1 PBT Yankani sepe pinsi yen kitani, "tamu nimpur kipandi ikni tayam ni nimpur pi yende. BSB BSB: This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
2 PBT Yemen tau wakomta tau yante tamu'yante tawam mupin pok ma ka'koi tapte, mupin de suwse pasu pite, nimpur yen pite a'ram a'masar a'pakem tamu pok yen a'ramdi a'maisik di pite. 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 Yante dan danying tap, yan ba'matap, pasu'dim pitawu tamu'damaisikdi, yante kabem taya ni dausisik tapte. BSB BSB: not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
4 PBT Pirokop tamsu kayapi inide pite, di'markekik, di narnekik ikni karpau sombro de. BSB BSB: An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
5 PBT Siknamen ikde pirimkop kayap raroyi nimpur kiramtap siknamen tau sipsi den nimpur yen di'narnek ikni. 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 Yante ikde dar wero teni tamsu dipatorikni yante sinim asak sak nimpur yen payam dini warek. 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 Ide taya dar deni, tau paru deni yante ide di'nar neki tap a'ro'a'si payam dini dar warek. 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 Yenamen diaken-diaken dende di maisik dam, di nar nekdam yante nama'dim da'ma tapte, yante dan dinying dausisik tapte, pa'dim wero tapte, sindim tauru tapte. BSB BSB: Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
9 PBT Yende mamani pinsi diusisik kini tawu pa'di raro pitawu yankani mama sini pinsi pa'di raro pite. BSB BSB: They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
10 PBT Dima nimpur yen di pi'sik nide diram dimsar tap, nimpun yen di tau di yan kanite di'pakem ni. BSB BSB: Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
11 PBT Yenamen dini mapin pene-mapin pene pa'di pitau ka'ma di'pakoidi, yante yan pok tau de di'pakoi di tap. BSB BSB: In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
12 PBT Diaken ikni tawam de mupin suwse ka'ma, kayap raro yen kapatordi karpa sombro yen pite ka na'di kayap raroyi. 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 Yemen nimpur pite di pakem, nimpur pite di'pandi di'pakem pa'di pite, yankanite Kristus Yesus taya ni nimpur pite di'pakem. 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 Kamde di da'pandam nide, dukni tenide dide naka dimai di'ram dam. BSB BSB: Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
15 PBT Yakanite ini pinsi yen tarnek kinideace sini a'deki tamu'mom namen pa'dim raro pi yen ini Roh yen siri apsikdi, tamu'pauditau dipu'di siwa dar-dar yen Allah ni, yemen ini taya amtom tansiwi deni aceni sini sokoyi. 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 Dimde antak anmasar siknamen ini sambum pinci disumseki ini imanni yen: "Ide ditak didarnei kani raroi ditak yangkani Roh I pawdi tamu pawoli tamu'diram, di pang dirak tansiw tamu'ni dupui ditak di darney nar raro deni di ciki tauna a'dar neyni warek. 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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