1 C hristian brothers, I want you to know what happened to our early fathers. They all walked from the country of Egypt under the cloud that showed them the way, and they all passed through the waters of the Red Sea.

E kore ahau e pai, e oku teina, kia kuware koutou, i raro katoa o matou matua i te kapua, i haere katoa ano hoki ra roto i te moana;

2 T hey were all baptized as they followed Moses in the cloud and in the sea.

I iriiria ano ratou katoa ki a Mohi i roto i te kapua, i roto hoki i te moana;

3 A ll of them ate the same holy food.

A i kai ratou i te kai kotahi, he mea wairua;

4 T hey all drank the same holy drink. They drank from a holy Rock that went along with them. That holy Rock was Christ.

I inu hoki ratou katoa i te wai kotahi, he mea wairua; no te mea i inu ratou i ta te mea wairua, ara i ta te toka i whai nei i a ratou: a ko taua toka ra ko te Karaiti.

5 E ven then most of them did not please God. He destroyed them in the desert.

Otiia kihai te Atua i ahuareka ki te nuinga o ratou; i turakina iho hoki ratou i te koraha.

6 T hese things show us something. They teach us not to want things that are bad for us like those people did.

Na, hei tohu enei mea ki a tatou, kia kaua tatou e hiahia ki nga mea kino, kei pera me ratou i hiahia ra.

7 W e must not worship false gods as some of them did. The Holy Writings tell us, “The people sat down to eat and drink. Then they got up to play.”

Kaua ano koutou e karakia ki nga whakapakoko, kei pera me etahi o ratou; kua oti ra hoki te tuhituhi, I noho te iwi ki te kai, ki te inu, a whakatika ana ki te takaro.

8 W e must not do sex sins as some of them did. In one day 23, 000 died.

Kaua hoki tatou e moepuku, kei pera me etahi o ratou i moepuku, a hinga ana e rua tekau ma toru nga mano i te ra kotahi.

9 W e must not test the Lord as some of them did. They were destroyed by snakes.

Kaua hoki tatou e whakamatautau i a te Karaiti, kei pera me etahi o ratou i whakamatautau ra, a ngaro ana i te nakahi.

10 W e must not complain against God as some of them did. That is why they were destroyed.

Kaua hoki koutou e amuamu, kei pera me etahi o ratou i amuamu, a ngaro ana ratou i te kaiwhakangaro.

11 A ll these things happened to show us something. They were written to teach us that the end of the world is near.

Na, i pa enei mea ki a ratou hei tohu: kua tuhituhia nei hoki hei whakatupato i a tatou, i te hunga ka tae nei ki nga whakamutunga o te ao.

12 S o watch yourself! The person who thinks he can stand against sin had better watch that he does not fall into sin.

Na reira ko te tangata e mea ana e tu ana ia, kia tupato ia kei hinga.

13 Y ou have never been tempted to sin in any different way than other people. God is faithful. He will not allow you to be tempted more than you can take. But when you are tempted, He will make a way for you to keep from falling into sin. Teaching About the Lord’s Supper

Kahore ano kia pono ki a koutou tetahi whakamatautau e rere ke ana i to te tangata: he pono hoki te Atua, e kore nei e tuku kia nui ake i to koutou kaha te whakamatautau mo koutou; engari tahi me te whakamatautau ka meatia e ia he putanga, kia u ake ai koutou.

14 M y dear friends, keep away from the worship of false gods.

Na reira, e oku hoa aroha, rere atu i te karakia whakapakoko.

15 I am speaking to you who are able to understand. See if what I am saying is true.

Ko taku korero nei he mea ki te hunga mahara; whakaaroa taku e mea nei.

16 W hen we give thanks for the fruit of the vine at the Lord’s supper, are we not sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread we eat at the Lord’s supper, are we not sharing in the body of Christ?

Ko te kapu whakapainga e whakapai nei tatou, ehara koia i te inu tahi i nga toto o te Karaiti? Ko te taro e whatiwhatia nei e tatou, ehara ianei i te kai tahi i te tinana o te Karaiti?

17 T here is one bread, and many of us Christians make up the body of Christ. All of us eat from that bread.

Ina hoki ko tatou tokomaha nei, kotahi ano taro, kotahi ano tinana; kotahi tonu nei hoki taua taro e kainga nei e tatou katoa.

