1 Koia ahau ka inoi nei ki a koutou, e oku teina, kia whakaaroa nga mahi a te Atua, kia tapaea atu o koutou tinana hei whakahere ora, tapu, e manakohia ana e te Atua, he mahi na to koutou hinengaro.2 Kaua hoki to koutou ahua e rite ki to tenei ao: engari kia puta ke, ara kia whakahoutia o koutou hinengaro, kia whakamatautauria ai e koutou ta te Atua e pai ai, te mea e pai ana, e manakohia ana, e tino rite ana.3 Ko taku kupu hoki tenei ki nga tangata katoa i roto i a koutou, he mea na te aroha noa i homai nei ki ahau, Kaua e hira ake te whakaaro o tetahi ki a ia ano i te mea i tika kia whakaaroa e ia; engari kia ata whakaaro, kia rite ki te wahi o te wha kapono i tuwhaina e te Atua ki tena, ki tena.4 E rite ana hoki ki o tatou wahi ka maha nei i te tinana kotahi, kihai ia i kotahi te mahi ma aua wahi katoa:5 Waihoki ko tatou tokomaha nei, he tinana kotahi i roto i a te Karaiti, ko tatou takitahi ia, he wahi tetahi no tetahi.6 Na ka rere ke nei nga mea i homai ki a tatou, he mea e rite ana ki te aroha noa i homai ki a tatou, ki te mea he mahi poropiti, me poropiti, kia rite ano ki te rahi o to tatou whakapono;7 He mahi minita, kia u tatou ki ta tatou mahi minita; ko te kaiwhakaako, kia u ki tana mahi whakaako;8 Ko te kaiwhakahauhau, kia u ki tana whakahauhau; ko te kaihoatu, kia mahorahora te ngakau; ko te kaiwhakahaere kia uaua ki tana mahi, a ko te kaiatawhai kia ngahau te ahua.9 Ko te aroha, hei te mea tinihangakore. Kia whakarihariha ki te kino; kia u ki te pai.10 Ka aroha ki nga teina, kia tino pono te aroha tetahi ki tetahi; ka whakahonore, kia nui ta tetahi i tetahi.11 Kia uaua, kaua e mangere; kia toko tonu ake te wairua; me te mahi ano ki te Ariki;12 Kia hari i runga i te tumanako; kia manawanui ki te whakapawera; kia u ki te inoi;13 Whakawhiwhia te hunga tapu ina rawakore; kia mau ki te atawhai manuhiri.14 Manaakitia te hunga e tukino ana i a koutou: manaakitia, kaua e kanga.15 Kia hari tahi me te hunga hari, kia tangi tahi me te hunga tangi.16 Kia kotahi te whakaaro o koutou tetahi ki tetahi. Kaua e whakakake te whakaaro, engari me whakaiti ki nga mea papaku. Kei mea ake koutou he mohio koutou.17 Kaua e utua ta tetahi kino ki te kino. Whakaaroa ko nga mea e pai ana ki mua i te aroaro o nga tangata katoa.18 Ki te taea, whakapaua ta koutou kia mau te rongo ki nga tangata katoa.19 Aua e rapu utu mo koutou, e oku hoa aroha, engari whakaatea atu i te riri: kua oti hoki te tuhituhi, Maku te rapu utu; maku te hoatu utu, e ai ta te Ariki.20 Na, ki te matekai tou hoariri, whangainga; ki te matewai, whakainumia: ki te penei hoki tau mahi, ka purangatia e koe he waro kapura ki tona matenga.21 Kei hinga koe i te kino, engari kia hinga te kino i tou pai.

1 I call upon you, therefore, brethren, through the compassions of God, to present your bodies a sacrifice -- living, sanctified, acceptable to God -- your intelligent service;2 and be not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, for your proving what [is] the will of God -- the good, and acceptable, and perfect.3 For I say, through the grace that was given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think above what it behoveth to think; but to think so as to think wisely, as to each God did deal a measure of faith,4 for as in one body we have many members, and all the members have not the same office,5 so we, the many, one body are in Christ, and members each one of one another.6 And having gifts, different according to the grace that was given to us; whether prophecy -- `According to the proportion of faith!`7 or ministration -- `In the ministration!` or he who is teaching -- `In the teaching!`8 or he who is exhorting -- `In the exhortation!` he who is sharing -- `In simplicity!` he who is leading -- `In diligence?` he who is doing kindness -- `In cheerfulness.`9 The love unfeigned: abhorring the evil; cleaving to the good;10 in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another;11 in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;12 in the hope rejoicing; in the tribulation enduring; in the prayer persevering;13 to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.14 Bless those persecuting you; bless, and curse not;15 to rejoice with the rejoicing, and to weep with the weeping,16 of the same mind one toward another, not minding the high things, but with the lowly going along; become not wise in your own conceit;17 giving back to no one evil for evil; providing right things before all men.18 If possible -- so far as in you -- with all men being in peace;19 not avenging yourselves, beloved, but give place to the wrath, for it hath been written, `Vengeance [is] Mine,20 I will recompense again, saith the Lord;` if, then, thine enemy doth hunger, feed him; if he doth thirst, give him drink; for this doing, coals of fire thou shalt heap upon his head;21 Be not overcome by the evil, but overcome, in the good, the evil.