1 PBL Buen ye tiap ulun tunduk tong pemeritah ye bekuasa munan ye leka sa naan pemerintah ye sa be asal neke Allah, ali dali na peli ene Allah. BSB BSB: Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
2 PBL Leka iro, dase ade ye ngelawen pemerintah, da ngelawen ketetapan Allah, ali dali ye ngelawen sagar ngoit hukum munan unuk da. BSB BSB: Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves.
3 PBL Leka, pemerintah sa ngene maka akut tong ye ngene pengkoe buen, et tong ye ngene pengkoe jahat. Hakun ko bolum ali beloh nanam takut tong pemerintah!Ene aa se ye buen, ali ko sagar mahan pujian neke da. BSB BSB: For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval.
5 PBL Leka iro, ko harus tunuk, sa je leka murka Allah, et ade leka ate nurani. BSB BSB: Therefore it is necessary to submit to authority, not only to avoid punishment, but also as a matter of conscience.
6 PBL Iro lah leka ye ko ade ngebayar pajak, leka dali ye lei kawan pelayan Allah ye mengabdi unuk da dian hal iro. BSB BSB: This is also why you pay taxes. For the authorities are God’s servants, who devote themselves to their work.
7 PBL Okoi aa tong kawus se ye tau ko okoi; pajak tong ye be hak nerima pajak, cukai tong ye be hak nerima cukai, nanam takut tong ye be hak nerima nanam takut, ali hormat tong ye be hak nerima ali hormat. BSB BSB: Pay everyone what you owe him: taxes to whom taxes are due, revenue to whom revenue is due, respect to whom respect is due, honor to whom honor is due.
8 PBL Iya be utang se ade tong dase ade, et asi aa erai ali ye bali leka ulun ye mengke asi sesameh ye apu nyensukup hukum taurat. BSB BSB: Be indebted to no one, except to one another in love. For he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
9 PBL Leka, "Iya be zinah, iya munu ali dako, iya nyengkana," ali aka naan perintah bali, kawus ye apu na pekerai suang engan ihe," Asi aa sesameh ko nget unuk ko gegales." BSB BSB: The commandments “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” and any other commandments, are summed up in this one decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
10 PBL Kasih sa ngene kejahatan tong sesameh meresia. Leka iro, kasih ye lei nyensukup hukum taurat. BSB BSB: Love does no wrong to its neighbor. Therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
11 PBL Nget ro ade, ko ngentoan kede ye ko dian ruko neke turui; leka nehe keselamatan apu dani bene tong taka neke kede olo tela taka percaya. BSB BSB: And do this, understanding the occasion. The hour has come for you to wake up from your slumber, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
12 PBL Malem apu lalo ali jolo apu dani, leka iro ayu naka ngobet pengkoe- pengkoe kedenem ali makai perlengkapan senjata maa. BSB BSB: The night is nearly over; the day has drawn near. So let us lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light.
13 PBL Ayu taka bolum ali buen nget tong kede jolo olo, sa suang pesta pora ali kemabukan, sa suang pencabulan ali hawa napsu, ali sa suang bulo tanteng ali iri ate. BSB BSB: Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.
14 PBL Et iro, pakai aa Tuhan Yesus Kristus, ali iya ngurus unuk ko dian nempuas aga ko. BSB BSB: Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
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