eng: Exhort servants to be in subjection to their own masters and to be well-pleasing in all things, not contradicting,

aoj: Inaꞌ aꞌ nindaꞌipa isimba agof akasi sandaꞌ maol dowafi niꞌipas niꞌi, esis someꞌ basef agufumii silif sondafeꞌ lafela amom. Eaꞌ sondandaꞌ maol buꞌwani naninani hiani amom ukup pagaꞌiani. Esis ina aꞌ sogwa anif basefa agufumi sohahaliꞌam, owaꞌ.


eng: and soundness of speech that can’t be condemned, that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

aoj: Inaꞌ nindaꞌi basef usiꞌifi atifa, anis epes ina siti anef waf awafi ma maol inimba, owaꞌ. Ama esis bousi atiasi sogofaꞌ ambagof awagufi. Deiꞌ main, esis ina siti anef waf awafi ma afaꞌ ma sigaꞌi anif basef awafi, owaꞌ.


eng: In all things show yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, show integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

aoj: Inaꞌ atina nendaꞌ waf buꞌwafi atefa amom mutilina ma mugailina mondaꞌ waf hiafi fasifi. Maol inimba nigawalipa epes, inaꞌ owaꞌi niꞌif feloma basef awafia, owaꞌ. Niꞌipas basef buꞌwafi endilisifi atif. Okom ineꞌimi mopoma waf usiꞌifi atefa nendaꞌ maol inimba nigawalipas dondol.


eng: Likewise, exhort the younger men to be sober minded.

aoj: Eaꞌ naꞌamba atin, inaꞌ nesaꞌma ukup amam amamba ataꞌ saꞌumi kwasakwasalai newaꞌ banagama nomonas sopaom mugumafi alop andeandeꞌ datima.


eng: to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

aoj: Eaꞌ awo undumafi nomonas awausi andeandeꞌma ogape boꞌowa hililiꞌ endilisi. Eaꞌ undumafi ifagw awaugwi andeandeꞌ ma otopalopa amom mogoloma awasi awausi. Awo ondape lafela amom wahupawa awaumi. Awo ondandaꞌ waf afamba hiafi buꞌwafi hiꞌindalafa epes ina siti anin maol awauni awena sondaꞌ basef Godi findiwaef, owaꞌatin.


eng: that they may train the young wives to love their husbands, to love their children,

aoj: Awo hagiwai wihimbaꞌma nematawa awamba ataꞌ saꞌuwai kwasakwasalai ma ondaꞌ waf naꞌamba. Ukup awaupi pipila amom wahupawa awaumi moloma awasi awausi.


eng: and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good,

aoj: Eaꞌ awo nematawa hagiwai wapani ondafeꞌ usiꞌiwa hililiꞌ. Awo owaꞌi ondaha basefa anis undaꞌiꞌipamasa, owaꞌ. Awo owaꞌi weaꞌ embel hiambeli ohaga ogaola. Awo ondape siꞌi tisa nagawalipasa waf buꞌwafi.


eng: that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in perseverance,

aoj: Amam hagami owaꞌi meaꞌ embel mohaga mogaola. Amom ukup pendandaꞌ andeandeꞌma waf usiꞌifi hililiꞌi eaꞌ nomonas sopaom mundumafi alop andeandeꞌ datima. Amom mondape andeandeꞌma hapif amamini negape boꞌwen atina waf afamba ukup pandaimafi a waf afamba ukup pigaila Godafi a waf afamba pigalutu banagepa ma nimanimi hiami.


eng: But say the things which fit sound doctrine,

aoj: Apaꞌ inaꞌ nindaꞌipa esis amam nematawa ma basef fasifi ma waf asasifi findaila basef ifimba usiꞌifi. Inaꞌ nigaꞌipas naꞌamba.


eng: They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.

aoj: Malogof asasigufi sagaꞌias naꞌamba saꞌi, “Apaꞌ mogawa God.” Apaꞌ feꞌ asasini, nawalapa esis sogowaꞌ alafugaha Godi. God anen nandaiwaꞌma esis endilisi. Epes isimba sogasambala basefi, ina laꞌifisa atiasi sondaꞌ anef waf buꞌwafi, owaꞌatin.


eng: To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

aoj: Ukup epes isimba nelelemb usiꞌilimba waf fasifii, hiahawes hiasi hiꞌalas boꞌwes hililiꞌ ma esis. Apaꞌ nomonas epes isimba nelelemb awasilimbi ma esis owaꞌ soghapifa Kraisia, opalef asasilifi owaꞌ anin mae beꞌena, owaꞌatin. Ukup asasipi paloma malogof fagape opalef asasilifi nomoni aꞌ awasim aꞌowaꞌ.


