1 PBA Se'de'ha-se'de'haku, jengan ade' be'nyak be'k andaha kita nang je'di guhu khana dike'u tau be'he'sanya kita nang pe'ngaje, h de'hakim dengan le'bih be'he't agi. BSB BSB: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 PBA Kita ika semuanya uhang nang be'salah de'lam be'nyak hal. Kalau ade' uhang nang kok pe'he'nah be'salah de'lam be'cakap, die' ade'ah uhang nang sambohe'na, nang sango'p ngato, h dihinya. 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 PBA Kita me'masang ke'kang be'k mulut kuda mak uhang itu ta'at be'k kita, kita juge' menguasai kude' BSB BSB: When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
4 PBA Abe'h ah tonggang nang be'se'h, bie'hpue'n tonggang itu be'se'h de'ge'hak dengan ange'n nang ge'nas tonggang itu de' ato, h kemudi nang kecik akan pe'gi kemana'hpue'n te'kong itu ngato, hnya. 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 PBA Gitu juge', lide'h ade' ah be'gian keci'k agi nyawa kita, tapi lide'h de'pat juge' me'lagakkan hal nang be'se'h. Abe'h ah be'he'pa luasnya utan nang te'be'ka'h de'bue't api nang be'gitu ke'cik. 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 PBA Lide'h itu shopa api,, sato ne'nie' nang je'et, nang de'ke'nak kan andaha be'gian-be'gian nyawa kita nang de'pat nye'ma, hkan nyawa kita. Die' me'ka, h semua idup kita se'me'ndaha die' se'nihi de'be'ka, h api ne'raka. 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 PBA Khana, se'mua je'ne's me'ne'tang lia, h, buhu'ng, me'ne'tang nang me'hayap juge' me'ne'tang de'ke't lau't itu de'pat juge' de' jinakkan manisia, BSB BSB: All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 PBA tapi kok ade' sohangpuen de'pat mue't jinak lide'h ka. Lide'h ka ah nang jie't nang kok de'pat tenang, be'he'cun de'pat mue't ohang mati. BSB BSB: but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 PBA De'ngan lide'h kita ika me'muji Tuhan Bapa kita, tapi dengan dengan lide'h ka juge nye'hanah uhang, nang de'ciptakan shopa dengan Tuhan 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 PBA Agi mulut nang sama ke'lue'h memuji nye'hanah. Se'de'ha-se'de'ha, mika tu naknya jengan ah macam gitu. BSB BSB: Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
11 PBA Apakah sato mata ae'h de'pat nge'lue'h ae'h mane's, juge' ae'h pait pade' saat nang sama? BSB BSB: Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12 PBA Se'de'ha- se'de'haku, de'patnya be'tang bue, h ara ngase'lkan be'tang bue, h zaitun; atau betang bue, h angol ngase'lkan bue'h ara? Gitu juge, mata ae'h masin de'pat ngase'lkan nang se'ge, h. BSB BSB: My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13 PBA Sapa ne' nang be'k andaha mika nang be'hikmat juge' pane'i? Bie'hlah dengan sikapnya nang mole'k, die' nunyu'uk kelaku'nnya ma'k be'le'mu't be'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 PBA Tapi, be'la mika ade' ihi ati, te'hasa pait ah idupnya sikap me'nde, ng dihi se'nihi, je'ngan ah me'hasa pane'i je'ngan pe'ngakal me'lawan hal nang be'ne, h BSB BSB: But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
15 PBA Hikmat macam gitu kok tuhun agi atas de', tapi agi ne'nie' ika, itu ke'n kok rohani tapi agi nang je'et. BSB BSB: Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 PBA Kalau ade' ihi ati, niat ati se'nihi, de' situ kacau se'ge'la ke'lakunnya je'et. BSB BSB: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 PBA Hikmat nang de'tang agi atas, mola-mola ade' ah asli, se'te'husnya suka de'mai, le'mah- le'mut, te'buke', me'hasa ke'sian, be'bue'h nang mole'k, kok ade' be'de'nya, kok idup nang be, puha- puha. 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 PBA Bue'h nang be'tul de'tabo, oh bek de'mai se'be'gai uhang- uhang pe'nde'mai. BSB BSB: Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
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