe atu i ahau, e te hunga ka oti nei te kanga, ki te ahi kā tonu, kua kā noa ake mō te rēwera rātou ko āna anahera. 42 I hiakai hoki ahau, ā, kīhai i whāngainga e koutou; i mate i te wai, ā, kīhai i whakainumia e koutou. 43 He manene ahau, ā, kīhai i whakamanuhiritia e koutou. I tū tahanga, ā, kīhai i whakakākahuria e koutou; he tūroro ahau, i te whare herehere, ā, kīhai koutou i tirotiro i ahau.’

44 "Ko reira anō rātou whakahoki ai ki a ia, mea ai, ‘E te Ariki, nōnahea mātou i kite ai i a koe e hiakai ana, e matewai ana, e manene ana, e tū tahanga ana, e tūroro ana, i te whare herehere rānei, ā, kīhai i mahi mea māu?’ 45 Ko reira whakahoki ai ia ki a rātou, mea ai, ‘He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, I te mea kīhai nei i meatia e koutou ki tētahi o ngā nonohi rawa nei, inā, kīhai i meatia ki ahau.’ 46 Nā, ko ēnei e haere ki te whiu utu hara kāhore nei ōna mutunga; ko te hunga tika ia ki te ora tonu."