eng: not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

aoj: Ama esis sogakwaha basef mamimami falafumi esis Judai ma muꞌuli epes isimba sogowaꞌ alafugaha basef endilisifii.


eng: This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

aoj: Basef ifimba endilisifi. Eaꞌ inaꞌ nendaꞌepasef dindinipa, semeꞌef sogogawa endilisi waf awafi asasifi ma ataꞌ sogambema nelelemb. Ama hapif asasini ataꞌ netaga negafeꞌ usiꞌin.


eng: One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

aoj: Fowaꞌ anona aman Kritinai anen gawainai siꞌi profet, naꞌias naꞌamba naꞌi, “Fowaꞌ gani endilisi, esis Krit sape epes sagambasoꞌami eaꞌ deiꞌ wapani ataꞌ sape naꞌamba atin. Esis siꞌi mafis magail alupi awami. Alaꞌuta nahas aꞌowaꞌ, tol saꞌoh dowaf eaꞌ saꞌ gwaꞌaimi hiami.”


eng: whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.

aoj: Esis sandandaꞌ naꞌambai, esis saꞌi sombasoꞌmas sogofaꞌasa otamba moni mais anis epesi. Eaꞌ sawalipa anisa waf afamba apaꞌ mandaiwaꞌmafi. Esis sandaꞌ waf afambai atef deiꞌ sahambombaga wambotagw epes hiasi. Eaꞌ inaꞌ nesopama malogof asasigufi isimba sandaꞌam naꞌambai.


eng: For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

aoj: Ahoꞌ, epes hiasi ina sagiꞌma basef, owaꞌ. Sosambalif. Esis sandaꞌ basef dowaf saꞌiam sambasoꞌma anis epes. Esis hiasi wambota Judai sagatopaꞌ alopi.


eng: holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

aoj: Anen nondahapila basef ifimba buꞌwafi apaꞌ magawalipasafi andeandeꞌ. Eaꞌ anen laꞌifinama nuwalipa anis epes nosaꞌma ukup asasipi nogowaꞌ banagasa basef ifimba usiꞌifi. Ea laꞌifinama nigaꞌipa isimba sogosambala basef usiꞌifii ma sogamemeꞌma basef asasifi ina endilisifi, owaꞌatin.


eng: but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

aoj: Anen nundumafi epes isimba mamahisa sugafiꞌi laugunii analemb walembi. Anen okom mundaꞌi waf fasifi atef. Eaꞌ nomonas sopaona mundumafi alop andeandeꞌ datima. Ma anen nigaila waf fasifi hiafi Godi eaꞌ nope hililiꞌ. Anen nundumafi okom ananimi atom datima andeandeꞌ.


eng: For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

aoj: Inaꞌ negawa agufumi mugumafi esis Kristeni, amom mugumafi maol Godi. Eaꞌ amam amambai feꞌ poe amamini andeandeꞌma atiasi esis amam nematawa ina solomam siti anef waf awafi amamifi, owaꞌatin. Anona aman ama amom agufumi, anen ina aꞌ nondaꞌ duꞌwaniga, a okom wandafuna kwafalis, owaꞌ. Anen ina neaꞌ embel nohaga nogaol nohas atin, owaꞌi. Anen ina okom mohafel miꞌimiꞌi aꞌowaꞌ ma mondaꞌ waf awafi ma mogofaꞌ otamba, owaꞌatin.


eng: if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

aoj: Anona aman iꞌi owaꞌ nondaꞌ anef waf awafima naep esis amam nematawaia, ma anen nosoꞌ nemataꞌw atotoꞌw ma batawisana ananisi sohapifa Krais esis basef akasa, esis ina sondaꞌ anef waf awafi, esis batawis sope andeandeꞌ sogameꞌ basefi, daoꞌ amom mondaꞌ waf naꞌambai. Inaꞌ nondaꞌam mope agufumi.


eng: I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—

aoj: Aeꞌ akwahina napani Krita negandondomba maol inimba ataꞌ owaꞌ nimbifana ma atiasi nendandepa anom agufumi mugumafi esis Kristeni walemb hielimbi, siꞌi fowaꞌ agaꞌipina. Eaꞌ basef amamifi fagape naꞌamba.


eng: to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.

aoj: Aeꞌ andaꞌ basef ifimba fafeꞌmago inaꞌ Taitus. Inaꞌ nahapifa God eaꞌ naꞌamba atin siꞌi apaꞌ hiapai magahapifana. Isimba atis deiꞌ inaꞌ nogame aeꞌinai endilisi. Aeꞌ aꞌi God ahamapa noloma Krais Jisas anen nofaꞌapa mogotanimai, amom biam motopalopena dowaf nembel ineꞌimbili bepe saꞌombel.


