I Thessalonians 1

Na Paora, na ratou ko Hirawanu, ko Timoti, ki te hahi o te hunga o Teharonika i roto i te Atua Matua, i te Ariki hoki, i a Ihu Karaiti: Kia tau te aroha noa ki a koutou me te rangimarie.

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Whakawhetai tonu matou ki te Atua i nga wa katoa mo koutou katoa, me te whakahua i a koutou i a matou inoi;

We give thanks to God always for you all, making mention of you in our prayers;

Mau tonu to matou mahara ki ta koutou mahi whakapono, ki te uaua o to koutou aroha, ki te u o te tumanako ki to tatou Ariki, ki a Ihu Karaiti, i te aroaro o te Atua, ara o to tatou Matua;

Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and our Father;

E mohio ana hoki matou, e nga teina e arohaina nei e te Atua, ki to koutou whiriwhiringa.

Knowing, brethren beloved, your election of God.

Kihai hoki ta matou rongopai i tae atu ki a koutou i runga i te kupu anake, engari i te kaha, i te Wairua Tapu, nui atu hoki te u o te ngakau; pera ano me koutou e matau na ki to matou ahua i roto i a koutou, he whakaaro ki a koutou.

For our gospel came not unto you in word only, but also in power, and in the Holy Ghost, and in much assurance; as ye know what manner of men we were among you for your sake.

A ka whai koutou i ta matou tauira, i ta te Ariki hoki, i riro uaua atu na i a koutou te kupu, me te whakahari ano ia a te Wairua Tapu.

And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

No ka waiho koutou hei tauira ki te hunga whakapono katoa o Makeronia, o Akaia.

So that ye were ensamples to all that believe in Macedonia and Achaia.

I paku haere atu na hoki i a koutou te kupu a te Ariki, ehara i te mea i Makeronia, i Akaia anake, engari i puta atu to koutou whakapono ki te Atua ki nga wahi katoa; no reira kahore he rawa e puaki ai tetahi kupu a matou.

For from you sounded out the word of the Lord not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but also in every place your faith to God-ward is spread abroad; so that we need not to speak any thing.

Ko ratou nei hoki kei te korero mo matou, mo to matou taenga atu ki a koutou, mo to koutou tahuritanga mai hoki i nga whakapakoko ki te Atua, ki te mahi ki te Atua ora, ki te Atua pono;

For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;

Ki te tatari ano hoki ki tana Tama i te rangi, i whakaarahia ake nei e ia i te hunga mate, ki a Ihu, e whakaora nei i a tatou i te riri meake nei puta.

And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.