Mateus 8

Ka Whakaora a Īhu i te Pononga a te Āpiha Rōma

5 Ā, nō ka tae a Īhu ki Kaperenauma, ka haere ki a ia tētahi keneturio, ka īnoi ki a ia, 6 ka mea, "E te Ariki, ko tāku pononga kei te whare e takoto ana, he pararūtiki, e ngaua kinotia ana."

7 Ā, ka mea a Īhu ki a ia, "Ka haere ahau ki te whakaora i a ia."

8 Nā, ko te whakahokinga a te keneturio, ko te meatanga, "E te Ariki, ehara ahau i te tikanga tangata e haere ake ai koe ki raro i tōku tuanui; engari, kia puaki kau tāu kupu, ā, ka ora tāku pononga. 9 He tangata hoki ahau e whakahaua ana, he hōia anō āku hei whakahaunga māku; ka mea ahau ki tēnei, ‘Haere,’ nā, ka haere ia; ki tētahi, ‘Haere mai,’ ā, ka haere mai; ki tāku pononga hoki, ‘Meatia tēnei,’ ā, ka meatia e ia."

10 Ā, nō te rongonga o Īhu, ka mīharo, ka mea ki te hunga e aru ana, "He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, Kāhore ahau i kite noa i te whakapono hei rite mō tēnei te nui i roto i a Īharaira. 11 Ko tāku kupu anō tēnei ki a koutou, he tokomaha e haere mai i te rāwhiti, i te hauāuru, ā, e noho tahi i a Āperahama, i a Īhaka, i a Hākopa, ki te rangatiratanga o te rangi. 12 Ko ngā tamariki ia o te rangatiratanga ka makā ki te pōuri i waho; ko te wāhi tērā o te tangi, o te tetēā o ngā niho."

13 Nā, ka mea a Īhu ki te keneturio, "Haere, kia rite ki tōu whakapono te meatanga ki a koe."

Ā, ora ake ana taua pononga i taua wā pū anō.