1 PBDD Pengontuh situ tuu," ena ise ngenakant jabatan ba jemaat, ise ngenakant gawian se maeh. BSB BSB: This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
2 PBDD Koe sio penilik jemaat doho bercela, harau erai ali wawe erai, bijaksana, menguasai diri wa hormati, rela ngumi tumpangan, ali trampil 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 PBDD Doho peminum, doho ulunt se kasar, lemah lembut, doho paru babur, ali doho ulunt se mato duitan. BSB BSB: not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
4 PBDD Ise halu ngurus lowu awane saurang ali maeh ali menjaga anak-anakne gin taat ali hormat. BSB BSB: An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
5 PBDD Koe, ena ise doho tau saraona ngurus lowu awane saurang, sama one ise kakant ngurus jemaat Allah Ta ala? BSB BSB: For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
6 PBDD Ai ise sa urang petobat wau supaya ise ai jari sombong ali latu ba suangk 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 PBDD Wa tambah mau, ise harus naan penigkatan se maehba rokangk ulunt-ulunt ba kual supaya ise doho latu suangk hinaan ali prangkap 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 PBDD Sarayo lou diaken, ise haruslah ulunt se wa hormati, doho bercabang lela, doho kecanduan minuman anggur, ali doho meto ke untungan se doho jujur. BSB BSB: Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
9 PBDD Reo harus tau nayu rahasia kebenaran iman, ali ate sengo se murni se barasih. BSB BSB: They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10 PBDD Reo lou harus wa uji lebih ponoh dile ena terbukti doho bercela, reo kate melayani jari diaken. BSB BSB: Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
11 PBDD Sarayo lou wawe-wawe diaken, reo harus ulunt se wa hormati, doho pemfitnah, kate menguasai diri ali kate wa percaya suangk masam-masam hal. BSB BSB: In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
12 PBDD Diaken harus harau ali erai wawe, kate mengatur anak-anakne ali lowu awane ali maeh. BSB BSB: A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
13 PBDD Koe reo se ukah melayani jari diaken ali maeh anta kahalu kehormatan agin reo duduwe ali keyakinan se olai ante imanne suangk 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 PBDD Aku baharap aku tau sinang awi ampe iko, leka aku menulis hal-hal situ ampe iko. BSB BSB: Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
15 PBDD Se andaine aku poyo, iko aut tau saraone reo haru wolump suangk lowu Allah Ta ala, se sio gereja ante Allah Ta ala se wolump, ori penyangka ali dasar anjak 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 PBDD Taamp ngaku saraone olaine rahasia kesalehan sio: 'se wa pekotau suangk daging" wa tenkono koe Roh, wa otau koe malaikat-malaikat wa beritakan ali rokangk bangsa-bangsa, wa percaya suangk dunia, wa engkat ante 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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