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;
Therefore, since we have this ministry through God's mercy, we do not lose heart.
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.
Rather, we have renounced shameful hidden deeds; we do not act deceitfully or distort the word of God, but by openly proclaiming the truth we commend ourselves to everyone's conscience in the sight of God.
3 Na, ki te mea he mea hipoko ta matou rongopai, he mea hipoki ki te hunga e whakangaromia ana:
But even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled among those who are perishing.
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)
The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers like them, so that the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, might not dawn upon 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 what we preach is not ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.
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.
For God, who commanded light to shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give us 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 treasure in jars of clay, to show that this extraordinary power is from God and not from us.
8 E akina ana matou i nga taha katoa, heoi kahore e pau te whakaaro; e raruraru ana, heoi kahore e ngakaukore;
We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
9 E whakatoia ana, heoi kahore i whakarerea; e taia ana ki raro, heoi kahore i whakangaromia;
persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed;
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.
always carrying about in our bodies the death of the Lord Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed 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 we who live are always being delivered up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal flesh.
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 at work in us, but life is at work 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;
It is written, “I believed, therefore I spoke.” With that same spirit of faith we also believe, therefore we also speak.
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.
For we know that he who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us through Jesus and bring us with you into his presence.
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.
All of this is for your benefit, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may cause thanksgiving to abound 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.
Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though on the outside we are wasting away, on the inside we are being renewed 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 light and momentary affliction is bringing about for us an eternal weight of glory far beyond all measure, (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)
as we look not to what is seen, but to what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. (aiōnios g166)