eng: but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

aoj: Aꞌi owaꞌ main, nogota atamba anen atona nandandepata eaꞌi, anen aꞌ nasaꞌma amam amamba mogawalapa basef ananifii alihif. God anen nofaꞌ apaꞌ mogotanimai, anen naꞌias eaꞌ deiꞌ naseꞌe maol inimba ma egawalapa basef ifimba.


eng: in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;

aoj: Aeꞌ andaꞌ maola agatopalopa hapif asasini ma esis sogawa ma sonohas sope sogohafa ambal alamba namili sogape andeandeꞌ lifilafi. Fowaꞌ gani God ataꞌ owaꞌ nondaꞌ anin mae netaga itap apaꞌea, anen aꞌ naliꞌ naꞌias eaꞌ ma nogasoꞌapa ambal alamba apaꞌ. Anen ina nagambasoꞌami, owaꞌatin.


eng: Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

aoj: Aeꞌ Pol andaꞌ maola Godi eaꞌ aeꞌ aposel Jisas Kraisi. Anen nandandepe eaꞌ ma igawalipasa basef ananifi. Anen nasapaꞌe ma egewaꞌ banaga esis amam nematawa mamahisa nandandepas eaꞌ ananisii ma etopalopas sohapifana sogogawa basef endilisifi ma sigaila waf ananifi.


eng: The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.

aoj: Aeꞌ aꞌi Dembinai nope nolomago ambal fasili ineꞌili eaꞌ notopalopepa dowaf nowaꞌ banagaipago. Eaꞌ maꞌuf.


eng: Be diligent to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.

aoj: Inaꞌ ulal nifiꞌi kwafalis. Naꞌamba inaꞌ nepomai nemaf afamba fufin luꞌwani nagaluwafi. Yubulus naloma Pudens a Linus a Klodia esis alipisi Kristen isimba hiasi sandaꞌmepago dagala sandagalamago inaꞌ.


eng: Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.

aoj: Erastus ataꞌ napani atin Korin. Eaꞌ Trofimus aowas nandaꞌana akwahona napani Miletus.


eng: Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.

aoj: Inaꞌ neseꞌago dagala aeꞌani ma Akwila noloma Prisila, eaꞌ esis isimba wambota Onesiforusi.


eng: And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

aoj: Atiasi Dembinai nelefate ma waf afamba awafi hiafi esis sondaꞌmeaf aeꞌi, eaꞌ atiasi nofaꞌe itanima nohapone epe anamba God nagalaꞌambemagoma gani heven nugumafiasa. Aeꞌ aꞌi banagami mogogalaꞌi mondapaona dondol lifilafi. Endilisi.


eng: But the Lord stood by me and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear. So I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

aoj: Apaꞌ owaꞌ, Dembinai numafii ape eaꞌ naseꞌe banagami. Isimba atis deiꞌ awalapa basef fasifi aꞌif laꞌifiwi endilisi eaꞌ epes isimba hiasi owaꞌ Judaisi sogogawa basef Godia, deiꞌ sameꞌef hiꞌalas. Eaꞌ God nelefate ma malogol mafin anamba luꞌunai laion.


eng: At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.

aoj: Aliꞌ agwa basefa kot atamba esis sandaꞌmeatai, eaꞌ ina anin epen atitin nalutu nalome nemaf afamba natopalope, owaꞌatin. Epes aeꞌasi hiasi sakwahowe. Eaꞌ andabetena God naꞌamba, aꞌi ina aꞌ okom mopoma waf afamba awafi asasifi ma sagakwahowe nemaf afamba andaꞌ kotefi, owaꞌ.


eng: Beware of him, for he greatly opposed our words.

aoj: Inaꞌ wapani solawaina ma aman anamba. Anen natalogofa basef ifimba afaꞌifi aꞌowaꞌ.


eng: Alexander the coppersmith did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his deeds.

aoj: Aleksander aman nandaꞌ brasi, nandaꞌ megahahe endilisi. Anaf Dembinai nogwamana akafimi anen, mondahama waf anen nandaꞌmeaf aeꞌi.


eng: Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come—and the books, especially the parchments.

aoj: Inaꞌ nigafiꞌi nifaꞌmai saket anamba launai anamba akwahona naꞌihi Troas ipat Karpusi. Anamba inaꞌ nindifaꞌmianai. Eaꞌ anom bukifah aeꞌami wapani nifaꞌmiami, buk amamba sandaꞌ agwafih mafisim sandaꞌam sandaꞌawai. Awamba nindifaꞌmiawai atin nifiꞌi endilisi.


