1 PBT Da a telrepelre lrena, "Detelro sing me jemaat te sema te nekendena, kembalri poitelrena te ke dunung. BSB BSB: This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
2 PBT Netante tena, jemaat sema te nekendena yeko nalre-nalre pelrena detelro tena ambai, milre mbeimo na detelro, mendo poi, eu sema te nekewena, dekoi-dekoi pelrena ne, detelre te nekewena, nepelre diki-diki kalro eine, BSB BSB: An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 PBT Bu mau-mauna ambai, kena alrena pelrena ambai nepelre kena tepa-tepa pelrena, sangku a tena ate denuna, nepelre doi kena ambainya detelro. BSB BSB: not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
4 PBT Nenei mie deko tena poi te mekewe nepelre nena yei tena sema te nekewe a yeko dekoi-dekoi eine. BSB BSB: An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
5 PBT Netantena, nenei mie deko tena poina mekoipai, yau delre tena beyamane tende? BSB BSB: For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
6 PBT Detelro menimba telre dete belrusukuna tena ambai neye eu kaso danende nepelre mase kena yeko ei te toprindena. BSB BSB: He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
7 PBT Nepelre delrati, baiyena detelro pelre tena nena eudo pelre poi nekewe ne ye peko nelro tena delripai nepelre mase kena a peu-peu. BSB BSB: Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
8 PBT Nemane delrati diaken, detelro nete dekoi-dekoi te dekonai, peu busi-busi tena ambai, bu mau-mau pelrena yeko eina ambai, nenei eu poi te dowendena tena yeko nalre-nalre kalro tena mekoipana. BSB BSB: Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
9 PBT Telrepelre telre na yeko nalrumbukona te kena melro-melro ne tapenaye. BSB BSB: They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10 PBT Nena telrepelre te tuwanaye nepelre nalrikoipaina tena, diaken kena kembalri te mekonaye. BSB BSB: Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
11 PBT Nema delraiti diaken nena nembilre belra, detelro netena dekoi-dekoi te dekonaye, a piyang-piyang ambaina, nena eu te telromelronde, nepelre metelrena a nena bulra ne nekewe. BSB BSB: In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
12 PBT Diaken nekewe milre mbei kena do, nena yei te kilriwe nena mie deko poi pelre. BSB BSB: A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
13 PBT Netantetena, ne ye diaken mane kembalri poi te mekaina eu tena dekoikalro te dounaye nepelre telrepelre delre telre nena telreplere Yesus Kristus eine. BSB BSB: For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14 PBT Dena kenalrena selraimbai we kote metelre, nepotenate da a we kote melrarle BSB BSB: Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
15 PBT De mipai nemeyenane, nepe miyeyaumbuko Walri Mie eine beyamane nekenaye, Mang Walri kena Walri yau ne, kai tepewe, nepelre telrepelre lrena yeko. BSB BSB: in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16 PBT Melro-melro yeko nalrembukona nena delre nekewena e telrepelre te elrambuko: "Ne, eu dung eine kyambuko, telrepelre Yambu eine, malaikat nepete tiyaiye, yolre-yolre saneyaime, yo bulrane telrepelre te elraimbuko, delre bulrane elritikaye. BSB BSB: By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
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