¹I testify before God and Christ Jesus, who is about to judge living and dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom,

¹¶ Ko taku kupu tenei ki a koe i te aroaro o te Atua, o Karaiti Ihu hoki, mana nei e whakawa te hunga ora me te hunga mate, i te ahua o tona putanga mai me tona rangatiratanga,

²proclaim the word; be urgent in season [and] out of season, convict, rebuke, encourage, with all longsuffering and doctrine.

²Kauwhautia te kupu; tohea i nga wa pai, i nga wa kino; riria te he, whakahengia iho, whakahaua, whakapaua te manawanui me te whakaako.

³For the time shall be when they will not bear sound teaching; but according to their own lusts will heap up to themselves teachers, having an itching ear;

³Tenei ake hoki te wa e kore ai ratou e whakarongo ki te whakaako tika; heoi, i te mea he taringa minamina o ratou, ka apohia e ratou he kaiwhakaako e rite ana ki o ratou na hiahia.

⁴and they will turn away their ear from the truth, and will have turned aside to fables.

⁴Ka tahuri ke o ratou taringa i te pono, ka anga atu ki nga korero tito noa.

⁵But *thou*, be sober in all things, bear evils, do [the] work of an evangelist, fill up the full measure of thy ministry.

⁵Kia mau ia koe i nga mea katoa; tukua atu nga mamae ki a koe; mahia te mahi a te kaikauwhau i te rongopai; whakapaua tau mahi minita.

⁶For *I* am already being poured out, and the time of my release is come.

⁶Tenei hoki ahau kei te ringihia, kua rite ano te wa hei haerenga moku.

⁷I have combated the good combat, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

⁷Kua whawhaitia e ahau te whawhai pai, kua omakia toku omanga, kua rite i ahau te whakapono:

⁸Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing.

⁸Kei te takoto mai moku i nga wa o muri nei e karauna o te tika, e homai ki ahau a taua ra e te Ariki, e te kaiwhakawa tika: he teka ki ahau anake, engari ki te hunga katoa ano hoki kua matenui ki tona putanga mai.

⁹Use diligence to come to me quickly;

⁹¶ Kia puta tou uaua ki te haere wawe mai ki ahau:

¹⁰for Demas has forsaken me, having loved the present age, and is gone to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

¹⁰Kua whakarerea ahau e Rimaha, he aroha nona ki tenei ao, a haere ana a ki Teharonika; kua riro atu a Kerekena ki Karatia, a Taituha ki Raramatia.

¹¹Luke alone is with me. Take Mark, and bring [him] with thyself, for he is serviceable to me for ministry.

¹¹Ko Ruka anake kei ahau. Tena a Maka mauria mai hei hoa mou; he pai hoki ia mo taku mahi minita.

¹²But Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus.

¹²Kua tonoa e ahau a Tikiku ki Epeha.

¹³The cloak which I left behind [me] in Troas at Carpus's, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments.

¹³Ka haere mai koe, mauria mai te koroka i mahue atu i ahau ki Toroa, ki a Karapu, me nga pukapuka; tena rawa ia nga kirihipi.

¹⁴Alexander the smith did many evil things against me. The Lord will render to him according to his works.

¹⁴He maha nga kino i meatia mai e Arehanera, e te kaimahi parahi ki ahau: ma te Ariki e hoatu ki a ia he utu e rite ana ki ana mahi:

¹⁵Against whom be *thou* also on thy guard, for he has greatly withstood our words.

¹⁵Kia tupato hoki koe ki a ia; he rahi rawa hoki tana totohe ki a matou kupu.

¹⁶At my first defence no man stood with me, but all deserted me. May it not be imputed to them.

¹⁶¶ I taku korerotanga tuatahi, i karo ai i ahau, kahore he tangata hei tuara moku, heoi whakarerea ake ahau e te katoa. Kaua tenei e whakairia ki a ratou.

¹⁷But the Lord stood with [me], and gave me power, that through me the proclamation might be fully made, and all [those of] the nations should hear; and I was delivered out of the lion's mouth.

¹⁷I tu ia te Ariki ki toku taha, nana hoki ahau i whakakaha; kia whakapaua rawatia ai e ahau te kauwhau, kia rongo katoa ai nga tauiwi: a toia mai ana ahau i roto i te mangai o te raiona.

¹⁸The Lord shall deliver me from every wicked work, and shall preserve [me] for his heavenly kingdom; to whom [be] glory for the ages of ages. Amen.

¹⁸Tera ahau e toia mai e te Ariki i roto i nga mahi kino katoa, e whakaorangia hoki tae noa ki tona rangatiratanga i te rangi: waiho atu i a ia te kororia ake ake. Amine.

¹⁹Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.

¹⁹Oha atu ki a Pirihira raua ko Akuira, ki te hunga ano hoki o te whare o Onehipora.

²⁰Erastus remained in Corinth, but Trophimus I left behind in Miletus sick.

²⁰I noho atu a Eratu i Koriniti: ko Toropimu i mahue atu i ahau ki Miretu, he mate.

²¹Use diligence to come before winter. Eubulus salutes thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and the brethren all.

²¹Kia puta tou uaua ki te haere mai i mua o te hotoke. Tenei te oha atu nei ki a koe a Upuru, a Purena, a Rinuha, a Karauria, me nga teina katoa.

²²The Lord Jesus Christ [be] with your spirit. Grace [be] with you.

²²Kia noho te Ariki ki tou wairua, Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koutou.