Lucas 18

Te Kupu Whakarite o te Parihi me te Kaikohi Tāke

9 Nā, ka kōrero anō ia i tēnei kupu whaka­rite ki ētahi, i whaka­manawa nei ki a rātou anō he tika, i whaka­kore­kore ki ērā atu katoa, 10 "Toko­rua ngā tāngata i haere ki te teme­para ki te īnoi; he Parihi tētahi, ko tētahi he pupiri­kana.

11 "Tū ana te Parihi ko ia anake, ko tāna kara­kia tēnei, ‘E te Atua, ka whaka­whetai ahau ki a koe, nō te mea kāhore ahau e rite ki ērā atu tāngata, ki te hunga hao taonga, kino, pūremu, mōku hoki tē rite ki tēnei pupiri­kana. 12 Taki­rua āku nohoa­nga puku­tanga i te wiki, e hoatu ana e ahau te wāhi whaka­tekau o āku mea katoa.’

13 "Ko te pupiri­kana ia i tū mai i tawhiti, kīhai i mea kia anga ake ōna kanohi ki te rangi, heoi, pātuki ana ki tōna uma, ka mea, ‘E te Atua, tohu­ngia ahau, te tangata hara.’ 14 Ko tāku kupu tēnei ki a koutou, nui atu te tika o tēnei i tō tērā i te hoki­nga ki tōna whare; ki te whaka­nui hoki tētahi i a ia, ka whaka­iti­tia; ki te whaka­iti tētahi i a ia, ka whaka­nuia."