I Corinthians 15

Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand;

Na, me whakaatu e ahau ki a koutou, e oku teina, te rongopai i kauwhautia e ahau ki a koutou, ta koutou hoki i whakaae na, ta koutou hoki e tu na,

By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.

Te mea hoki e ora na koutou; ka whakaatu ahau ki a koutou i nga kupu i kauwhau ai ahau ki a koutou, ki te mau tera i a koutou, ki te mea ehara to koutou i te whakapono noa.

For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures;

I hoatu na hoki e ahau ki a koutou i te tuatahi te mea i riro mai i ahau, ara i mate a te Karaiti mo o tatou hara, i pera me ta nga karaipiture;

And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:

A i tanumia; a i ara ake ano i te toru o nga ra, i pera me ta nga karaipiture;

And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:

A ka whakakite ki a Kipa; muri iho ki te tekau ma rua;

After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep.

Muri iho ka whakakite ki nga hoa tokomaha ake i te rima rau i te kitenga kotahi, e ora nei ano te nuinga o ratou, ko etahi ia kua moe;

After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.

Muri iho ka whakakite ki a Hemi; muri iho ki nga apotoro katoa;

And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.

A muri rawa iho ka whakakite hoki ia ki ahau, me te mea i whanau tomuri nei ahau.

For I am the least of the apostles, that am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

Ko te iti rawa hoki ahau o nga apotoro, kahore e tau kia kiia he apotoro, moku i whakatoi i te hahi a te Atua.

But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

Heoi na te aroha noa o te Atua tenei ahua oku: kihai ano tona aroha noa ki ahau i maumauria; heoi nui atu taku mahi i ta ratou katoa: ehara ia i te mea naku, engari na te aroha noa o te Atua i mahi tahi me ahau.

Therefore whether it were I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.

Na, ahakoa naku, ahakoa na ratou, ko ta matou kauwhau tenei, ko ta koutou ano tenei i whakapono ai.

Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you that there is no resurrection of the dead?

Na, e kauwhautia nei a te Karaiti, tona aranga ake i te hunga mate, he pehea te kupu a etahi o koutou, kahore he aranga ake o te hunga mate?

But if there be no resurrection of the dead, then is Christ not risen:

Mehemea hoki kahore he aranga o te hunga mate, kihai ano a te Karaiti i ara.

And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain.

Mehemea hoki kahore a te Karaiti i ara, maumau noa ta matou kauwhau, maumau noa to koutou whakapono.

Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.

Ae ra, ka kitea hoki matou he kaiwhakaatu teka i ta te Atua; no te mea ka whakaaturia nei e matou te Atua, nana i whakaara ake a te Karaiti; kihai nei i whakaarahia e ia, ki te kahore te hunga mate e ara.

For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised:

Ki te kahore hoki te hunga mate e whakaarahia, kihai ano a te Karaiti i whakaarahia:

And if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.

A mehema kahore a te Karaiti i ara, he mea hanga noa to koutou whakapono; kei roto tonu koutou i o koutou hara.

Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

Me te hunga hoki kua moe atu i roto i a te Karaiti, kua ngaro ratou.

If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.

Ki te mea hei tenei ao anake he tumanako ma tatou ki a te Karaiti, nui atu te pouri mo tatou i o nga tangata katoa.

But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept.

Ko tenei kua ara a te Karaiti i te hunga mate, kua waiho hei matamua mo te hunga kua moe.

For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead.

Na te tangata nei hoki te mate, waihoki na te tangata te aranga o te hunga mate.

For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.

I roto hoki i a Arama ka mate katoa nga tangata, waihoki i roto i a te Karaiti ka whakaorangia katoatia.

But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.

Otiia ko tenei, ko tenei, i tona ake turanga; ko te Karaiti te matamua; muri iho ko te hunga a te Karaiti a tona haerenga mai.

Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.

Ko reira te mutunga, ina oti te rangatiratanga te hoatu e ia ki te Atua, ara ki te Matua; ina memeha i a ia nga kawanatanga katoa, nga mana katoa, me te kaha.

For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.

Kua takoto hoki te tikanga kia kingi ia, kia meinga katoatia ra ano e ia ona hoariri ki raro i ona waewae.

The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.

Ko te hoariri whakamutunga e whakakahoretia ko te mate.

For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted which did put all things under him.

No te mea, ka oti nga mea katoa te pehi e ia ki raro i ona waewae. Otira i tana kianga, Ka oti nga mea katoa te pehi ki raro i a ia; e marama ana kua waiho i waho te kaipehi o nga mea katoa ki raro i a ia.

And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

A ka oti nga mea katoa te pehi e ia ki raro i a ia, ko reira hoki te Tama riro ai ki raro i te kaipehi o nga mea katoa ki raro i a ia, kia katoa ai te Atua i roto i te katoa.

Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? why are they then baptized for the dead?

Penei ka aha te hunga e iriiria ana hei whakakapi mo te hunga mate? Ki te kahore rawa te hunga mate e ara, he aha hoki ratou ka iriiria ai hei whakakapi mo te hunga mate?

