1 PBS Teba lelepa bapoi jarampapi tewejukoi keba tete tetei tabeja tetete, u-Tata batike pa ja-tenaruetei tenajijika. BSB BSB: All who are under the yoke of slavery should regard their masters as fully worthy of honor, so that God’s name and our teaching will not be discredited.
2 PBS A Anara keba tete tetei keba keki, ke-teoteteka kei johake lakete Tata Oke, pa kei jano huhufa tere-e, kei kebatete janotere-ei janaheve tete kei johake keji pa teba heve. BSB BSB: Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.
3 PBS Jawe enalue pa pititelai Anara bau jahi kenaluile pa jaheve telaka- kei Tata Oke pitike- pa lupopo janetenetera telate paka, BSB BSB: If anyone teaches another doctrine and disagrees with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and with godly teaching,
4 PBS ke-i anara jakelu pamuai jalelepa keluka. Toto pepei anara pipukelalale pa piti kelopui, keleto teheve, tenaji, tehejae, BSB BSB: he is conceited and understands nothing. Instead, he has an unhealthy interest in controversies and disputes about words, out of which come envy, strife, abusive talk, evil suspicions,
5 PBS teba hupala heve keleko teme hohome pa jabamua lete, kei tenira lupopojai jana peri. BSB BSB: and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of gain.
6 PBS Bamua luppopoi anara jalelepa pai, jana heve pewenunutu. BSB BSB: Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
7 PBS Fiowe jau newenatoka pa nemokenenetera jau newenanenekate. BSB BSB: For we brought nothing into the world, so we cannot carry anything out of it.
8 PBS Anara jajo pa ro motu, keipa. BSB BSB: But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these.
9 PBS Pa teba enako jahelo nawowotui tetereko teihete, a-tepepe pa hupala fefe lelepa pa janofefe, neune nonetaku pa fenewe. BSB BSB: Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
10 PBS Nole lelepai kei taimbe putumotu. Taimbewea tejajuko tebanawo hupala heve tewerite. Pa notetaki nolelepa. BSB BSB: For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
11 PBS Pa he Tata bake, jalelepai memomopo, jabamua memamumeme, lupopo, mepatakuku, heve, pumapepe pa ekuku. BSB BSB: But you, O man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.
12 PBS Naeoe na-hupalanave bamua pa netenaia nete. Anaia mekelo pa jakememai kebamua mema tebapafu. BSB BSB: Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.
13 PBS Tata hoke jalelepa kelole natenene pa Oke hoke jalutopa bamua nefu Pontius Pilatus hoke, nihiwate-e: BSB BSB: I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in His testimony before Pontius Pilate:
14 PBS Pitiwe mepapa, nolera pepeka, ko pu Tata nene Oke nokenalu, BSB BSB: Keep this commandment without stain or reproach until the appearance of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 PBS kei bakeloko Kebatete ali pa hupala hevewo, Kebaetimole lelepa pa kebatete lelepa. BSB BSB: which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
16 PBS Keba aliai teba bietera kefuka, ke-eti mole fefei nelatepakatu. Baura Ke-kefuka pa bamua nebawe baura Ke-nefuka. Kefa tabeja pa ma batutu! Rupabe. BSB BSB: He alone is immortal and dwells in unapproachable light. No one has ever seen Him, nor can anyone see Him. To Him be honor and eternal dominion! Amen.
17 PBS Teba jahelo tafa remotu fitowe elo terimomo u-notere-eteteka pa ja-ana jaheloi pue-eka, pa tekoko Tata-fa keba jahelo nawo kelolepato jalelepa netenete. BSB BSB: Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.
18 PBS Elokoko u-jahevefa tete-e-e, jahelo nawo wa lomaheveto, mepopeme pa mekopeme teba BSB BSB: Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share,
19 PBS pa noiau jahelou momepeko nave pewenono nomeme ba tototufua ko mepe bamuameme. BSB BSB: treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
20 PBS He Timotius, jateweni-i mawape huhufafa. Piti oi lemepememe pa tu ka pa jalelepa fawemotui teni jatenaruei, BSB BSB: O Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid irreverent, empty chatter and the opposing arguments of so-called “knowledge,”
21 PBS kei tebakau naruete pa noi hupalanavei tepe-ete. Hupala heve watakoko-e! BSB BSB: which some have professed and thus swerved away from the faith. Grace be with you all.
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