1 W aihoki e nga wahine, kia ngohengohe ki a koutou tane ake; a ki te turi etahi ki te kupu, na, i kore i te kupu, ko te whakahaere a nga wahine hei mea e riro mai ai ratou;

In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

2 I a ratou e titiro ana ki te hekore o ta koutou whakahaere me te hopohopo.

beholding your chaste behavior coupled with fear.

3 K o te whakapaipai mo koutou, kauaka hei to waho, kauaka hei te makawe i whiria, kauaka hei te whakapiringa o nga mea koura, kauaka hei te whakakakahuranga o nga kakahu;

Whose adorning let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;

4 E ngari hei te tangata ngaro o te ngakau, hei te kakahu e kore e pirau, ara te wairua mahaki, te wairua rangimarie, he mea utu nui hoki tenei i te aroaro o te Atua.

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

5 H e penei hoki i mua ta nga wahine tapu whakapaipai mo ratou, ta te hunga i whakaaro ki te Atua, ngohengohe tonu ratou ki a ratou tane ake:

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

6 M e Hera hoki i ngohengohe ki a Aperahama, ko te ariki hoki tana ingoa mona: nana hoki koutou tamariki, i a koutou e mahi pai ana, kahore hoki e mataku i tetahi whakapawera.

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

7 E nga tane hoki, kia rite ki to te matauranga to koutou noho ki a ratou, whakawhiwhia te wahine ki te honore, ko te mea kahakore hoki ia, ka uru tahi nei ano hoki korua ki te oranga ka homai noa nei; he mea kei araia a korua inoi.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

8 N a, ko te whakamutunga nei o taku, kia kotahi te whakaaro o te katoa, kia kotahi te ngakau, kia rite te aroha ki to te tuakana, ki to te teina, kia pai te ngakau, kia ngawari:

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

9 K aua e utua he kino ki te kino, he taunu ki te taunu: engari me manaaki: me te mahara ano kua karangatia koutou ki tenei, ara kia whiwhi koutou ki te manaaki.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

10 K i te mea hoki tetahi kia aroha ki te ora, kia kite i nga ra pai, me pehi e ia tona arero kei kino, ona ngutu hoki kei korero tinihanga;

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

11 M e peka ke i te kino, me mahi i te pai; ko te rangimarie hei rapunga mana, hei whainga atu mana.

And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

12 N o te mea hoki kei runga i te hunga tika nga kanohi o te Ariki, me ona taringa kei te tuwhera ki a ratou inoi: e he mai ana ia te mata o te Ariki ki te hunga e mahi ana i te kino.

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

13 K o wai hoki hei homai i te he ki a koutou, ki te aru koutou i te pai?

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

14 O tiia ki te mea na te whakaaro ki te tika i whakamamaetia ai koutou, ka hari koutou: aua ra e mataku i ta ratou whakamataku, kaua e pawera;

But even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled;

15 E ngari whakatapua a te Karaiti hei Ariki i roto i o koutou ngakau: kia rite tonu hoki te kupu i a koutou i nga wa katoa, hei whakahokinga atu ma koutou ki nga tangata katoa, e ui ana ki a koutou ki te mea e tumanakohia atu nei e koutou; kia maha ki ano ia te ngakau, kia wehi:

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

16 K ia pai o koutou hinengaro; mo ta ratou ngautuara ki a koutou, e ki nei he kaimahi koutou i te kino, kia whakama taua hunga e whakapae teka na ki ta koutou whakahaere pai i roto i a te Karaiti.

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

17 K i te mea hoki i a tatou e mahi ana i te pai ka takoto i te Atua he mamae mo tatou, erangi tera i te mamae i a tatou e mahi ana i te kino.

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

18 K otahi hoki whakamamaetanga o te Karaiti mo nga hara, te tika mo te hunga he, kia arahina ai tatou e ia ki te Atua, i whakamatea ko te kikokiko, i whakaorangia ia ko te wairua:

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

19 K o tona ano tena i tona haerenga ki te kauwhau ki nga wairua i te whare herehere:

in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,

20 I turi nei i mua, i te mea e tatari ana te manawanui o te Atua i nga ra i a Noa, i te mea e hanga ana te aaka, ko te mea i ora ai etahi wairua torutoru nei, ara tokowaru, i roto i te wai.

that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

21 H e mea whakarite ki tenei te mea e whakaora nei i a koutou inaianei, ara te iriiri, ehara i te whakawateatanga atu i te poke o te kikokiko, engari he whakaaetanga ake na te hinengaro pai ki te Atua, he meatanga na te aranga mai o Ihu Karaiti:

which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;

22 K ua riro nei ki te rangi, kei te ringa matau ano ia o te Atua; kei raro hoki i a ia nga anahera, nga rangatiratanga, nga kaha.

who is one the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.