¹And concerning the times and the seasons, brethren, ye have no need of my writing to you,

¹¶ Ko nga wa ia me nga taima, e oku teina, kahore he take e tuhituhi atu ai ahau ki a koutou.

²for yourselves have known thoroughly that the day of the Lord as a thief in the night doth so come,

²E matau pu ana hoki koutou, tera e haere mai te ra o te Ariki, ano he tahae i te po.

³for when they may say, Peace and surety, then sudden destruction doth stand by them, as the travail [doth] her who is with child, and they shall not escape;

³I a ratou hoki e ki ana, he rangimarie, he ora; ko reira te mate huaki tata ai ki a ratou, ka pera me te mamae ki te wahine hapu, e kore hoki ratou e mawhiti.

⁴and ye, brethren, are not in darkness, that the day may catch you as a thief;

⁴Ko koutou ia, e oku teina, kahore i roto i te pouri, e rite ai ki ta te tahae te hopu a taua ra i a koutou.

⁵all ye are sons of light, and sons of day; we are not of night, nor of darkness,

⁵He tama koutou katoa no te marama, he tama no te ra: ehara tatou i te po, ehara i te pouri.

⁶so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

⁶¶ Heoi aua tatou e moe, kei pera me era atu; engari kia mataara tatou, kia whai whakaaro.

⁷for those sleeping, by night do sleep, and those making themselves drunk, by night are drunken,

⁷Ko te hunga hoki e moe ana, e moe ana i te po; ko te hunga e haurangi ana, e haurangi ana i te po.

⁸and we, being of the day — let us be sober, putting on a breastplate of faith and love, and an helmet — a hope of salvation,

⁸Kia whai whakaaro tatou, ko tatou nei te hunga o te ra, kia kakahuria iho te whakapono me te aroha hei pukupuku; hei potae hoki, ko te tumanako atu ki te ora.

⁹because God did not appoint us to anger, but to the acquiring of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁹Kihai hoki tatou i meinga e te Atua mo te riri, engari kia whiwhi ai ki te ora ma roto i to tatou Ariki, i a Ihu Karaiti;

¹⁰who did die for us, that whether we wake — whether we sleep — together with him we may live;

¹⁰I mate nei mo tatou, ahakoa tatou mataara, moe ranei, kia ora tahi ai me ia.

¹¹wherefore, comfort ye one another, and build ye up, one the one, as also ye do.

¹¹¶ Na, whakamarie koutou tetahi i tetahi, hanga hoki te pai o tetahi e tetahi, peratia me ta koutou e mea mai na.

¹²And we ask you, brethren, to know those labouring among you, and leading you in the Lord, and admonishing you,

¹²He mea ia tenei na matou ki a koutou, e oku teina, kia matau ki te hunga e mahi ana i roto i a koutou, e tohutohu ana i a koutou i roto i te Ariki, e whakatupato ana i a koutou;

¹³and to esteem them very abundantly in love, because of their work; be at peace among yourselves;

¹³Kia nui whakaharahara ano o koutou whakaaro ki a ratou i runga i te aroha, me whakaaro ki ta ratou mahi. Kia mau ta koutou rongo ki a koutou ano.

¹⁴and we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the feeble-minded, support the infirm, be patient unto all;

¹⁴Na ko ta matou whakahau tenei ki a koutou, e oku teina, whakatupatoria te hunga whakakeke, whakamarietia te hunga ngakau rahirahi, tautokona ake te hunga ngoikore, kia manawanui ki nga tangata katoa.

¹⁵see no one evil for evil may render to any one, but always that which is good pursue ye, both to one another and to all;

¹⁵Kia tupato kei hoatu he kino mo te kino e tetahi ki tetahi; engari i nga wa katoa whaia he pai mo tetahi, mo tetahi, mo nga tangata katoa ano hoki.

¹⁶always rejoice ye;

¹⁶¶ Kia hari i nga wa katoa.

¹⁷continually pray ye;

¹⁷Kei whakamutua te inoi.

¹⁸in every thing give thanks, for this [is] the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

¹⁸I nga mea katoa me whakawhetai atu; ko ta te Atua hoki tenei i pai ai i roto i a Karaiti Ihu hei mahi ma koutou,

¹⁹The Spirit quench not;

¹⁹Kei tineia te Wairua.

²⁰prophesyings despise not;

²⁰Kaua e whakahawea atu ki nga poropititanga.

²¹all things prove; that which is good hold fast;

²¹Whakamatautauria nga mea katoa; kia u ki te pai;

²²from all appearance of evil abstain ye;

²²Mawehe atu i nga ahua katoa o te kino.

²³and the God of the peace Himself sanctify you wholly, and may your whole spirit, and soul, and body, be preserved unblameably in the presence of our Lord Jesus Christ;

²³¶ A ma te Atua pu ano o te rangimarie e tino whakatapu rawa koutou: kia tiakina hoki o koutou wairua, o koutou ngakau, o koutou tinana, kia toitu, kia hekore, i te taenga mai o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu karaiti.

²⁴stedfast is He who is calling you, who also will do [it].

²⁴He pono te kaikaranga i a koutou, mana ano hoki e whakaoti.

²⁵Brethren, pray for us;

²⁵E oku teina, inoi mo matou.

²⁶salute all the brethren in an holy kiss;

²⁶Oha atu ki nga teina katoa, hei te kihi tapu.

²⁷I charge you [by] the Lord, that the letter be read to all the holy brethren;

²⁷He tohe atu tenei naku ki a koutou i runga i te Ariki, kia korerotia tenei pukapuka ki nga teina tapu katoa.

²⁸the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you! Amen.

²⁸Kia tau ki a koutou te aroha noa o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti. Amine.