Roma 4:1 He aha ra, ki ta tatou, ko Aperahama to tatou matua ki a koe? kikokiko, kua kitea? 4:2 Mehemea hoki na nga mahi i tika ai a Aperahama, he mea tana e whakamanamana ai ia; engari kahore i te aroaro o te Atua. 4:3 E pehea ana hoki te karaipiture? I whakapono a Aperahama ki te Atua, a ka whakairia ki a ia mo te tika. 4:4 Na he tangata e mahi ana, e kore e kiia te utu he mea aroha noa, engari he mea nama. 4:5 Engari ki te tangata kahore e mahi, engari e whakapono ana ki te kaiwhakatika i a ia he tangata karakiakore, ka kiia tona whakapono hei tika. 4:6 Pera hoki me Rawiri i korero nei i te hari o te tangata kua hoatu nei ki a ia e te Atua ki te tika kahore he mahi; 4:7 Ka mea, Ka koa te hunga kua murua o ratou he, o ratou hara kua hipokina. 4:8 Ka hari te tangata e kore nei e whakairia e te Ariki he hara ki a ia. 4:9 ¶ Na mo te kotinga tenei haringa, mo te kotinga ranei te kotingakore ano hoki? e mea ana hoki tatou, I whakairia te whakapono ki a Aperahama te tika. 4:10 He pehea ra te whakairinga? i a ia i te kotinga, i roto ranei te kotingakore? Ehara i te mea i te kotinga, engari i te kotingakore. 4:11 Na ka riro ia ia te tohu o te kotinga, hei hiri o te tika te whakapono ia ia i te mea kahore ano ia i kotia: kia waiho ai ia hei whakapono te matua o te hunga whakapono katoa, ahakoa kahore ratou i kotia; tera ka whakairia ano he tika ki a ratou. 4:12 Hei matua ano mo te kotinga ki te hunga ehara nei i te kotinga engari e haere ana i runga i nga tapuwae o taua whakapono o to tatou matua ko Aperahama, ia ia kahore ano i kotia. 4:13 Ehara hoki i te mea te kupu whakaari mo te ao ka riro ia ia Ki a Aperahama ratou ko ona uri i runga i te ture, engari i runga i te tika o te whakapono. 4:14 Mehemea hoki ka riro i te hunga ture, kua tikangakore te whakapono, kua kore te whakapono karekau he painga: 4:15 Ko ta te ture hoki e mahi ai, he riri; mahi tutu. 4:16 Koia i na rototia ai i te whakapono, kia waiho ai ma te aroha noa; ki te mutunga te ka pono te kupu whakaari ki nga uri katoa; ehara i te mea anake o te ture, engari ki to te whakapono o Aperahama; ko wai te matua o tatou katoa, 4:17 Ko te mea hoki ia i tuhituhia i mua, Kua meinga koe e ahau hei matua mo nga iwi maha ko tana i whakapono ai, ko te Atua, nana nei i whakaora te hunga mate, nana hoki i karanga nga mea kahore nei i rite. 4:18 Ahakoa kahore he rawa, u tonu tona manakonako ki a ia, kia whanau ai ia he maha nga iwi, ka pera me te mea i korerotia, Ka penei ou uri. 4:19 Na, kahore ia i ngoikore ki te whakapono, kihai ia i mahara ki tona tinana kua mate; i te mea kua kotahi rau ona tau, a kahore ano i mate Ko te kopu o Hara: 4:20 Kihai ia i feaa ki te kupu whakaari a te Atua i te kore whakapono; engari i kaha i runga i te whakapono, me te whakakororia i te Atua; 4:21 U tonu hoki tona whakaaro ka taea e ia tana i korero ai ki te mahi. 4:22 Koia hoki i whakairia ai ki a ia hei tika. 4:23 Otiia ehara i te mea he whakaaro ki a ia anake i whakairia ai ki a ia; 4:24 Engari ki a tatou ano hoki, ka whakairia ki a ia, ki te whakapono tatou ki a ia i whakaara ake i a Ihu, i to tatou Ariki, i te hunga mate; 4:25 I tukua nei mo o tatou he, i whakaarahia mo tatou whakamana.