Ruka 7 - Te Kawenata Hou

Ka Whakaora a Īhu i te Pononga a te Āpiha Roma

¹ Ā, nō ka mutu ēnei kupu katoa āna, me te whaka­rongo anō te iwi, ka tomo ia ki Kaperenauma.

² Nā, e mate ana te pono­nga a tētahi kene­turio, meāke marere, ko tāna hoki i mate­nui ai.

³ Ā, nō tōna rongo­nga i a Īhu, ka tonoa mai ki a ia ētahi kaumātua o ngā Hūrai, hei mea ki a ia kia haere ki te whaka­ora i tāna pono­nga.

⁴ Ā, i tō rātou taenga ki a Īhu, he kaha tā rātou īnoi, ka mea, “He pai te tangata e meatia ai tēnei e koe,

⁵ E aroha ana hoki ia ki tō tātou iwi, nāna hoki i hanga te whare kara­kia mō mātou.”

⁶ Nā, haere tahi ana a Īhu me rātou. Ā, i a ia kāhore nei i matara i te whare, ka tono te kene­turio i ētahi hoa ki a ia, ka mea ki a ia, “E te Ariki, kei mau­mau nge­nge noa koe, ehara hoki ahau i te tikanga tangata e haere ake ai koe ki raro i tōku tuanui;

⁷ koia tē tae ai tōku aro ki te haere atu ki a koe. Engari kia puaki mai tāu kupu, ā, ka ora tāku pono­nga.

⁸ He tangata hoki ahau e whaka­haua ana, he hōia anō āku hei whaka­hau­nga māku, nā, ka mea ahau ki tēnei, ‘Haere,’ ā, ka haere; ki tētahi atu hoki, ‘Haere mai,’ ā, ka haere mai; ki tāku pono­nga anō hoki, ‘Meatia tēnei,’ ā, ka meatia e ia.”

⁹ Ā, i te rongo­nga o Īhu ki ēnei mea, ka mīharo ki a ia, ka tahuri, ka mea ki te mano e aru ana i a ia, “Ko tāku kupu tēnei ki a koutou, kāhore anō ahau i kite i te whaka­pono hei rite mō tēnei te nui, ahakoa i roto i a Īharaira.”

¹⁰ Ā, roko­hanga atu e te hunga i tonoa, i tō rātou hoki­nga atu ki te whare, kua ora te pono­nga rā.

Ka Whakaara a Īhu i te Tama a tētahi Pouaru

¹¹ Nā, i muri tata iho ka haere ia ki tētahi pā, ko Naina te ingoa; ā, i haere tahi āna ākonga me ia, he rahi hoki te hui.

¹² Ā, ka whaka­tata ia ki te kūwaha o te pā, nā, he tū­pā­paku tērā e kauhoa­tia ana mai, he hua­tahi nā tōna whaea, ā, he pouaru tērā: he toko­maha o te pā e haere tahi ana me ia.

¹³ Ā, i te kite­nga o te Ariki i a ia, ka aroha ki a ia, ka mea ki a ia, “Kaua e tangi.”

¹⁴ Nā, ka whaka­tata ia, ka pā ki te kauhoa, ā, tū tonu ngā kai­kauhoa. Nā, ko tāna mea­tanga, “E tama, ko tāku kupu tēnei ki a koe, e ara.”

¹⁵ Nā, ka noho te tū­pā­paku ki runga, ka anga, ka kōrero, ā, hoatu ana ia e ia ki tōna whaea.

¹⁶ Nā, ka tau te wehi ki a rātou katoa; ka whaka­korōria i te Atua, ka mea, “Kua puta ake i roto i a tātou he poro­piti nui!” ā, “Kua ti­tiro mai hoki te Atua ki tāna iwi.”

¹⁷ Nā, haere ana tēnei kōrero mōna puta noa i Hūria, i ngā wāhi pātata katoa anō hoki.

Ngā Karere a Hoani Kaiiriiri

¹⁸ Ā, ka kōrero­tia ēnei mea katoa ki a Hoani e āna ākonga.

¹⁹ Nā, ka karanga­tia e Hoani ētahi o āna ākonga toko­rua, ka tonoa ki te Ariki, mea ai, “Ko koe rānei tērā e haere mai ana? Me tatari rānei tātou ki tētahi atu?”

²⁰ Ā, nō te taenga mai o aua tāngata ki a ia, ka mea, “Kua tonoa mai māua e Hoani Kai­iri­iri ki a koe, mea ai, Ko koe rānei tērā e haere mai ana? Me tatari rānei tātou ki tētahi atu?”

²¹ I taua wā pū anō he toko­maha te hunga i whaka­ora­ngia e ia i ngā tū­roro­tanga, i ngā mate, i ngā wairua kino; he toko­maha ngā matapō i meinga kia kite.

²² Ā, ka whaka­hoki ia, ka mea ki a rāua, “Haere, kōrero­tia ki a Hoani ngā mea e kite nei, e rongo nei kōrua; ko ngā matapō e ti­tiro ana, ko ngā kopa e hāere­ere ana, ko ngā repera kua mā, ko ngā turi e rongo ana, ko ngā tū­pā­paku e whaka­ara­hia ana, e kauwhau­tia ana te rongo­pai ki te hunga rawa­kore;

²³ nā, ka koa te tangata e kore e hē ki ahau.”

²⁴ Ā, nō te riro­nga atu o ngā karere a Hoani, ka tīmata ia ki te kōrero ki te mano mō Hoani: “I haere atu koutou ki te koraha kia kite i te aha? I te kākaho e whaka­ngāue­ue­tia ana e te hau?

