¹I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men:

¹¶ Na, ko taku whakahau tenei i te tuatahi o nga mea katoa, kia puta nga inoi, nga karakia, nga inoi wawao, nga whakawhetai, mo nga tangata katoa;

²for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

²Mo nga kingi, mo te hunga whai mana katoa hoki: kia ata noho marie ai tatou i runga i nga whakaaro karakia, i nga tikanga mahara katoa.

³For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior;

³He mea pai tenei, he mea e manakohia ana i te aroaro o te Atua, o to tatou Kaiwhakaora;

⁴who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

⁴Ko tana nei e pai ai ko nga tangata katoa kia ora, kia haere mai hoki ki te matauranga ki te pono.

⁵For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

⁵Kotahi tonu te Atua, kotahi te takawaenga o te Atua, o nga tangata, ko ia ano he tangata, ara ko Karaiti Ihu;

⁶who gave himself as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times;

⁶I hoatu nei i a ia hei utu mo te katoa; he mea kia whakaaturia i ona wa ake;

⁷to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

⁷A meinga ana ahau hei karere, hei apotoro mo taua mea; he pono taku korero i roto i a te Karaiti, kahore aku teka; hei kaiwhakaako mo nga tauiwi i runga i te whakapono, i te pono.

⁸I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

⁸Na, ko taku e pai ai, ko nga tane kia inoi i nga wahi katoa, kia tapu nga ringa ina ara, kaua he riri, he tautohetohe.

⁹In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

⁹¶ Ko nga wahine hoki kia mau i te kakahu ataahua, kia tu whakama, kia whai whakaaro; kauaka te makawe whiri, te koura, te peara, te kakahu utu nui;

¹⁰but (which becomes women professing godliness) with good works.

¹⁰Engari ko te mea e tau ana mo nga wahine e whakaae ana ki te karakia, ara ko nga mahi pai.

¹¹Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

¹¹Me ako marie te wahine kia nui te ngohengohe.

¹²But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

¹²E kore hoki e tukua e ahau te wahine kia whakaako, kia neke ake ranei tana tikanga i ta te tane, engari me ata noho.

¹³For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

¹³Ko Arama hoki kua hanga i mua, muri iho ko Iwi.

¹⁴Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

¹⁴A kihai a Arama i tinihangatia, ko te wahine ia i tinihangatia, a taka ana ki te he.

¹⁵but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.

¹⁵Otira ka ora ia i te whanautanga tamariki, ki te mau tonu to ratou whakapono, aroha, tapu, whakaaro.