1 PBS Teba huhu nave menapupuka, pa pina mepepe anara ai. Tealei pina mepepe anara johame, BSB BSB: Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
2 PBS teume uputei mahume pa teaui johame wa nopara meme-tu. BSB BSB: older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
3 PBS Teba roro bamuawoi tabeja mepepe. BSB BSB: Honor the widows who are truly widows.
4 PBS Pa anara pebarou teako na atihape te-ete, kei lopana lupopo jatenaruru paitetewo pa teba huhu janahevete merapepepe pa teume tebahuhu tete, kei keia Tata kepule. BSB BSB: But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
5 PBS Pa pebaro bamuawo pebaro, pewofa tuetu, hupala penuete Tata pa bamua pewae pa lupopo fepapapa petue. BSB BSB: The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
6 PBS Pa pebarou jalelepa-pa petuetu pa jalelepa nawofata, petuetupa anara pepanya. BSB BSB: But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
7 PBS Jawe teume tebaroroi mepo terimomo u-tetehuhufae nole teteka. BSB BSB: Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.
8 PBS Pa anara pebau teako pepe pepuwatoka, na paipepe, kebai jai kekekika pa teba hupalanavera heve kei fefata. BSB BSB: If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 PBS Nopewekete ana pebaro, kei teba felaro napahipaali, upo laali petu BSB BSB: A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, faithful to her husband,
10 PBS pa jano heve perui euape, anara ko-pepuwatue, teba janopa petue, johape hupalanavei tae tete petapoe, teba wawa janopa petue- rifai teba lo-lelepa teweko jano heve tere-e. BSB BSB: and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
11 PBS Teau pa tebaroro notetuto umpa eloloka. Kei anara la-ali putuko ipo tetete Oke terifatitile, ipotetetete. BSB BSB: But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
12 PBS Pa lopana telake Tata-i tepupute, notetewo ma-tetete. BSB BSB: and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.
13 PBS Para teba pate tekete keto te-ete, kei teba nonape panonapefa ka, pa tebara pitete-ete pa tebahi pite tetepalaete pa piti fefe telae. BSB BSB: At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
14 PBS Peanya di-putu teba roro aui ipo lau tetete, ko tetete, janotere-e pai tetewo pa loteweninika u-tebahi teko nebati fefe. BSB BSB: So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
15 PBS Kei teba roro kau tetela kebate. BSB BSB: For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.
16 PBS Anara mebale na meume kemi-i teba paimemei kou pebaro, kei pewakou Tatabapakei rampapipika. Noiau Tatabapake teralapa janore-e peba bamua pebaro. BSB BSB: If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.
17 PBS Teba janorete Tata pake janoheve reetei tabeja maki ele-e, lopanai teba janonave repa pifekeke huhuteatepa pa teba janaruete. BSB BSB: Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
18 PBS Rupu Tu nukotu: "Jako jakaile lau amepepeka," para "Keba janoloile jahelo elele." BSB BSB: For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
19 PBS Keba janoloile Tata pake tehejaete mepepeke kei anara teba hitu na hetora jalutopatefu. BSB BSB: Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
20 PBS Teba janole teete ememume tebapaho u-tebahi tera fefe. BSB BSB: But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
21 PBS Tata pa Oke pa bapohake Ke-kipa teho me-bamuawo ni-loko: ja-ninaluei teba mehemamaka pa baura mepapaka. BSB BSB: I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
22 PBS Tebai no-kukufa pofefeka pa teba nolete elalaka. No-meme tu-fa memomo. BSB BSB: Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
23 PBS Pafa mumuka, pa-nave jetale pepapa, kei kelo pepetu pa no-meme ekukuto. BSB BSB: Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
24 PBS Tebakau nolete uape, anara teja totete je-ma-tete-etefua, pa nole tebakaute uapa uape. BSB BSB: The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.
25 PBS Anaiara jabamuai uaapetu pa anara noika, pewekokokatu. BSB BSB: In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.
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