Epeha 3
1 Na konei taku, ta Paora, he herehere nei ahau na Karaiti Ihu, hei mahi ki a koutou ki nga Tauiwi;
For this reason I, Paul, the prisoner of Christ Jesus on behalf of you Gentiles—
2 Kua rongo pea koutou ki te mahi tuari i te aroha noa o te Atua kua homai nei ki ahau, hei mea ki a koutou:
surely you have heard of the dispensation of the grace of God that was given to me for you,
3 Ara tana whakakitenga, tana whakaaturanga i te mea ngaro ki ahau; he pera hoki me ena kupu torutoru i tuhituhia na e ahau i mua;
how that by revelation He made known to me the ‘secret’ (as I have written briefly already,
4 Ka oti i a koutou tena te korero, ka mohio koutou ki toku matauranga ki te mea ngaro a te Karaiti,
with reference to which, when you read, you can understand my insight into Christ's secret),
5 Kihai nei i whakakitea i era atu whakatupuranga ki nga tama a te tangata, kihai i penei me te whakakitenga inaianei e te Wairua ki ana apotoro tapu ratou ko nga poropiti;
which in different generations was not made known to the sons of men, as it has now been revealed by Spirit to His holy apostles and prophets:
6 Ara mo nga Tauiwi kia uru tahi ki nga taonga, kia tinana kotahi, kia whiwhi ngatahi ki ana mea i whakaari i mua i roto i a te Karaiti, he meatanga na te rongopai:
that the Gentiles are joint-heirs, of the same body, and fellow partakers of His promise in the Christ through the Gospel,
7 Mo reira ahau i meinga nei hei minita, i runga i ta te aroha noa o te Atua, i homai nei ki ahau, he mahinga na tona kaha.
of which I became a servant according to the gift of God's grace, the gift given to me according to the outworking of His power.
8 I homai ki ahau, ki te mea iti iho i te iti rawa o te hunga tapu katoa, tenei aroha noa, kia kauwhautia e ahau i roto i nga Tauiwi te taonga o te Karaiti e kore nei e taea te rapu;
To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
9 Kia whakakitea ano hoki e ahau ki nga tangata katoa te whiwhinga tahitanga ki te mea ngaro, ki te mea i huna nei inamata noa atu i roto i te Atua, nana nei i hanga nga mea katoa: (aiōn g165)
and to enlighten all as to the program of the secret that from the beginning of the ages has been hidden by the God who created all things through Jesus Christ; (aiōn g165)
10 Kia ai te hahi inaianei hei whakaatu ki nga rangatiratanga, ki nga mana i nga wahi o te rangi, i te maha o nga whakaaro nui o te Atua.
to the intent that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God might be made known to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms,
11 I runga i tana i whakatakoto ai i mua noa atu, he mea mahi nana i roto i to tatou Ariki, i a Karaiti Ihu: (aiōn g165)
according to the eternal purpose that He accomplished by Christ Jesus our Lord, (aiōn g165)
12 Kei roto nei i a ia to tatou maiatanga me to tatou whakatatanga atu i te mea e u nei te whakaaro, he meatanga na te whakapono ki a ia.
in whom we have the boldness and the access with confidence through faith in Him.
13 Koia ahau ka mea nei kia kaua koutou e ngakaukore i oku tukinotanga mo koutou; ko to koutou kororia hoki tenei.
Therefore I ask that you not lose heart at my afflictions on your behalf, which is your glory.
14 No konei i tuturi ai oku turi ki te Matua, o to tatou Ariki a Ihu Karaiti,
For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Nona nei te ingoa e huaina ana ki nga hapu katoa i te rangi, i te whenua,
from whom every family in heaven and on earth receives its name,
16 Kia rite ki te nui rawa o tona kororia he homaitanga mana ki a koutou, kia pakari ai a roto i a koutou i te kaha o tona Wairua:
that He[F] may grant you, according to the riches of His glory: 1) to be strengthened with power by His Spirit in the inner man;
17 Kia noho ai a te Karaiti ki roto ki o koutou ngakau, he mea whakapono; a, i te mea kua whai pakiaka, me te whai turanga mo koutou i roto i te aroha,
2) Christ to dwell in your hearts through the Faith, having been rooted and established in love
18 Kia kaha ai koutou me te hunga tapu katoa ki te whakaaro i te whanui, i te roa, i te hohonu, i te tiketike,
so that you may be fully able to grasp (with all saints) what is the breadth and length and depth and height;
19 A kia mohio ki te aroha o te Karaiti, e kore nei e taea te whakaaro; kia tino ki rawa ai koutou i te Atua.
and 3) to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge—so that you may be fulfilled into all the fullness of God.
20 Na ki a ia, e kaha nei ki te mahi i nga mea nui whakaharahara, nui noa atu i nga mea katoa e inoi ai, e whakaaro ai tatou, he penei ano me te kaha e mahi nei i roto i a tatou,
Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to the power that is working in us,
