1 Otirā, he kōrero tino hāngai tā te Wairua, ko ā ngā wā o muri nei ka kotiti kē atu ētahi i te whaka­pono, ka whaka­rongo ki ngā wairua tini­hanga, ki ngā whaka­ako­ranga a ngā rēwera, 2 he mea nā te hīanga o te hunga kōrero teka; ō rātou hine­ngaro, anō he mea tahu ki te rino wera. 3 E riri ana kia kaua e mārena, kia kaua e pā ki ngā kai i hangā e te Atua hei mea mā te hunga e whaka­pono ana, e mātau ana hoki ki te pono, me te whaka­whetai anō rātou. 4 He pai hoki ngā mea katoa i hangā e te Atua, kāhore he mea hei ruke­nga, ina tango­hia i runga i te whaka­whetai; 5 he mea hoki i whaka­tapua, nā te kupu a te Atua, nā te īnoi.

6 Ki te whaka­mahara koe i ngā tēina ki ēnei mea, he minita pai koe nā Īhu Karaiti, he mea whaka­tupu ake i runga i ngā kupu o te whaka­pono, o te whaka­ako pai kua whāia nei e koe ā tae noa mai ki nāia­nei. 7 Ko ngā kōrero whaka­riha­riha ia, ko ngā mea tito noa a te rūruhi, whaka­rērea. Ko ngā mahi māu ko ngā mea o te ngākau kara­kia. 8 He pai iti nei tō te whaka­mahi i te tinana; tēnā ko te ngākau kara­kia e pai ana mō ngā mea katoa, kei reira hoki ngā kōrero mō te ora ināia­nei, mō tērā hoki kei te haere mai. 9 He pono tēnei kōrero, he pai hoki kia tango­hia rawa­tia. 10 Koia hoki mātou ka mahi, ka tohe, nō te mea kua whaka­mau tō mātou tū­mana­ko ki te Atua ora, ko ia nei te Kai­whaka­ora o ngā tāngata katoa, engari rawa ia o te hunga whaka­pono.

11 Me kauwhau ēnei mea e koe, me whaka­ako. 12 Kei whaka­hāwea tētahi ki a koe, he tai­tama­riki nōu; engari hei tauira koe ki te hunga whaka­pono, tāu kupu, tāu whaka­haere, tōu aroha, tōu whaka­pono, tōu ngākau mā. 13 Kia aro nui koe ki te kōrero puka­puka, ki te whaka­hau­hau, ki te whaka­ako, kia tae atu rā anō ahau. 14 Kei waiho noa te mea hōmai noa kei roto nā i a koe, i hōmai rā ki a koe he mea poro­piti, i te whaka­pā­nga ai o ngā ringa­ringa o ngā kaumātua. 15 Āta whaka­aroa ēnei mea; kia pau tōu kaha ki reira; kia kitea ai e te katoa tōu neke­hanga ake. 16 Kia mahara ki a koe anō, ki te whaka­ako­ranga hoki; kia ū ki ēnei mea. Ki te mea hoki koe i tēnei, ka whaka­ora koe i a koe anō, i te hunga anō hoki e whaka­rongo ana ki a koe.