eng: Be diligent to come to me soon,

aoj: Deiꞌ inaꞌ ulal nifiꞌmai aeꞌ kwafalis.


eng: From now on, the crown of righteousness is stored up for me, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

aoj: Deiꞌ ametal hiahawes isimba sasagih sigikilaꞌi sogofaꞌasi isimba sandandombol sapome. Ametal alamba naꞌamba. Atiasi Dembinai nofale niꞌipi niꞌi, “Inaꞌ aman nagape hililiꞌi.” Dembinai anen aman hililiꞌi nogawalogasi ma nemaf afamba. Nemaf afamba luꞌwafi atiasi anen neseꞌe ametal alamba. Eaꞌ ina nesoꞌ aeꞌ atowe, owaꞌatin. Anen nosoꞌasam isimba epes mamahisa ukup pipila anen notaga nondawalap sogatolonai.


eng: I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

aoj: Aeꞌ endepambema asagih afaꞌ andeandeꞌ. Aeꞌ ahapifa Krais banagewe, asagih andeandeꞌ, deiꞌ ataga alol.


eng: For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.

aoj: Inaꞌ negawa, nogota atamba atataga ma sehe egagaꞌ. Esimbel aeꞌambeli baꞌi koloꞌolambel belo sehe egaꞌ, ma indilali egasoꞌ God. Nemaf fetaga ma aeꞌ egakwaha itap apaꞌe.


eng: But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

aoj: Apaꞌ inaꞌ dondol nomonas sope sogawa alihisa nigimafi alop. Nemaf afamba nimanimi mogatagamena nendape banagena nendaꞌ maol newalapa basef fasifima esis amam nematawa sogololama Godi. Nendaꞌ maol inimba ma negatopalopas, nendaꞌan endilisi hiꞌindalan.


eng: and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn away to fables.

aoj: Eaꞌ sowaꞌ alafugaha basef endilisifi semeꞌ basef amamba mamimami falafumi wafimi.


eng: For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts,

aoj: Anef nemaf fegataga, atiasi asondaiwaꞌma sogofaꞌ basef usiꞌifi Godi, aꞌ owaꞌatin. Eaꞌ aꞌ sila ukup asasipi atip sofaꞌai anom tisa hiami asasimi, ma mogaꞌipasa basef ifimba esis isimba ukup paꞌi sogameꞌef aligah asasigahii.


eng: preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

aoj: Inaꞌ niꞌipasa basef Godi atapina. Iꞌi nemaf afamba esis sondandombola sogameꞌ basef, daoꞌ niꞌipasef. Apaꞌ iꞌi nemaf mamahefa esis owaꞌ sondandombol someꞌefa, eaꞌ diamaso, apaꞌ inaꞌ niꞌipasef atin. Niꞌipasefa fegatalogofa basef ifimba basoꞌafi. Niꞌipas dindinipa sogakwaha waf afamba awafi asasifi. Eaꞌ nefela ukup newaꞌ banagas, niwalipasa waf awanafi saꞌumbilifi atef.


eng: that each person who belongs to God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.

aoj: Basef ifimba fandaꞌapa epes Godi banagepa laꞌifipa endilisi, ma mondaꞌ maol hiani fasini ananini.


eng: Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

aoj: Ambal buꞌunai Godi atona nasaꞌma nomonas amom profeti mandaꞌ basef ifimba hiafi fagape Buk Baibeli. Basef ifimba fasifi ma fegasoꞌapa gawa, figihimbaꞌmapa waf awafi ma mogakwahef, a figasindiꞌamona feꞌ apeꞌini, figawalipapa ma mogolafa waf usiꞌifi.


eng: But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them.

aoj: Apaꞌ inaꞌ nihapila basef ifimba nefaꞌef nagahapilifi. Inaꞌ negawa apaꞌ amam nematawa mamahepama magawalipina basef ifimbai.


eng: Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.

aoj: Ahoꞌ, epes ami soloma Krais Jisas sisihis sogapani ma sogaila waf Godi, bousi asasisi atiasi sondaꞌas kwapeteꞌas.


eng: persecutions, and sufferings—those things that happened to me at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. I endured those persecutions. The Lord delivered me out of them all.

aoj: Inaꞌ negawa waf awafi hiafi esis sandaꞌmeaf aeꞌi, ma akafimi amamba egefaꞌam walemb ambalemba wanelemb Antioki Aikoniam a Listrai. Inaꞌ negawa hiahaom nimanimi sandaꞌmeam egefaꞌami. Apaꞌ Dembinai natagwahowe ma hiahaom amamba hiami nimanimi.


