2 Timóteo 4

1 Ko tāku kupu tēnei ki a koe i te aroaro o te Atua, o Karaiti Īhu hoki, māna nei e whakawā te hunga ora me te hunga mate, i te āhua o tōna putanga mai me tōna rangatiratanga, 2 kauwhautia te kupu; tohea i ngā wā pai, i ngā wā kino; rīria te hē, whakahēngia iho, whakahaua, whakapaua te manawanui me te whakaako. 3 Tēnei ake hoki te wā e kore ai rātou e whakarongo ki te whakaako tika; heoi, i te mea he taringa minamina ō rātou, ka apohia e rātou he kaiwhakaako e rite ana ki ō rātou nā hiahia. 4 Ka tahuri kē ō rātou taringa i te pono, ka anga atu ki ngā kōrero tito noa. 5 Kia mau ia koe i ngā mea katoa; tukua atu ngā mamae ki a koe; mahia te mahi a te kaikauwhau i te rongopai; whakapaua tāu mahi minita.

6 Tēnei hoki ahau kei te ringihia, kua rite anō te wā hei haerenga mōku. 7 Kua whawhaitia e ahau te whawhai pai, kua omakia tōku omanga, kua rite i ahau te whakapono. 8 Kei te takoto mai mōku i ngā wā ō muri nei te karauna o te tika, e hōmai ki ahau ā taua rā e te Ariki, e te kaiwhakawā tika. He teka ki ahau anake, engari ki te hunga katoa anō hoki kua matenui ki tōna putanga mai.

He Kupu Whaiara

9 Kia puta tōu uaua ki te haere wawe mai ki ahau; 10 kua whakarērea ahau e Rīmaha, he aroha nōna ki tēnei ao, ā, haere ana ia ki Teharonika; kua riro atu a Kerekena ki Karatia, a Taituha ki Raramatia. 11 Ko Ruka anake kei ahau. Tēnā a Māka mauria mai hei hoa mōu; he pai hoki ia mō tāku mahi minita. 12 Kua tonoa e ahau a Tikiku, ki Epeha. 13 Ka haere mai koe, mauria mai te koroka i mahue atu i ahau ki Toroa, ki a Karapu, me ngā pukapuka; tēnā rawa ia ngā kirihipi.

14 He maha ngā kino i meatia mai e Arehānera, e te kaimahi parāhi ki ahau. Mā te Ariki e hoatu ki a ia he utu e rite ana ki āna mahi. 15 Kia tūpato hoki koe ki a ia; he rahi rawa hoki tāna totohe ki ā mātou kupu.

16 I tāku kōrerotanga tuatahi, i karo ai i ahau, kāhore he tangata hei tuarā mōku, heoi, whakarērea ake ahau e te katoa. Kaua tēnei e whakairia ki a rātou. 17 I tū ia te Ariki ki tōku taha, nāna hoki ahau i whakakaha; kia whakapaua rawatia ai e ahau te kauwhau, kia rongo katoa ai ngā tauiwi. Ā, tōia mai ana ahau i roto i te māngai o te raiona. 18 Tērā ahau e tōia mai e te Ariki i roto i ngā mahi kino katoa, e whakaorangia hoki tae noa ki tōna rangatiratanga i te rangi. Waiho atu i a ia te korōria ake ake. Āmine.

Poroporoaki

19 Oha atu ki a Pirihira rāua ko Akuira, ki te hunga anō hoki o te whare o Onehipora. 20 I noho atu a Eratu i Koriniti; ko Toropimu i mahue atu, i ahau ki Miretu, he mate. 21 Kia puta tōu uaua ki te haere mai i mua o te hōtoke.

Tēnei te oha atu nei ki a koe a Ūpuru, a Purena, a Rinuha, a Karauria, me ngā tēina katoa.

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

1 I charge thee in the sight of God, and of Christ Jesus, who shall judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: 2 preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching. 3 For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; 4 and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables. 5 But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry. 6 For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure is come. 7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith: 8 henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give to me at that day; and not to me only, but also to all them that have loved his appearing.

9 Give diligence to come shortly unto me: 10 for Demas forsook me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with thee; for he is useful to me for ministering. 12 But Tychicus I sent to Ephesus. 13 The cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus, bring when thou comest, and the books, especially the parchments. 14 Alexander the coppersmith did me much evil: the Lord will render to him according to his works: 15 of whom do thou also beware; for he greatly withstood our words. 16 At my first defence no one took my part, but all forsook me: may it not be laid to their account. 17 But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me; that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear: and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion. 18 The Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will save me unto his heavenly kingdom: to whom be the glory for ever and ever. Amen.

19 Salute Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus remained at Corinth: but Trophimus I left at Miletus sick. 21 Give diligence to come before winter. Eubulus saluteth thee, and Pudens, and Linus, and Claudia, and all the brethren.

22 The Lord be with thy spirit. Grace be with you.