¹Paul and Timotheus, servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, with overseers and ministrants;

¹¶ Na Paora, raua ko Timoti, na nga pononga a Ihu Karaiti, ki te hunga tapu katoa i roto i a Karaiti Ihu e noho ana i Piripai, ratou ko nga pihopa, ko nga rikona.

²Grace to you, and peace from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

²Kia tau ki a koutou te aroha noa, me te rangimarie, he mea na te Atua, na to tatou Matua, na te Ariki hoki, na Ihu Karaiti.

³I give thanks to my God upon all the remembrance of you,

³¶ E whakawhetai ana ahau ki toku Atua i oku maharatanga katoa ki a koutou,

⁴always, in every supplication of mine for you all, with joy making the supplication,

⁴I aku inoinga katoa, e puta ana taku inoi mo koutou i nga wa katoa i runga i te hari,

⁵for your contribution to the good news from the first day till now,

⁵Mo koutou i uru tahi mai hei tautoko i te rongopai, mai o te ra tuatahi a moroki noa nei;

⁶having been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform [it] till a day of Jesus Christ,

⁶Pumau tonu toku whakaaro ki tenei mea nei ano, tera te kaitimata o te mahi pai i roto i a koutou e whakaoti, taea noatia te ra o Ihu Karaiti;

⁷according as it is righteous for me to think this in behalf of you all, because of my having you in the heart, both in my bonds, and [in] the defence and confirmation of the good news, all of you being fellow-partakers with me of grace.

⁷¶ He tika hoki kia penei oku whakaaro ki a koutou katoa, no te mea kei roto koutou i toku ngakau; ara, ahakoa i ahau nei i te here, ahakoa i ahau e korero whakaara nei, e whakau nei i te rongopai, ka uru tahi koutou katoa me ahau ki te aroha noa.

⁸For God is my witness, how I long for you all in the bowels of Jesus Christ,

⁸Ko te Atua hoki hei kaiwhakaatu moku, mo te nui o toku koingo ki a koutou katoa, i runga i te ngakau aroha o Ihu Karaiti.

⁹and this I pray, that your love yet more and more may abound in full knowledge, and all judgment,

⁹¶ Ko taku inoi ano tenei, kia nui haere tonu to koutou aroha i runga i te matauranga, i nga mahara mohio katoa;

¹⁰for your proving the things that differ, that ye may be pure and offenceless — to a day of Christ,

¹⁰Kia whakaaetia ai e koutou nga mea papai; kia kore ai o koutou tinihanga, o koutou he, a taea noatia te ra o te Karaiti;

¹¹being filled with the fruit of righteousness, that [is] through Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

¹¹Kia ki ai hoki i nga hua o te tika, e puta mai ana i a Ihu Karaiti, hei kororia, hei whakamoemiti i te Atua.

¹²And I wish you to know, brethren, that the things concerning me, rather to an advancement of the good news have come,

¹²¶ Na e mea ana ahau kia matau koutou, e oku teina, ki te tukunga iho o nga mea i pa ki ahau, pai tonu hei whakaneke ake i te rongopai;

¹³so that my bonds have become manifest in Christ in the whole praetorium, and to the other places — all,

¹³Kua kitea hoki oku mekameka mo ta te Karaiti, puta noa i te wahi katoa o nga hoia tiaki i te kingi, i era atu wahi katoa ano hoki;

¹⁴and the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold — fearlessly to speak the word.

¹⁴Kua ngakau nui hoki te tokomaha o nga teina i roto i te Ariki, i oku mekameka nei, hira rawa ano hoki to ratou maia ki te korero i te kupu, kahore he mataku.

¹⁵Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through good-will, do preach the Christ;

¹⁵Ko etahi na te hae, na te totohe, i kauwhau ai i a te Karaiti; ko etahi na te whakaaro pai;

¹⁶the one, indeed, of rivalry the Christ do proclaim, not purely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds,

¹⁶Ko etahi na te aroha, e mahara ana kua waiho ahau hei korero whakaara i te rongopai:

¹⁷and the other out of love, having known that for defence of the good news I am set:

¹⁷Ko etahi na te totohe ta ratou kauwhau i a te Karaiti, ehara i te whakaaro pono, e mea ana ki te whakatupu mamae moku e mekameka nei.