eng: But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, steadfastness,

aoj: Apaꞌ inaꞌ nafeꞌ nagaloma aeꞌi, nagameꞌ basef ifimba agaꞌipasef eaꞌi. Inaꞌ negegawa feꞌ aeꞌanii, ma basef hiafi kofagefa aeꞌafi. Inaꞌ negawa aeꞌ ahapifa God banagewe, dondol aꞌipasa basef ananifi saꞌombel, okom aeꞌami ina wandafum, owaꞌ. Inaꞌ negawa aeꞌ okom magamagaila anis daindaiasi, alutu banagewe efaꞌ nimanimi.


eng: Even as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these also oppose the truth, men corrupted in mind, who concerning the faith are rejected.

aoj: Fowaꞌ Janes naloma Jambris mandaꞌ naumbih maloma Moses, mowaꞌ alafugahana. Naꞌama etin deiꞌ epes isima sandaꞌ naumbiha basef endilisimi sowaꞌ alafugaham. Ukup asasimi aom endilisi, eaꞌ baleꞌef asasinai sambasoꞌam etin. Esis ina sembaleꞌefa God endilisi, owaꞌ.


eng: But they will proceed no further. For their folly will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.

aoj: Apaꞌ waf afamba amamifi ina fataga luꞌwif aꞌowaꞌ, owaꞌatin. Deiꞌ main, atiasi epes hiasi siti waf gawa akafi amamifi siꞌi fowaꞌ gani sagati waf afambai gawa akafi ma amam amamba Janisi Jambris mandaꞌafi.


eng: For some of these are people who creep into houses and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

aoj: Anom amam amambai mandambahoꞌ nimanis mafeꞌ magiꞌma nematawa awamba nomonas owaꞌ sogapaowa andeandeꞌia mawis ifagw awaugwi, eaꞌ molaꞌata nomonas awausi. Nematawa awambai waf awaufi fandaꞌ nomonas awausi nimanis aꞌowaꞌ. Eaꞌ ukup awaupi pesafema awami mamimami mahondoꞌawa.


eng: always learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

aoj: Nematawa awamba dondol wandaꞌ maola ogofaꞌ basef, apaꞌ ina ogawa basef kofagefa endilisifi, owaꞌatin.


aoj: Nematawa awama laꞌelaꞌef wandaꞌ maola ofaꞌ basef, eaꞌ ina ogawa basef ofagema endilisimi, owaꞌ.


eng: holding a form of godliness but having denied its power. Turn away from these, also.

aoj: Epes isimba atiasi sohapila waf Godi alop atona asasinai andoꞌ atogon, apaꞌ ukup asasipi nomon sondaiwaꞌma God sowaꞌ alafugaha banagami ananimi. Inaꞌ nindihiꞌama epes isimbai.


eng: traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

aoj: Eaꞌ sondaꞌ alipisi asasisi sofeꞌma lagof bousii. Eaꞌ esis kwafalis sila waf awafi asasifi atef, ukup pepoma esis atis siꞌi dambesi. Eaꞌ nomonas sisila dagala naninani aunai aꞌowaꞌ ma alop asasipi atop. Ina ataꞌ ukup piꞌi God, aꞌ owaꞌatin.


eng: without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good,

aoj: Eaꞌ ina atiasi ukup pipila anis daias, owaꞌ. Ina atiasi sokwaha waf awafi anis daias sandaꞌmasafi, owaꞌatin. Atiasi esis ina ukup peseꞌasa migimigaha sigaꞌi basef awafi, owaꞌatin. Eaꞌ sondaꞌiꞌipama anis daindaiasa waf awafi. Esis eaꞌ ukup piꞌi esis atis ina atiasi sumafi alop asasipi andeandeꞌ, aꞌ owaꞌatin. Sohambombaga epes isimba buꞌwasi, sowaꞌ alafugah sondaiwaꞌma waf buꞌwafi.


eng: For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

aoj: Nimaguf ifimba epes aꞌ ukup pepoma esis atis, eaꞌ ukup pindatiti moni mais asasisi aꞌowaꞌ, sosaꞌma agof asasigufi atogof, sondaꞌ duꞌwaniga, sondaꞌ epes findiwasa God. Eaꞌ sosambala basef mamasasi ahasas asasisi. Ina atiasi sinifela Goda waf fasifi, aꞌ owaꞌatin. Sosambala waf fasifi hililiꞌi.


eng: But know this: that in the last days, grievous times will come.

aoj: Inaꞌ nendegawa, atiasi nimaguf akutaifi nimanimi awami endilisi aꞌ motaga.


