Romanos 12

Te Ora i te Mahi ki te Atua

1 Koia ahau ka īnoi nei ki a koutou, e ōku tēina, kia whakaaroa ngā mahi a te Atua, kia tāpaea atu ō koutou tinana hei whakahere ora, tapu, e manakohia ana e te Atua, he mahi nā tō koutou hinengaro. 2 Kaua hoki tō koutou āhua e rite ki tō tēnei ao; engari, kia puta kē, arā kia whakahoutia ō koutou hinengaro, kia whakamātautauria ai e koutou tā te Atua e pai ai, te mea e pai ana, e manakohia ana, e tino rite ana.

3 Ko tāku kupu hoki tēnei ki ngā tāngata katoa i roto i a koutou, he mea nā te aroha noa i hōmai nei ki ahau, kaua e hira ake te whakaaro o tētahi ki a ia anō i te mea i tika kia whakaaroa e ia; engari kia āta whakaaro, kia rite ki te wāhi o te whakapono i tuwhaina e te Atua ki tēnā, ki tēnā. 4 E rite ana hoki ki ō tātou wāhi ka maha nei i te tinana kotahi, kīhai ia i kotahi te mahi mā aua wāhi katoa. 5 Waihoki ko tātou tokomaha nei, he tinana kotahi i roto i a te Karaiti, ko tātou takitahi ia, he wāhi tētahi nō tētahi. 6 Nā, ka rerekē nei ngā mea i hōmai ki a tātou, he mea e rite ana ki te aroha noa i hōmai ki a tātou, ki te mea he mahi poropiti, me poropiti, kia rite anō ki te rahi o tō tātou whakapono; 7 he mahi minita, kia ū tātou ki tā tātou mahi minita; ko te kaiwhakaako, kia ū ki tāna mahi whakaako; 8 ko te kaiwhakahauhau, kia ū ki tāna whakahauhau; ko te kaihoatu, kia māhorahora te ngākau; ko te kaiwhakahaere kia uaua ki tāna mahi, ā, ko te kaiatawhai kia ngahau te āhua.

9 Ko te aroha, hei te mea tinihangakore. Kia whakarihariha ki te kino; kia ū ki te pai. 10 Ka aroha ki ngā tēina, kia tino pono te aroha tētahi ki tētahi; ka whakahōnore, kia nui tā tētahi i tētahi. 11 Kia uaua, kaua e māngere; kia toko tonu ake te wairua; me te mahi anō ki te Ariki. 12 Kia hari i runga i te tūmanako; kia manawanui ki te whakapāwera; kia ū ki te īnoi. 13 Whakawhiwhia te hunga tapu ina rawakore; kia mau ki te atawhai manuhiri.

14 Manaakitia te hunga e tūkino ana i ā koutou; manaakitia, kaua e kangā. 15 Kia hari tahi me te hunga hari, kia tangi tahi me te hunga tangi. 16 Kia kotahi te whakaaro o koutou tētahi ki tētahi. Kaua e whakakake te whakaaro, engari me whakaiti ki ngā mea pāpaku. Kei mea ake koutou he mōhio koutou.

17 Kaua e utua tā tētahi kino ki te kino. Whakaaroa ko ngā mea e pai ana ki mua i te aroaro o ngā tāngata katoa. 18 Ki te taea, whakapaua tā koutou kia mau te rongo ki ngā tāngata katoa. 19 Aua e rapu utu mō koutou, e ōku hoa aroha, engari, whakaatea atu i te riri: kua oti hoki te tuhituhi, "Māku te rapu utu; māku te hoatu utu," e ai tā te Ariki.

20 "Nā, ki te matekai tōu hoariri; whāngainga;

ki te matewai; whakainumia.

Ki te pēnei hoki tāu mahi, ka pūrangatia e koe he waro kāpura ki tōna mātenga."

21 Kei hinga koe i te kino, engari kia hinga te kino i tōu pai.

1 I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. 2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

3 For I say, through the grace that was given me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but so to think as to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to each man a measure of faith. 4 For even as we have many members in one body, and all the members have not the same office: 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and severally members one of another. 6 And having gifts differing according to the grace that was given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of our faith; 7 or ministry, let us give ourselves to our ministry; or he that teacheth, to his teaching; 8 or he that exhorteth, to his exhorting: he that giveth, let him do it with liberality; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9 Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 10 In love of the brethren be tenderly affectioned one to another; in honor preferring one another; 11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord; 12 rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing stedfastly in prayer; 13 communicating to the necessities of the saints; given to hospitality. 14 Bless them that persecute you; bless, and curse not. 15 Rejoice with them that rejoice; weep with them that weep. 16 Be of the same mind one toward another. Set not your mind on high things, but condescend to things that are lowly. Be not wise in your own conceits. 17 Render to no man evil for evil. Take thought for things honorable in the sight of all men. 18 If it be possible, as much as in you lieth, be at peace with all men. 19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath of God: for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord. 20 But if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him to drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head. 21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.