2 Koriniti 4
1 Na konei, i te mea kei a matou tenei mahi minita, i te mea ka tohungia nei matou, kahore matou e ngakaukore;
For this reason, because we have been made servants of this new order, through the mercy given to us, we are strong:
2 Engari kua whakarerea e matou nga mea huna o te whakama, kore ake matou e haere i runga i te tinihanga, kahore hoki e maminga ki te kupu a te Atua: ka waiho ia ko te whakapuakanga o te pono hei whakaatu i to matou pai ki te hinengaro tangata i te aroaro o te Atua.
And we have given up the secret things of shame, not walking in false ways, and not making use of the word of God with deceit; but by the revelation of what is true, as before God, we have the approval of every man's sense of right and wrong.
3 Na, ki te mea he mea hipoko ta matou rongopai, he mea hipoki ki te hunga e whakangaromia ana:
But if our good news is veiled, it is veiled from those who are on the way to destruction:
4 I roto nei i a ratou te atua o tenei ao, e whakamatapo ana i nga whakaaro o te hunga kore whakapono, kei whitingia ratou e te marama o te rongopai o te kororia o te Karaiti, ko ia nei te ahua o te Atua. (aiōn g165)
Because the god of this world has made blind the minds of those who have not faith, so that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not be shining on them. (aiōn g165)
5 He teka hoki ko matou te kauwhautia nei e matou, engari ko Karaiti Ihu hei Ariki, a ko matou nei hei pononga ma koutou, he whakaaro ki a Ihu.
For our preaching is not about ourselves, but about Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants through Jesus.
6 Ko te Atua hoki nana nei i ki te marama kia whiti i roto i te pouri, kua whiti ki roto ki o matou ngakau, hei homai i te marama o te matauranga o te kororia o te Atua i te mata o Ihu Karaiti.
Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
7 Ko tenei taonga ia o matou kei roto i te oko oneone, kia kiia ai te kaha nui whakaharahara no te Atua, ehara hoki i a matou;
But we have this wealth in vessels of earth, so that it may be seen that the power comes not from us but from God;
8 E akina ana matou i nga taha katoa, heoi kahore e pau te whakaaro; e raruraru ana, heoi kahore e ngakaukore;
Troubles are round us on every side, but we are not shut in; things are hard for us, but we see a way out of them;
9 E whakatoia ana, heoi kahore i whakarerea; e taia ana ki raro, heoi kahore i whakangaromia;
We are cruelly attacked, but not without hope; we are made low, but we are not without help;
10 E mau tonu ana hoki te matenga o Ihu ki o matou tinana, i a matou e haereere nei; kia marama ai to Ihu ora i roto i o matou tinana.
In our bodies there is ever the mark of the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our bodies.
11 Ko matou hoki e ora nei, e tukua tonutia ana ki te mate mo te whakaaro ki a Ihu, kia marama ai hoki to Ihu ora i roto i o matou kikokiko matemate.
For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.
12 Na ko te mate te mahi ana i roto i a matou, ko te ora ia i roto i a koutou.
So then, death is working in us, but life in you.
13 Otira, i te mea kei a matou taua wairua ra ano o te whakapono, te mea i tuhituhia ra, i whakapono ahau, koia ahau i korero ai; whakapono ana ano matou, koia hoki matou ka korero nei;
But having the same spirit of faith, as it is said in the Writings, The words of my mouth came from the faith in my heart; in the same way, our words are the outcome of our faith;
14 E matau ana hoki matou, tera te kaiwhakaara o te Ariki, o Ihu, e whakaara ano hoki i a matou me Ihu, e whakatu ngatahi ano i a matou me koutou.
Because we are certain that he who made the Lord Jesus come back from the dead, will do the same for us, and will give us a place in his glory with you.
15 Hei painga hoki ki a koutou na mea katoa, kia waiho ai ma te aroha noa, e whakanuia nei e te tokomaha, e whakawhetai, kia hira rawa ai te kororia o te Atua.
For we go through all things on account of you, because the greater the number to whom the grace is given, the greater is the praise to the glory of God.
16 Koia hoki tatou te ngakaukore ai; heoi ahakoa haere iho tatou ki te pirau, ara to waho tangata, e whakahoutia ana ano to roto i tenei ra, i tenei ra.
For which cause we do not give way to weariness; but though our outer man is getting feebler, our inner man is made new day by day.
17 Ko to tatou mamae mama nei hoki, rangitahi kau nei, hei whakawhiwhi i a tatou kia tino nui haere rawa atu te taimaha o te kororia, he mea mau tonu; (aiōnios g166)
For our present trouble, which is only for a short time, is working out for us a much greater weight of glory; (aiōnios g166)
18 I a tatou kahore nei e titiro ki nga mea e kitea ana, engari ki nga mea kahore e kitea: he mea nonaianei noa hoki nga mea e kitea ana; he mea mau tonu ia nga mea kahore e kitea. (aiōnios g166)
While our minds are not on the things which are seen, but on the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are for a time; but the things which are not seen are eternal. (aiōnios g166)
