2 Coríntios 10

1 Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am bold toward you. 2 Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh. 3 For though we walk in the flesh, we don’t wage war according to the flesh; 4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds, 5 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is made full.

7 Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ’s, let him consider this again with himself, that even as he is Christ’s, so we also are Christ’s. 8 For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed, 9 that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters. 10 For, "His letters", they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised." 11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding. 13 But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you. 14 For we don’t stretch ourselves too much, as though we didn’t reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ, 15 not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence, 16 so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done. 17 But "he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."✝10:17 Jeremiah 9:24 18 For it isn’t he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.

Ka Tautīneitia e Pāora Āna Mahi Mihinare

1 Nā, nāku ake, nā Pāora, tēnei tohe ki a koutou nā te tikanga māhaki me te ngākau ngāwari o te Karaiti, he mea iti nei ahau i ahau i konā i roto i a koutou, i tawhiti nei ia e māia ana ki a koutou. 2 Āe rā, e tohe ana ahau ki a koutou, kia kaua ahau ina tae atu e mārō ki te whakaputa i te māia, pērā me tāku e mea nei kia māia ki ētahi, e whakaaro nei ki a mātou, ānō ko tā mātou whakahaere nō te kikokiko. 3 Nō te mea ahakoa hāereere mātou i roto i te kikokiko, ehara i te kikokiko tā mātou whawhai; 4 ehara hoki ngā rākau o tā mātou pakanga i te mea nō te kikokiko, engari he kaha i roto i te Atua hei whakahoro i ngā pā kaha; 5 horo ana i a mātou ngā whakaaroaronga me ngā mea ikeike katoa e whakakake ana ki te mātauranga ki te Atua, ā, riro pārau mai ana ngā whakaaro katoa, ka meinga kia ngohengohe ki a te Karaiti; 6 me te noho rite anō ki te whakapā riri mō ngā mahi tutū katoa, ina tino ngohengohe rawa koutou.

7 E titiro ana koutou ki ngā mea kei mua i tō koutou mata. Ki te ū te whakaaro o tētahi nō te Karaiti ia, me mahara ia ki tēnei mea anō hoki, nō te Karaiti ia, pēnā anō hoki mātou. 8 Ahakoa hoki āhua rahi ake tāku whakamanamana mō ngā tikanga i a mātou nei, nā te Ariki nei i hōmai hei hanga ake i a koutou, ehara i te mea hei tuku i a koutou ki raro, e kore ahau e meinga kia whakamā. 9 Kia kaua ahau e meatia e whakawehi ana i a koutou ki āku pukapuka. 10 Ko āna pukapuka hoki, e ai ki tā rātou, he taimaha, he kaha; ko tōna tinana ia i a ia i konei he ngoikore, ko tāna kōrero he korekore noa iho. 11 Kia mahara taua tū tangata ki tēnei, nā, ko tō mātou āhua i ngā kupu o ngā pukapuka i a mātou e ngaro mai nei, koia anō tō mātou rite ki ngā mahi me i konā mātou.

12 E kore hoki mātou e māia ki te whakauru atu, ki te whakariterite rānei i a mātou ki ētahi e whakapai nei ki a rātou anō. I a rātou ia e mēhua nei i a rātou ki a rātou anō, e whakariterite nei i a rātou ki a rātou anō, kāhore ō rātou mātauranga. 13 E kore hoki mātou e whakamanamana ki tua atu i tō mātou mēhua, engari ka rite ki te mēhua o te wāhanga i whakaritea mai e te Atua mā mātou, e tae atu ai ki a koutou rawa. 14 Kāhore hoki ā mātou totoro noa atu, e kīia ai kāhore he taenga atu mō mātou ki a koutou. I tae atu nā hoki mātou ki a koutou rawa nā i runga i te rongopai o te Karaiti. 15 E kore hoki mātou e whakamanamana ki kō atu i tō mātou mēhua, arā, ki ngā mahi a ētahi atu; engari e ū ana tō mātou whakaaro, ka tupu haere tō koutou whakapono, ka ai koutou hei whakanui i a mātou, e tino rite rawa ai ki tō mātou rūri; 16 kia kauwhautia ai te rongopai ki ngā wāhi i kō atu i a koutou, kia kaua hoki e whakamanamana i runga i tō te tangata kē rūri ki ngā mea e noho tata ana ki tō mātou ringa.

17 "Ki te whakamanamana ia tētahi, me whakamanamana ia ki te Ariki." 18 He teka hoki ko te tangata e whakapai ana ki a ia anō ka tikangatia, engari ko tā te Ariki e whakapai ai.