18 L ook at the Jews. They ate the animals that were brought to God as gifts in worship and put on the altar. Did this not show they were sharing with God?

Whakaaroa a Iharaira o te kikokiko; he teka ianei ko te hunga e kai ana i nga patunga tapu, e uru tahi ana ki to te aata?

19 W hat do I mean? Am I saying that a false god or the food brought to it in worship is worth anything?

Na, he pehea ra taku korero? he tikanga mea ranei te mea e patua na ma te whakapakoko? he tikanga mea ranei te whakapakoko?

20 N o, not at all! I am saying that the people who do not know God bring gifts of animals in worship. But they have given them to demons, not to God. You do not want to have any share with demons.

Otira e ki ana ahau, ko nga mea e patua ana e nga tauiwi, e patua ana ma nga rewera, he teka ma te Atua: e kore hoki ahau e pai kia uru tahi koutou ko nga rewera.

21 Y ou cannot drink from the cup of the Lord and from the cup of demons. You cannot eat at the Lord’s table and at the demon’s table.

E kore koutou e ahei te inu i te kapu a te Ariki, i te kapu ano a nga rewera: e kore koutou e ahei te kai i te tepu a te Ariki, i te tepu hoki a nga rewera.

22 A re we trying to make the Lord jealous? Do we think we are stronger than the Lord?

E mea ana ranei tatou kia hae mai te Ariki? he kaha koia tatou i a ia?

23 W e are allowed to do anything, but not everything is good for us to do. We are allowed to do anything, but not all things help us grow strong as Christians.

He tika nga mea katoa, otira e kore e pai katoa: he tika nga mea katoa, otira e kore e oti te waihanga e nga mea katoa.

24 D o not work only for your own good. Think of what you can do for others.

Kaua tetahi e rapu ki tana ake, engari me rapu katoa i te pai mo tera, mo tera.

25 E at any meat that is sold in the stores. Ask no questions about it. Then your heart will not say it is wrong.

Ko nga mea katoa e hokona ana i te makete, kainga, kaua e uiui, kei he te hinengaro:

26 T he Holy Writings say, “The earth and everything in it belongs to the Lord.”

No te Ariki hoki te whenua me ona tini mea.

27 I f a person who is not a Christian wants you to eat with him, and you want to go, eat anything that is on the table. Ask no questions about the food. Then your heart will not say it is wrong.

Ki te karangatia koutou e tetahi o te hunga whakaponokore, a ka pai koutou kia haere; ko nga mea katoa e whakatakotoria mai ki to koutou aroaro, kainga, kaua e uiui, kei he te hinengaro.

28 B ut if someone says, “This meat has been given as a gift to false gods in worship,” do not eat it. In that way, it will not hurt the faith of the one who told you and his heart will have peace.

Ki te mea ia tetahi ki a koutou, I patua tenei ma te whakapakoko, kaua e kai, me whakaaro ki te kaiwhakaatu, ki te hinengaro hoki:

29 H ow the other person feels is important. We are not free to do things that will hurt another person.

Ko te hinengaro, e ki ana ahau, ehara i tou, engari ko to tetahi; he aha toku herekoretanga kia whakakorea e tera atu hinengaro?

30 I f I can give thanks to God for my food, why should anyone say that I am wrong about eating food I can give thanks for?

Ki te mea hoki na te aroha noa ahau i kai ai, he aha ahau i korerotia kinotia ai mo te mea i whakawhetai ai ahau?

31 S o if you eat or drink or whatever you do, do everything to honor God.

Na reira, ahakoa kai, ahakoa inu, aha ranei, meinga katoatia hei whakakororia mo te Atua.

32 D o nothing that would make trouble for a Greek or for a Jew or for the church of God.

Kei waiho koutou hei tutukitanga waewae ki nga Hurai, ki nga Kariki ranei, ki te hahi ranei a te Atua;

33 I want to please everyone in all that I do. I am not thinking of myself. I want to do what is best for them so they may be saved from the punishment of sin.

Kia penei me ahau e whakamanawareka nei i te katoa i nga mea katoa, i ahau kahore nei e rapu i te pai moku ake, engari i to te tokomaha, kia ora ai ratou.