1 Kia matau koe ki tenei, ko a nga ra o te whakamutunga puta mai ai nga wa o te he.

2 E aroha hoki nga tangata ki a ratou ano, e aroha ki te moni, e whakapehapeha, e whakakake, e kohukohu, e tutu ki nga matua, kahore he whakawhetai, kahore he tapu,

3 Kahore he aroha, he upoko maro, he ngautuara, e kore e pehi i te ngakau, he hunga nanakia, kahore e aroha ki te pai,

4 He hunga taku tangata, he hunga hikaka, whakakake, to ratou aroha kei nga mahi takaro kahore ia ki te Atua;

5 Ko te ahua o te karakia kei a ratou, tona kaha ia whakakahoretia iho: tahuri ke koe i nga tangata pera.

1 But be certain of this, that in the last days times of trouble will come.

2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, uplifted in pride, given to bitter words, going against the authority of their fathers, never giving praise, having no religion,

3 Without natural love, bitter haters, saying evil of others, violent and uncontrolled, hating all good,

4 False to their friends, acting without thought, lifted up in mind, loving pleasure more than God;

5 Having a form of religion, but turning their backs on the power of it: go not with these.