¹⁸what then? in every way, whether in pretence or in truth, Christ is proclaimed — and in this I rejoice, yea, and shall rejoice.

¹⁸A tena, pehea iho? Anei ra, ahakoa tinihanga, ahakoa pono, e kauwhautia ana a te Karaiti; a e hari ana ahau ki tenei, ae ra, ka hari ano ahau.

¹⁹For I have known that this shall fall out to me for salvation, through your supplication, and the supply of the Spirit of Christ Jesus,

¹⁹E matau ana hoki ahau ka ai tenei hei whakaora moku, i a koutou na ka inoi, i te Wairua ano hoki o Ihu Karaiti ka homai;

²⁰according to my earnest expectation and hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, and in all freedom, as always, also now Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether through life or through death,

²⁰Ko taku hoki tenei e whakamau tonu nei, e tumanako atu nei, e kore ahau e whakama i tetahi mea, engari ka tino maia ahau, a ka pera me to nga wa katoa, ka whakanuia ano a te Karaiti aianei e toku tinana, ahakoa i te ora, ahakoa i te mate.

²¹for to me to live [is] Christ, and to die gain.

²¹¶ Ki ahau hoki ko te ora ko te Karaiti, ko te mate he taonga.

²²And if to live in the flesh [is] to me a fruit of work, then what shall I choose? I know not;

²²Ki te ora ia ahau i te kikokiko, mehemea ko te hua tenei o taku mahi, heoi kahore ahau e mohio ko te aha taku e whiriwhiri ai.

²³for I am pressed by the two, having the desire to depart, and to be with Christ, for it is far better,

²³E karapitia mai ana hoki ahau e nga mea e rua, he hiahia nei toku ki te haere, kia noho ai ahau ki a te Karaiti; ko te mea tino pai rawa hoki tera:

²⁴and to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account,

²⁴Ko te noho ranei i te kikokiko, ko te mea pai ake hoki tena mo koutou.

²⁵and of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,

²⁵Na ka u nei toku whakaaro ki tenei, e matau ana ahau tera ahau e noho, ae ra, ka noho iho ahau ki a koutou katoa, hei whakaneke ake, hei whakahari i a koutou i runga i te whakapono;

²⁶that your boasting may abound in Christ Jesus in me through my presence again to you.

²⁶Kia hira rawa ai to koutou whakamanamana i roto i a Karaiti Ihu ki ahau, moku ka noho tahi ano me koutou.

²⁷Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

²⁷¶ Engari kia tika ta koutou whakahaere, kia rite ki ta te rongopai o te Karaiti: na, ahakoa tae atu ahau kia kite i a koutou, ngaro mai ranei, kia rongo tonu atu ahau ki to koutou ahua, kei te tu koutou i runga i te wairua kotahi, i te ngakau kota hi, me te tohe tahi ano ki te whakapono o te rongopai:

²⁸and not terrified in anything by those opposing, which to them indeed is a token of destruction, and to you of salvation, and that from God;

²⁸Kahore hoki he wehi ki tetahi mea a o koutou hoariri: he tohu hoki tenei ki a ratou mo te whakangaromanga, ki a koutou ia mo te ora, i ahu mai i te Atua.

²⁹because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;

²⁹No te mea kua hoatu ki a koutou hei meatanga ma koutou ki a te Karaiti, ehara i te mea ko te whakapono anake ki a ia, engari ko te mate ano hoki mo te whakaaro ki a ia;

³⁰the same conflict having, such as ye saw in me, and now hear of in me.

³⁰Kei a koutou hoki taua pakanga i kite ra koutou ki ahau, a ka rongo nei inaianei kei ahau.