²⁵ Anō rā, i haere koutou kia kite i te aha? I te tangata he kākahu māeneene ōna? Nā, kei ngā whare kīngi te hunga i ngā kākahu whaka­pai­pai, i ngā kai papai.

²⁶ Anō rā, i haere koutou kia kite i te aha? I te poro­piti? Āe rā, ko tāku kupu tēnei ki a koutou, tērā atu i te poro­piti.

²⁷ Mōna te mea kua tuhi­tuhia nei, ‘Nā, ka tonoa e ahau tāku karere ki mua i tōu aro­aro, māna e whaka­pai tōu hua­rahi i mua i a koe.’

²⁸ Ko tāku kupu hoki tēnei ki a koutou, kāhore he poro­piti nui atu i a Hoani Kai­iri­iri i roto i ngā whānau a te wahine; heoi, rahi ake i a ia te nohi­nohi rawa o te ranga­tira­tanga o te Atua.”

²⁹ Nā, i tō rātou rongo­nga ai, whaka­tikaia ana tā te Atua e te hunga katoa i rongo, e ngā pupiri­kana anō, i iri­iria hoki rātou ki te iri­iri a Hoani.

³⁰ Ko ngā Parihi ia rātou ko ngā kai­whaka­ako o te ture i whaka­kāhore i tā te Atua whaka­aro ki a rātou, kīhai nei rātou i iri­iria e ia.

³¹ “Me whaka­rite e ahau ngā tāngata o tēnei whaka­papa­ranga ki te aha? He rite rātou ki te aha?

³² He rite ki ngā tama­riki e noho ana i te kāinga hoko­hoko, e karanga ana ki a rātou anō, e mea ana, ‘Whaka­tangi noa mātou i te pūtō­rino ki a koutou, ā, kāhore koutou i kani­kani. Auē noa mātou ki a koutou, nā, kāhore koutou i tangi.’

³³ I haere mai hoki a Hoani Kai­iri­iri, kīhai i kai taro, kīhai i inu wāina; heoi ka mea koutou, ‘He rēwera tōna.’

³⁴ I haere mai te Tama a te tangata me te kai, me te inu; ā, ka mea koutou, ‘Nā, he tangata kakai, he tangata inu wāina, he hoa nō ngā pupiri­kana, nō ngā tāngata hara!’

³⁵ Otirā, e whaka­tikaia ana te whaka­aro nui e āna tama­riki katoa.”

Ko Īhu i te Kāinga a Haimona te Parihi

³⁶ Nā, ka mea tētahi o ngā Parihi ki a ia kia kai tahi rāua. Ā, ka tomo ia ki te whare o te Parihi, ka noho.

³⁷ Nā, tērā tētahi wahine hara o te pā ka mōhio, kei te whare o te Parihi ia e noho ana; nā, ka kawea mai e ia tētahi pouaka kōhatu, he hinu i roto.

³⁸ Ā, tū tangi ana i muri i ōna wae­wae, ka anga ka whaka­mākūkū i ōna wae­wae ki ōna roi­mata, ka muru ki ngā makawe o tōna māte­nga, ka kihi i ōna wae­wae, ka whaka­wahi ki te hinu kakara.

³⁹ Nā, i te kite­nga o te Parihi nāna rā ia i karanga, ka kōrero i roto i a ia, ka mea, “Me he poro­piti tēnei, kua mātau ia ki te wahine e pā nei ki a ia, tōna pēhea­tanga; he wahine hara hoki.”

⁴⁰ Nā, ka kōrero a Īhu, ka mea ki a ia, “E Haimona, he kupu tāku ki a koe.” Ka mea ia, “Kōrero, e te Kai­whaka­ako.”

⁴¹ “Nā, toko­rua ngā tāngata i a rāua te moni a tētahi kai­tuku moni; e rima rau ngā pene i tētahi, e rima tekau i tētahi.

⁴² I te kore ngā mea a rāua hei whaka­utu, whaka­rērea noatia ana e ia ki a rāua; tēnā, ko wai o rāua e tino nui tōna aroha ki a ia?”

⁴³ Nā, ka whaka­hoki a Haimona, ka mea, “Ki tōku whaka­aro, ko te tangata nāna te mea nui i whaka­rērea noatia atu.” Nā, ko tāna mea­tanga ki a ia, “Tika rawa tāu.”

⁴⁴ Nā, ka tahuri ia ki te wahine, ka mea ki a Haimona, “E kite ana koe i tēnei wahine? I haere mai ahau ki roto ki tōu whare, kāhore i hōmai e koe he wai mō ōku wae­wae; nāna ia i whaka­mākūkū ōku wae­wae ki ōna roi­mata, ā, murua iho ki ngā makawe o tōna māte­nga.

⁴⁵ Kīhai koe i kihi i ahau; tēnā ko ia, mai o tōku taenga mai, kāhore anō i tāmutu te kihi i ōku wae­wae.

⁴⁶ Kīhai koe i whaka­wahi i tōku māte­nga ki te hinu; nāna ia ōku wae­wae i whaka­wahi ki te hinu.

⁴⁷ Koia ahau ka mea nei ki a koe, kua murua ōna tini hara; he nui hoki tōna aroha; ko te tangata ia he iti ngā mea i murua ka iti anō tōna aroha.”

⁴⁸ Ā, ka mea ia ki a ia, “Kua murua ōu hara.”

⁴⁹ Nā, ka anga ōna hoa noho ka kōrero ki a rātou anō, “Ko wai tēnei, muru rawa hoki i ngā hara?”

⁵⁰ Nā, ko tāna mea­tanga ki te wahine, “Nā, tōu whaka­pono koe i ora ai; haere mārie.”