1 Paul, apostle of Jesus Christ, according to {the} command of God our Saviour, and of Christ Jesus our hope,2 to Timotheus, {my} true child in faith: grace, mercy, peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.3 Even as I begged thee to remain in Ephesus, {when I was} going to Macedonia, that thou mightest enjoin some not to teach other doctrines,4 nor to turn their minds to fables and interminable genealogies, which bring questionings rather than {further} God's dispensation, which {is} in faith.5 But the end of what is enjoined is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and unfeigned faith;6 which {things} some having missed, have turned aside to vain discourse,7 desiring to be law-teachers, not understanding either what they say or concerning what they {so} strenuously affirm.8 Now we know that the law {is} good if any one uses it lawfully,9 knowing this, that law has not its application to a righteous person, but to {the} lawless and insubordinate, to {the} impious and sinful, to {the} unholy and profane, to smiters of fathers and smiters of mothers; to murderers,10 fornicators, sodomites, kidnappers, liars, perjurers; and if any other thing is opposed to sound teaching,11 according to the glad tidings of the glory of the blessed God, with which *I* have been entrusted.12 {And} I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, that he has counted me faithful, appointing to ministry him13 who before was a blasphemer and persecutor, and an insolent overbearing {man}: but mercy was shewn me because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.14 But the grace of our Lord surpassingly over-abounded with faith and love, which {is} in Christ Jesus.15 Faithful {is} the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom *I* am {the} first.16 But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, {the} first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal.17 Now to the King of the ages, {the} incorruptible, invisible, only God, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.18 This charge, {my} child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,19 maintaining faith and a good conscience; which {last} some, having put away, have made shipwreck as to faith;20 of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan, that they may be taught by discipline not to blaspheme.

1 Na Paora, na te apotoro a Ihu Karaiti, he mea whakarite e te Atua, e to tatou Kaiwhakaora, e Ihu Karaiti hoki, ko ia ta tatou e tumanako atu nei;2 Ki a Timoti, ki taku tamaiti pono i roto i te whakapono: kia tau atu te aroha noa, te mahi tohu, te rangimarie, he mea na te Atua, na to tatou Matua, na Karaiti Ihu hoki, na to tatou Ariki.3 I whakahau atu ra ahau ki a koe, i ahau e haere ana ki Makeronia, kia noho koe i Epeha, ako ai i etahi kia kaua e rere ke te whakaako,4 Kia kaua e whakarongo ki nga korero tito noa, ki nga whakapapa tupuna kahore nei e whai mutunga; ko nga putanga ake o ena, he tautohetohe, kahore he whakatupu mo te tikanga a te Atua i runga i te whakapono; ka pera ano ahau inaianei.5 Ko te tukunga iho ia mo te ako, ko te aroha, no roto i te ngakau ma, i te hinengaro pai, i te whakapono tinihangakore.6 Kapea ake enei e etahi, kotiti ke ana ki nga korero teka noa;7 Ki ta ratou hei kaiwhakaako ratou i te ture, heoi kahore e matau ki ta ratou e korero nei, ki nga mea ranei e kauwhautia nei e ratou.8 Otira, e matau ana tatou he mea pai te ture, ki te rite te meatanga e te tangata ki ta te ture tikanga;9 E matau ana hoki ki tenei, kihai te ture i whakatakotoria mo te tangata tika, engari mo te hunga turekore, tutu, karakiakore, hara, tapukore, whakarihariha, mo nga kaipatu i nga papa, mo nga kaipatu i nga whaea, mo nga kaikohuru tangata,10 Mo te hunga moepuku, moe kino i te tane, tahae tangata, korero teka, oati teka, a ki te mea tera atu tetahi mea kahore nei e rite ki te whakaako tika;11 Rite tonu tenei ki te rongopai o te kororia o te Atua hari, ki te mea kua tukua mai nei ki ahau.12 E whakawhetai atu nei ahau ki a Karaiti Ihu, ki to tatou Ariki, nana nei ahau i whakakaha; i whakaaro hoki ia he tangata pono ahau, a meinga ana ahau hei minita;13 Ahau nei, te tangata kohukohu i mua, te kaiwhakatoi, whakatupu kino: heoi i tohungia ahau, no te mea i meinga kuwaretia e ahau i runga i te whakaponokore:14 Tino nui rawa hoki te aroha noa o to tatou Ariki, hui tahi ki te whakapono, ki te aroha i roto i a Karaiti Ihu.15 He pono te korero, he pai hoki kia tangohia rawatia, I haere mai a Karaiti Ihu ki te ao ki te whakaora i te hunga hara; ko te tino tangata hara o ratou ko ahau.16 Heoi na konei ahau i tohungia ai, kia ai ko ahau ki mua hei whakaaturanga ma Ihu Karaiti i nga manawanui maha, hei tohu ki te hunga e whakapono ki a ia a muri ake nei, kia ora tonu ai ratou.17 Na, ki te Kingi ora tonu, e kore nei e pirau, e kore nei e kitea, ko ia nei anake te Atua matau, waiho atu i a ia te honore me te kororia ake ake. Amine.18 Ka tukua atu nei e ahau tenei kupu ako ki a koe, e taku tamaiti, e Timoti, ko te poropititanga ano tenei i puta mai i mua mou, hei mea i a koe kia whawhai i te whawhai pai;19 Kia mau ki te whakapono me te hinengaro pai; he mea nei ena kua akiritia atu e etahi, ka meinga to ratou whakapono he kaipuke pakaru:20 No ratou a Haimeniu raua ko Arehanera, kua tukua nei e ahau ki a Hatana, kia whakaakona ai kia kaua e kohukohu.