1 PBS Jopa lala, eba nawo kuru elele ka elomo mot neba janenaru ing ning kehotewi ing rerefatawo. BSB BSB: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 PBS Neba we, ja nete pa te fee hanara teba ja fefe piti tela kai keba ing keba hefe fafa. Ke ing nepara keke kelete hefafa. 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 PBS Aa nefa kuda lao ura telakeke nr, mra ai nemaro netupa tepo toto. BSB BSB: When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
4 PBS Eka fofo tuu ja ete tui, bapalewo fee kekati kati ja ing ke lekaile, nahoho apawo kekana ne lele, kelakoko kebarobe. 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 PBS Peanya pe kera jale hapa wah nenere pepe jalelepa penaru bapale wo, mekape hape tuja ing ra eho luhona hapawo. 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 PBS Peing keana rah jafe moto fito, weke tekei, nonene pa peanya nenene ing, pelewa. Nepara neneing ra pewa, nepara nene rae ko luha. 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 PBS Jalelepa kelela, ta'tejipa ete kopa tetieti tifea pa, hau tefeete tekau natoto tajaeta. BSB BSB: All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 PBS Hanara baura peewe natoto mepapa kape. Peing keba feng, keing ra ropaka, kehanara tang teba tehite tebi. BSB BSB: but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 PBS Hana pee pa Tata pinoto lah pee wera, tebanaropa lomo nete, teba kelela nepara hana Tata. 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 PBS Wa lao halalafa piti hefepa piti fefe ke. Lao hala fa, jopa lala peanya janopa ing, epane tete ka. BSB BSB: Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
11 PBS Hanara pa loo ali pe pa koile ing pa lapi pa pa taa kelepa koile? BSB BSB: Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12 PBS Topa lala haara ri too ara napepe ing zairun too na?Pe kampa ri too anggur too pepe ing lewa ara?Kampa pa lo pa titipe pa lepa koko kale. BSB BSB: My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13 PBS Me ing ba hikmat pa pengertian me pela hupala hefe, janopa hefe mapapala, pepe ba pa 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 PBS Hanara, hupala meme ing lomo pa hupala tamo mene memapo, nepara bamua no meme pimepa ki hanara ja hefe mehinape. BSB BSB: But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
15 PBS Hikmat hanai pe hope hato ka, pe wa, ko, fito we, fefe ka pa peja fefe. BSB BSB: Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 PBS Hanara hupala fe pa, hupala ta benana, ke i ng ta ja fefe pelewawa to. BSB BSB: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 PBS Hikmat pe wa ho, heto ing, pe fefe to, pa pepe ba, hupa hefe jalelepa hefefa rito pepe hefe teba, keho keleka ong kefalea. 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 PBS Rito hefeing pe teropi la jelelepa pepe hake teba hefefa. BSB BSB: Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
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