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.