1 F or we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

E matau ana hoki tatou, ki te wahia to tatou whare wharau, te mea whenua nei, he whare ano to tatou, he mea hanga na te Atua, ehara i te whare hanga e te ringa, he mea mau tonu, i nga rangi.

2 F or indeed in this house we groan, longing to be clothed with our dwelling from heaven,

He pono hoki i tenei e aue ana tatou, e hiahia ana ki to tatou whare o te rangi hei kakahu mo tatou:

3 i nasmuch as we, having put it on, will not be found naked.

Mehemea ia ki te whai kakahu tatou, e kore e rokohanga mai e noho tahanga ana.

4 F or indeed while we are in this tent, we groan, being burdened, because we do not want to be unclothed but to be clothed, so that what is mortal will be swallowed up by life.

Kei te aue hoki tatou, te hunga i tenei whare wharau, i te taimaha: ehara i te mea e hiahia ana kia unuhia o tatou nei, engari kia kakahuria iho kia horomia ai te mea matemate e te ora.

5 N ow He who prepared us for this very purpose is God, who gave to us the Spirit as a pledge.

Na, ko te kaihanga i a tatou mo taua mea nei ano, ko te Atua, nana nei hoki i homai ki a tatou te wahi tuatahi, ara te Wairua.

6 T herefore, being always of good courage, and knowing that while we are at home in the body we are absent from the Lord—

No reira i te mea e maia tonu ana tatou, e matau ana hoki, i a tatou e noho nei i te tinana, he mea motu ke mai i te Ariki ta tatou noho:

7 f or we walk by faith, not by sight—

Ko ta tatou haere hoki kei runga i te whakapono, kahore i runga i te titiro;

8 w e are of good courage, I say, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.

E mea ana ahau, e maia ana ano tatou, ko ta tatou hoki e tino pai ai, kia noho motu ke i te tinana, kia noho ai i te Ariki.

9 T herefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.

Koia hoki tatou ka whai nei, ahakoa i konei e noho ana, ahakoa e noho ke ana, kia ahuarekaina mai tatou e ia.

10 F or we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each one may be recompensed for his deeds in the body, according to what he has done, whether good or bad.

Kua takoto hoki te tikanga kia kitea tatou katoa ki mua i te nohoanga whakawa o te Karaiti; kia riro mai ai i tenei, i tenei, nga mea i mahia i te tinana, kia rite hoki ki tana i mahi ai, ahakoa pai, ahakoa kino.

11 T herefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, but we are made manifest to God; and I hope that we are made manifest also in your consciences.

Na, ka matau nei matou ki te wehi o te Atua, ka kukume matou i nga tangata, otira e kitea ana ano matou e te Atua; a e u ana toku whakaaro, kua kitea ano matou e o koutou hinengaro.

12 W e are not again commending ourselves to you but are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you will have an answer for those who take pride in appearance and not in heart.

Ehara i te mea e whakapai ana ano matou i a matou ki a koutou, engari e korero ana hei hoatu i te take ki a koutou e whakamanamana ai koutou ki a matou, kia ai ai he mea hei whakautu ma koutou ki te hunga e whakamanamana ana ki to te kanohi, kah ore ki to te ngakau.

13 F or if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

Ahakoa hoki porangi matou, hei mea ia mo te Atua: ahakoa ranei tika o matou mahara, hei mea mo koutou.

14 F or the love of Christ controls us, having concluded this, that one died for all, therefore all died;

E akiakina ana hoki matou e te aroha o te Karaiti; i a matou e whakaaro ana i tenei, kotahi i mate mo te katoa, no reira he hunga mate te katoa;

15 a nd He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf.

I mate hoki ia mo te katoa, kia kaua ai te hunga e ora ana e ora mo ratou ano a muri ake nei, engari mo tenei i mate nei mo ratou, a i ara ake ano.

16 T herefore from now on we recognize no one according to the flesh; even though we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him in this way no longer.

No reira a mua ake nei e kore matou e matau ki te tangata, ara ki tona kikokiko: ae ra, ahakoa matau matou ki a te Karaiti, ara ki tona kikokiko, otiia e kore matou e matau pena ki a ia a mua ake nei.

17 T herefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, new things have come.

Na ki te mea kei roto i a te Karaiti tetahi, he mahinga hou ia: kua pahemo nga mea tawhito, na kua hou nga mea katoa.

18 N ow all these things are from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation,

Ko te putake ia o nga mea katoa ko te Atua, i hohou nei i ta tatou rongo ki a ia i runga i a te Karaiti, a homai ana e ia ki a matou te minitatanga o te houhanga rongo;

19 n amely, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and He has committed to us the word of reconciliation.

Ara, i roto te Atua i a te Karaiti e hohou ana i ta te ao rongo ki a ia, kore ake e whakairia ki a ratou o ratou he; a kua tukua mai ki a matou te kupu mo te houhanga rongo.

20 T herefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making an appeal through us; we beg you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God.

Na he karere matou na te Karaiti, me te mea ano ko te Atua tenei kei roto i a matou e karanga ana; ko matou hei whakakapi mo te Karaiti ki te tohe atu kia koutou, kia hohia ta koutou rongo ki te Atua.

21 H e made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Ko ia, kihai nei i matau ki te hara, meinga ana hei hara mo tatou, kia meinga ai tatou ko te tika o te Atua i roto i a ia.