1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, If any man desire the office of a Bishop, he desireth a worthie worke.
Atahori rae, “mete ma se nae dadꞌi malangga mana nuni jamaꞌat, naa sosoan, ana pili nala ues sa malolen seli.” Dedꞌea-oꞌolaꞌ naa memaꞌ tebꞌe.
2 A Bishop therefore must be vnreproueable, the husband of one wife, watching, temperate, modest, harberous, apt to teache,
Malangga mananuni jamaꞌat naa musi atahori mana naeꞌna nara meumareꞌ. Eni musi nasodꞌa no saoꞌ esaꞌ a. Eni musi bisa naꞌamamateꞌ nala ralan, mana neneeꞌ, atahori fee hadꞌa-hormat neu e, hiiꞌ a soi umen fo simbo fuiꞌ ra, ma nanori nalaꞌ atahori feaꞌ.
3 Not giuen to wine, no striker, not giuen to filthy lucre, but gentle, no fighter, not couetous,
Atahori naa afiꞌ manamafuꞌ, ma liman afiꞌ dai-daiꞌ atahori. Mana nandaa, naeni, atahori rala liloꞌ, mana hiiꞌ a sangga dꞌame, ma nda mana dale dꞌoiꞌ sa.
4 One that can rule his owne house honestly, hauing children vnder obedience with all honestie.
Eni musi taomataꞌ neu ume isi nara no malole. Ana nara o musi fee hadꞌa-hormat ma rena e.
5 For if any cannot rule his owne house, how shall he care for the Church of God?
Te mete ma atahori naa nda bisa taomataꞌ neu ume isi nara sa, na taꞌo bee fo ana bisa taomataꞌ neu Lamatualain jamaꞌat nara?
6 He may not be a yong scholer, lest he being puffed vp fall into the condemnation of the deuill.
Malole lenaꞌ pili atahori mana tungga Kristus dooꞌ ena. Afiꞌ soꞌu malangga mananuni jamaꞌat mia atahori mana feꞌe namahere Lamatuaꞌ Yesus ena. Te neꞌo ana koao neuꞌ ena. Afiꞌ losa Lamatualain hukun e, onaꞌ Ana hukun nitur malangga monaen.
7 He must also be well reported of, euen of them which are without, lest he fall into rebuke, and the snare of the deuill.
Mete ma mae pili atahori dadꞌi malangga mananuni jamaꞌat, na sangga atahori mana naꞌena nara maloleꞌ no atahori nda mamahereꞌ ra sa boe. Ma atahori nda mamehereꞌ ra sa o fee hadꞌa-hormat neu e. No taꞌo naa, ana nda mae saa-saa sa boe. Ma nitu ra malangga monaen nda bisa ratudꞌaꞌ e sa.
8 Likewise must Deacons be graue, not double tongued, not giuen vnto much wine, neither to filthy lucre,
Onaꞌ naa boe mana tulu-fali malangga atahori saraniꞌ. Sira, musi atahori mana naꞌena nara maloleꞌ, nda mana lelekoꞌ sa, nda mana ninu mafuꞌ sa, ma nda hii laka-eseꞌ atahori sa.
9 Hauing the mysterie of the faith in pure conscience.
Rala nara musi meumareꞌ, ma musi toꞌu rahereꞌ nenoriꞌ fo Lamatualain fee hita, atahori mamahereꞌ ra.
10 And let them first be proued: then let them minister, if they be found blameles.
Paresaꞌ malolole masodꞌa nara no ue-tatao nara. Mete ma atahori nda hambu sala nara sa, dei fo feꞌe soꞌu se fo tulu-fali malangga mana nuni jamaꞌat ra.
11 Likewise their wiues must be honest, not euill speakers, but sober, and faithfull in all things.
Sao nara o onaꞌ naa boe. Sira, musi inaꞌ mana nasodꞌa ndaa ma maloleꞌ. Afiꞌ mana maꞌamuti atahori. Ara musi raꞌatataaꞌ rala ao nara, ma atahori ramahere se boe.
12 Let the Deacons be the husbands of one wife, and such as can rule their children well, and their owne housholdes.
Mana tulu-fali malangga mana nuni jamaꞌat ra musi touꞌ saoꞌ esaꞌ a. Eni musi taomataꞌ neu ume isin no maloleꞌ, ma taomataꞌ neu ana nara boe.
13 For they that haue ministred well, get them selues a good degree, and great libertie in the faith, which is in Christ Iesus.
Sira mana mete-seꞌu atahori saraniꞌ no malole, de atahori boe fee hadꞌa-hormat neu se. Ma ara boe rambarani, olaꞌ soꞌal nemehere nara neu Yesus Kristus.
14 These things write I vnto thee, trusting to come very shortly vnto thee.
Tius! Au umuhena nda dooꞌ sa te, uma undaa o nggo. Mete ma au babꞌanggo na susura ia losa naꞌahuluꞌ limam. Au suraꞌ ia fo ufadꞌe nggo ae, Lamatualain bobꞌonggi nara musi rasodꞌa taꞌo bee. Afiꞌ liliiꞌ mae, Lamatualain naa, masodꞌaꞌ. Atahori nara onaꞌ ume mana naꞌena netehuuꞌ no rii ineꞌ manggateeꞌ. No taꞌo na, ara musi tongga Lamatualain nenori matetun.
15 But if I tary long, that thou maist yet know, how thou oughtest to behaue thy self in ye house of God, which is the Church of the liuing God, the pillar and ground of trueth.
16 And without controuersie, great is the mysterie of godlinesse, which is, God is manifested in the flesh, iustified in the Spirit, seene of Angels, preached vnto the Gentiles, beleeued on in the world, and receiued vp in glorie.
Lamatualain natudꞌu saa manaseliꞌ mia hita nemeheren. Netehun taꞌo ia: Kristus nema sia raefafoꞌ ia ena, nendiꞌ mata-aon onaꞌ hita atahori boe. Lamatuaꞌ Dꞌula-dꞌalen natudꞌu oi, Yesus, Atahori rala ndoos. Lamatualain ana dedꞌenu nara mia sorga rita E. Lamatualain soꞌu nala E sorga neu, basa ma, soꞌu nananaru E. Eni dudꞌuin, nenedꞌui-bꞌenggaꞌ neu atahori ndule raefafoꞌ ia. Sia bee-bꞌee sia raefafoꞌ ia, atahori ramahere neu E. Hita tamahere taꞌo naa!
