Epeha 3
1 Na konei taku, ta Paora, he herehere nei ahau na Karaiti Ihu, hei mahi ki a koutou ki nga Tauiwi;
For this reason, I Paul, the prisoner of the Christ Jesus on account of you Gentiles,
2 Kua rongo pea koutou ki te mahi tuari i te aroha noa o te Atua kua homai nei ki ahau, hei mea ki a koutou:
if, indeed, you have heard of the stewardship of the grace of God, which was given to me for your benefit,
3 Ara tana whakakitenga, tana whakaaturanga i te mea ngaro ki ahau; he pera hoki me ena kupu torutoru i tuhituhia na e ahau i mua;
that by revelation was made known to me the mystery, (as I briefly wrote above,
4 Ka oti i a koutou tena te korero, ka mohio koutou ki toku matauranga ki te mea ngaro a te Karaiti,
so that, when you read, you can see my understanding in the mystery of the Christ, )
5 Kihai nei i whakakitea i era atu whakatupuranga ki nga tama a te tangata, kihai i penei me te whakakitenga inaianei e te Wairua ki ana apotoro tapu ratou ko nga poropiti;
which, in other generations, was not made known to the sons of men, as it is now revealed to his holy apostles and prophets by the Spirit;
6 Ara mo nga Tauiwi kia uru tahi ki nga taonga, kia tinana kotahi, kia whiwhi ngatahi ki ana mea i whakaari i mua i roto i a te Karaiti, he meatanga na te rongopai:
that the Gentiles should be fellow-heirs, and of the same body, and partakers of his promise in the Christ, through the gospel,
7 Mo reira ahau i meinga nei hei minita, i runga i ta te aroha noa o te Atua, i homai nei ki ahau, he mahinga na tona kaha.
of which I was made a minister according to the gift of the grace of God which was given to me, in proportion to the energy of his power:
8 I homai ki ahau, ki te mea iti iho i te iti rawa o te hunga tapu katoa, tenei aroha noa, kia kauwhautia e ahau i roto i nga Tauiwi te taonga o te Karaiti e kore nei e taea te rapu;
to me, who am by far the least of all the saints, has this grace been given, that I might preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
9 Kia whakakitea ano hoki e ahau ki nga tangata katoa te whiwhinga tahitanga ki te mea ngaro, ki te mea i huna nei inamata noa atu i roto i te Atua, nana nei i hanga nga mea katoa: (aiōn g165)
and enlighten all men with respect to the plan of the mystery, which was concealed from the ages in God, who created all things; (aiōn g165)
10 Kia ai te hahi inaianei hei whakaatu ki nga rangatiratanga, ki nga mana i nga wahi o te rangi, i te maha o nga whakaaro nui o te Atua.
to the end that the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known, through the church, to the principalities and authorities in the heavenly regions,
11 I runga i tana i whakatakoto ai i mua noa atu, he mea mahi nana i roto i to tatou Ariki, i a Karaiti Ihu: (aiōn g165)
according to the arrangement of the ages, which he established by Christ Jesus our Lord, (aiōn g165)
12 Kei roto nei i a ia to tatou maiatanga me to tatou whakatatanga atu i te mea e u nei te whakaaro, he meatanga na te whakapono ki a ia.
in whom we have boldness and access with confidence, through our faith in him.
13 Koia ahau ka mea nei kia kaua koutou e ngakaukore i oku tukinotanga mo koutou; ko to koutou kororia hoki tenei.
For which cause I beseech you not to grow faint on account of my afflictions for you, which are your glory.
14 No konei i tuturi ai oku turi ki te Matua, o to tatou Ariki a Ihu Karaiti,
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Nona nei te ingoa e huaina ana ki nga hapu katoa i te rangi, i te whenua,
from whom the whole family in heaven and on earth is named,
16 Kia rite ki te nui rawa o tona kororia he homaitanga mana ki a koutou, kia pakari ai a roto i a koutou i te kaha o tona Wairua:
that he may grant to you, according to the riches of his glory, to be mightily strengthened by his Spirit in the inner man,
17 Kia noho ai a te Karaiti ki roto ki o koutou ngakau, he mea whakapono; a, i te mea kua whai pakiaka, me te whai turanga mo koutou i roto i te aroha,
that Christ may dwell in your hearts through the faith;
18 Kia kaha ai koutou me te hunga tapu katoa ki te whakaaro i te whanui, i te roa, i te hohonu, i te tiketike,
that, being rooted and founded in love, you may be fully able to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and depth and hight,
19 A kia mohio ki te aroha o te Karaiti, e kore nei e taea te whakaaro; kia tino ki rawa ai koutou i te Atua.
and to know the love of the Christ that passes our knowledge, that you may be filled with aft the fullness of God.
20 Na ki a ia, e kaha nei ki te mahi i nga mea nui whakaharahara, nui noa atu i nga mea katoa e inoi ai, e whakaaro ai tatou, he penei ano me te kaha e mahi nei i roto i a tatou,
Now to him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think according to his power which works in us,