And why stand we in jeopardy every hour?

He aha ano tatou ka tu wehi ai i nga wa katoa?

I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.

Na koa taku oati, na toku whakamanamana ki a koutou, e oku teina, i roto i a Karaiti Ihu, ina mo te mate ahau i ia ra, i ia ra.

If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what advantageth it me, if the dead rise not? let us eat and drink; for to morrow we die.

Ha, mehemea ahau i whawhai ki te kararehe i Epeha, pera ana me te tangata, he aha te pai ki ahau? Ki te kahore te hunga mate e ara, e kai tatou, e inu, ko apopo hoki tatou mate ai.

Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Kei whakapohehetia koutou: Ki te kino nga hoa, ka heke ki te kino nga tikanga pai.

Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame.

Oho ake ki te tika, a kaua e hara; kahore hoki o etahi matauranga ki te Atua: i korero ai ahau kia whakama ai koutou.

But some man will say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?

Otira tera tetahi e ki mai, peheatia ai te whakaarahanga o te hunga mate? he tinana aha hoki to ratou ina haere mai?

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:

Kuware! ko tau e whakato na, e kore e puta ki te ora, ki te kahore e mate:

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of wheat, or of some other grain:

A ko tau e whakato na, ehara i te tinana e puta ake a mua tau e whakato na, engari he kakano kau no te witi ranei, no tetahi atu mea ranei:

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and to every seed his own body.

E hoatu ana hoki e te Atua ki taua kakano he tinana, ko tana i pai ai, a ki tenei kakano, ki tenei kakano, tona ake tinana.

All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds.

Ehara i te kikokiko kotahi nga kikokiko katoa: engari tera ano to te tangata kikokiko, a rere ke ano to te kararehe kikokiko, rere ke to te manu, rere ke to te ika.

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of the terrestrial is another.

Ko etahi tinana no te rangi, ko etahi tinana no te whenua: otiia rere ke te kororia o nga mea o te rangi, rere ke to nga mea o te whenua.

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars: for one star differeth from another star in glory.

He kororia ke to te ra, he kororia ke to te marama, he kororia ke hoki to nga whetu: na poka ke te kororia o tetahi whetu i to tetahi whetu.

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:

He pera ano te aranga o te hunga mate. E whakatokia pirautia ana; e whakaarahia piraukoretia ana:

It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power:

E whakatokia honorekoretia ana; e whakaarahia kororiatia ana: e whakatokia ngoikoretia ana; e whakaarahia kahatia ana:

It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.

E whakatokia ana he tinana maori; e whakaarahia ana he tinana wairua. Mehemea tera he tinana maori, tera ano hoki he tinana wairua.

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

He penei hoki te mea i tuhituhia, Ko te tangata tuatahi, ko Arama, i meinga hei tangata ora; ko te Arama whakamutunga ka waiho hei wairua whakaora.

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

He ahakoa ra ehara te mea wairua i te tuatahi, engari te mea maori; no muri te mea wairua.

The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

Ko te tangata tuatahi no te whenua, he mea oneone: ko te tangata tuarua no te rangi.

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

Ko nga mea oneone rite tonu ki te mea oneone; ko nga mea o te rangi rite tonu ki te mea o te rangi.

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

Na, kua mau nei ki a tatou te ahua o te mea oneone, waihoki ka mau ano ki a tatou te ahua o to te rangi.

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.

Ko taku korero tenei, e oku teina, e kore e tau kia riro te rangatiratanga o te Atua i te kikokiko, i te toto; e kore ano te piraukore e riro i te pirau.

Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Na, he mea huna tenei ka korerotia nei e ahau ki a koutou. E kore tatou katoa e moe, engari e whakaahuatia ketia tatou katoa;

In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

E kore e aha, kimo kau te kanohi, i te tetere whakamutunga: e tangi hoki te tetere whakamutunga: e tangi hoki te tetere, a e whakaarahia nga tupapaku, he mea piraukore, a ka whakaahuatia ketia tatou.

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

Kua takoto hoki te tikanga kia kakahuria te piraukore e tenei pirau, kia kakahuria hoki te matekore e tenei hanga matemate nei.

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

Heoi ka oti tenei pirau te whakakakahu ki te piraukore, me tenei hanga matemate nei te whakakakahu ki te matekore, ko reira rite ai te korero i tuhituhia, horomia ake te mate e te wikitoria.

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?

E te mate kei hea tou wero? E te reinga kei hea tou wikitoria?

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

Ko te hara to te mate wero; na te ture hoki i kaha ai te hara:

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Ki te Atua ia te whakawhetai, nana nei i homai te wikitoria ki a tatou, he meatanga na to tatou Ariki, na Ihu Karaiti.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Heoi, e oku teina aroha, kia u, kei taea te whakakorikori, kia hira te mahi ki te Ariki i nga wa katoa, e matau ana hoki koutou, ehara i te maumau to koutou mauiui i roto i te Ariki.