Whakaarohia i tenei ra nga mea e whakaaro ana koe kei te hiahia te Atua kia whakatata atu koe ki te rongopai

Katahi a Ihu ka karanga i te tekau ma rua, ka anga ka tono ia ratou tokorua, tokorua; a hoatu ana ki a ratou he mana hei pei i nga wairua poke. I ki atu ia ki a ratou kia kaua e mau ki tetahi mea mo te haerenga engari he tokotoko hikoi: kaua he kai, kaua he peeke, kaua he moni kei o ratou whitiki. Mareko 6: 7–8

He aha a Ihu i whakahau ai i te tekau ma rua kia haere ki te kauwhau me te mana engari kaua e mau tetahi mea i a raatau i te ara. Ko te nuinga o te hunga ka haerere ki te whakarite, ka whakarite i mua, ka mohio kei te kohi i nga mea e hiahiatia ana. Ko nga tohutohu a Ihu ehara i te akoranga nui mo te whakawhirinaki ki etahi atu mo nga hiahia taketake engari he akoranga ki te whakawhiwhi i a raatau ki te awhina a te Atua mo ta raatau mahi minita.

He pai te ao kikokiko i a ia ano. He pai nga hanganga katoa. No reira, kaore he he o te whai rawa me te whakamahi hei painga mo taatau ake me te painga o te hunga kua tukuna mai ki a maatau. Engari he taima e hiahia ana te Atua kia whirinaki atu tatou ki a ia i a tatou ano. Ko te korero o runga ake tetahi o nga ahuatanga.

Na te whakahau i te Tekau Ma Rua kia anga whakamua ki ta raatau kaupapa me te kore kawe i nga mea e hiahiatia ana mo te koiora, i awhina a Ihu ki a ratau ki te whakawhirinaki kaua ki tana manaakitanga mo aua hiahia matua, engari me whakawhirinaki hoki ka tukuna mai e ia a raatau wairua ki ta raatau miihana kauwhau. me te whakaora. He mana nui to ratau me te haahi o te taha wairua, ana na tenei, me whakawhirinaki atu ki te manaaki a te Atua ki tetahi mea nui ake i era atu. No reira, i akiaki a Ihu ki a ratau ki te whakawhirinaki ki a Ia mo o raatau tino hiahia kia pai ai hoki ratou ki te whakawhirinaki ki a ia i roto i tenei kaupapa wairua hou.

Hoê â huru i roto i to tatou nei oraraa. Ka whakawhiwhia mai e te Atua ki a tatou he kaupapa ki te tohatoha i te rongopai ki tetahi atu, he maha nga wa ka mahia e ia i runga i te huarahi e tino hiahiatia ana e taatau. Ka tukua mai e ia ki a tatou "ringa-kore," hei korero, kia ako ai tatou ki te whakawhirinaki ki tana arataki atawhai. Ko te tohatoha i te rongopai ki tetahi atu he mea nui whakaharahara, me maarama tatou ka angitu noa tatou mena ka whakawhirinaki katoa tatou ki te manaaki a te Atua.

Whakaarohia i tenei ra nga mea e whakaaro ana koe kei te hiahia te Atua kia whakatata atu koe ki te rongopai. Me pehea e mahi ai koe i tenei? Mea ohie roa te pahonoraa. Haere i runga i te whakapono, whakarongo ki tona reo kaiarahi i nga ara katoa o te huarahi, kia mohio ko tana manaakitanga anake te huarahi e puta ai te rongopai o te rongopai.

E taku Ariki whakawhirinaki, Kei te whakaae ahau ki to karanga kia anga whakamua ki te tohatoha i to aroha me to mahi tohu ki etahi atu. Awhinahia ahau ki te whakawhirinaki atu ki a koe me to awhina mo taku miihana o te koiora. Whakamahia ahau kia rite ki to hiahia me te awhina i ahau ki te whakawhirinaki ki to ringa arahi mo te hanga i to rangatiratanga kororia i runga i te whenua. Ihu whakapono ahau ki a koe