KOROHE 1

Ko Karaiti me Tāna Mahi

15 Ko ia nei te āhua o te Atua e kore nei e kitea atu, ko te whānau mātā­mua o ngā mea hanga katoa. 16 Nāna hoki ngā mea katoa i hanga, ngā mea i te rangi me ngā mea i te whenua, ngā mea e kitea ana me ngā mea kāhore e kitea, ahakoa torōna, ahakoa kāwana­tanga, ahakoa ranga­tira­tanga, ahakoa mana. Nāna, ā, mōna te hanga­nga o ngā mea katoa. 17 Nō mua anō hoki ia i ngā mea katoa, nāna anō hoki ngā mea katoa i mau ai. 18 Ko ia anō te ūpoko o te tinana, arā o te hāhi. Ko ia te tīma­tanga, ko te whānau mātā­mua i roto i te hunga mate; kia waiho ai ia hei tua­tahi i roto i ngā mea katoa. 19 Ko tā te Matua tērā i pai ai, kia noho te huanga o ngā mea katoa ki roto ki a ia; 20 kia mā roto ai i a ia he hou­hanga rongo mō ngā mea katoa ki a ia, kua mau nei i a ia te rongo i ngā toto o tōna rīpeka; āe rā, mā roto i a ia, ahakoa he mea nō te whenua, ahakoa he mea nō te rangi.