1 Dimodi 6

1 Udigili hawa: hamosu dunu da ilia ouligisu dunuma nodone hahawane ba: mu da defea. Eno dunu da ninia olelesu amola Gode Ea Dio amoma lasogole sia: sa: besa: le, agoane hamomu da defea.

All who are in the position of slaves should regard their masters as deserving of the greatest respect, so that the name of God, and our teaching, may not be maligned.

2 Be udigili hawa: hamosu dunu ilia ouligisu da Yesu Ea hou lalegagui dunu esalea, ilia da amo ouligisu dunu da ilia fi dunu amo dawa: beba: le, ema mae hihini baligiliwane fidima: ne hawa: hamomu da defea. Agoai ouligisu dunu da ilia fi dunuba: le, ilia da ema asigi. Amaiba: le, ilia hawa: hamoi da e fidimuba: le, baligiliwane hahawane hawa: hamomu da defea. Amo hou huluane di sia: ma amola olelema.

Those who have Christian masters should not think less of them because they are also followers of Christ, but on the contrary they should serve them all the better, because those who are to benefit by their good work are dear to them as their fellow Christians.

3 Be nowa da Hina Gode Yesu Gelesu Ea sia: dafa amola ninia dafawaneyale dawa: su hou, amo yolesili sia: hisu olelesa,

Anyone who teaches otherwise, and refuses their assent to sound instruction – the instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ – and to the teaching of religion,

4 amo dunu da gasa fi lai dagoiba: le, gagaoui dunu agoane ba: sa. E da sia: ga gegemu hanaiba: le, oloi agoane ba: sa. Amasea, mudasu, sia: ga gegesu, gadei sia: amola dunu eno da wadela: i hou hamoi e da hedolo udigili dawa: sa, amo ba: sa.

is puffed up with conceit, not really knowing anything, but having a morbid craving for discussions and arguments. Such things only give rise to envy, quarreling, recriminations, base suspicions,

5 Dunu da moloidafa hou yolesisia, ilia asigi dawa: su amoga noga: le hame dawa: beba: le, mae yolesili sia: ga gegenana. Ilia da Gode Ea hou lalegaguiba: le, ilia muni bagade lamu, amo giadofale dawa: lala.

and incessant wrangling on the part of these corrupt-minded people who have lost all hold on the truth, and who think of religion only as a source of gain.

6 Defea! Gode Ea hou lalegagui dunu, e da ea a: silibu gagui liligi amoma hahawane dawa: sea, e da bagade gagui dunu esalebe ba: sa.

Of course religion is a great source of gain – when combined with contentment!

7 Ninia osobo bagadega lalelegeloba, liligi hamedafa gaguli misi. Amola nini bogosea, liligi gadili gaguli masunu hamedei ba: mu.

For we brought nothing into the world, because we cannot even carry anything out of it.

8 Amaiba: le, ninia abula salasu amola ha: i manu defele gagui galea, abuliba: le eno liligi lama: ne hanabela: ?

So, with food and shelter, we will be content.

9 Be nowa da muni bagade hanai galea, e da adoba: su bagade ba: mu. Ilia muni hanai hou da ilima gagaoui amola wadela: su sani agoane. Ilia amo hanai houba: le dafawane dafane, gugunufinisi dagoi ba: mu.

Those who want to be rich fall into the net of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into destruction and ruin.

10 Muni hanai hou da wadela: i hou huluane ea bai diala. Mogili ilia da muni hanaiba: le, ilia dafawaneyale dawa: su hou yolesili, ilia dogo ganodini se bagade naba.

Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.

11 Be di, Gode Ea fi dunu, di amo hou mae ba: ma! Di da hou ida: iwane, Gode Ea houdafa, dafawaneyale dawa: su hou, asigidafa hou, hedolo hame yolesisu hou, gebewane hou, amoma fa: no bobogema.

But you must, servant of God, avoid all this. Aim at righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

12 Dafawaneyale dawa: su hehenasu amo ganodini di eso huluane mae bogole Fifi Ahoanusu lama: ne baligiliwane hehenama! Di da Yesu Gelesu Ea hou lalegagui dagoi, amo dunu bagohame ba: ma: ne di da ilegele sia: i dagoiba: le, Gode da di eso huluane mae bogole Fifi Ahoanusu lama: ne, dima wele sia: i dagoi. (aiōnios g166)

Run the great race of the faith, and win the eternal life. It was for this that you received the call, and, in the presence of many witnesses, made the great profession of faith. (aiōnios g166)

13 Gode da liligi huluane amoma esalusu iaha. Yesu Gelesu da Bodiase Bailedema fofada: loba, E da Godema dafawaneyale dawa: su hou mae beda: iwane olelei. Ea midadi na dima amane hamoma: ne sia: sa.

I beg you, as in the sight of God, the source of all life, and of Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate made the great profession of faith –

14 Dima sia: i liligi mae yolesili nabawane hamoma! Nabawane hamonana, Hina Gode Yesu Gelesu Ea bu misunu Esoga ouesaloma!

I implore you to keep his command free from stain or reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Gode da Ea eso ilegei amoga Yesu Gelesu bu asunasimu. Gode da Hinadafa Ida: iwane gala. E da hina bagade huluane amola hina dunu huluane bagadewane baligisa.

This will be brought about in his own time by the one ever-blessed Potentate, the king of all kings and Lord of all lords,

16 Hisu da esalalalusu Dunu. E da Hadigi (osobo bagade dunu da amo gadenenewane doaga: mu hamedei ba: sa) amo ganodini esala. Dunu afae da Gode hame ba: su amola ba: mu gogolei. Godema eso huluane nodonanumu da defea. E da eso huluane Hinawane esalalalumu da defea. Ama. (aiōnios g166)

who alone is possessed of immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or ever can see – to whom be ascribed honor and power for ever. Amen. (aiōnios g166)

17 Dia bagade gagui dunu, ilima ilia hidale gasa fi mae hamoma: ne sia: ma! Be ilia hedolo dasasu liligima dawa: su hou yolesili, bu Gode (E da nini hahawane ba: ma: ne liligi huluane ninima iaha) amo Ea hou gasawane lalegaguma: ne sia: ma. (aiōn g165)

Teach those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side. (aiōn g165)

18 Dia ilima hawa: ida: iwane hamoma: ne, eno dunu fidima: ne amola ilia bagade gagui amo hame gagui dunu gilisili gaguma: ne, ilima ima: ne sia: ma.

Teach them to show kindness, to exhibit a wealth of good actions, to be open-handed and generous,

19 Ilia da agoane hamosea, ilia liligi ida: iwane ilia hobea misunu dafawane esaloma: beyale dawa: lusu bai agoane ba: mu. Amasea, noga: le hehenabeba: le, ilia da eso huluane mae bogole Fifi Ahoanusu bidi agoane ba: mu.

storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, so that they may gain the only true life.

20 Dimodi! Na dima sia: i liligi noga: le ouligima! Dunu mogili ilia udigili sia: amola gagaoui sia: ga gegesu, amo da bagade dawa: su ilia da sia: sa. Be amo da ogogosu. Di amo sia: amoma mae gilisima.

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane prattle and contradictions of what some miscall ‘theology,’

21 Mogili ilia amo ogogosu bagade dawa: su lai dagoi ilia sia: beba: le, ilia dafawaneyale dawa: su hou yolesi dagoi. Dilia huluane Gode Ea hahawane dogolegele iasu hou dawa: mu da defea. Sia: Ama Dagoi

for there are those who, while asserting their proficiency in it, have yet, as regards the faith, gone altogether astray. God bless you all.