1 PBDK Antuhan ina bujur, "Amun isa kaulun kakan jabatan penilik jemaat, aye kangakan gawian sa maeh." BSB BSB: This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
2 PBDK Gana hio, penilik jemaat haruslah isa kaulun sa koi bercela, suami teke isa istri, bijaksana, menguasai arep e, na hormati, suka ngami tumpangan, nihi terampil ngajar, BSB BSB: An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 PBDK koi pemabuk, koi ulun sa kasar melainkan aye sa maleme atei, koi suka palakat, nihi koi ulun sa cinta uang. BSB BSB: not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
4 PBDK Aye harus tau mengurus lewu rean e raerai mamaeh nihi menjaga anak-anak e mat taat nihi rasa hirmat. BSB BSB: An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
5 PBDK Gana, amun aye koi kataru kala awe mengurus lewu rean e raerai, kala awe aye tau mengurus jemaat Allah? BSB BSB: For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
6 PBDK Ada lah aye isa kaulun petobat wau mat aye ada jari sombong nihi lawu ga huang hukuman iblis. BSB BSB: He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
7 PBDK Ditambah lagi, aye haruslah isa kaulun sa naan reputasi sa maeh ta helang ulun-ulun luar sehingga aye koi lawu huang kehinaan nihi jebakan iblis. BSB BSB: Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
8 PBDK Kala hio lei diaken, aye haruslah ulun sa na hormati, koi bacabang lela, koi kecanduan minuman anggur, nihi koi ngalupui keuntungan sa koi jujur. BSB BSB: Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
9 PBDK Here harus tau memegang rahasia kebenaran iman di atei nurani sa barasih. BSB BSB: They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10 PBDK Here lei harus na uji terlebih dahulu nihi amin terbukti koi bercela, here tau melayani mat gi diaken. BSB BSB: Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
11 PBDK Kala hio lei istri-istri diaken, here haruslah ulun sa na hormati, koi pemfitnah, tatapi tau menguasai arep nihi tau na percaya huang kaluhan hal. BSB BSB: In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
12 PBDK Diaken harus suami teke isa istri, tau mengatur anak-anak e nihi lewu rean e nihi mamaeh. BSB BSB: A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
13 PBDK Gana, here sa haot melayani sebagai diaken nihi maeh akan kahaba kehormatan mat arep here raerai nihi keyakinan sa hante akan iman e huang Yesus Kristus. BSB BSB: For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14 PBDK Aku berharap aku tau hinang hawi ga kaon, tatapi aku menuliskan hal-hal ina ga kaon mat BSB BSB: Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
15 PBDK seandai e aku terlambat, kaon haot kataru kala awe here harus welum huang lewu Allah, ayelah gereja teke Allah sa welum, tiang penyokong, nihi dasar teke kebenaran. BSB BSB: in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16 PBDK Takam karasa kala awe hante e rahasia kesalehan hio: "Aye, na nyatakan huang daging, na benarkan ulah Roh, na inni ulah malaikat-malaikat, na wara ta helang bangsa-bangsa, na percaya huang dunia, na angkat gi kemuliaan." BSB BSB: By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
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