1 PBL Kawan erai butung ap, ya hantap deo ke ekang ko ye kakan jaji guru leka ko ketoan taka ye ngajar sagar na adili ali ukuran ye lewi doyat. BSB BSB: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 PBL Taka kawus be sala suang deo hal. Aka naan ulun ye se pini be sala suang bepaner ye, da ye ulun ye sempurna, ye mahan nguasa kawus tongga. 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 PBL Taka Masang tali nyuruk urung kuda dian da moyo ngetme na ga taka, ali taka ade ngendali kawus unuk kuda. BSB BSB: When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
4 PBL Teneng ade kapal-kapal, bele kapal nget me tamam solai tetap na oit ene enus ye tamam, kapal iro na kuasai ene pengemudi ye nget iro halus, ali nget me na ega juru kemudi ye. 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 PBL Lola ye iro sama nget apui, erai bua denia kejahatan, ye na ondo te ekang bagian-bagian. 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 PBL Unuk ali ye mahan kejahatan kawus unuk da pesoya kawus tong pemelum taka sedangkan da gales ene apui 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 PBL Leka, kawus masam setua liar ali tempulu, bangsa biawak ali setua ye bolum te laut danum iro ahan na tempatuh ali meresia, BSB BSB: All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 PBL et lola meresia eloh ahan na tempatuh ene mula erai ulun meresia, Lola iro daat lelang jahat eloh ahan na atur, ponu ali rasun ye ne pate. BSB BSB: but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 PBL Ali lola taka memberkati Tuhan ali Ma taka, et ali iro ade taka nyumpah ulun, ye apu na ene sama ali 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 PBL Ke bowa ye sama keluar engan terima kasih ali engau sumpah se buen ye ya nget iro erai butung kawus. BSB BSB: Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
11 PBL Se naan erai mate danum mahan ngeluar danum manis ali danum pait suang kitika ye sendro? BSB BSB: Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12 PBL Kawan erai butung ab, mahan lah tongga ara ngehasil bua zaitun; tongga anggur ngehasil bua ara? Leka iro mate danum marat beloh mahan ngehasil danum ye buen segar. BSB BSB: My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13 PBL Dase te ekang ka ye be hikmat ali bepengertian? Dion ye ali sikap da ye buen, da mundru pengkoe-pengkoe da suang ye patut buen ali 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 PBL Et aka ko naan iri ali nare ate ye panu ali kecewa ali napsu kakan kuret galis te suang ate ko ya beperagah ali ya ngopau ngelawen kebenaran. BSB BSB: But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
15 PBL Hikmat nget iro sa dolui ke mo, et iro ke dunia, sa rohani ali daat. BSB BSB: Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 PBL Aka naan iri ate ali napsu ye solai ali kakan kuret gegales te biro naan parawekan, bulo tanteng ali segala macam pengkoe daat. BSB BSB: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 PBL Hikmat ye sulet ke mo, pertama-tama ye murni, bersih, uli kero sanang be damai, ramah, marahati ponu ali asi nelang pangkoe patut, terbuka, ali bua-bua ye bulu sa ngebiah-ngebiah ali sa tau pura-pura. 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 PBL Bua ye bene na asek suang damai ali kawan pendamai. BSB BSB: Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
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