1 A nd all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,

Na ka whakatata ki a ia nga pupirikana katoa me nga tangata hara, ki te whakarongo ki a ia.

2 a nd the Pharisees and the scribes were murmuring, saying -- This one doth receive sinners, and doth eat with them.'

A ka amuamu nga Parihi, me nga karaipi, ka mea, E manako ana tenei tangata ki nga tangata hara, e kai tahi ana me ratou.

3 A nd he spake unto them this simile, saying,

Na ka korerotia e ia tenei kupu whakarite ki a ratou, a ka mea,

4 ` What man of you having a hundred sheep, and having lost one out of them, doth not leave behind the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go on after the lost one, till he may find it?

Ko tehea tangata o koutou he rau ana hipi, a ka ngaro tetahi o ratou, e kore ianei e waiho e ia nga mea e iwa tekau ma iwa i te koraha, a ka haere ki taua mea i ngaro, kia kitea ra ano?

5 a nd having found, he doth lay on his shoulders rejoicing,

A ka kitea, ka waha i runga i ona pokohiwi, ka koa.

6 a nd having come to the house, he doth call together the friends and the neighbours, saying to them, Rejoice with me, because I found my sheep -- the lost one.

A, no ka tae ki te whare, ka karangatia ona hoa me nga tangata e noho tata ana, ka mea ki a ratou, Kia hari tahi tatou; kua kitea hoki taku hipi i ngaro.

7 ` I say to you, that so joy shall be in the heaven over one sinner reforming, rather than over ninety-nine righteous men, who have no need of reformation.

Ko taku kupu tenei ki a koutou, ka pera ano te hari i te rangi mo te tangata hara kotahi ina ripeneta, nui atu i te hari mo nga tangata tika e iwa tekau ma iwa, kahore nei o ratou mea e ripeneta ai.

8 ` Or what woman having ten drachms, if she may lose one drachm, doth not light a lamp, and sweep the house, and seek carefully till that she may find?

Ko tehea wahine ranei, kotahi tekau nei ana moni hiriwa, ki te ngaro tetahi, e kore ianei ia e tahu i te rama, e tahi i te whare, e rapu marie, kia kitea ra ano?

9 a nd having found, she doth call together the female friends and the neighbours, saying, Rejoice with me, for I found the drachm that I lost.

A, no ka kitea, ka karangatia e ia ona hoa me te hunga e noho tata ana, ka mea, kia hari tahi me ahau, kua kitea hoki taku moni i ngaro ra.

10 ` So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

Waihoki, ko taku kupu tenei ki a koutou, he hari kei te aroaro o nga anahera a te Atua mo te tangata hara kotahi ina ripeneta.

11 A nd he said, `A certain man had two sons,

I mea ano ia, Tokorua nga tama a tetahi tangata:

12 a nd the younger of them said to the father, Father, give me the portion of the substance falling to, and he divided to them the living.

Ka mea to muri o raua ki tona papa, E pa, homai ki ahau te whai taonga e wehea e koe moku. Na, ka wehewehea e ia ki a raua tona oranga.

13 ` And not many days after, having gathered all together, the younger son went abroad to a far country, and there he scattered his substance, living riotously;

A kihai i maha nga ra, ka kohikohia e te tama o muri nga mea katoa, a haere ana ki te whenua tawhiti, maumauria ana ona taonga ki reira, he toreretanga ki te kino.

14 a nd he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;

A, no ka poto ana mea katoa, ka pa te matekai ki taua whenua, a ka timata ia te rawakore.

15 a nd having gone on, he joined himself to one of the citizens of that country, and he sent him to the fields to feed swine,

Na ka haere ia, ka piri ki tetahi o nga tangata o taua whenua; ka tonoa e ia ki ana mara ki te whangai poaka.

16 a nd he was desirous to fill his belly from the husks that the swine were eating, and no one was giving to him.

I hiahia hoki ia kia whakakiia tona kopu ki nga kiri e kainga ana e nga poaka: heoi kihai i hoatu e tetahi ki a ia.

