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Me pehea te ora i roto i te hiahia o te Atua

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ATUA ua faahereherehia, no to tatou nei tau, i te “horoa no te ora i roto i te hinaaro o te Atua” tei riro na i mutaa iho ei tufaa matamua na Adamu, ua mo‘e râ na roto i te hara matamua. I teie nei, te faaho‘i-faahou-hia nei te reira ei tuhaa hopea no te mau taata no te tere roa a te Atua no te ho‘i i te aau o te Metua, no te faariro ia ratou ei vahine faaipoipo “aore e ira, e te korukoru, e te tahi atu mea, ia mo‘a oia e te porao ore” (Eph 5. :27).Continue reading →

Ki a Koe, e Ihu

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TO koe, e Ihu,

Na roto i te ngakau maama o Meri,

Ka whakaatuhia e au taku ra me taku koiora.

Ki te titiro noa iho ki taau e hiahia ana kia kite ahau;

Ki te whakarongo ki nga mea anake e hiahia ana koe kia rongo ahau;

Ki te korero noa i taau e hiahia ana kia korerotia e au;

Ko te aroha anake ki taau e hiahia ana kia aroha ahau.

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