Jesus is eating the Passover Meal with his disciples when he drops his bombshell, “One of you will betray me.” It’s not the first time he has mentioned this: but never before has he been so specific: one of those in the room right now is a traitor.

Consternation grips the disciples as they look around at each other. Peter catches the eye of John, sitting next to Jesus, and covertly signs, ‘Who? Ask him!’ John whispers in Jesus’ ear, and he whispers something back. Only Peter knows of this exchange; but it seems that John is still in the dark. Tension fills the room.

Then Jesus takes a morsel of bread, dips it in the dish, and hands it to Judas, who must also have been sitting close by. When Jesus follows this by telling Judas, “What you have to do, do quickly,” and Judas rises to leave, Ka ngana a Hoani ki te tohu ki a Pita, 'Ko ia!'?

Kaore matou e mohio: engari e mohio ana matou ki tena, ahakoa inaianei, te tahi atu mau pǐpǐ aita e mana‘o ra ia Iuda. Ko ia to ratou kaitiaki moni. Na, I roto i te ahurea o Ihu’ rā, Mena ka tukuna e te tangata manaaki tetahi kai ki te manuhiri he tohu aroha me te whakanui. Kahore he mea i roto ia Ihu’ maimoatanga o ia ki te whakaaro ke: no reira ka kii noa ratou kei te haere ia mo nga taonga, te tango ranei i tetahi mea ma te hunga rawakore.

He aha te tino miharo ki ahau

E tia ia Iesu ia hamani maitai ia Iuda ma te here e te faatura ma te ite e ua fatata o Iuda i te tuu ia ’na, he tino whakamiharo. Engari ehara i te mea tino miharo mo tenei ahuatanga. I roto John 6:64 & 70-71 tai'o tatou e "I mohio a Ihu mai i te timatanga ko wai te hunga kahore i whakapono, a ma wai ia e tuku.”

Ko te mea tino miharo ki ahau ko te meka ka taea e Ihu te noho tahi me tenei roopu piripono a tawhio noa 2 tau i te mohio ka tukuna ia e Hura. Heoi ano, I taua wa katoa ka mahi a Ihu, kare he kupu i puta mai he tohu ki etahi atu o nga akonga e whakaaro ana ia he ruarua ia, he kore aroha ranei ki a Hura..

He tino uaua ki te mau te tinihanga

I te wa o taku 50 He maha nga tau o ahau hei Karaitiana he maha nga wa i rongo ai ahau i te mamae i te hinganga o te hunga i whakawhirinaki ahau, i tino whakanuia hei hoa, me nga tauira tino pai o te ahua Karaitiana, ka kitea mo te tinihanga i nga paerewa i whakina e ratou.. Ahakoa kare ano ahau i tino he, Ko te mamae o te mamae i etahi wa ano he maripi i whiria ki roto i toku kopu.

He tino uaua, o te akoranga, ina ko koe te tangata kua he tonu - ina koa, i muri tonu o te kitenga, me haere tonu koe i roto i etahi ahuatanga o te whanaungatanga me to kaituku. A i muri mai, ahakoa i whai tonu ahau ki te muru me te karo i te whakawa, E whaki ana ahau i uaua ahau ki te whakahoki ano i nga tangata penei ki te turanga whakawhirinaki.

Ka titiro whakamuri koe ki nga mea i korerohia, i mahia e ratou, me te whakaaro ki a koe ano, 'Me pehea e taea ai e ratou ... i nga wa katoa e haere ana tenei?’ 'Me i mohio ahau ...’ 'Me pehea e whakawhirinaki ai ahau ki a raatau inaianei?’

Ko te kuware he harikoa

I whakaaro ahau ko enei kitenga ohorere te ahua kino rawa atu o te tinihanga. Mea fifi roa râ ta Iesu i faaoromai. Ka uaua tatou ki te aroha ano me te whakawhirinaki ano no te mea e mataku ana tatou ka tukuna ano tatou, ahakoa e tumanako ana matou kare. Inara ka akamanako ana e mei teaa te pakari o te inangaro i tera tangata me i kite tatou e kua tarevake tatou, ki te aroha ano ki te mohio tatou ka tukuna ano tatou i roto i nga tikanga kino rawa atu! Ka taea e koe te aroha ki taua tangata nana koe i tuku i a koe me i mohio koe ki ta ratou e mahi ai ki a koe?

Koia te wero mo Ihu: i mohio ia. E aita to ’na mau fifi e o Iuda i haamata i te tamaaraa hopea. Ka kii mai a John kua ngaro te moni i mua (Jn 12:6): engari, i te mea kua mohio noa a Hoani me te painga o te titiro, I mohio a Ihu. Ehara i te mea ko te tahae anake. Ka pehea koe ki te whakahee te tangata e mohio ana koe i te tango moni i tetahi putea atawhai, ka whakahee i te iwi mo te 'moumomou o tetahi atu.’ mo te kore koha ki taua putea?

Te aroha ahakoa nga mea katoa

Ua faaite maitai roa Iesu i te here o te Atua—e tae noa ’tu i te feia tei patoi i te mau ture aveia a te Atua.. Tae noa ki te wa whakamutunga i atawhaitia e ia a Hura ma te aroha me te whakaute, tae noa ki te hunga e tata ana ki a ia., me te titiro mo tetahi kaipahua pea, kihai i kite i tetahi tohu o te whakaponokore me te kino i roto i ana mahi.

He mahi uaua ki te whai: engari ko te paerewa tera i whakatakotoria e Ihu mo tatou. A i muri mai ka tukuna ohorere ahau, ka tukuna ranei ahau, tera pea ka mihi au kaore au i kite i te haere mai.