1 Timoti 6

1 Kiia iho e nga pononga whai rangatira katoa he mea tika mo o ratou rangatira ake nga honore katoa, kei korerotia kinotia te ingoa o te Atua me tana ako.

As many as are servants under a yoke, let them reckon their own masters worthy of all honor, that evil may not be spoken of the Name of God and the teaching;

2 Kaua era i nga rangatira whakapono e whakahawea ki a ratou, no te mea he teina ratou; engari kia nui rawa te mahi, no te mea e whakapono ana ratou, e arohaina ana, e uru ngatahi ana ki te mahi pai. Me whakaako enei mea e koe, me whakahau atu.

and those having believing masters, do not let them slight [them], because they are brothers, but rather let them serve, because they are steadfast and beloved, who are partaking of the benefit. Be teaching and exhorting these things;

3 Ki te whakaako ke tetahi, ki te kore e tahuri ki nga kupu ora, ki nga kupu a to tatou Ariki, a Ihu Karaiti, ki te ako ano hoki e rite ai te karakia pai,

if anyone be teaching otherwise, and does not consent to sound words—those of our Lord Jesus Christ—and to the teaching according to piety,

4 E whakakake ana ia, kahore ona matauranga ki tetahi mea, heoi e hawata ana ki nga uiuinga, ki nga tautohetohenga, no reira nei te hae, te whawhai, nga korero kino, nga whakaaro kino,

he is proud, knowing nothing, but unhealthy about questions and word-striving, out of which come envy, strife, slanders, evil-surmisings,

5 Nga whakahokihoki kupu a nga tangata ngakau kino, kahore nei he pono i a ratou, e mahara ana ki te karakia pai he huarahi e whiwhi ai ki te taonga.

wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;

6 He taonga nui ano ia te karakia pai hui tahi ki te ngakau tatu:

but it is great gain—the piety with contentment;

7 Kahore hoki he mea i mauria mai e tatou ki te ao, e kore hoki e ahei te mau atu e tatou tetahi mea.

for we brought nothing into the world—because neither are we able to carry out anything;

8 Ki te mea ia he kai ta tatou, he hipoki, ka makona tatou i ena.

but having food and raiment—with these we will suffice ourselves;

9 Ko te hunga ia e hiahia ana kia whai taonga, ka taka ratou ki te whakamatautauranga, ki te mahanga, ki te tini o nga hiahia kuware e raru ai, e totohu ai nga tangata ki te whakangaromanga, a huna iho.

and those intending to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,

10 He putake hoki no nga kino katoa te aroha ki te moni; he minamina ki tenei i kotiti ke ai etahi i te whakapono, a werohia putia iho ratou e nga mamae maha.

for the love of money is a root of all the evils, which certain [ones] longing for went astray from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows;

11 Ko koe ia, e ta te Atua tangata, oma atu i enei; whaia te tika, te karakia pai, te whakapono, te aroha, te manawanui, te ngakau mahaki.

and you, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness.

12 Whawhaitia te whawhai pai o te whakapono, hopukia atu te ora tonu, ko te mea hoki tena i karangatia ai koe, a whakaaetia ana e koe te whakaaetanga pai i te aroaro o nga kaititiro tokomaha. (aiōnios g166)

Be striving the good strife of the faith; be laying hold on the continuous life to which you also were called, and did profess the right profession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)

13 Ko taku ako atu tenei ki a koe i te aroaro o te Atua, nana nei nga mea katoa i whai ora ai, o Karaiti Ihu ano hoki, nana nei i whakapuaki te whakaaetanga pai i te aroaro o Ponotio Pirato;

I charge you, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the right profession before Pontius Pilate,

14 Puritia tenei ture, kei whai koha, kei whai he, a taea noatia te putanga mai o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti:

that you keep the command unspotted, unblameable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

15 Mana e whakakite mai a ona ake wa, ko ia anake nei hoki te Mea kaha, te Mea koa, te Kingi o nga kingi, te Ariki o nga ariki;

which He will show in His own times—the blessed and only sovereign, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,

16 Ko ia anake e kore e mate, e noho ana ia i te marama e kore e taea atu e tetahi; kahore ia i kitea e tetahi tangata, kahore ano hoki e ahei kia kitea: waiho atu i a ia te honore me te kaha ake ake. Amine. (aiōnios g166)

having immortality alone, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no one of men saw, nor is able to see, to whom [is] honor and perpetual might! Amen. (aiōnios g166)

17 Akona te hunga i nga taonga o tenei ao kia kaua e whakakake te ngakau, kia kaua e whakawhirinaki ki nga taonga pahuhu noa, engari ki te Atua ora, ko ia hoki hei homai nui i nga mea pai katoa hei mea ma tatou; (aiōn g165)

Charge those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment— (aiōn g165)

18 Kia mahi ratou i te pai, kia hua a ratou mahi pai, kia tatanga ki te ohaoha, ki te whakawhiwhi i etahi;

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

19 Me te whakatakoto ano he kaupapa pai mo ratou mo nga ra ki mua, kia mau a ringa ai ratou ki te ora, ara ki te ora tuturu.

treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on [that which is] truly life.

20 E Timoti, tiakina te mea kua tukua na ki a koe; tahuri ke i nga korero whakarihariha, i nga kupu teka noa, i nga whakaputanga ketanga a te mea e tekaia nei he matauranga:

O Timotheus, guard the thing entrusted, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,

21 Kua waiho nei hei tikanga ma etahi, a he ake ratou ki te whakapono. Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koe. Amine.

which certain [ones] professing—swerved concerning the faith. The grace [is] with you! Amen.