Hohua 23

1 A, ka maha nga ra i muri i ta Ihowa meatanga i a Iharaira kia okioki i o ratou hoariri katoa i tetahi taha, i tetahi taha, a ka maha haere nga ra o Hohua, ka koroheketia,

Pea kuo fuoloange mo e tuku ʻe Sihova ʻae fiemālie ki ʻIsileli mei honau ngaahi fili naʻe tuʻu takatakai, mo ʻene fakaʻaʻau ʻo motuʻa ʻa Siosiua, pea lahi hono taʻu.

2 Na ka karanga a Hohua ki a Iharaira katoa, ki o ratou kaumatua, ki o ratou ariki, ki o ratou kaiwhakariterite, ki o ratou rangatira, a ka mea ki a ratou, Kua koroheketia ahau, kua maha oku ra:

Pea naʻe fekau ʻe Siosiua ke haʻu ʻa ʻIsileli kotoa pē, ʻa ʻenau kau mātuʻa, mo honau ngaahi ʻeiki, mo honau kau fakamaau, pea mo honau kau matāpule, ʻo ne pehē kiate kinautolu, “Kuo u motuʻa pea lahi hoku taʻu:

3 A kua kite koutou i nga mea katoa i mea ai a Ihowa, to koutou Atua ki enei iwi katoa, na te whakaaro hoki ki a koutou; no te mea ko Ihowa, ko to koutou Atua, nana ta koutou riri.

Pea kuo mou mamata ki he ngaahi meʻa kotoa pē kuo fai ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua ki he ngaahi puleʻanga ni koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu; he ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ko ia ia kuo ne tau koeʻuhi ko kimoutolu.

4 Titiro, kua oti te wehe atu e ahau mo koutou enei iwi ka mahue nei, hei wahi tupu mo o koutou iwi, o Horano atu me nga iwi katoa i huna e ahau a tae noa ki te moana nui, ki te toenetanga o te ra.

Vakai, kuo u vahevahe kiate kimoutolu ʻi he talotalo ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga ni ʻoku toe, ko e tofiʻa ki homou ngaahi faʻahinga, mei Sioatani, mo e ngaahi puleʻanga kotoa pē ʻaia kuo u fakaʻauha, ʻio, ʻo aʻu atu ki ke Tahi Lahi ʻi lulunga.

5 A ko Ihowa, ko to koutou Atua, mana ratou e pei i to koutou aroaro, mana hoki ratou e huna i to koutou aroaro; a ka riro to ratou oneone i a koutou, ka pera me te kupu a Ihowa, a to koutou Atua ki a koutou.

Pea ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ʻe kapusi ʻe ia ʻakinautolu mei homou ʻao, ʻo fakahēʻi ʻakinautolu mei homou mata; pea te mou maʻu honau fonua, ʻo hangē ko e talaʻofa kiate kimoutolu ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua.

6 No reira kia uaua rawa ki te pupuri, ki te mahi i nga mea katoa i tuhituhia ki te pukapuka o te ture a Mohi, kei peka ke i reira ki matau, ki maui;

Ko ia mou loto mālohi ʻaupito ke tauhi, pea ke fai ʻaia kotoa pē kuo tohi ʻi he tohi ʻoe fono ʻa Mōsese, ke ʻoua naʻa mou tafoki mei ai ki he nima toʻomataʻu pe ki he toʻohema;

7 Kei haere hoki ki roto ki enei iwi, i mahue iho nei ki waenganui i a koutou; kei whakahuatia nga ingoa o o ratou atua, kei oatitia, kei mahi ki a ratou, kei koropiko ki a ratou:

Koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻa mou kaumeʻa mo e ngaahi puleʻanga ni, ʻaia ʻoku toe ʻiate kimoutolu; pea ʻoua naʻa lea ki he hingoa ʻo honau ngaahi ʻotua, pe fekau ke fuakava ki ai, pe ke tauhi ʻakinautolu, pe punou hifo ʻakimoutolu kiate kinautolu:

8 Engari me awhi ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua, me pera me ta koutou i mea ai a tae noa mai ki tenei ra.

Ka mou pikitai kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, hangē ko ia kuo mou fai ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.

9 Kua peia hoki e Ihowa i mua i a koutou nga iwi nunui, kaha hoki: tena ko koutou, kahore ano tetahi tangata kia tu ki to koutou aroaro a taea noatia tenei ra.

He kuo kapusi atu ʻe Sihova mei homou ʻao ʻae ngaahi puleʻanga lahi mo mālohi: ka ko kimoutolu, naʻe ʻikai mafai ʻe ha tangata ke tuʻu ʻi homou ʻao ʻo aʻu ki he ʻaho ni.

10 Kia kotahi tangata o koutou hei whai i te mano: no te mea ko Ihowa, ko to koutou Atua, mana ta koutou riri, ka pera me tana i korero ai ki a koutou.

