¹If, then, any exhortation [is] in Christ, if any comfort of love, if any fellowship of spirit, if any bowels and mercies,

¹¶ Na, ki te mea he whakamarie kei roto i a te Karaiti, ki te mea he pehi mamae to te aroha, ki te mea he whiwhinga tahitanga ki te Wairua, ki te mea he ngakau aroha, he mahi tohu,

²fulfil ye my joy, that ye may mind the same thing — having the same love — of one soul — minding the one thing,

²Kia rite toku hari i a koutou, kia kotahi te whakaaro, kia kotahi te aroha, huihuia nga ngakau i runga i te whakaaro kotahi.

³nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves —

³Kei meinga tetahi mea i runga i te wehewehe, i te whakapehapeha ranei, engari i runga i te ngakau papaku, me te whakanui a tetahi i tetahi ki runga ake i a ia;

⁴each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

⁴Kaua tena o koutou na e titiro ki ona mea anake, engari me titiro ano tena, tena o koutou ki nga mea a etahi atu.

⁵For, let this mind be in you that [is] also in Christ Jesus,

⁵Ko tenei hei whakaaro mo koutou, ko tera i a Karaiti Ihu:

⁶who, being in the form of God, thought [it] not robbery to be equal to God,

⁶Ahakoa hoki i a ia te ahua o te Atua, kihai i meinga e ia te rite ki te Atua hei taonga kapo mai;

⁷but did empty himself, the form of a servant having taken, in the likeness of men having been made,

⁷Engari i mea i a ia ano kia poaha, ka mau ki te ahua o te pononga, ka meinga kia rite ki te tangata;

⁸and in fashion having been found as a man, he humbled himself, having become obedient unto death — death even of a cross,

⁸A ka kitea nei tona ahua e rite ana ki to te tangata, ka whakapapaku ia i a ia, ka meinga kia ngohengohe ahakoa ki te mate, ae ra, ki te mate o te ripeka.

⁹wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that [is] above every name,

⁹Na konei whakateiteitia ake ana ia e te Atua, a hoatu ana ki a ia te ingoa nui atu i nga ingoa katoa;

¹⁰that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow — of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth —

¹⁰Kia tuku ai i runga i te ingoa o Ihu nga turi katoa, o nga mea i te rangi, o nga mea i te whenua, o nga mea i raro i te whenua;

¹¹and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ [is] Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹¹A kia whakaae nga arero katoa ko Ihu Karaiti te Ariki, hei whakakororia i te Atua Matua.

¹²So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,

¹²¶ Heoi e oku teina aroha, he mea tonu ia na koutou te ngohengohe ki ahau i nga wa katoa, ehara i te mea i oku wa anake i kona, engari rawa ia inaianei i ahau kahore i kona, na whakaotia to koutou whakaoranga i runga i te wehi, i te wiri;

¹³for God it is who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

¹³Ko te Atua hoki te kaimahi i roto i a koutou o te hiahia, o te mahi, hei mea i tana i pai ai.

¹⁴All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

¹⁴¶ I a koutou mahi katoa kaua te amuamu, te tautohetohe;

¹⁵that ye may become blameless and harmless, children of God, unblemished in the midst of a generation crooked and perverse, among whom ye do appear as luminaries in the world,

¹⁵Kia kore ai koutou e whaikupuria, kia tapatahi ai, he tamariki kohakore na te Atua, i waenganui o te whakatupuranga tutu, parori ke, kei roto nei koutou i a ratou e tiaho ana hei rama i te ao;

¹⁶the word of life holding forth, for rejoicing to me in regard to a day of Christ, that not in vain did I run, nor in vain did I labour;

¹⁶Kia mau pu ki te kupu o te ora; kia hari ai ahau a te ra o te Karaiti, kihai ahau i oma noa, kihai i mahi noa.

¹⁷but if also I am poured forth upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice and joy with you all,

¹⁷Na, ki te ringihia ahau ki runga ki te patunga tapu, ki nga mahi a to koutou whakapono, ka hari ahau, ina ka hari tahi me koutou katoa.

¹⁸because of this do ye also rejoice and joy with me.

¹⁸Waihoki ko koutou, kia hari, hari tahi me ahau.

¹⁹And I hope, in the Lord Jesus, Timotheus to send quickly to you, that I also may be of good spirit, having known the things concerning you,

¹⁹Otiia e mea ana ahau i roto i te Ariki, i a Ihu, ki te tono tata atu i a Timoti ki a koutou, kia ora ai hoki toku ngakau, ina mohio ahau ki to koutou ahua.

²⁰for I have no one like-minded, who sincerely for the things concerning you will care,

²⁰Kahore hoki oku tangata rite te ngakau ki tona, hei mahara pono ki a koutou mea.

²¹for the whole seek their own things, not the things of the Christ Jesus,

²¹Ko ta te katoa hoki e rapu nei, ko ta ratou ake, kahore nga mea a Ihu Karaiti.

²²and the proof of him ye know, that as a child [serveth] a father, with me he did serve in regard to the good news;

²²Ko koutou ia e matau ana ki ona tohu, he pera tana me ta te tamaiti ki te matua, ko toku hoa ia ki te kawe haere i te rongopai.

²³him, indeed, therefore, I hope to send, when I may see through the things concerning me — immediately;

²³Ko ia taku e mea nei kia tonoa wawetia atu, ina kite ahau i te tukunga iho ki ahau.

²⁴and I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall quickly come.

²⁴Otiia e u ana toku whakaaro i roto i te Ariki, ka hohoro toku tae atu.

²⁵And I thought [it] necessary Epaphroditus — my brother, and fellow-workman, and fellow-soldier, and your apostle and servant to my need — to send unto you,

²⁵I ea ano ia ahau me tono atu ki a koutou a Epaporitu, toku teina, toku hoa mahi, toku hoa hoia, na koutou ia karere, he kaimahi ano hoki i nga mea i matea e ahau.

²⁶seeing he was longing after you all, and in heaviness, because ye heard that he ailed,

²⁶Koinga tonu hoki ia ki a koutou katoa, kanohi rawa, no te mea i rongo koutou he turoro ia.

²⁷for he also ailed nigh to death, but God did deal kindly with him, and not with him only, but also with me, that sorrow upon sorrow I might not have.

²⁷He turoro ra hoki ia, tata pu ki te mate: otira i tohungia ia e te Atua; ehara ano i te mea ko ia anake, ko ahau ano hoki, kei tapiritia he pouri ki toku pouri.

²⁸The more eagerly, therefore, I did send him, that having seen him again ye may rejoice, and I may be the less sorrowful;

²⁸Koia i nui rawa ai toku ngakau ki te tono atu i a ia, kia kite ai ano koutou i a ia, kia hari ai, kia taharahara iho ai hoki toku pouri.

²⁹receive him, therefore, in the Lord, with all joy, and hold such in honour,

²⁹Kia nui te hari i runga i te Ariki, ina tae atu ia; whakahonoretia ano hoki nga pera;

³⁰because on account of the work of the Christ he drew near to death, having hazarded the life that he might fill up your deficiency of service unto me.

³⁰No te mea na te mahi ki a te Karaiti i tata ai ia ki te mate, te ihupuku ki te ora, kia rite ai i a ia nga mahi ki ahau, kihai nei i rite i a koutou.