HOANI 9

Ka Whakaora a Īhu i tētahi Tangata i Matapō nō tōna Whānautanga mai anō

1 Nā, i a Īhu e haere ana, ka kite ia i tētahi tangata i matapō, nō tōna whānau­tanga mai anō. 2 Nā, ka ui āna ākonga ki a ia, ka mea, "E te Kai­whaka­ako, ko wai i hara, ko tēnei, ko ōna mātua rānei i whānau matapō ai ia?"

3 Ka whaka­hokia e Īhu, "Ehara i te mea ko tēnei kua hara, ko ōna mātua rānei; engari, kia ai ia hei whaka­kite­nga mō ngā mahi a te Atua. 4 Me mahi e tātou ngā mahi a tōku kai­tono mai i te mea e ao ana; meāke ko te pō e kore ai e taea he mahi e tētahi tangata. 5 I ahau i te ao nei, ko ahau te mārama o te ao."

6 Ka mutu ēnei kōrero āna, ka tūwha ia ki te whenua, ā, poke­pokea ana tētahi paru ki te hūware, pania atu ana te paru ki ngā kanohi o te matapō, 7 nā, ka mea ki a ia, "Haere ki te horoi ki te kau­kau­ranga i Hiroama," ko Tono te whaka­māori­tanga. Nā, haere ana ia, horoi ana, ā, hoki ti­tiro ana mai.

8 Nā, ka mea ngā tāngata e noho tata ana, rātou ko ngā tāngata i kite i tōna matapō­tanga i mua, "Ehara ianei tēnei i taua tangata i noho rā, i tono mea rā māna?"

9 Ka mea ētahi, "Ko ia tēnei". Ko ētahi i mea, "Kāhore, engari rite tonu ki a ia te āhua".

Ka mea ia, "Ko ahau rā ia."

10 Kātahi rātou ka mea ki a ia, "Nā te aha rā i kite ai ōu kanohi?"

11 Ka whaka­hoki ia ka mea, "Nā te tangata, e huaina nei ko Īhu, i poke­poke he paru, pania ana e ia ki ōku kanohi, ka mea mai ki ahau, ‘Haere ki Hiroama horoi ai.’ Nā, ko tōku haere­nga atu, ko tāku horoi­nga, kite ana ahau."

12 Nā, ka mea rātou ki a ia, "Kei hea ia?"

Ka mea ia, "E kore ahau e mōhio."