1 PBL Pepaneran ihe bujur, amun erai ke ulun kakan jabatan penilik jemaat da kakan gawian ye buen." BSB BSB: This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
2 PBL Leka iro penilik jemaat harus lei erai ke ulun ye sa bercela, bane ke erai sao, bijaksana, menguasai diri, nahormati ketuju yakni runa, ali panei 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 PBL Sa pemabuk, baa ulun ye karas melainkan lemah lembut sa hakun bulo, ali baa ulun ye sinta duit. BSB BSB: not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
4 PBL Da harus tau ngurus lou belai da lei ali buen nelang nyaga kawan tia da dian taat ali rasa hormat. BSB BSB: An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
5 PBL Sebab, amun da sa ketoan nget me ngurus lou belai da lei nget me da sagar ngurus 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 PBL Iya lei da erai ke ulun petobat kado dion da iya jaji sakah ali lotu ntong suang 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 PBL Natameh li da harus lei erai ke ulun ye puun reputasi ye buen tei antara kawan ulun luar sehingga da sa lotu suang kehinaan ali 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 PBL Nget ro ade diaken, da harus lei esa; ke ulun ye na hormati, sa bercabang lidah, sa kecanduan minuman anggur, ali sa ngeto keuntungan ye sa jujur. BSB BSB: Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
9 PBL Dali harus tau mege rahasia kebenean iman ali ate nurani ye barasih. BSB BSB: They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10 PBL Dali ade harus na uji one ali amun tebukti sa bercela, dali tau melayani nget diaken. BSB BSB: Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
11 PBL Nget ro ade kawan sao diaken, dali harus lei ulun ye na hormati, saa pemfitnah, tapi tau menguasai unuk ali tau na harap suang segala hal. BSB BSB: In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
12 PBL Diaken harus bane ke erai sao, tau ngatur kawan tia da ali lou belai da ye buen. BSB BSB: A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
13 PBL Sebab dali ye apu melayani mget diaken ali buen sagar mahan kehormatan di unuk dali lei ali keyakinan ye solai sagar iman da suang 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 PBL Ap beharap tau lekah sulet ntong ko. Tapi ap nulis hal-hal ihe ntong ko dian BSB BSB: Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
15 PBL seandai ye ap telambat, ko apu ketoan nget me dali harus bolum suang belai Allah, ye iro gereja ke Allah ye bolum, tihang penyenga, ali dasar kebenean. 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 PBL Taka ngaku betapa solai ye rahasia kesalehan iro: "Da, na nyatakan suang daging, na benerkan ene Roh, na ite ene kawan malaikat, na beritakantei antara bangsa-bangsa, na harap suang denia, na engkat ntong 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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