eng: But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

aoj: Apaꞌ inaꞌ newaꞌ alafugama basef amamba mamimami awami dowadowafi ma epes isimba ukup magasoꞌasi gawa akasi. Deiꞌ main, inaꞌ negawa eaꞌ, basef ifimbai atif fagawalapa ukup mamimami wandafumi maꞌi mandahihianamai.


eng: Flee from youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

aoj: Dondol inaꞌ nendafaꞌma ukup amamba awasimi magataga ma amam amamba saꞌumii. Nendaꞌ maol buꞌwani banagena nihapifa God nigaila waf usiꞌifi feloma okom mogamogaila anisafi. Eaꞌ nila waf opaf fogape saꞌumbili, negaloma epes isimba opalef fagape boꞌwalef hililiꞌ sogofala Dembinaii.


eng: If anyone therefore purges himself from these, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified, and suitable for the master’s use, prepared for every good work.

aoj: Eaꞌ deiꞌ epen ami nekwaha waf afamba awafi ma nepe boꞌwen hililiꞌ, inimba atiasi nepe siꞌi dis isimba sandaꞌ maol buꞌwani atinasi. Eaꞌ Dembinai notopalopan nepe hililiꞌ nendaꞌ maol ananini. Eaꞌ anin nendandombola nendaꞌ maol naninani buꞌwani hiani.


eng: Now in a large house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of clay. Some are for honor and some for dishonor.

aoj: Ipat luꞌutai nomon dis amamba hiami esis sandaꞌ kapa fasini gol o silva main mogogalaꞌi sandaꞌami. Apaꞌ anom sandaꞌ lawah sandaꞌam, anom sandaꞌ itap sandaꞌam. Anom sandaꞌama maol fasini, siꞌi sando gwaꞌaisi sagaꞌas. Apaꞌ anom sandaꞌama maol awani falafini, sagala alapitami.


eng: However, God’s firm foundation stands, having this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let every one who names the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.”

aoj: Apaꞌ deiꞌ God nawa olaf banagafi eaꞌ, deiꞌ fape. Olaf afamba anif amef failaf fagaꞌi naꞌamba faꞌi, “Dembinai nogawa andeandeꞌma epes isimba ananisi.” Eaꞌ anif wapani faꞌi, “Epes mamahisa sagaꞌi agol Dembinaii, aꞌ sondakwaha waf awafi.”


eng: men who have erred concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection is already past, and overthrowing the faith of some.

aoj: Amam amamba mololama basef endilisifi eaꞌ maꞌias maꞌi, “Apaꞌ motanima mosafel eaꞌ, ina ataꞌ motanima mosafel wapani, aꞌ owaꞌatin.” Basef ifimba atif amom mahambombaga ukup banagapi anis sagahapifa Godi.


eng: and those words will consume like gangrene, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus:

aoj: Basef asasifi awafi atif atiasi afetaga luꞌwif siꞌi ilambeh awami, mondaꞌas motaga luꞌum endilisi. Tisa asasimi biam Himeneus naloma Filetus mandaꞌ waf afamba, magaꞌi basef mamimami wafimi.


eng: But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,

aoj: Inaꞌ nindihiꞌama basef awafi. Ifimba ina basef Godi, owaꞌ. Basef amambai atiasi mondaꞌ esis sogafeꞌ ufiaꞌw anamba aunai ma sogowaꞌ alafugaha God.


eng: Give diligence to present yourself approved by God, a workman who doesn’t need to be ashamed, properly handling the Word of Truth.

aoj: Inaꞌ nendaꞌ maol Godi banagambela negataga aman nandaꞌ maol endilisii, ma ambal ineꞌili ina aola maol inimba, owaꞌ. Nendaꞌas naꞌamba ma God okom boꞌoma inaꞌ ma nigaꞌi basef ananifi usiꞌif endilisi.


eng: Remind them of these things, charging them in the sight of the Lord that they don’t argue about words to no profit, to the subverting of those who hear.

aoj: Dondol inaꞌ nesaꞌma ukup asasipi ma basef ifimba. Niꞌipas banagambela naep Godi, ipaꞌ ina piꞌi basef pepaꞌef pelomasa basef mamimami, owaꞌ. Waf afambai ina fetopalopas kwasakwasala, owaꞌatin. Waf afamba atiasi fegahambombaga isimba sogameꞌafi.


eng: If we are faithless, he remains faithful; for he can’t deny himself.”

aoj: Iꞌi apaꞌ miꞌi apaꞌ alipipai milana, ma owaꞌ mugailanai, basef ifimba apeꞌifia, eaꞌ apaꞌ hapaipai. Apaꞌ anen atona nagaila basef ananifi endilisi datimaii. Ina atiasi nokwahif nombasoꞌma anen, owaꞌatin endilisi.”


