1 K ia ngohengohe nga wairua katoa ki nga mana nunui. Kahore hoki he mana, no te Atua anake: ko nga mana o tenei wa he mea whakarite na te Atua.

¶ Let every soul submit itself to the higher powers. For there is no power but of God, and the powers that be are ordained of God.

2 N a, ki te whakakeke tetahi ki te mana, e whakakeke ana ia ki ta te Atua i whakarite ai: a ko te mea hoki mo te hunga e whakakeke ana, he whakatau he.

Whosoever therefore resists the power, resists the ordinance of God, and those that resist shall receive condemnation to themselves.

3 E hara hoki nga rangatira i te whakawehi mo nga mahi pai, engari mo nga mahi kino. E mea ana koe kia kaua e wehi i te mana? meatia te pai, a he whakamoemiti tana e homai ai ki a koe:

For the magistrates are not a terror unto those who do good, but to the doer of evil. Is thy desire therefore to not fear the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same;

4 H e minita hoki ia na te Atua ki a koe mo te pai. Tena ki te mahi koe i te kino, e wehi ra; ehara hoki tana i te mau noa i te hoari: he minita hoki ia na te Atua, he kairapu utu mo te riri ki te kaimahi i te kino.

for he is a minister of God for thy good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he does not bear the sword in vain, for he is a minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that does evil.

5 K oia i takoto ai te tikanga kia ngohengohe koutou, ehara i te mea he whakaaro kau ki te riri, engari ki ta te hinengaro ano hoki.

Therefore it is necessary that ye be subject, not only for punishment, but also for conscience sake.

6 N a konei hoki koutou i hoatu ai i te takoha: he minita hoki ratou na te Atua, he hunga hoki e mau tonu ana ki tenei mea pu ano.

For this cause ye also pay them tribute, for they are God’s ministers, attending continually to this very thing.

7 H oatu nga mea i tika ki te katoa: he takoha tangata ki te tangata i tika ai te takoha tangata; he takoha taonga ki te tangata i tika ai te takoha taonga; he wehi ki te tangata i tika ai te wehi; he honore ki te tangata i tika ai te honore.

¶ Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

8 K aua e nama ki tetahi, ko te aroha anake o tetahi ki tetahi; ko te tangata hoki e aroha ana ki tona hoa tata, kua whakaritea e ia te ture.

Owe no one anything, but love one unto another; for he that loves his neighbour has fulfilled the law.

9 K o tenei hoki, Kaua e puremu, Kaua e patu tangata, Kaua e tahae, Kaua e hiahia ki ta te tangata; a ki te mea tera atu ano tetahi kupu ako, ka whakarapopototia ki roto ki tenei kupu, ara, Kia aroha ki tou hoa tata, ano ko koe.

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not murder, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet, and if there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

10 E kore te aroha e kino ki tona hoa; no reira ko te aroha te whakaritenga o te ture.

Charity works no evil to a neighbour; therefore, charity is the fulfillment of the law.

11 T enei ano hoki tetahi, e mohio ana tatou ki te taima, kua taka noa ake tenei te wa e ara ake ai koutou i te moe: kua tata ke hoki inaianei to tatou whakaoranga i to te wa i whakapono tuatahi ai tatou.

¶ And this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awaken ourselves out of sleep, for now is our saving health nearer than when we believed.

12 K ua aua atu te po, ka tata te ao: mo konei ra kia whakarerea e tatou nga mahi o te pouri, kia kakahuria iho nga kakahu whawhai o te marama.

The night is past, and the day is come; let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us clothe ourselves with the weapons of light.

13 K ia pai ta tatou haere, kia rite ki to te awatea: kauaka i nga kakainga, i nga haurangitanga, kaua i te puremu, i nga hiahia taikaha, kaua i te ngangau, i te hae.

Let us walk honestly, as in the day, not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.

14 E ngari kakahuria iho te Ariki, a Ihu Karaiti, kaua hoki e whakaaroa wawetia te kikokiko kia mahia ko ona hiahia.

But be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not listen to the flesh, to fulfil its desires.