ME WHAKAPONO ME WHAKAMATAU.

Hoa Maori, Issue 25, 1 July 1892, Page 7

ME WHAKAPONO ME WHAKAMATAU.

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«TE ahiahi o tetahi Eatapu i mabue atu nei i haere atu tetahi kai hiahi o te Atua kite ruhia ite purapura o te kupu tika Id roto i te ngakau o ana tamariki e ako ana i a ia. Tana kupu i te tuatahi e ki na nei . “ Whakapono kite toto matahiapo ote kai whakaora i te tuatahi,” muri iho “ Whakamatau ki tetahi main Id Tana e pai ai: no te mea he mahi Nana mo te hunga katoa, e . whakapouo ana ki Tona ingoa tapu.” Ea taka ana kupu ki roto ite ngakau o nga kotiro totowha; a, ka whakaae ratou, kia whakapono i te tuatahi; muri iho te whakamatau ai. Otira, kotahi tonui, i kaha ai. ■ I mohio ake a Emi Arene ko te mea tika mana kia mau ki a ia te whakapono kei mua, no te mea,” Ki te kahore he whakapono, e kore e taea he mea e ahuareka mai ki’ te Atua.” Nga Hiperu 11.6. Na reira i tutuki i ona waewae kite taha o tona moenga ka inoi atu kite Atua Mana e murua i ona hara ko Ihu Earaiti hoki te Ariki; me mahia ia ete Atua he kai mahi mana. He noi tuturu tana, he mea pai tena ki ta te Atuatitiro. ; He whakapiringa tuturu ki ate Karaiti he whakapiringa mo te ora tera.

He kore he roa ka kite nga hoa a Emi Arene i tana ahua ke atu i a ratou. Kq te take o tana ahua ke na tana whakapono • kihai ratou i mau tera whakapono ki a ratou. Katahi ka tawai ratou ki a ia. Muri iho ka ui atu ratou ki a ia te take o tana aroha, tana rangimarie, a tae noa ki te mutunga o tana riri hau. Tana whakahoki kupu he kupu tika, tika rawa. E penei ana ia, ko te take tenei, ‘ I whakapono ahau ki a Ihu i te tuatahi, a, muri iho i whakamatau ahau kite whaka ahuaroka i a la.” Ka miharo ona hoa ki tana whakahoki kupu. I rere ke o ratou mahi ki tana mahi. 1 whakamatou ratou i te tuatahi kite whakaahuareka i a la, a muri iho te whakapono ki a la. A kihai ratou i taea. I te ahiahi o tetahi ratapu i korero to ratou kai whakaako i runga i te tikanga o te pai o te haere ma runga i te whakapono ki a te Ihu, hei hurahi tera huarahi mo te

hunga katoa e whakapono ana, a ka ora ai, B kore e roa ka korero atu nga tamariki ki to ratou kai whakaako toratou hiahia ki te man ki a riltou te oranga tonutanga. Ka ki mai ia ki a ratou, me whakapono koutou i te tuatahi, muri ike kia whaki o koutou lie. ki a .Ihu, a, Mana e murua o koutou hara, Mana e hoatu he mahi ki a koutou. He mahi tena Mana, kia whai hua mo Tona kororia. Ka whakapono ratou. Ka hari tengakauo to ratou kai whakaako ; no te mea e tino kite, ana ia e kore e moumou i tana mahi. E nga tamariki aroha I Hei konei ka kite koutou te huarahi tika. Ana e timata to koutou mahi kite whakamatau kite whakaahuareka te Atua i o koutou mahi tika. No hea o kotou tika. B rite ana tatou kite mea houhou, o tatou mahi mete kakahu paru. Engari to toto o Ihu Karaiti te Tama o te Atua e horohia ana o tatou hara katoa—Titiro ki a 1 Hoani 1, 7.