eng: This saying is trustworthy: “For if we died with him, we will also live with him.

aoj: Apaꞌ mundahapifa basef ifimba endilisifi sisihif. “Iꞌi endilisi apaꞌ aꞌ magaꞌ malomana, bola apaꞌ mosafel mope namepa molomana wapani.


eng: Therefore I endure all things for the chosen ones’ sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

aoj: Eaꞌ ewaꞌ banaga okom aeꞌanai ma egalutu banagewe dondol egatopalopa epes isimba God nogosahoꞌas eaꞌ ananisii. Aeꞌ aꞌi God notopalopa esisa nofaꞌas sogotanimai ma Krais Jisas soloma mogogalaꞌi banagami magape lifilafii.


eng: in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.

aoj: Aeꞌ awalapa basef ifimba fasifi. Isimba atis deiꞌ saꞌi aeꞌ auwai, saseꞌe akafimi mamimami awami. Ahoꞌ sandaꞌe andaꞌ kalabus wapani. Apaꞌ basef Godi ina fandaꞌ kalabus fape, owaꞌatin endilisi.


eng: Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the offspring of David, according to my Good News,

aoj: Dondol ina okom mopoma Jisas Krais, anen nagaꞌ eaꞌ notanima nosafel wapani. Anen wambota atamba Deviti, siꞌi agaꞌiasa basef buꞌwafi Godi.


eng: Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

aoj: Inaꞌ okom mondapoma basef ifimba agaꞌiefi. Atiasi dembinai nondogamena okom ineꞌimi, eaꞌ negawa basef ifimba hiafi kofagefa.


eng: The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.

aoj: Aman nandaꞌ maol luꞌwani aofi ma nugumafiaf andeandeꞌi atiasi niliꞌ nogofaꞌ gwaꞌaisi aof afambai nikilaꞌ anis daias.


eng: Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

aoj: Naꞌamba atin, aman ami nondopambema noloma anis nogasagihi, nondaila waf afamba esis sagasagihafi. Ama nikilaꞌ nogofaꞌ hiahawes isimba fasisi sasagih sikilaꞌma sogofaꞌasi. Apaꞌ anen iꞌi owaꞌ nigiꞌma waf afamba sagasagihafi andeandeꞌa, atiasi ina nofaꞌ hiahawes isimba, owaꞌatin.


eng: No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

aoj: Aman anamba nagape siꞌi soldiai, ina nahapila maol naninani, owaꞌatin. Nandandaꞌ maol inimba soldiai fasini atina naꞌi dembinai soldia ananinai okom mugaꞌi maol ananini.


eng: You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

aoj: Inaꞌ nendape banagena aꞌowaꞌ siꞌi aman anamba soldia nindalutu banagena nindaila Krais Jisas. Nefaꞌ nimanimi amamba neloma afaꞌ anofa soldia ananifai ma maol inimba.


eng: The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

aoj: Basef hiafi inaꞌ nameꞌ agawalapefa nogohnaep epes hiasii, ifimba newalapefa anom amam gawaimi mogogawa basef andeandeꞌi, ma mugaꞌipa anis daias datima.


eng: May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,

aoj: Aeꞌ andabetena Dembinai ma ataꞌ nogati Onesiforus naloma wambota ananisi uwahipis. Deiꞌ main, dondol nandaꞌ okom aeꞌami mape andeandeꞌ. Anen ina ambal aola aeꞌ ape andaꞌ kalabus, owaꞌatin.


eng: but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently and found me

aoj: Anan nafiꞌi Rom nandaꞌ maol luꞌunai nagolope nogota laona eaꞌ natolowe.


eng: (the Lord grant to him to find the Lord’s mercy in that day); and in how many things he served at Ephesus, you know very well.

aoj: Aeꞌ andabetena Dembinai ma nogati anen uwahipina nemaf afamba luꞌwafi. Anen natopalope nimaguf hiafi wambel ambalemba Efesus, isimba inaꞌ negawas andeandeꞌ aꞌowaꞌ.


eng: This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.

aoj: Inaꞌ negawa epes hiasi sagape itap luꞌupa Asiai, saloma amom biam Figelusi Hermogenes sakwahowe safeꞌ.


eng: For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.

aoj: Isimba atis deiꞌ efaꞌ akafimi amamba. Apaꞌ aeꞌ ina ambal aola amamba, owaꞌatin. Aeꞌ egawa aman anamba agahapifanai. Aeꞌ egawana endilisi anen banagonai ma nugumafi hiahaom hiami moloma epes hiasi ananisi hiꞌilas aeꞌ agasoꞌanas lagof ananigufi. Eaꞌ isimba sope boꞌwes andeandeꞌ sefeꞌ sotagama nemaf afamba luꞌwafi fegataga.


