Lucas 12

15 I mea anō ia ki a rātou, "Kia mahara, kia tūpato ki te apo; ehara i te mea mā te nui o ngā taonga a te tangata e ora ai ia."

16 Nā, ka kōrero­tia e ia tētahi kupu whaka­rite ki a rātou, ka mea: "Nā, he nui te hua o te whenua o tētahi tangata whai taonga. 17 Nā, ka whaka­aro­aro ia i roto i a ia, ‘Me pēhea ahau? Kāhore hoki ōku wāhi hei putu­nga mō āku hua.’ 18 Ā, ka mea ia, ‘Tēnei tāku e mea ai, ka wā­wāhia e ahau ōku whare wīti, ā, ka hangā kia nui. Ā, ka kohiko­hia ki reira āku hua katoa, me āku taonga. 19 Kātahi ahau ka mea ki tōku wairua, E tōku wairua, ka maha āu mea papai kei te rongoā mō ngā tau e maha; noho noa iho, e kai, e inu, kia koa te ngākau.’ 20 Otiia, ka mea te Atua ki a ia, ‘Kūware, ko ā tēnei pō anō tango­hia ai tōu wairua i a koe; ā, mā wai ngā mea kua pae nā i a koe?’

21 "Nā, ka pēnā te tangata e whaka­pū­ranga ana i te taonga māna ake, ā, kāhore e hua tāna whaka te Atua."