2 Koriniti 6
1 Na tenei matou ona hoa mahi te tohe atu nei i a koutou, kia kaua e kore hua te rironga mai o te aroha noa o te Atua i a koutou;
As God's fellow workers, we urge you not to receive the grace of God in vain.
2 E mea ana hoki ia, No te wa manakohanga atu i whakarongo ai ahau ki a koe, awhinatia ana hoki koe e ahau i te ra o te whakaoranga: nana, tenei te wa manakohanga: nana, tenei te wa manakohanga mai; nana, tenei te ra o te whakaoranga.
For he says, “At a favorable time I listened to yoʋ, and in a day of salvation I helped yoʋ.” Behold, now is the favorable time; now is the day of salvation.
3 E kore hoki e hoatu e matou tetahi take e he ai, ahakoa i te aha, kei whakahengia ta matou mahi minita;
We are putting no obstacle in anyone's way, so that our ministry may not be discredited.
4 Engari i nga mea katoa e whakakite ana i a matou, he minita na te Atua, i runga i te hua o te manawanui, i nga tukinotanga, i nga aitua, i nga rarunga,
Rather, as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: in great endurance, in afflictions, in hardships, in distresses,
5 I nga whiunga, i nga hereheretanga, i nga ngangaretanga, i nga mauiuitanga, i nga mataaratanga, i nga nohoanga pukutanga;
in beatings, in imprisonments, in riots, in labors, in sleepless nights, in hunger,
6 I runga i te kinokore, i te matauranga, i te manawanui, i te ngakau ngawari, i te Wairua Tapu, i te aroha tinihangakore,
in purity, in knowledge, in patience, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in genuine love,
7 I runga i te kupu o te pono, i te kaha o te Atua, i nga mea whawhai o te tika ki matau, ki maui,
in the word of truth, in the power of God; with weapons of righteousness for the right hand and the left,
8 I rungia i te kororia, i te honorekore, i te kupu kino, i te kupu pai; me te mea he hunga tinihanga, a he hunga pono ano:
through glory and dishonor, through bad report and good report; regarded as deceivers, and yet true;
9 Me te mea kahore e mohiotia, otiia e mohiotia nuitia ana; me te mea ka mate, heoi tenei ano matou te ora nei; me te mea e pakia ana, heoi kahore e whakamatea;
as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not put to death;
10 Me te mea e pouri ana, heoi e hari tonu ana; me te mea e rawakore ana, heoi e mea ana i te tokomaha kia whai taonga; me te mea kahore a matou aha, otiia kei a matou nga mea katoa.
as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
11 Tuwhera tonu o matou mangai ki a koutou, e nga Koriniti, kua nui to matou ngakau.
O Corinthians, we have spoken freely to you; our hearts have been opened wide.
12 Ehara i te mea no matou te kuiti i a koutou, engari no o koutou ngakau te kuiti.
You are not restricted by us, but by your own affections.
13 Na, hei utu e rite ana, he kupu tenei naku ki aku tamariki, kia whakanuia ano hoki koutou.
Now in return—I am speaking as I would to my own children—open your hearts to us.
14 Kei iokatia ketia koutou ki te hunga whakaponokore: no hea hoki te whakahoatanga o te tika raua ko te tutu? no hea hoki te huihuinga tahitanga o te marama ki te pouri?
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness? What fellowship does light have with darkness?
15 Ko ehea mea a te Karaiti i huihuia ki a Periara? na tehea wahi ranei i huanga ai te tangata whakapono ki te tangata whakaponokore?
What harmony does Christ have with Belial? What portion does a believer have with an unbeliever?
16 A kei hea he tatanga mo te whare tapu o te Atua ki nga whakapakoko? he whare tapu hoki koutou no te Atua ora; ko ta te Atua hoki tena i mea ai, ka noho ahau i roto i a ratou, ka haereere ahau i roto i a ratou; a ko ahau hei Atua mo ratou, ko rat ou hoki hei iwi maku.
And what agreement does the temple of God have with idols? For you are the temple of the living God, just as God said, “I will dwell in them and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
17 Mo konei, Puta mai i roto i a ratou, kia motu ke, e ai ta te Ariki. Kaua hoki e pa ki te mea poke; a ka riro mai koutou i ahau;
Therefore, come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.
18 Ko ahau ano hoki hei Matua mo koutou, ko koutou hoki hei tama hei tamahine ki ahau, e ai ta te Ariki Kaha Rawa.
I will be a father to you, and you will be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
