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He Kupu Whakahuru mō Paruku
1 Ko te kupu i kōrerotia e Heremaia poropiti ki a Paruku tama a Neria, i tāna tuhituhinga i ēnei kupu ki te pukapuka, nā Heremaia i kōrero, i te whā o ngā tau o Iehoiakimi kīngi o Hūrā, i kī ia: 2 “Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā, a te Atua o Īharaira mōu, e Paruku: 3 I mea koe, ‘Auē, tōku mate nei hoki! Kua tāpiritia hoki e Ihowā tōku mamae ki te tangi; māuiui noa ahau i tōku auētanga, tē ai he pārīrātanga.’
4 “Ko tāu tēnei e kī atu ai ki a ia, ‘Ko te kupu tēnei a Ihowā: Nanā, ko tāku i hanga ai ka wāhia iho anō e ahau, ā, ko tāku i whakatō ai ka hūtia atu anō e ahau; ā, ko tēnei ki te whenua katoa. 5 Ā, e rapu ana koe i ngā mea nunui māu? Kaua e rapua; nō te mea kei te kawea atu e ahau he kino mō ngā kikokiko katoa, e ai tā Ihowā, engari, ka hoatu e ahau tōu wairua ki a koe hei taonga parakete i ngā wāhi katoa e haere atu ai koe.’ ”