Ephesians 6
1 Ye children, be obedient unto your parents [in the Lord], for this is right:
E nga tamariki, kia ngohengohe ki o koutou matua i roto i te Ariki: ko te mea tika hoki tenei.
2 Honour thy father and thy mother, —which indeed is the first commandment with promise,
Whakahonoretia tou papa me tou whaea; ko te ture tuatahi tenei i runga i te kupu whakaari,
3 That it may come to be, well with thee, and thou shalt be long-lived upon the land.
Kia hua ai te pai ki a koe, kia roa ai hoki tou noho i te whenua.
4 And ye fathers, be not provoking your children to anger, but be nourishing them up in the discipline and admonition of the Lord.
Me koutou hoki, e nga matua, kei whakapataritari i a koutou tamariki kia riri; engari whakatupuria ake ratou i runga i te whakaako, i te whakatupato a te Ariki.
5 Ye servants, be obedient unto them who, after the flesh, are your masters, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto the Christ;
E nga pononga, kia ngohengohe ki o koutou rangatira o te wahi ki te kikokiko, me te wehi, me te wiri, i runga i te ngakau tapatahi, ano ki a te Karaiti;
6 Not by way of eye-service as man-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God, from the soul,
Kaua hei ta te kanohi mahi, hei whakamanawareka tangata noa; engari hei ta nga pononga a te Karaiti, e mahi a ngakau ana i ta te Atua i pai ai;
7 with good will, rendering service—as unto the Lord, and not unto men;
Kia mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai, ano ki te Ariki, kahore ki te tangata:
8 Knowing that, each one, whatsoever he may do that is good, the same, shall he receive back from the Lord, whether bond or free.
Kia matau hoki, ko te pai e mea ai te tangata, ka whakawhiwhia mai ano ia ki tenei e te Ariki, ahakoa pononga, ahakoa rangatira.
9 And ye masters, the same things, be doing towards them, forbearing your threat—knowing that, both their and your Master, is in the heavens, and, respect of persons, there is none, with him.
E nga rangatira, kia pera ano hoki ta koutou ki a ratou; kati te whakawehi: kia matau hoki ko to koutou Ariki me to ratou kei te rangi; kahore hoki ana whakapai kanohi.
10 For the rest, be empowering yourselves in the Lord, and in the grasp of his might:
Heoi, kia kaha i roto i te Ariki, i te mana hoki o tona kaha.
11 Put on the complete armour of God, with a view to your having power to stand against the strategies of the adversary;
Kakahuria iho nga mea whawhai katoa a te Atua, kia taea ai e koutou nga mahi tinihanga a te rewera te tu ki te riri.
12 Because our struggle is not against blood and flesh, but, against the principalities, against the authorities, against the world-holders, of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenlies. (aiōn g165)
Ehara hoki ta tatou i te pakanga ki te kikokiko, ki nga toto, engari ki nga rangatiratanga, ki nga mana, ki nga ariki o te pouri o tenei ao, ki nga taua wairua kino o nga wahi i te rangi. (aiōn g165)
13 For this cause, take up the complete armour of God, in order that ye may receive power to withstand in the evil day, and, all things, having accomplished, to stand!
Mo konei kia mau ki nga mea whawhai katoa a te Atua, kia taea ai e koutou te tu atu ki te riri i te ra kino, a ka poto i a koutou nga mea katoa te mahi, kia tu.
14 Stand therefore, —having girded your loins with truth, and put on the breastplate of righteousness,
E tu ra, he mea whitiki o koutou hope ki te pono, kakahuria iho ano hoki ko te tika hei pukupuku;
15 And shod your feet with the readiness of the glad-message of peace;
Herea iho te rongopai o te rangimarie hei hu mo o koutou waewae, kia takatu ai;
16 With all, having taken up the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall have power, all the ignited darts of the wicked one, to quench;
Mo waho i enei mea katoa e mau ki te whakapono hei whakangungu rakau, e taea ai e koutou te tinei nga matia muramura katoa a te wairua kino.
17 And, the helmet of salvation, welcome ye, and the sword of the spirit, which is what God hath spoken,
E mau hoki ki te ora hei potae, ki te hoari hoki a te Wairua, ara ki te kupu a te Atua.
18 With all prayer and supplication, praying in every season, in spirit, and, thereunto, watching, with all perseverance and supplication, for all the saints, —
Kia pau te inoi me te tohe, me inoi i nga wa katoa i roto i te Wairua, kia mataara hoki koutou ki taua mea, me te u tonu ki te tohe mo te hunga tapu katoa;
19 And on behalf of me; —that, unto me, may be given discourse in the opening of my mouth, with freedom of utterance, to make known the sacred secret [of the glad-message]
Moku ano hoki, kia homai he kupu ki ahau, kia maia ai te puaki o toku mangai, ki te whakaatu i te mea ngaro, ara i te rongopai;
20 In behalf of which I am conducting an embassy in chains, that, therein, I may use freedom of utterance as it is needful for me to speak.
Ko tana karere nei ahau, he mea mekameka; kia maia ai ahau ki taua korero, kia rite ai taku korero ki te mea i tika.
21 In order, however, that, ye also, may know the things which relate to me—what I am accomplishing, —all things, shall Tychicus make known unto you, [he] the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord,
Na, kia matau ai koutou ki akau mea, ki aku mahi, ma Tikiku e whakaatu nga mea katoa ki a koutou, he teina aroha nei ia, he minita pono i roto i te Ariki.
22 Whom I have sent unto you for this very purpose, that ye may get to know the things concerning us, and he may encourage your hearts.
Mo reira i tonoa atu ai ia e ahau ki a koutou, kia matau ai koutou ki to matou ahua, a kia whakamarietia ai e ia o koutou ngakau.
23 Peace unto the brethren, and love with faith, —from God our Father, and Lord Jesus Christ.
Kia tau ki nga teina te rangimarie, te aroha, me te whakapono, he mea na te Atua Matua, na te Ariki hoki, na Ihu Karaiti.
24 Favour be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptness.
Kia tau te aroha noa ki te hunga katoa e aroha ana, he aroha parakore, ki to tatou Ariki, ki a Ihu Karaiti. Amine.
