1 PBDS Kamaru-kamaruku, usoh manyak ado ka antaranyu jadi'o guru karano kau nahu'i bahwa diri nang gajar pasti dihakimi ba ukuran nang labih barat. BSB BSB: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 PBDS Diri samue'e basaloh ka'doop manyak hal. Kade ado urok'ng nang ano suoh basaloh ka doop pakata'ate, io adalah urok'ng nang sampurna, nang ugo mampu gandaliot saluruh tubuh. BSB BSB: We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
3 PBDS Diri masangan kekang(tali) ka moot kudo supayo ne'ido nuruti diri, ba diri ugo gandaliot saluruh tubuh kudo. BSB BSB: When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
4 PBDS Tanang ugo kapal-kapal, walaupun ne'ido ayo sidi lalu digarak'kot ba angin nang koat, kapal ang'koo digandaliot ba kamudi nang kenek sidi, lalu mao ampus ka mae pun juru mudi(super) mao'an. BSB BSB: Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
5 PBDS ja'koo ugo, jioh adalah bagian nang kenek dari tubuh, tetapi jioh biso yombongan hal-hal ayo. Tananglah betapa luas'se utot nang angus oleh api nang kenek sidi. BSB BSB: In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
6 PBDS Jioh ang'koo sarupo api, sabuoh dunio(binuo) kejahatan, nang dinampatot ka antaro bagian-bagian tubuh ba nang biso menajiskan(haram) saluruh tubuh. Io nunu saluruh arah idup diri samintaro io sandiri dinunu ba api neraka. BSB BSB: The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7 PBDS Sabab, samuo jenis binatang liar ba buruk, reptil ba binatang nang idup ka laut ang'koo jimat lantas udoh dijimat'tot oleh manusio, BSB BSB: All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 PBDS tetapi ano seko urok'ng pun biso nyimat'tot jioh. Jioh adalah nang jahat nang ano biso tenang, baisi ba racun nang mematikan. BSB BSB: but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 PBDS Pake jioh diri memberkati Tuhan ba Bapo diri, tetapi pake ang'koo ugo diri mengutuk(nyumpoh) urok'ng, nang diyipto'ot sarupo ba Allah. BSB BSB: With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
10 PBDS Dari moot nang sabayo kauar pujian ba kutukan(sumpoh). Kamaru-kamaruku, saharuse anolah macam ang'koo. BSB BSB: Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
11 PBDS Apakah sege mato a'i biso gauarot a'i manse ba a'i pahit pada waktu nang basabayo'ot? BSB BSB: Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12 PBDS Kamaru-kamaruku, bisoke kayu aro gasilot buoh zaitun; ato batok anggur(kayu anggur) gasilot buoh aro? Ja'koo ugo, mato a'i masit ano biso gasilot a'i nang sagar. BSB BSB: My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13 PBDS Sapeke di antaro kito nang berhikmat ba paling garati? Biarlah ba sikape nang gagas, io magariot perbuatan-perbuatane doop kelembutan ba hikmat. BSB BSB: Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
14 PBDS Namun, kade kau maraso dangki ati nang baisi kepahitan ba kamao'an nang egois ka doop atinyu, usohlah bangga ba usohlah pangaok malawan kabanarot. BSB BSB: But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
15 PBDS Hikmat macam ang'koo ano turut dari atas, tetapi dari dunio, buke rohani, tapi jahat. BSB BSB: Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 PBDS Kade ado dangki ati ba kamaoan nang egois, di ko'o ado kekacauan ba sigalo macam kalakuan jahat. BSB BSB: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 PBDS Hikmat nang atok dari atas, pertama-tama adalah murni, kamudian suko damai, lamoh lamut, tabuko, baisi balas kasih ba buoh-buoh nang gagas, ano medo-medo'ot, ba ano munafik. BSB BSB: But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
18 PBDS Buoh banar dinaburot doop damai oleh para pendamai. BSB BSB: Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
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