Piripai 2

1 Na, ki te mea he whakamarie kei roto i a te Karaiti, ki te mea he pehi mamae to te aroha, ki te mea he whiwhinga tahitanga ki te Wairua, ki te mea he ngakau aroha, he mahi tohu,

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any comfort from love, if there is any fellowship in the Spirit, if there is any compassion or mercy,

2 Kia rite toku hari i a koutou, kia kotahi te whakaaro, kia kotahi te aroha, huihuia nga ngakau i runga i te whakaaro kotahi.

make my joy complete by adopting the same mindset, having the same love, being united in spirit, and having one purpose.

3 Kei meinga tetahi mea i runga i te wehewehe, i te whakapehapeha ranei, engari i runga i te ngakau papaku, me te whakanui a tetahi i tetahi ki runga ake i a ia;

Do nothing from selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility regard others as more important than yourselves.

4 Kaua tena o koutou na e titiro ki ona mea anake, engari me titiro ano tena, tena o koutou ki nga mea a etahi atu.

None of you should look out for your own interests, but for the interests of others.

5 Ko tenei hei whakaaro mo koutou, ko tera i a Karaiti Ihu:

Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus,

6 Ahakoa hoki i a ia te ahua o te Atua, kihai i meinga e ia te rite ki te Atua hei taonga kapo mai;

who, though he was in the form of God, did not consider equality with God as something to be exploited,

7 Engari i mea i a ia ano kia poaha, ka mau ki te ahua o te pononga, ka meinga kia rite ki te tangata;

but emptied himself by taking the form of a servant and being born in the likeness of men.

8 A ka kitea nei tona ahua e rite ana ki to te tangata, ka whakapapaku ia i a ia, ka meinga kia ngohengohe ahakoa ki te mate, ae ra, ki te mate o te ripeka.

And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross.

9 Na konei whakateiteitia ake ana ia e te Atua, a hoatu ana ki a ia te ingoa nui atu i nga ingoa katoa;

Therefore God highly exalted him and gave him the name that is above every other name,

10 Kia tuku ai i runga i te ingoa o Ihu nga turi katoa, o nga mea i te rangi, o nga mea i te whenua, o nga mea i raro i te whenua;

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

11 A kia whakaae nga arero katoa ko Ihu Karaiti te Ariki, hei whakakororia i te Atua Matua.

and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

12 Heoi e oku teina aroha, he mea tonu ia na koutou te ngohengohe ki ahau i nga wa katoa, ehara i te mea i oku wa anake i kona, engari rawa ia inaianei i ahau kahore i kona, na whakaotia to koutou whakaoranga i runga i te wehi, i te wiri;

Therefore, my beloved friends, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling,

13 Ko te Atua hoki te kaimahi i roto i a koutou o te hiahia, o te mahi, hei mea i tana i pai ai.

for God is the one at work in you, granting you the will and power to do so, according to his good pleasure.

14 I a koutou mahi katoa kaua te amuamu, te tautohetohe;

Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

15 Kia kore ai koutou e whaikupuria, kia tapatahi ai, he tamariki kohakore na te Atua, i waenganui o te whakatupuranga tutu, parori ke, kei roto nei koutou i a ratou e tiaho ana hei rama i te ao;

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world

16 Kia mau pu ki te kupu o te ora; kia hari ai ahau a te ra o te Karaiti, kihai ahau i oma noa, kihai i mahi noa.

as you hold firmly to the word of life. Then I will have a reason to boast in the day of Christ that I did not run or labor in vain.

17 Na, ki te ringihia ahau ki runga ki te patunga tapu, ki nga mahi a to koutou whakapono, ka hari ahau, ina ka hari tahi me koutou katoa.

But even if I am being poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all.

18 Waihoki ko koutou, kia hari, hari tahi me ahau.

In the same way you also should be glad and rejoice with me.

19 Otiia e mea ana ahau i roto i te Ariki, i a Ihu, ki te tono tata atu i a Timoti ki a koutou, kia ora ai hoki toku ngakau, ina mohio ahau ki to koutou ahua.

I hope in the Lord Jesus to send Timothy to you soon so that I too may be encouraged when I receive news about you.

20 Kahore hoki oku tangata rite te ngakau ki tona, hei mahara pono ki a koutou mea.

I have no one else like-minded who will be genuinely concerned about your welfare.

21 Ko ta te katoa hoki e rapu nei, ko ta ratou ake, kahore nga mea a Ihu Karaiti.

For they all seek their own interests, not those of Christ Jesus.

22 Ko koutou ia e matau ana ki ona tohu, he pera tana me ta te tamaiti ki te matua, ko toku hoa ia ki te kawe haere i te rongopai.

But you know Timothy's proven character, how as a son with a father he has served with me in the work of the gospel.

23 Ko ia taku e mea nei kia tonoa wawetia atu, ina kite ahau i te tukunga iho ki ahau.

Therefore I hope to send him to you at once, as soon as I find out what is going to happen to me.

24 Otiia e u ana toku whakaaro i roto i te Ariki, ka hohoro toku tae atu.

And I am confident in the Lord that I myself will also come soon.

25 I ea ano ia ahau me tono atu ki a koutou a Epaporitu, toku teina, toku hoa mahi, toku hoa hoia, na koutou ia karere, he kaimahi ano hoki i nga mea i matea e ahau.

But for now I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus—my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my need.

26 Koinga tonu hoki ia ki a koutou katoa, kanohi rawa, no te mea i rongo koutou he turoro ia.

For he has been longing for you all and was distressed because you heard that he was sick.

27 He turoro ra hoki ia, tata pu ki te mate: otira i tohungia ia e te Atua; ehara ano i te mea ko ia anake, ko ahau ano hoki, kei tapiritia he pouri ki toku pouri.

Indeed he was sick, almost to the point of death. But God had mercy on him, and not only on him but also on me, so that I would not have one sorrow after another.

28 Koia i nui rawa ai toku ngakau ki te tono atu i a ia, kia kite ai ano koutou i a ia, kia hari ai, kia taharahara iho ai hoki toku pouri.

Therefore I am all the more eager to send him, so that when you see him again you can rejoice and I can be less anxious.

29 Kia nui te hari i runga i te Ariki, ina tae atu ia; whakahonoretia ano hoki nga pera;

So receive him in the Lord with all joy, and honor men like him,

30 No te mea na te mahi ki a te Karaiti i tata ai ia ki te mate, te ihupuku ki te ora, kia rite ai i a ia nga mahi ki ahau, kihai nei i rite i a koutou.

because he drew near to death for the work of Christ, disregarding his own life to complete what was lacking in your service to me.