1 PBP Sampesuwu-sampesuwu'u, nya diang medea ri antaramu majari guru karna niotoi miu bahwa ito tonomaguru akan nihakimi sono ukurong to nelabi boat. BSB BSB: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 PBP Ito jojoo asala lalong medea hal. Ono diang too to ndau perna asala lalong buranyo, io uo too tonesempurna, o moje ma'ule nongendalia jojoo alaenyo. 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 PBP Ito nomasang kekang ma'o nganga nuajaran supaya rijimo manuru ri'ito, o ito moje mongendalia jojoo alae nuajaran. BSB BSB: When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
4 PBP Itai moje kapal-kapal, maumpo jimo jomo mopore o ni goyana nu pori tono'osi, kapal-kapal uo nikendaliaa nu gulin to deide, o ma'o paipo topo nggulin oluluaronyo. 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 PBP Bai'uo moje, oyo bagian todeide ila alae, tetapi oyo maalap monyombona hal-hal tonopore. Itaipo baima'o porenyo bunbu tonarampung sono nuapi to bai'uo deide. 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 PBP Oyo uo selio api, sadampe dunia tonarate, toniabasa ri antara bagian-bagian alae o naalap nonajisa jojoo alae. Io norampung jojoo ripaio petutubuto sementara io mboto nirampuni nuapi naraka. 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 PBP Saba, jojoo jenis binatang liar o manu, reptil o binatang tonetubu ri dagat uo ndau neila o ni ilaa omo nu manusia, BSB BSB: All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 PBP Tetapi ndau soung too pun naalap meilaa oyo. Oyo uo to narate to ndau maala matanaang, noponu sono rasung to mepepatea. BSB BSB: but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 PBP Sono oyo ito memberkati Siopu o Siamato, tetapi sono uo moje ito nongutuk too, to niciptaa selio rupa nu ALLAH TA ALLAH. 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 PBP Ila nganga to selio-lio mendoang pujian o kutukan. Sampesuwu-sampesuwu'u, seharusonyo ndau selio uo. BSB BSB: Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
11 PBP Apakah soung mata nuogo maala mendoana ogo meemis o ogo tonepeit pada saat to selio-lio? BSB BSB: Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12 PBP Sampesuwu-sampesuwu'u, maalakah puu nu ara nohasila bua zaitun; antau puu nu anggur mohasila bua nu ara? Bai'uo moje, mata nuogo tonoosing ndau maala nohasila ogo to nasegar BSB BSB: My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13 PBP Sisekah ri antara emu tonehikmat o nopengertian? Jalea'omo sono sikaponyo to nombosi, io nomatujua gau-gau'onyo lalong kelembutan o 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 PBP Namun, ono emu nomiliki iri nuambo tonoponu epepeitong o ambisi to ne egois ri lalong ambo'omu, nya meteluar o nya meakal mangewa o'onoong. BSB BSB: But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
15 PBP Hikmat selio uo ndau mentuung ila atang, tetapi ila dunia, ndau rohani, o narate. BSB BSB: Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 PBP Ono diang iri nuambo o ambisi to egois, riitu diang kekacuan o sagal macam gagau'ong tonarate. BSB BSB: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 PBP Hikmat tonodua ila atang, patama-tama uo nooring, o moje seilu madamai, ma'alus, neterbuka, noponu aasiong o bua-bua tonombosi, ndau nombeda-mbeda, o ndau munafik. 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 PBP Bua tono'ono nisamburea lalong damai oleh topendamai. BSB BSB: Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.