‌ʻE tuli ʻe homou tokotaha ʻae toko afe: he ko Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ko ia ia ʻoku tau maʻamoutolu ʻo hangē ko ʻene fakahā kiate kimoutolu.

11 Na reira tiakina marietia koutou, kia aroha ai koutou ki a Ihowa, ki to koutou Atua.

Ko ia mou vakai lahi kiate kimoutolu ke mou ʻofa kia Sihova ko homou ʻOtua.

12 Ki te anga hoki koutou ki te hoki atu, ki te awhi ki nga toenga o enei iwi, o enei ka mahue nei i roto i a koutou, a ka marenatia ki a ratou, ka whakauru hoki ki a ratou, me ratou hoki ki a koutou:

Telia ʻi hoʻomou tafoki ki mui ʻi ha meʻa ʻe taha, ʻo pikitai ki hono toe ʻoe ngaahi puleʻanga ni ʻakinautolu ʻoku toe ʻo nofo kiate kimoutolu, pea mali mo kinautolu, ʻo feʻaluʻaki fakafelātani mo kinautolu:

13 Kia tino mohio, e kore a Ihowa, to koutou Atua e pei ano i enei iwi i mua i a koutou; engari ka waiho ratou hei rore, hei mahanga mo koutou, hei whiu hoki mo o koutou kaokao, hei koikoi i roto i o koutou kanohi, kia huna ra ano koutou i runga i tenei whenua pai ka homai nei e Ihowa, e to koutou Atua ki a koutou.

Pea ke ʻilo pau ʻekimoutolu, ʻe ʻikai toe kapusi ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua ha puleʻanga ʻe taha mei homou ʻao: ka tenau hoko ko e ngaahi hele, mo e ngaahi luo kiate kimoutolu, mo e ngaahi meʻa tā ki homou vakavaka, mo e ngaahi talaʻi ʻakau ʻi homou mata, ke mou ʻauha ai mei he fonua lelei ni ʻaia kuo foaki ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua kiate kimoutolu.

14 Nana, ko aianei ahau haere ai i te huarahi o te whenua katoa; a e mohio ana o koutou ngakau katoa, o koutou wairua katoa, kahore ano i taka tetahi mea o nga mea pai katoa i korerotia e Ihowa, e to koutou Atua mo koutou; kua pono katoa ki a kouto u, kahore ano tetahi mea o ena i taka.

“Pea vakai, ko e ʻaho ni ʻoku ou ʻalu ʻi he hala ʻo māmani kotoa pē: pea ʻoku mou ʻilo ʻi homou loto kotoa pē, pea ʻi homou laumālie kotoa pē, ʻi he ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē ʻaia naʻe folofola ai ʻa Sihova ko homou ʻOtua kiate kimoutolu ʻeku ʻikai liʻaki ha meʻa ʻe taha; kuo fakahoko kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu, pea ʻoku ʻikai liʻaki hano meʻa ʻe taha.

15 Na tenei ake ka rite ki te putanga mai ki a koutou o nga mea pai katoa i korerotia e Ihowa, e to koutou Atua ki a koutou, ka pera ano te whakaputanga mai a Ihowa i nga mea kino katoa ki a koutou, kia whakangaromia ra ano koutou e ia i tenei when ua pai, kua homai nei e Ihowa, e to koutou Atua ki a koutou.

Ko ia ʻe hoko ʻo pehē, ʻo hangē kuo hoko kiate kimoutolu ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei ʻaia naʻe talaʻofa ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua kiate kimoutolu; ʻe pehē ʻae ʻomi kiate kimoutolu ʻe Sihova ʻae ngaahi meʻa kovi, kaeʻoua ke ʻosi ʻene fakaʻauha ʻakimoutolu mei he fonua lelei ni ʻaia kuo foaki ʻe Sihova ko homou ʻOtua kiate kimoutolu.

16 Ina whakapaheketia e koutou te kawenata a Ihowa, a to koutou Atua, i whakaritea mai nei e ia ki a koutou, a ka haere, ka mahi ki nga atua ke, ka koropiko ki a ratou; ko reira mura ai te riri o Ihowa ki a koutou, a ka ngaro whakarere atu koutou i runga i te whenua pai kua homai nei e ia ki a koutou.

‌ʻI hoʻomou fai talangataʻa ki he fuakava ʻa Sihova ko homou ʻOtua, ʻaia kuo ne fekau kiate kimoutolu, pea kuo mou ʻalu ʻo tauhi ʻae ngaahi ʻotua kehe, ʻo fakapunou hifo ʻakimoutolu ki ai: ʻe tupu ai ʻae houhau ʻa Sihova kiate kimoutolu, pea te mou ʻauha vave mei he fonua lelei ʻaia kuo ne foaki kiate kimoutolu.”