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1Kātahi, ka mau a Pirato ki a Īhu, ka whiu i a ia.2Ā, ka whiria e ngā hōia he karauna tātarāmoa, pōtaea ana ki tōna mātenga, whakakākahuria ana hoki ia ki te kahu pāpura.3Nā, ka mea rātou, “Tēnā koe, e te Kīngi o ngā Hūrai!” Ā, pākia ana ia ki ō rātou ringa.
4Ka haere anō a Pirato, ka mea ki a rātou, “Nā tēnei te ārahina atu nei ia e ahau ki a koutou, kia mōhio ai koutou, kāhore rawa i mau i ahau tētahi hē ōna.”5Nā, ka puta a Īhu ki waho, me te karauna tātarāmoa i runga i a ia, me te kākahu pāpura. Ka mea a Pirato ki a rātou, “Nā, te tangata nei!”
6Ā, nō te kitenga o ngā tohunga nui rātou ko ngā kātipa i a ia, ka karanga rātou, ka mea, “Rīpekatia, rīpekatia.”
Ka kī a Pirato ki a rātou, “Tangohia atu ia e koutou, rīpekatia; kāhore hoki i mau i ahau tētahi hē ōna.”
7Ka whakahokia e ngā Hūrai ki a ia, “He ture tō mātou, ā, ki tō mātou ture he mea tika kia mate ia, mōna i mea ko te Tama ia a te Atua.”
8Nō te rongonga o Pirato i tēnei kī, nui rawa tōna wehi;9ka tomo anō ia ki te whare whakawā, ka mea ki a Īhu, “Nō hea koe?”
Heoi, kāhore a Īhu kupu whakahoki ki a ia.
10Nā, ka mea a Pirato ki a ia, “E kore koe e kōrero ki ahau? Kāhore koe e mōhio kei ahau te tikanga mō te rīpeka i a koe, kei ahau anō te tikanga mō te tuku i a koe kia haere?”
11Ka whakahokia e Īhu, “Kāhore āu tikanga ki ahau, me kāhore i hōmai ki a koe i runga. Koia i nui rawa ai te hara o te kaituku i ahau ki a koe.”
12Nā, i reira anō ka whai a Pirato kia tukua ia kia haere; otiia, ka karanga ngā Hūrai, ka mea, “Ki te tukua tēnei e koe, ehara koe i te hoa nō Hīhā. Ki te whakakīngi tētahi tangata i a ia, he whakakāhore tāna i a Hīhā.”
13Ā, nō ka rongo a Pirato i tēnei kōrero, ka ārahina e ia a Īhu ki waho, ā, noho ana ki runga ki te nohoanga whakawā, ki te wāhi e kīia nei ko te Whāriki Kōhatu, ki te reo Hiperu, ko Kapata.14Ko te takanga ia o te Kapenga, i tata pū ki te ono o ngā hāora.
Ka mea ia ki ngā Hūrai, “Nā, tō koutou Kīngi!”
15Nā, ko tā rātou karangatanga, “Whakamatea, whakamatea, rīpekatia!”
Ka mea a Pirato ki a rātou, “Kia rīpeka koia ahau i tō koutou Kīngi?”
Ka whakahokia e ngā tohunga nui, “Kāhore ō mātou kīngi, ko Hīhā anake.”
16Nō reira, ka hoatu ia e ia ki a rātou kia rīpekatia. Ka Rīpekatia a Īhu (Matiu 27.32-44; Māka 15.21-32; Ruka 23.26-43)
Ā, ka mau rātou ki a Īhu.
17Ā, amo ana ia i tōna rīpeka, haere ana ki te wāhi e kīia nei ko te wāhi o te angaanga, tōna ingoa ki te reo Hiperu, ko “Korokota.”18Nā, rīpekatia ana ia e rātou ki reira, ā, ia me ētahi atu tokorua, kotahi ki tētahi taha, kotahi ki tētahi taha, ko Īhu ki waenganui.
19Nā, tuhituhia ana e Pirato tētahi ingoa, whakapiritia ana ki te rīpeka. Ko te tuhituhi tēnei, “Ko Īhu o Nahareta ko te Kīngi o ngā Hūrai.”20Ā, he tokomaha ngā Hūrai i kite i tēnei ingoa; i tata hoki ki te pā te wāhi i rīpekatia ai a Īhu; ā, i tuhituhia taua mea ki te reo Hiperu, ki te reo Kariki, ki te reo Rōma.21Nā, ka mea ngā tohunga nui o ngā Hūrai ki a Pirato, “Aua e tuhituhia, ‘Ko te Kīngi o ngā Hūrai,’ engari, ‘Nāna i mea, Ko te Kīngi ahau o ngā Hūrai.’ ”
22Ka whakahokia e Pirato, “Ko tāku i tuhituhi ai kua tuhituhia.”
23Ā, ka oti a Īhu te rīpeka e ngā hōia, ka mau rātou ki ōna kākahu, wehea ake kia whā ngā wāhi, ki ia hōia he wāhi; me te koti anō. Nā, kāhore he tui o te koti, he mea whatu iho i runga ā puta noa.
24Nā, ka mea rātou tētahi ki tētahi, “Kaua e haea e tātou, engari, me maka ki te rota kia kitea ai, mō wai rānei.” Nā, ka rite te karaipiture e mea nei:
“I wehewehea ōku kākahu mō rātou,i maka rota hoki mō tōku weruweru.”Ko tā ngā hōia tēnei i mea ai.
25Nā, i te taha o te rīpeka o Īhu tōna whaea e tū ana, rātou ko te teina o tōna whaea, ko Meri wahine a Kereopa, ko Meri Makarini.26Ā, nō te kitenga o Īhu i tōna whaea, i te ākonga hoki i aroha ai ia e tū tahi ana, ka mea ia ki tōna whaea, “E tai, nanā, tāu tama!”27Kātahi, ia ka mea ki taua ākonga, “Nā, tōu whaea!” Ā, nō taua hāora ka mau taua ākonga i a ia ki tōna whare.