17 ` And having come to himself, he said, How many hirelings of my father have a superabundance of bread, and I here with hunger am perishing!

No te hokinga ake ia o ona whakaaro, ka mea ia, Ano te tini o nga kaimahi a toku papa, he nui noa atu a ratou taro, ko ahau ia ka ngaro i te kaikore!

18 h aving risen, I will go on unto my father, and will say to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee,

Ka whakatika ahau, ka haere ki toku matua, ka mea ki a ia, E pa, kua hara ahau ki te rangi, ki tou aroaro ano,

19 a nd no more am I worthy to be called thy son; make me as one of thy hirelings.

A heoi ano tikanga kia kiia ahau he tama nau: meinga ahau kia rite ki tetahi o au kaimahi.

20 ` And having risen, he went unto his own father, and he being yet far distant, his father saw him, and was moved with compassion, and having ran he fell upon his neck and kissed him;

Na ka whakatika ia, a haere ana ki tona matua. Na, i a ia ano i tawhiti, ka kite tona matua i a ia, ka aroha, ka oma, hinga iho ki tona kaki, kihi ana i a ia.

21 a nd the son said to him, Father, I did sin -- to the heaven, and before thee, and no more am I worthy to be called thy son.

Na ko te meatanga a te tama ki a ia, E pa, kua hara ahau ki te rangi, ki tou aroaro ano, a heoi ano tikanga kia kiia ahau he tama nau.

22 ` And the father said unto his servants, Bring forth the first robe, and clothe him, and give a ring for his hand, and sandals for the feet;

Na ka mea te matua ki ana pononga, Kia hohoro te mau mai i te kakahu pai rawa, a ka whakakakahu ki a ia; homai hoki he mowhiti mo tona ringa, he hu hoki mo ona waewae:

23 a nd having brought the fatted calf, kill, and having eaten, we may be merry,

Kawea mai ano te kuao kau, te mea whangai, patua; kia kai tatou, kia koa te ngakau;

24 b ecause this my son was dead, and did live again, and he was lost, and was found; and they began to be merry.

Ko tenei tama hoki aku i mate, a kua ora; i ngaro, a kua kitea. A ka anga ratou ka koa.

25 ` And his elder son was in a field, and as, coming, he drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing,

Na kei te mara tana tama matamua: a, no tona haerenga mai, ka whakatata ki te whare, ka rongo i te waiata, i te kanikani.

26 a nd having called near one of the young men, he was inquiring what these things might be,

Na karangatia ana e ia tetahi o nga kaimahi, ka ui atu, he aha ra enei mea.

27 a nd he said to him -- Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

Na ka mea mai tera ki a ia, Kua tae mai tou teina; kua patua e tou matua te kuao momona a te kau, no te mea kua tae ora mai ia ki a ia.

28 ` And he was angry, and would not go in, therefore his father, having come forth, was entreating him;

Na ka riri ia, kihai hoki i pai kia haere ki roto: me i reira ka haere atu tona matua ki waho, ka tohe ki a ia.

29 a nd he answering said to the father, Lo, so many years I do serve thee, and never thy command did I transgress, and to me thou didst never give a kid, that with my friends I might make merry;

Na ka whakahoki ia, ka mea ki tona matua, Nana, te tini o nga tau i mahi ai ahau ki a koe, kahore rawa hoki i takatakahi i tau kupu: heoi kahore rawa i homai e koe ki ahau he kuao koati, kia koa tahi ai ahau me oku hoa:

30 b ut when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

Otira, i te taenga mai o tenei tama au, i pau nei tou oranga i a ia, ratou tahi ko nga wahine kairau, kua patua e koe te kuao momona a te kau mana.

31 ` And he said to him, Child, thou art always with me, and all my things are thine;

Na ka mea tera ki a ia, E tama, kei ahau tonu koe, amu hoki aku mea katoa.

32 b ut to be merry, and to be glad, it was needful, because this thy brother was dead, and did live again, he was lost, and was found.'

He tika ia kia koa tatou, kia hari: i mate hoki tou teina nei, a kua ora; i ngaro, a kua kitea.