Of all the evidences of the real work of the Spirit, a habit of hearty private prayer is one of the most satisfactory that can be named. A man may preach from false motives. A man may write books and make fine speeches and seem diligent in good works, and yet be a Judas Iscariot. But a man seldom goes into his closet, and pours out his soul before God in secret, unless he is serious.
J.C. Ryle

Bible – FREE Online Maori. 1 Thessalonians Chapter 4:1-18.

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1 Thessalonians 4

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4:1 ¶ Heoi, e oku teina, he mea tenei na matou, he whakahau ki a koutou i roto i te Ariki, i a Ihu, kua riro atu na hoki ta matou i a koutou, a e meinga na hoki e koutou, ara te tikanga mo ta koutou haere, mo ta koutou whakamanawareka atu ki te Atua, n a, kia tino hira rawa tera a koutou.

4:2 E matau ana hoki koutou ki nga tikanga i whakatakotoria atu e matou ki a koutou i roto i te Ariki, i a Ihu.

4:3 Ko ta te Atua hoki tenei e pai ai, ara ko to koutou whakatapunga, kia mawehe koutou i te moepuku.

4:4 Kia matau koutou katoa ki tona tinana, ki tona tinana, kia mau i runga i te tapu, i te honore.

4:5 Kaua i runga i te toronga o te hiahia, kei rite ki nga tauiwi kahore nei e matau ki te Atua.

4:6 Kia kaua tetahi e tinihanga, e whakapati i te mea a tona teina; no te mea ko te Ariki te kairapu utu mo era mahi katoa; ko ta matou hoki ia i korero ai i mua, i whakaatu atu ai ki a koutou.

4:7 Kihai hoki tatou i karangatia e te Atua ki te poke, engari ki te tapu.

4:8 Na, ko te tangata e whakakorekore ana, ehara tana i te whakakorekore ki te tangata, engari ki te Atua, nana nei i homai tona Wairua Tapu ki a tatou.

4:9 ¶ Ko te aroha ia ki nga teina, kahore a koutou mea e tuhituhi atu ai ahau ki a koutou; he mea whakaako hoki koutou na ano e te Atua ki te aroha tetahi ki tetahi.

4:10 Ko ta koutou hoki tena e mea na ki nga teina katoa a puta noa i Makeronia. Heoi he whakahau ano tenei na matou ki a koutou, e oku teina, kia hira rawa tena a koutou.

4:11 Me whai hoki kia ata noho, kia mahi i a koutou na ake mahi, kia mahi ko o koutou ringaringa, kia rite ki ta matou i ako ai ki a koutou;

4:12 Kia ataahua ai ta koutou haere ki te hunga o waho, kia kaua ai e hapa tetahi mea.

4:13 ¶ E kore ia matou e pai, e oku teina, kia kuware koutou ki te hunga kua moe, kei koingo koutou, kei pera me era atu kahore nei o ratou tumanakotanga atu.

4:14 Ki te whakapono hoki tatou kua mate a Ihu, kua ara ake ano, waihoki ko te hunga e moe ana i roto i a Ihu, ka arahina tahitia mai ratou me ia e te Atua.

4:15 Ko ta matou korero hoki tenei ki a koutou, he mea ki mai na te Ariki, ko tatou, ko te hunga kua mahue ki te ora, ki te taenga mai o te Ariki, e kore e pahika atu ki mua o te hunga kua moe.

4:16 No te mea ko te Ariki pu ano e heke iho i te rangi me te karanga, me te reo o te tino anahera, me te tetere a te Atua; a ko te hunga kua mate i roto i a te Karaiti e ara i mua.

4:17 Ko reira tatou, te hunga kua mahue ki te ora, kahakina ngatahitia atu ai me ratou i runga i nga kapua, ki te whakatau ki te Ariki i te rangi: na ka noho tonu tatou ki te Ariki.

4:18 Na, he kupu enei hei whakamarie ma koutou tetahi i tetahi.