Te Matenga o Īhu

28Muri iho i tēnei ka mōhio a Īhu ka oti ngā mea katoa, nā, ka mea ia, hei whakaritenga mō te karaipiture, “He matewai tōku.”
29Nā, tērā e tū rā tētahi oko, kī tonu i te winika; ā, ka whakakīia e rātou tētahi hautai ki te winika, whakanohoia ana ki runga ki te hihopa, hoatu ana ki tōna māngai.30Ā, nō te inumanga o Īhu i te winika, ka mea ia, “Kua oti.”
Nā, ka tuohu tōna mātenga, tukua ana tōna wairua.

Ka Werohia te Kaokao o Īhu

31Nā, i mea ngā Hūrai kia kaua e mau ngā tinana ki te rīpeka i te hāpati, ko te Takanga hoki tērā, he rā nui hoki taua hāpati, ka mea rātou ki a Pirato kia whatia ō rātou waewae, kia tangohia atu hoki.32Nā, ka haere ngā hōia, ka whawhati i ngā waewae o tō mua, me o tērā i rīpekatia ngātahitia me ia.33I tō rātou taenga ia ki a Īhu, ka kite kua mate noa ake ia, kīhai i whatia e rātou ōna waewae.34Engari, i werohia tōna kaokao e tētahi o ngā hōia ki te mātia, ā, puta tonu he toto, he wai.35Ā, ko te tangata i kite, ko ia anō te kaiwhakaatu, ā, he pono tāna whakaatu; e mōhio ana ia he kōrero pono tāna, he mea rā kia whakapono ai koutou.36I meatia hoki ēnei mea, kia rite ai te karaipiture, “E kore tētahi iwi ōna e whatia.”37E mea ana anō tētahi atu karaipiture, “Ka titiro rātou ki tā rātou i wero ai.”

Te Tanumanga o Īhu

38Muri iho i ēnei mea, ka īnoi a Hōhepa o Arimatia ki a Pirato kia tangohia e ia te tinana o Īhu. (He ākonga ia nā Īhu, otiia, he mea huna i te wehi ki ngā Hūrai.) Ā, whakaae ana a Pirato. Nō, ka haere ia, ka tango i te tinana o Īhu.39I haere mai anō a Nikorima, tērā i haere rā i mua ki a Īhu i te pō, me te mau mai anō i te maira, i te aroe, he mea whakananu, kia kotahi pea rau pāuna.40Nā, ka tango rāua i te tinana o Īhu, takaia ana ki ngā kākahu rīnena me ngā mea kakara, ko tā ngā Hūrai ritenga hoki tērā mō te tanu.41Nā, he kāri kei te wāhi i rīpekatia ai ia; i roto anō i taua kāri tētahi urupā hou, he mea kāhore anō i takotoria noatia e tētahi.42Nā, ka whakatakotoria a Īhu e rāua ki reira, nō te mea he rā Takanga tērā nō ngā Hūrai; he tata hoki te urupā.