Hiraka
4:1 ¶ E taku tama, kaua e kaiponuhia te oranga o te ware, kaua hoki e whakaangahia nga kanohi o te rawakore
ki te tatari roa.
4:2 Kei whakapouritia te wairua hiakai; kaua hoki e whakapataritari ki te tangata i roto i tona ngakau
pouri.
4:3 Kaua e tapiritia he mamae ki te ngakau pouri; kaua hoki e whakaroa ki te hoatu
ko ia e mate ana.
4:4 Kei paopao ki te inoi a te ngakau mamae; kaua hoki e whakapeaua atu tou mata
mai i te tangata rawakore.
4:5 Kaua e tahuri ke tou kanohi i te rawakore, kaua hoki e hoatu he take ki a ia
kanga koe:
4:6 Ki te kanga hoki ia i a koe i runga i te kawa o tona wairua, ka waiho tana inoi
ka rongo ki tona kaihanga.
4:7 Kia nui te aroha o te whakaminenga, tuohu hoki tou mahunga ki te mea nui
tangata.
4:8 Kei pouri koe, te piko iho tou taringa ki te rawakore, a ka hoatu ki a ia he
whakautu hoa ma te ngakau mahaki.
4:9 Whakaorangia te tangata e tukinotia ana i te ringa o te kaitukino; a kia
kaua e ngakaukore ina noho koe ki te whakawa.
4:10 Kia rite koe ki te matua ki nga pani, ki te tane hoki ki a ratou
whaea: ka rite koe ki te tama a te Runga Rawa, a ka aroha ia
nui atu koe i ta tou whaea.
4:11 Ka whakanuia e te whakaaro nui ana tamariki; ka mau ia ki te hunga e rapu ana ia ia.
4:12 Ko te tangata e aroha ana ki a ia e aroha ana ki te ora; a ka waiho te hunga e rapu wawe ana ia ia
ki tonu i te hari.
4:13 Ko te tangata e pupuri ana ia ia, ka whiwhi ia ki te kororia; a ki hea ia
ka tomo, ma Ihowa e manaaki.
4:14 Ko te hunga e mahi ana ki a ia, ka minita ki te Mea Tapu;
e arohaina ana ia e te Ariki.
4:15 Ko te tangata e whai taringa ana ki a ia, ma ia e whakawa nga iwi;
ka noho humarie ki a ia.
4:16 Ki te tuku te tangata ia ia ano ki a ia, ka riro ia ia; me tana
ka mau ia ki nga whakatupuranga.
4:17 I te tuatahi ka haere tahi ia me ia i nga ara kopikopiko, a ka wehi
ka wehi ki a ia, ka whakamamae hoki i a ia ki tana ako, a taea noa
whakawhirinaki ki tona wairua, whakamatautauria hoki ia ki ana ture.
4:18 Katahi ia ka hoki ma te ara tika ki a ia, ka whakamarie i a ia, a
whakaaturia ki a ia ana mea ngaro.
4:19 Tena ki te he ia, ka whakarerea e ia, ka hoatu ki ona ake
whakakino.
4:20 Kia mau ki te wa pai, kia tupato ki te kino; kaua hoki e whakama ina pena
mo to wairua.
4:21 He whakama hoki te hara; a tera ano te whakama
te kororia me te aroha noa.
4:22 Kaua e whakanuia tetahi ki tou wairua, kaua hoki e tukua te wehi ki tetahi
meinga kia hinga koe.
4:23 Kaua e korero, ina whai take ki te mahi pai, ka huna ai
ehara i tou whakaaro nui mo tona ataahua.
4:24 Ma te kupu hoki ka mohiotia ai te whakaaro nui, ma te ako ano ma te kupu a Ihowa
arero.
4:25 Kaua rawa e korero whakahe i te pono; engari kia whakama ki to he
kuare.
4:26 Kei whakama koe ki te whaki i ou hara; a kaua e kaha te haere o te
awa.
4:27 Kei waiho koe hei pononga ma te wairangi; kaua hoki e whakaae ki te
tangata o te hunga kaha.
4:28 Whawhai mo te pono a mate noa, a ma Ihowa tau whawhai.
4:29 Kei hohoro tou arero, kei mangere hoki ki au mahi.
4:30 Kei rite koe ki te raiona i roto i tou whare;
4:31 Kaua e totoro tou ringa ki te tango mai, a kopia mai koe
me utu.