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 it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, 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.
No, we have renounced the secrecy prompted by shame, refusing to adopt crafty ways, or to tamper with God’s Message, and commending ourselves to every man’s conscience, in the sight of God, by our exhibition of the Truth.
3 Na, ki te mea he mea hipoko ta matou rongopai, he mea hipoki ki te hunga e whakangaromia ana:
And, even if the Good News that we bring is veiled, it is veiled only in the case of those who are on the path to Ruin —
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)
Men whose minds have been blinded by the God of this Age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the Good News of the glory of the Christ, who is the very incarnation of God, should not shine for 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 it is not ourselves that we proclaim, 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.
Indeed, the same God who said ‘Out of darkness light shall shine,’ has shone in upon our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of 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;
This treasure we have in these earthen vessels, that its all-prevailing power may be seen to come from God, and not to be our own.
8 E akina ana matou i nga taha katoa, heoi kahore e pau te whakaaro; e raruraru ana, heoi kahore e ngakaukore;
Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; through perplexed, never driven to despair;
9 E whakatoia ana, heoi kahore i whakarerea; e taia ana ki raro, heoi kahore i whakangaromia;
though pursued, never abandoned; though struck down, never killed!
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.
We always bear on our bodies the marks of the death that Jesus died, so that the Life also of Jesus may be exhibited 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.
Indeed, we who still live are continually being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the Life also of Jesus may be exhibited in our mortal nature.
12 Na ko te mate te mahi ana i roto i a matou, ko te ora ia i roto i a koutou.
And so, while death is at work within us, Life is at work within 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, in the same spirit of faith as that expressed in the words — ‘I believed, and therefore I spoke,’ we, also believe, and therefore 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 raise us also with him, and will 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.
For all this is for your sakes, that the loving-kindness of God, spreading from heart to heart, may cause yet more hearts to overflow with thanksgiving, to his glory.
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, as I said, we do not lose heart. No, even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly 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)
The light burden of our momentary trouble is preparing for us, in measure transcending thought, a weight of imperishable 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)
we, all the while, gazing not on what is seen, but on what is unseen; for what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable. (aiōnios g166)
