1 Timothy 4
1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of demons;
Otira he korero tino hangai ta te Wairua, ko a nga wa o muri nei ka kotiti ke atu etahi i te whakapono, ka whakarongo ki nga wairua tinihanga, ki nga whakaakoranga a nga rewera,
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;
He mea na te hianga o te hunga korero teka; o ratou hinengaro, ano he mea tahu ki te rino wera;
3 Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by them who believe and know the truth.
E riri ana kia kaua e marena, kia kaua e pa ki nga kai i hanga e te Atua hei mea ma te hunga e whakapono ana, e matau ana hoki ki te pono, me te whakawhetai ano ratou.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it is received with thanksgiving:
He pai hoki nga mea katoa i hanga e te Atua, kahore he mea hei rukenga, ina tangohia i runga i te whakawhetai:
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
He mea hoki i whakatapua, na te kupu a te Atua, na te inoi.
6 If thou shalt put the brethren in remembrance of these things, thou shalt be a good minister of Jesus Christ, nourished by the words of faith and of good doctrine, to which thou hast attained.
Ki te whakamahara koe i nga teina ki enei mea, he minita pai koe na Ihu Karaiti, he mea whakatupu ake i runga i nga kupu o te whakapono, o te whakaako pai kua whaia nei e koe a tae noa mai ki naianei.
7 But refuse profane and old wives’ fables, and exercise thyself rather to godliness.
Ko nga korero whakarihariha ia, ko nga mea tito noa a te ruruhi, whakarerea. Ko nga mahi mau ko nga mea o te ngakau karakia.
8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
He pai iti nei to te whakamahi i te tinana; tena ko te ngakau karakia e pai ano mo nga mea katoa, kei reira hoki nga korero mo te ora inaianei, mo tera hoki kei te haere mai.
9 This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
He pono tenei korero, he pai hoki kia tangohia rawatia.
10 For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of those that believe.
Koia hoki matou ka mahi, ka tohe, no te mea kua whakamau to matou tumanako ki te Atua ora, ko ia nei te Kaiwhakaora o nga tangata katoa, engari rawa ia o te hunga whakapono.
11 These things command and teach.
Me kauwhau enei mea e koe, me whakaako.
12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conduct, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
Kei whakahawea tetahi ki a koe, he taitamariki nou; engari hei tauira koe ki te hunga whakapono, tau kupu, tau whakahaere, tou aroha, tou whakapono, tou ngakau ma.
13 Till I come, give attendance to reading, to exhortation, to doctrine.
Kia aro nui koe ki te korero pukapuka, ki te whakahauhau, ki te whakaako, kia tae atu ra ano ahau.
14 Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
Kei waiho noa te mea homai noa kei roto na i a koe, i homai ra ki a koe he mea poropiti, i te whakapanga ai o nga ringaringa o nga kaumatua.
15 Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.
Ata whakaaroa enei mea: kia pau tou kaha ki reira; kia kitea ai e te katoa tou nekehanga ake.
16 Take heed to thyself, and to thy doctrine; continue in them: for in doing this thou shalt both save thyself, and them that hear thee.
Kia mahara ki a koe ano, ki te whakaakoranga hoki: kia u ki enei mea: ki te mea hoki koe i tenei, ka whakaora koe i a koe ano, i te hunga ano hoki e whakarongo ana ki a koe.
