Hopa 16:1 ¶ Katahi a Hopa ka whakautu; i mea ia, 16:2 Ka maha nga mea pena kua rongo nei ahau: he kaiwhakamarie haumaruru rawa koutou katoa. 16:3 E whai mutunga ranei nga kupu horihori? he aha ranei koe i maia ai? whakautu? 16:4 E taea ano e ahau te korero pena ia koutou: me i penei to koutou wairua me toku wairua e taea e ia te puranga kupu ki a koutou, ka ruru ano toku mahunga ki a koutou. 16:5 E whakakaha ano ia ahau i a koutou ki toku mangai, ki te tarewa hoki a oku ngutu me whakaiti i to pouri. 16:6 Ahakoa korero ahau, kahore toku pouri e iti iho: ahakoa kaiponuhia e ahau, he aha ahau? I ngawari ahau? 16:7 Inaianei ano kua meinga ahau e ia kia ruha: moti iho ia koe toku whakaminenga katoa. 16:8 Na kua ki tonu mai koe i ahau ki oku kita, hei kaiwhakaatu moku. e te putanga ake o toku hirokitanga i roto i ahau hei kaiwhakaatu ki toku mata. 16:9 Haehaea ana ahau e ia ia ia e riri ana, e kino ana hoki ki ahau; niho; e whakakoi mai ana toku hoariri i ona kanohi ki ahau. 16:10 Hamama mai ana o ratou mangai ki ahau; kua patua ahau e ratou paparinga tawai; huihui ana ratou ki te whawhai ki ahau. 16:11 Kua tukua ahau e te Atua ki te hunga kino, kua whakahokia ahau ki nga ringa o te hunga kino. 16:12 Humarie ana taku noho, heoi kua wawahi ia i ahau; kua mau hoki ahau i a ia. toku kaki, ruia iho ahau e ia, whakaturia ake ahau hei tohu mana. 16:13 Karapotia ana ahau e ana kaikopere, motumotuhia ana e ia oku whatumanawa, motumotuhia ana e ia oku whatumanawa. e kore e tohungia; ringihia ana e ia toku au ki te whenua. 16:14 He mea wawahi ahau nana, he wahanga, he wahanga; ano he tangata kaha ia e rere mai ana ki runga ki ahau. 16:15 Tuituia ana e ahau he kakahu taratara mo toku kiri, whakapokea iho e ahau toku haona ki te puehu. 16:16 Paruparu noa toku mata i te tangi, kei runga i oku kamo te atarangi o te mate; 16:17 ¶ Ahakoa kahore he tutu i oku ringa, a he ma taku inoi. 16:18 Kaua, e te whenua, e hipokina oku toto, kei whai wahi tanga ano hoki taku karanga. 16:19 Kei te rangi nei ano inaianei te kaiwhakaatu o taku, kei te wahi i runga toku kaititiro. 16:20 E tawai mai ana oku hoa ki ahau, maturuturu tonu ia nga roimata o toku kanohi ki te Atua. 16:21 Kia tohe tetahi i to te tangata ki te Atua, i to te tangata e tohe ana mona hoa tata! 16:22 Kia taka mai hoki nga tau torutoru nei, ka haere ahau i te ara kihai nei ahau i tupono atu hoki mai.