2 Coríntios 8

1 Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, 2 how in a severe ordeal of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity. 3 For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord, 4 begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints. 5 This was not as we had expected, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God. 6 So we urged Titus, that as he had made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace. 7 But as you abound in everything—in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in your love to us—see that you also abound in this grace.

8 I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love. 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich. 10 I give advice in this: it is expedient for you who were the first to start a year ago, not only to do, but also to be willing. 11 But now complete the doing also, that as there was the readiness to be willing, so there may be the completion also out of your ability. 12 For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you don’t have. 13 For this is not that others may be eased and you distressed, 14 but for equality. Your abundance at this present time supplies their lack, that their abundance also may become a supply for your lack, that there may be equality. 15 As it is written, "He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack."✝8:15 Exodus 16:18

16 But thanks be to God, who puts the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus. 17 For he indeed accepted our exhortation, but being himself very earnest, he went out to you of his own accord. 18 We have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the Good News is known throughout all the assemblies. 19 Not only so, but he was also appointed by the assemblies to travel with us in this grace, which is served by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and to show our readiness. 20 We are avoiding this, that any man should blame us concerning this abundance which is administered by us. 21 Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men. 22 We have sent with them our brother whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which he has in you. 23 As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker for you. As for our brothers, they are the apostles of the assemblies, the glory of Christ. 24 Therefore show the proof of your love to them before the assemblies, and of our boasting on your behalf.

Te Ohaoha Karaitiana

1 Nā, he whakarite atu tēnei nā mātou ki a koutou, e ōku tēina, i te aroha noa o te Atua kua hōmai nei ki ngā hāhi o Makeronia; 2 ahakoa he nui te whakamātautauranga a ngā mate, whakaputaina nuitia ana mai e te nui o tō rātou koa, i roto i tō rātou tino rawakoretanga, ngā tahua o tā rātou manaaki. 3 Ko ahau hei kaiwhakaatu, hihiko tonu rātou ki te tāpae i ngā mea i taea e rātou, āe rā, i ngā mea anō kīhai i taea e rātou; 4 me te nui o tā rātou tohe ki a mātou, kia manako mātou ki tēnei aroha noa, kia uru tahi hoki ki te mahi ki te hunga tapu. 5 Kīhai hoki rātou i pērā me tā mātou i whakaaro ai, engari i te tuatahi tuku ana rātou i a rātou anō ki te Ariki, ki a mātou hoki i runga i tā te Atua i pai ai. 6 Koia mātou i whakahau ai i a Taituha, nāna hoki tēnā mahi i tīmata, māna anō e whakaoti tēnei aroha noa hoki i roto i a koutou. 7 Nā, e hua nā i a koutou ngā mea katoa, te whakapono, te whai kupu, te mātauranga, te whakaaro hōhonu, me tō koutou aroha anō ki a mātou, kia hua anō hoki tēnei mahi aroha noa a koutou.

8 Ehara tāku i te kōrero ā-ture, engari he mea i te kakama o ērā atu, hei whakamātautau anō i te pono o tō koutou aroha. 9 E mātau ana hoki koutou ki te aroha noa o tō tātou Ariki, o Īhu Karaiti, arā, i a ia e whai taonga ana, whakarawakoretia iho ana ia, he whakaaro ki a koutou, kia whai taonga ai koutou i tōna rawakoretanga.

10 Ā, ka hoatu nei ahau i tōku whakaaro mō tēnei. He mea pai hoki tēnei mō koutou, ko koutou nā te tuatahi ki te tīmata i tērā tau, ehara i te mea ko te mahi anake, engari ko te hiahia anō hoki. 11 Nā, ināianei whakaotia hoki te mahi; i hihiko nā te whakaaro i mua, kia whai otinga hoki i roto i tō koutou kaha. 12 Ki te mea hoki kei konā te ngākau hihiko, ka whakaaroa ko ngā mea i te tangata, hāunga ngā mea kāhore i a ia.

13 Ehara tāku kōrero i tēnei, kia māmā ai ētahi, ā, ko koutou kia taimaha, 14 engari kia taurite; ko ngā mea a koutou i hira i tēnei wā hei mea mō tō rātou hapa, ā, ko ngā mea a rātou e hira hei mea mā koutou ina hapa; kia rite ai. 15 Kia pērā me te mea i tuhituhia, "Ko te tangata i nui tāna whakaemi kāhore he tuhene; ko te tangata i nohinohi tāna kīhai i hapa."

Ko Taituha me Ōna Hoa

16 Otiia, me whakawhetai atu ki te Atua, nāna nei i hōmai ki roto ki te ngākau o Taituha taua kakama mō koutou. 17 I tahuri mai hoki ia ki tā mātou whakahau; he nui nō tōna kakama i hihiko ai ia ki te haere atu ki a koutou. 18 Ā, nā mātou i tono tahi atu me ia te teina, kua pakū nei ki ngā hāhi katoa te whakamoemiti ki a ia i roto i te rongopai; 19 ā, ehara i te mea ko tērā anake, engari i whiriwhiria anō hoki ia hei hoa haere mō mātou, ki te kawe i tēnei aroha noa e mahia nei e mātou hei whakakorōria mō te Ariki, hei whakakite hoki i tō mātou hihiko.

20 Me te tūpato anō, kei whai kupu tētahi tangata ki a mātou mō ēnei taonga maha e whakahaerea nei e mātou; 21 e whakaaro ana hoki mātou ki ngā mea rangatira, ehara i te mea i te aroaro anake o te Ariki, engari i te aroaro anō o ngā tāngata.

22 Ā, kua tonoa atu anō e mātou hei hoa mō rāua tō mātou teina, kua maha nei ō mātou kitenga i tōna uaua i ngā mea maha, heoi nui kē atu tōna uaua ināianei, nā te nui o te ū o tōna whakaaro ki a koutou. 23 Ki te ui tētahi mō Taituha ko ia tōku hoa, he hoa mahi nōku ki a koutou; ki te ui rānei mō ō mātou tēina, he karere rātou nā ngā hāhi, he korōria nō te Karaiti. 24 Nā, whakakitea e koutou ki a rātou i te aroaro o ngā hāhi te tohu o tō koutou aroha, o tā mātou whakamanamana hoki mō koutou.