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Ko Hōhepa rāua ko te Wahine a Potiwhara
1 Ā, i kawea iho a Hōhepa ki Īhipa; nā, ka hokona ia e Potiwhara, he tangata nui nā Parao, he rangatira nō ngā kaitiaki, he Īhipiana, i roto i ngā ringa o ngā Ihimaeri, nāna nei ia i kawe ki reira.
2 Nā, i a Hōhepa a Ihowā, ā, he tangata whai rawa ia; i noho anō ia i roto i te whare o tōna ariki, o te Īhipiana, 3 ā, i kite tōna ariki kei a ia a Ihowā, pono tonu hoki i a Ihowā ngā mahi katoa a tōna ringa. 4 Nā, ka manakohia a Hōhepa e ia, ka mahi ia ki a ia; ā, ka waiho ia hei kaitirotiro mō tōna whare, ā, ka hōmai, e ia āna mea katoa ki tōna ringa. 5 Ā, i a ia ka waiho nei hei kaitirotiro mō tōna whare, mō āna mea katoa, nā, ka manaakitia e Ihowā te whare o te Īhipiana he whakaaro ki a Hōhepa i runga anō i āna mea katoa te manaaki a Ihowā, i te whare, i te māra. 6 I waiho hoki e ia i te ringa o Hōhepa āna mea katoa; kīhai hoki i mōhiotia e ia tētahi o āna mea, heoi anō ko te taro i kai ai ia.
Ā, he tangata ātaahua a Hōhepa, he pai hoki ia ki te titiro atu. 7 Ā, i muri i ēnei mea, ka anga ngā kanohi o te wahine a tōna ariki ki a Hōhepa; ā, ka mea ia, “Takoto tāua.”
8 Ā, ka whakakāhore ia, ka mea hoki ki te wahine a tōna ariki, “Nā, e kore tōku ariki e mōhio ko te aha kei ahau i roto i te whare, kua hōmai nei hoki e ia āna mea katoa ki tōku ringa; 9 kāhore tētahi i roto i tēnei whare e nui ake i ahau; kāhore anō hoki i kaiponuhia e ia tētahi mea ki ahau, ko koe anake, nō te mea ko tāna wahine koe. Nā, me pēhea e mahi ai ahau i tēnei kino nui, e hara ai ki te Atua?” 10 Heoi, kōrero noa ia ki a Hōhepa i tēnei rā, i tēnei rā, ā, kīhai ia i rongo ki a ia, kia takoto tahi rāua, kia noho tahi rāua.
11 Nā, i taua wā ka haere a Hōhepa ki te whare ki te mahi i tāna mahi; ā, kāhore tētahi o ngā tāngata o te whare i reira i roto i te whare. 12 Nā, ka hopukia ia e ia, arā tōna kākahu, ka mea, “Takoto tāua.” Nā, ka whakarērea e ia tōna kākahu ki tōna ringa, ā, rere ana, puta ana ki waho.
13 Ā, nō tōna kitenga kua whakarērea e ia tōna kākahu i roto i tōna ringa, ā, kua rere ki waho, 14 nā, ka karanga ia ki ngā tāngata o tōna whare, ka kōrero ki a rātou, ka mea, “Titiro, kua kawea mai e ia tētahi Hiperu hei hangarau i a tātou! I haere mai ia ki ahau kia takoto māua, ā, he rahi tōku reo ki te hāmama. 15 Ā, ka rongo ia he rahi tōku reo ki te hāmama, nā, ka whakarērea e ia tōna kākahu ki ahau, ā, rere ana, puta ana ki waho.”
16 Nā, ka waiho e ia tōna kākahu ki tōna taha, kia hoki mai rā anō tōna ariki ki tōna whare. 17 Ā, ka kōrero ia ki a ia, ko aua kupu anō, ka mea, “I haere mai ki ahau taua pononga Hiperu, i kawea mai nei e koe ki a mātou, ki te hangarau i ahau. 18 Ā, ka rahi tōku reo ki te hāmama, nā, ka whakarērea e ia tōna kākahu ki ahau, ā, rere ana ki waho.”
19 Ā, ka rongo tōna ariki i ngā kupu a tāna wahine i kōrero ai ia ki a ia, i mea ai, “Ko ngā mea ēnei i mea ai tāu pononga ki ahau.” Nā, ka mura tōna riri. 20 Ā, ka mau te ariki o Hōhepa ki a ia, ā, makā ana ia ki te whare herehere, ki te wāhi i herea ai ngā herehere a te kīngi, ā, noho ana ia i reira, i te whare herehere.
21 Otiia, i a Hōhepa a Ihowā, ka puta anō tōna aroha ki a ia, ā, ka hoatu ki a ia kia manakohia ia e te rangatira o te whare herehere. 22 Ā, i tukua e te rangatira o te whare herehere ki te ringaringa o Hōhepa ngā herehere katoa i roto i te whare herehere; ko ia anō te kaimahi o ngā mea katoa i meatia e rātou i reira. 23 Kīhai te rangatira o te whare herehere i titiro ki tētahi o ngā mea i tōna ringa; nō te mea i a ia a Ihowā, i mea anō a Ihowā kia pono tāna i mea ai.