Tito 3

Whanonga Karaitiana

1 Whakamaharatia rātou kia ngohengohe ki ngā rangatiratanga, ki ngā mana, kia rongo ki ngā rangatira, kia takatū ki ngā mahi pai katoa; 2 kia kaua e kōrero kino ki tētahi tangata, kia kaua e whawhai, kia ngākau ngāwari, kia nui te māhaki o te ngākau e whakaputaina ki ngā tāngata katoa.

3 He whakaarokore hoki tātou i mua, he tutū, e tinihangatia ana, he pononga nā ngā hiahia, nā ngā whakaahuareka maha, e noho ana i runga i te nanakia, i te hae, he hunga whakarihariha, e mauāhara ana tētahi ki tētahi. 4 Otirā, i te mea ka puta mai nei te tikanga ngāwari me te aroha o te Atua, o tō tātou Kaiwhakaora ki ngā tāngata. 5 Ehara i te mea, nā ngā mahi tika i mahia e tātou, engari, nā tāna mahi tohu i whakaorangia ai tātou e ia, he meatanga nā te horoinga o te whānautanga houtanga, nā te whakahoutanga a te Wairua Tapu, 6 i ringihia nuitia mai nei e ia ki runga ki a tātou, he mea nā Īhu Karaiti, nā tō tātou Kaiwhakaora. 7 Kia whakatikaia ai tātou e tōna aroha noa, kia whiwhi ai ki te taonga, arā ki te ora tonu e tūmanakohia atu nei. 8 He kōrero pono tēnei. E mea ana hoki ahau kia kaha tāu kauwhau i ēnei mea, kia mahara ai te hunga kua whakapono ki te Atua ki te mahi i ngā mahi pai. Ko ngā mea ēnei e ātaahua ana, e whai pai ana mō ngā tāngata.

9 Ko ngā uiuinga kūware ia, me ngā whakapapa tūpuna, whakarērea atu, me ngā totohe, me ngā whawhai ki ngā mea o te ture, kāhore hoki he pai o aua mea, he mea hanga noa. 10 Ko te tangata whakapono hē, ka kotahi, ka rua ngā whakatūpatotanga, whakarērea atu. 11 E mātau ana hoki koe kua whakaputaia kētia taua tangata pērā, kei te hara anō hoki, kua mau tōna hē i a ia anō.

Ngā Tohutohu me ngā Mihi Whaiaro

12 Ka tonoa atu e ahau ki a koe a Aretema, a Tikiku rānei, kia puta tōu uaua ki te haere mai ki ahau ki Nikopori; kua takoto hoki tāku tikanga kia noho ki reira i te hōtoke. 13 Kia puta tōu whakaaro kia kawea mai a Hina kaiako ture, rāua ko Aporo; kei hapa tētahi mea mō rāua. 14 Me ako hoki ō tātou ki te mahi i ngā mahi pai mō ngā wā o te rawakore kei huakore rātou.

15 Tēnei te oha atu nei ki a koe ōku hoa katoa. Oha atu ki te hunga e aroha ana ki a mātou i runga i te whakapono.

Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koutou katoa.

1 Put them in mind to be in subjection to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready unto every good work, 2 to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men. 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. 4 But when the kindness of God our Saviour, and his love toward man, appeared, 5 not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit, 6 which he poured out upon us richly, through Jesus Christ our Saviour; 7 that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. 8 Faithful is the saying, and concerning these things I desire that thou affirm confidently, to the end that they who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men: 9 but shun foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and fightings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain. 10 A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse; 11 knowing that such a one is perverted, and sinneth, being self-condemned.

12 When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, give diligence to come unto me to Nicopolis: for there I have determined to winter. 13 Set forward Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them. 14 And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

15 All that are with me salute thee. Salute them that love us in faith.

Grace be with you all.