1 A nd working together with him we entreat also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain

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;

2 ( for he saith, At an acceptable time I hearkened unto thee, And in a day of salvation did I succor thee: behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the day of salvation):

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.

3 g iving no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our ministration be not blamed;

E kore hoki e hoatu e matou tetahi take e he ai, ahakoa i te aha, kei whakahengia ta matou mahi minita;

4 b ut in everything commending ourselves, as ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

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,

5 i n stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labors, in watchings, in fastings;

I nga whiunga, i nga hereheretanga, i nga ngangaretanga, i nga mauiuitanga, i nga mataaratanga, i nga nohoanga pukutanga;

6 i n pureness, in knowledge, in long suffering, in kindness, in the Holy Spirit, in love unfeigned,

I runga i te kinokore, i te matauranga, i te manawanui, i te ngakau ngawari, i te Wairua Tapu, i te aroha tinihangakore,

7 i n the word of truth, in the power of God; by the armor of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,

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,

8 b y glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and yet true;

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:

9 a s unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as chastened, and not killed;

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;

10 a s sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

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.

11 O ur mouth is open unto you, O Corinthians, our heart is enlarged.

Tuwhera tonu o matou mangai ki a koutou, e nga Koriniti, kua nui to matou ngakau.

12 Y e are not straitened in us, but ye are straitened in your own affections.

Ehara i te mea no matou te kuiti i a koutou, engari no o koutou ngakau te kuiti.

13 N ow for a recompense in like kind (I speak as unto my children), be ye also enlarged.

Na, hei utu e rite ana, he kupu tenei naku ki aku tamariki, kia whakanuia ano hoki koutou.

14 B e not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

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?

15 A nd what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what portion hath a believer with an unbeliever?

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?

16 A nd what agreement hath a temple of God with idols? for we are a temple of the living God; even as God said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

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.

17 W herefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you,

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;

18 A nd will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.

Ko ahau ano hoki hei Matua mo koutou, ko koutou hoki hei tama hei tamahine ki ahau, e ai ta te Ariki Kaha Rawa.