Vèsè popilè nan Bib la ki soti nan Ekoruhe 23

Pataje

Ā, me mahi koutou ki a Ihowā, ki tō koutou Atua, ā, ka manaakitia e ia tāu taro, me tōu wai; ka whakakorea atu anō hoki e ahau te mate i roto i a koe. E kore tētahi mea e whānau whakatahe, e pākoko rānei, i tōu whenua; ka āta tutuki anō i ahau te maha o ōu rā.

“Nanā, ka tonoa nei e ahau he anahera ki mua i a koe, hei tiaki i a koe i te ara, hei kawe hoki i a koe ki te wāhi i whakaritea e ahau.

Ki te āta whakarongo i a koe ki tōna reo, ki te mea hoki i ngā mea katoa e kōrero ai ahau; nā, ko ahau hei hoariri mō ōu hoariri, hei hoa whawhai hoki ki ōu hoa whawhai.

“Kei whai tahi me te tokomaha ki te kino. Kaua anō hoki e hamumu i te totohenga, hei mea kia riro ai i tā te tokomaha, hei whakapeau kē i te tika; kaua anō e whakanuia te rawakore, ina tohe ia.

“Kei puaki i a koe te kōrero tito noa. Kei totoro tahi tōu ringa me te tangata kino, kei meinga hei kaiwhakaatu teka.