¹¶ Heoi, E oku teina, inoi mo matou, kia rere te kupu a te Ariki, kia whai kororia, kia pena me tena i a koutou:

¹As to the rest, pray ye, brethren, concerning us, that the word of the Lord may run and may be glorified, as also with you,

²Kia whakaorangia hoki matou i nga tangata poauau, i nga tangata kino: kahore hoki nga tangata katoa e whakapono.

²and that we may be delivered from the unreasonable and evil men, for the faith [is] not of all;

³Otiia e pono ana te Atua, mana koutou e whakau, e tiaki i te tangata kino.

³and stedfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard [you] from the evil;

⁴Na e u ana to matou whakaaro i roto i te Ariki ki a koutou, kei te mahi koutou, a ka mahi ano i a matou e whakaako nei ki a koutou.

⁴and we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that the things that we command you ye both do and will do;

⁵Ma te Ariki hoki e whakatika o koutou ngakau ki te aroha o te Atua, ki te ngakau ata tatari o te Karaiti.

⁵and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.

⁶¶ Na, ko ta matou whakahau atu tenei ki a koutou, e oku teina, i runga i te ingoa o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti, mawehe ke i nga teina katoa e he ana te whakahaere, kahore nei e rite ki a matou whakarerenga iho i roto i a ratou.

⁶And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

⁷E matau na hoki koutou ki nga mea e tika ai ta koutou whakarite ki a matou: kihai hoki i he ta matou whakahaere i roto i a koutou;

⁷for yourselves have known how it behoveth [you] to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

⁸Kihai hoki matou i kai noa i te taro i te ringa o tetahi tangata, engari i roto i te mahi nui, i te uaua, me te mahi tonu i te ao, i te po, kei whakataimahatia e matou tetahi o koutou.

⁸nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

⁹Ehara ra i te mea kahore o matou take, engari kia meinga ai matou hei tauria mo koutou, kia rite ai ta koutou ki ta matou.

⁹not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;

¹⁰Ana hoki i a matou e noho ana i a koutou, ko ta matou whakahau tenei ki a koutou, ki te kore tetahi e pai ki te mahi, kaua ia e tukua kia kai.

¹⁰for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

¹¹Kei te rongo hoki matou tera etahi e he ana te whakahaere i roto i a koutou, kahore rawa e mahi, engari e pokanoa ana ki a etahi.

¹¹for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

¹²Na, ko ta matou ako, ko ta matou whakahau tenei ki aua tangata pera, i roto i to tatou Ariki, i a Ihu Karaiti, me mahi marie ratou, ka kai i a ratou na ake kai.

¹²and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

¹³Ko koutou ia, e oku teina, kei ngakaukore ki te mahi pai.

¹³and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,

¹⁴Na ki te kore tetahi e ngohengohe ki ta matou kupu i tenei pukapuka, kia marama te tohu i a ia, kei piri koutou ki a ia, kia whakama ai ia.

¹⁴and if any one do not obey our word through the letter, this one note ye, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed,

¹⁵Otiia kaua e mea he hoariri ia, engari whakatupatoria, ano he teina.

¹⁵and as an enemy count [him] not, but admonish ye [him] as a brother;

¹⁶¶ Na, ma te Ariki pu o te rangimarie e hoatu te rangimarie ki a koutou i nga wa katoa, i nga mea katoa. Kia noho te Ariki ki a koutou katoa.

¹⁶and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord [is] with you all!

¹⁷Ko te oha aku, a Paora, na toku ringaringa ake, ko te tohu ia i nga pukapuka katoa; he pena taku tuhituhi.

¹⁷The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write;

¹⁸Kia tau te aroha noa o to tatou Ariki, o Ihu Karaiti ki a koutou katoa. Amine.

¹⁸the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all! Amen.