1 Timóteo 6

1 Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed. 2 Those who have believing masters, let them not despise them because they are brothers, but rather let them serve them, because those who partake of the benefit are believing and beloved. Teach and exhort these things.

3 If anyone teaches a different doctrine and doesn’t consent to sound words, the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness, 4 he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions, 5 constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.*6:5 NU omits "Withdraw yourself from such."

6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out. 8 But having food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9 But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

11 But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses. 13 I command you before God who gives life to all things, and before Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate testified the good confession, 14 that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords. 16 He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.

17 Charge those who are rich in this present age that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; 18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share; 19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

20 Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge, 21 which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith.

Grace be with you. Amen.

1 Kīia iho e ngā pononga whai rangatira katoa he mea tika mō ō rātou rangatira ake ngā hōnore katoa, kei kōrerotia kinotia te ingoa o te Atua me tāna ako. 2 Kaua ērā i ngā rangatira whakapono e whakahāwea ki a rātou, nō te mea he tēina rātou; engari kia nui rawa te mahi, nō te mea e whakapono ana rātou, e arohaina ana, e uru ngātahi ana ki te mahi pai.

He Whakaakoranga Teka, te Taonga Pono rānei

Me whakaako ēnei mea e koe, me whakahau atu. 3 Ki te whakaako kē tētahi, ki te kore e tahuri ki ngā kupu ora, ki ngā kupu a tō tātou Ariki, a Īhu Karaiti, ki te ako anō hoki e rite ai te karakia pai, 4 e whakakake ana ia, kāhore ōna mātauranga ki tētahi mea, heoi e hāwata ana ki ngā uiuinga, ki ngā tautohetohenga, nō reira nei te hae, te whawhai, ngā kōrero kino, ngā whakaaro kino, 5 ngā whakahokihoki kupu a ngā tāngata ngākau kino, kāhore nei he pono i a rātou. E mahara ana ki te karakia pai he huarahi e whiwhi ai ki te taonga.

6 He taonga nui anō ia te karakia pai hui tahi ki te ngākau tatū; 7 kāhore hoki he mea i mauria mai e tātou ki te ao, e kore hoki e āhei te mau atu e tātou tētahi mea. 8 Ki te mea ia he kai tā tātou, he hīpoki, ka mākona tātou i ēnā. 9 Ko te hunga ia e hiahia ana kia whai taonga, ka taka rātou ki te whakamātautauranga, ki te māhanga, ki te tini o ngā hiahia kūware e raru ai, e totohu ai ngā tāngata ki te whakangaromanga, ā, huna iho. 10 He pūtake hoki nō ngā kino katoa te aroha ki te moni; he minamina ki tēnei i kotiti kē ai ētahi i te whakapono, ā, werohia pūtia iho rātou e ngā mamae maha.

He Tohutohu Whaiaro

11 Ko koe ia, e tā te Atua tangata, oma atu i ēnei; whāia te tika, te karakia pai, te whakapono, te aroha, te manawanui, te ngākau māhaki. 12 Whawhaitia te whawhai pai o te whakapono, hopukia atu te ora tonu, ko te mea hoki tēnā i karangatia ai koe, ā, whakaaetia ana e koe te whakaaetanga pai i te aroaro o ngā kaititiro tokomaha. 13 Ko tāku ako atu tēnei ki a koe i te aroaro o te Atua, nāna nei ngā mea katoa i whai ora ai, o Karaiti Īhu anō hoki, nāna nei i whakapuaki te whakaaetanga pai i te aroaro o Ponotio Pirato; 14 puritia tēnei ture, kei whai koha, kei whai hē, ā taea noatia te putanga mai, o tō tātou Ariki, o Īhu Karaiti. 15 Māna e whakakite mai ā ōna ake wā, ko ia anake nei hoki te Mea kaha, te Mea koa, te Kīngi o ngā kīngi, te Ariki o ngā ariki. 16 Ko ia anake e kore e mate, e noho ana ia i te mārama e kore e taea atu e tētahi tangata, kāhore anō hoki e āhei kia kitea. Waiho atu i a ia te hōnore me te kaha ake ake. Āmine.

17 Ākona te hunga i ngā taonga o tēnei ao kia kaua e whakakake te ngākau, kia kaua e whakawhirinaki ki ngā taonga pahuhu noa, engari ki te Atua ora, ko ia hoki hei hōmai nui i ngā mea pai katoa hei mea mā tātou. 18 Kia mahi rātou i te pai, kia hua ā rātou mahi pai, kia tatanga ki te ohaoha, ki te whakawhiwhi i ētahi; 19 me te whakatakoto anō he kaupapa pai mō rātou mō ngā rā ki mua, kia mau-ā-ringa ai rātou ki te ora, arā ki te ora tūturu.

20 E Tīmoti, tiakina te mea kua tukua nā ki a koe; tahuri kē i ngā kōrero whakarihariha, i ngā kupu teka noa, i ngā whakaputanga kētanga a te mea e tekaia nei he mātauranga; 21 kua waiho nei hei tikanga mā ētahi, ā, hē ake rātou ki te whakapono.

Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koe. Āmine.