Genesis
44:1 Na ka whakahau ia ki te kaitohutohu o tona whare, ka mea, Whakakiia nga peke a aua tangata
me te kai ano, ki nga mea e taea e ratou te kawe, me maka te moni a tena, a tena ki tana
te waha o te peke.
44:2 Whaowhina hoki taku kapu, te kapu hiriwa, ki te waha o te peke a te whakaotinga;
ana moni witi. Na rite tonu tana i mea ai ki ta Hohepa kupu i ki ai.
44:3 A, ka marama te ata, ka tonoa atu aua tangata, ratou me o ratou
kaihe.
44:4 A, no to ratou haerenga atu i te pa, kihai i matara, ko Hohepa
ka mea ki tana tuari, Whakatika, whaia aua tangata; a ka mahi koe
ka mau ki a ratou, ka mea ki a ratou, He aha i utua ai e koutou te pai ki te kino?
44:5 Ehara ianei tenei i te mea e inu ai toku ariki, i tana hoki e inu ai?
atua? he kino ta koutou mahi.
44:6 Na ka mau ratou i a ia, a korerotia ana e ia aua kupu ki a ratou.
44:7 A ka mea ratou ki a ia, He aha enei kupu i korerotia ai e toku ariki? Kahore rapea
kia penei te mahi a au pononga:
44:8 Na, ko te moni i kitea e matou i te waha o a matou peke, i whakahokia mai e matou
ki a koe i te whenua o Kanaana: me pehea ka tahae ai matou i a koe
te whare o te ariki he hiriwa, he koura ranei?
44:9 Ki te mea ka kitea taua mea ki tetahi o au pononga, kia mate ia, ko matou ano hoki.
ka waiho ano ia hei pononga ma toku ariki.
44:10 A ka mea ia, Kia rite ano hoki aianei ki ta koutou i korero ai: ko te tangata kei a ia nei
ka kitea ko taku pononga; a ka kore koutou e ekengia e te kupu.
44:11 Na hohoro tonu ta ratou tuku iho i tana peke, i tana peke, ki te whenua, a
i whakatuwheratia e ia tangata tana peke.
44:12 Na ka rapu ia, ka timata i te matamua a whakamutu ki te whakaotinga: a
ka kitea te kapu i roto i te peke a Pineamine.
44:13 Na ka haea e ratou o ratou kakahu, a whakawaha ana e ratou tana kaihe, tana kaihe, hoki ana
ki te pa.
44:14 Na ka haere a Hura ratou ko ona tuakana, ko ona teina, ki te whare o Hohepa; i reira tonu hoki ia.
a tapapa ana ki tona aroaro ki te whenua.
44:15 Na ka mea a Hohepa ki a ratou, He aha tenei mea i meatia nei e koutou? kia koe
he teka ianei he tangata matakite te penei me ahau nei?
44:16 Na ka mea a Hura, He aha ta matou e mea ai ki toku ariki? he aha ta tatou e korero ai? ranei
me pehea tatou ka mama ai? kua kitea e te Atua tou he
nga pononga: na, tenei matou hei pononga ma toku ariki, matou tahi ko ia
ki a ia te kapu.
44:17 Ano ra ko ia, Aue, kia meatia tenei e ahau! engari ma te tangata i tona ringa!
kua kitea te kapu, ko ia hei pononga maku; ko koe ia, whakatika ki roto
te rangimarie ki to matua.
44:18 Na ka whakatata a Hura ki a ia, ka mea, E toku ariki, tukua tau pononga, ahau.
Tena ra, korerotia tetahi kupu ki nga taringa o toku ariki, kei mura hoki tou riri
ki tau pononga: ko korua hoki ko Parao rite tahi.
44:19 I ui mai toku ariki ki ana pononga, i mea, He papa ranei to koutou, he teina ranei?
44:20 A ka mea matou ki toku ariki, He papa ano to matou, he koroheke, me tetahi tama a matou
tona koroheketanga, he iti nei; kua mate hoki tona tuakana, a ko ia anake i mahue
o tona whaea, e aroha ana hoki tona papa ki a ia.
44:21 Na ka mea mai koe ki au tangata, Kawea mai ia ki raro nei, ki ahau, kia pai ai ahau
anga atu oku kanohi ki a ia.
44:22 Katahi matou ka mea ki toku ariki, E kore e ahei kia whakarerea tona papa e taua tamaiti: ki te mea hoki ia
me whakarere tona papa, ka mate tona papa.
44:23 Na ka mea koe ki au pononga, Ki te kahore to koutou whakaotinga e haere mai
e kore koutou e kite i toku mata a muri ake nei.
44:24 A, i to matou haerenga ki runga, ki tau pononga, ki toku papa, ka korerotia e matou
ki a ia nga kupu a toku ariki.
44:25 A ka mea mai to matou papa, Hoki atu ki te hoko i tetahi wahi kai ma tatou.
44:26 Na ka mea matou, E kore e ahei kia haere ki raro: ki te mea kei a matou to matou teina, te whakaotinga, na
ka haere matou ki raro: e kore hoki matou e kite i te kanohi o taua tangata, ko to matou whakaotinga anake
teina hei hoa mo matou.
44:27 Na ka mea tau pononga, toku papa, ki a matou, E mohio ana koutou kua tokorua ahau i whanau i taku wahine
tama:
44:28 A i haere atu tetahi i toku taha, i mea hoki ahau, He pono kua haea putia ia;
a kahore ahau i kite ia ia a mohoa noa nei:
44:29 Ki te tangohia ano hoki tenei e koutou i ahau, a ka pono he aitua ki a ia, ka waiho e koutou
kia heke iho oku hinahina ki te po.
44:30 Heoi, ki te haere atu ahau ki tau pononga, ki toku papa, a kua kahore noa iho taua tamaiti
me tatou; kua takaia hoki tona ora ki te oranga o te tamaiti;
44:31 A tenei ake, ka kite ia kahore taua tamaiti i a taua, na
ka mate ia: a ka whakahokia iho e au pononga ou makawe hina
pononga ki to matou papa i runga i te pouri ki te urupa.
44:32 I waiho hoki tau pononga hei whakakapi mo tenei tama ki toku papa, i mea ahau, Ki te mea ko ahau
kaua ia e kawea mai ki a koe, na, maku e whakahe ki toku papa
ake ake.
44:33 Na kia noho tau pononga aianei hei utu mo tenei tama.
hei pononga ma toku ariki; a kia haere tahi te tamaiti me ona tuakana ki runga.
44:34 Me pehea hoki ahau e haere ai ki runga, ki toku papa, ki te kahore te tama i ahau? kei
tera pea ahau e kite i te kino e pa ki toku papa.