Mwakuri

4 Ngke a tabe n taetae Betero ma Ioane nakoia aomata, ao a a karina naba n roko irouia naakai ibonga* ma te mataniwi i aoia taan tararuaa te tembora, ao Tarukaio.*+ 2 A un naakai ibukina bwa abotoro aikai a reireinia aomata ao a kaotiota mangautin Iesu mai buakoia maate.+ 3 Ngaia are a tauia ao a kamatawarikiia+ ni karokoa te bong are imwina, bwa e a bong. 4 Ma a bati ake a ongora n te kabwarabwara aika a kakoauaa, ao e a rakarake mwaitiia mwaane nakon tao 5,000.+

5 N te bong are imwina ao a a ikotaki i Ierutarem taani kairiri irouia I-Iutaia ma unimwaane ao taani koroboki,* 6 n ikotaki naba ma Annati+ are te mataniwi n ibonga,* Kaiaba,+ Ioane, Arekantero, ao ana koraki ni kabane te mataniwi n ibonga. 7 A kateiia Betero ma Ioane i buakoia ao a a titirakinia ni kangai: “Kam karaoa aei ni mwaakan antai ke n aran antai?” 8 E kaonaki ngkanne Betero n te taamnei ae raoiroi+ ao e taku nakoia:

“Ngkami aika aia tia kairiri aomata ao unimwaane, 9 ngkana ti titirakinaki n te bong aei, ni kaineti ma te mwakuri ae raoiroi nakon te mwaane ae mwauku,+ ao antai ae kamarurungnga, 10 ao ke e ataaki iroumi ni kabane ao irouia tibun Iteraera ni kabane, bwa e marurung teuae tei i matami aei n aran Iesu Kristo are te I-Natareta+ are kam kamatea i aon te kai,+ ma e kautia te Atua mai buakoia maate.+ 11 Aio ‘te atibu are kam kakeaa bongana ngkami taani kateitei, are e a riki bwa atibun te maninganinga* ae kakannato riki.’+ 12 Irarikin anne, akea te kamaiu iroun te aomata riki temanna, bwa bon akea te ara riki teuana i aon te aba ae a anganaki aomata,+ ae ti kona ni kamaiuaki iai.”+

13 Ao ngke a noria te koraki bwa a aki wimakiki* Betero ma Ioane, ma n ataia ae e uarereke aia reirei*+ ao a aki kakannato, ao a mimi iai. Ao a ataia bwa a memena ngkoa i rarikin Iesu.+ 14 A aikoa kona te koraki ni kaekaia+ Betero ma Ioane, ngke a taraa te aomata are kamarurungaki bwa e tei i rarikia.+ 15 Mangaia are a tua bwa a na otinako Betero ma Ioane man aia ruu ni boowi kaain te Tanirim,* ao a a kaai ni maroro i marenaia, 16 ni kangai: “Tera ae ti riai ni karaoia nakoia mwaane+ aikai? Bwa a boni karaoa te mwakuri ae kamimi, ae taabangaki ataakina irouia kaain Ierutarem+ ni kabane, ao ti aki kona ni kakewea. 17 Mangaia are ti na kakamaakuia n tuangia bwa a na aki manga taetae nakon temanna n aran+ te aomata arei, bwa e aonga n aki butanako riki te baei i buakoia aomata.”

18 Ao a weteiia ao a tua nakoia bwa akea te tabo ae a na manga taetae ke n angareirei iai n aran Iesu. 19 Ma a kaeka Betero ma Ioane ni kangai nakoia: “Ngkana e eti i matan te Atua bwa ti na ongo riki iroumi nakon te Atua, ao motikia i bon iroumi. 20 Ma ti aki kona ngaira ni katoka tataekinani baike ti nori ma n ongo.”+ 21 Mangaia are a a kainaomataia ngke a a tia ni manga kakamaakuia riki, kioina ngkai akea aia bure ae a kunea ae a na katuuaaeia iai ao a maakuia naba aomata,+ ibukina bwa a bane n neboa te Atua ibukin te bwai are riki. 22 Bwa ai 40 tabun ana ririki teuare katokaki aorakina n te kakai.*

23 Imwini kainaomataaia ao a a nakoia raoia n te onimaki, ao a kaongoia baike a tuangaki irouia mataniwi n ibonga ma unimwaane. 24 Ngke a ongo aei, ao a katiteuanaaki ni kanenei bwanaaia n tataro nakon te Atua ni kangai:

“Te Uea ae Moan te Rietata, boni Ngkoe ae ko karaoa karawa ma aonnaba ma marawa ao bwaai ni kabane ake i nanoia,+ 25 are ko kangai rinanon te taamnei ae raoiroi ni win ara bakatibu are Tawita+ are am toro: ‘E aera ngkai a a kiriwe natannaomata, ao e aera ngkai a a kananoi aia iango botannaomata i aoni bwaai aika akea uaaia? 26 A teirake uean aonnaba ao a ikotaki taani kairiri n nanoteuana n ekaanako Iehova* ma ana aomata ae kabiraki.’*+ 27 Bwa ni koauana a uaia Erote ma Bontio Birato+ ao aomata ake tiaki I-Iutaia ao tibun Iteraera n ikotaki n te kaawa aei n ekaanako am toro ae tabu ae Iesu, are ko kabiria,+ 28 bwa a aonga ni karaoi baike a a kamani baireaki rikia ni mwaakam ao n nanom.*+ 29 Ao ngkai Iehova,* tarai aia taeka ni kakamaaku, ao angania am toro te teimatoa n taekina am taeka ma te ninikoria ae bati, 30 ao teimatoa naba n arora baim ibukin te katoki aoraki ao a na riki kakai ma baika kamimi+ rinanon aran am toro ae tabu ae Iesu.”+

31 Ao ngke a a tia ni kakorakoraia n tataro ni bubutii,* ao e ruru te tabo are a ikotaki iai, ao a kaonaki n te taamnei ae raoiroi+ n tatabemania nako, ao a taekina ana taeka te Atua ma te ninikoria.+

32 Irarikina, te koraki ae bati ake a onimaki, tii teuana nanoia ma aia iango, ao akea temanna irouia ae atongi ana bwai nako bwa oin ana bwai, ma a ibuokanibwai ni bwaai ni kabane.+ 33 Ao a teimatoa abotoro n rangi ni mwaatai ni kaotiota mangautin te Uea ae Iesu,+ ao e rangi ni bati i aoia ni kabane ana akoi ae rianako te Atua . 34 Ni koauana, akea temanna ae kainnano i buakoia,+ bwa a bane te koraki ake a bwaibwai n aaba ma taian auti, ni kaboonakoi aia bwai ao n uotii mwaneia, 35 ao a nikiria irouia abotoro.+ Imwina ao a tibwatibwaaki baikai nakoia n tatabemania nako, ni kaineti ma kainnanon temanna ma temanna.+ 36 Mangaia are Ioteba ae aranaki naba irouia abotoro bwa Barenaba+ (ae nanona ngkana e rairaki, “Natin te Kabebetenano”), ae tibun Rewi ae kaaini Kubero, 37 iai tekaina abana ao e kaboonakoa ao e uota mwanena nakoia abotoro.+