ROMA 13

Me Whakarongo ki ngā Mana

1 Kia ngohe­ngohe ngā wairua katoa ki ngā mana nunui. Kāhore hoki he mana, nō te Atua anake; ko ngā mana o tēnei wā he mea whaka­rite nā te Atua. 2 Nā, ki te whaka­keke tētahi ki te mana, e whaka­keke ana ia ki tā te Atua i whaka­rite ai; ā, ko te mea hoki mō te hunga e whaka­keke ana, he whaka­tau hē. 3 Ehara hoki ngā ranga­tira i te whaka­wehi mō ngā mahi pai, engari mō ngā mahi kino. E mea ana koe kia kaua e wehi i te mana? Meatia te pai, ā, he whaka­moe­miti tāna e hōmai ai ki a koe; 4 he minita hoki ia nā te Atua ki a koe mō te pai. Tēnā, ki te mahi koe i te kino, e wehi rā; ehara hoki tāna i te mau noa i te hoari. He minita hoki ia nā te Atua, he kai­rapu utu mō te riri ki te kai­mahi i te kino. 5 Koia i takoto ai te tikanga kia ngohe­ngohe koutou, ehara i te mea he whaka­aro kau ki te riri, engari, ki tā te hine­ngaro anō hoki.

6 Nā konei hoki koutou i hoatu ai i te takoha. He minita hoki rātou nā te Atua, he hunga hoki e mau tonu ana ki tēnei mea pū anō. 7 Hoatu ngā mea i tika ki te katoa: he takoha tangata ki te tangata i tika ai te takoha tangata; he takoha taonga ki te tangata i tika ai te takoha taonga; he wehi ki te tangata i tika ai te wehi; he hōnore ki te tangata i tika ai te hōnore.