eng: For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

aoj: Anen naliꞌ nandaꞌe apoma maol inimba egawalapa basef fasifi ma epes hiasi. Aeꞌ aposel God nasapaꞌe agawalapa basefi, aeꞌ tisa dembiwai andaꞌ maol Jisasi.


eng: but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.

aoj: Apaꞌ deiꞌ nogota ataꞌe Krais Jisas nafiꞌi nofaꞌapa motanima magape andeandeꞌi, anen nataga alihina eaꞌ. Deiꞌ maol ananini God natopalopapa dowaf nogowaꞌ banagapa eaꞌ nataga alihin. Krais Jisas nikilaꞌ banagami magapoma gaꞌi, eaꞌ basef buꞌwafi Godi fihimbaꞌmapa ambal lagape andeandeꞌ lifilafii.


eng: who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,

aoj: God nofaꞌapa mutanimai mogape andeandeꞌ. Anen nofalapa amam nematawa ananipai atepa mogape beꞌepa hililiꞌ. Ina okom mapoma waf buꞌwafi apaꞌ mandaꞌafi nofalapa, owaꞌatin. Okom ananimi atom maimailapa nofalapa natopalopapa dowaf. Fowaꞌ dambadamba ina deiꞌ nandaꞌ itap, ataꞌ owaꞌ, Jisas Krais nasoꞌapa okom apaꞌ natopalopapa dowaf.


eng: For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

aoj: Ambal buꞌunai God nagasoꞌapanai ina nondaꞌapa ombal mogahapai, owaꞌatin. Anen nasoꞌapa waf afamba mugalutu banagepamafi ma ukup pigapigaila anis daias mugumafi alop apeꞌipi andeandeꞌ.


eng: For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.

aoj: Fowaꞌ aeꞌ awamona lagofa balaga ineꞌigai ma God nagaseꞌena hiahaom fasimi ananimi. Eaꞌ deiꞌ aꞌi esaꞌma nomonas ineꞌisi ma okom mogapoma hiahaom amamba fasimi magapoma ineꞌi, siꞌi sugufapula nif fagandif luꞌwif.


eng: having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.

aoj: Aeꞌ okom mandandaꞌma hapif ineꞌini, inimba endilisini, ina basoꞌamini, owaꞌ. Hapif inimba fowaꞌ naliꞌ napoma ihaꞌmena ineꞌikwi Lois kwaloma maꞌmena Yunis. Eaꞌ egawa endilisi, hapif inimba deiꞌ napoma inaꞌ wapani.


eng: longing to see you, remembering your tears, that I may be filled with joy;

aoj: Aeꞌ okom mapoma ambif fagaluwi naep ineꞌipi, okom mohafel aꞌowaꞌ aꞌi ataꞌ efoꞌo itilina sonehe endilisi.


eng: I thank God, whom I serve as my forefathers did, with a pure conscience. How unceasing is my memory of you in my petitions, night and day

aoj: Esis ihase aeꞌasi saila waf Godi, deiꞌ aeꞌ wapani ailaf. Eaꞌ malogol gagape opaf aeꞌ nomoni ina gihimbaꞌme anef waf awafi andaꞌafi, owaꞌ. Beten aeꞌani owamb alip dondol aeꞌ okom mapomena anifela God.


eng: to Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

aoj: Aeꞌ Pol andaꞌ basef fafeꞌmago inaꞌ Timoti, aeꞌ okom magamagailinai. Inaꞌ nahapifa God deiꞌ nataga nogame aeꞌinai. Okom Godi atom deiꞌ ape aposel Jisas Kraisi. Basef Kraisi endilisifi atif, nasoꞌapa ambal namili apaꞌ magape sisihipama anini. Aeꞌ aꞌi amom biam motopalopena dowaf mowaꞌ banagaina, eaꞌ muti uwahipina mondaꞌ nembel ineꞌimbili bepe saꞌombel.


eng: Timothy, guard that which is committed to you, turning away from the empty chatter and oppositions of what is falsely called knowledge,

aoj: Nogalome Timoti, ineꞌ nindumafuma nimafi basef amama God nasiꞌinami andeandeꞌ. Newaꞌ alafugama basef amama basoꞌmaimi wafimi saꞌi basef gawaimi. Basef amama maꞌi mohambombaga waf Godi.


eng: which some profess, and thus have wandered from the faith. Grace be with you. Amen.

aoj: Anis epes sahapifa basef ifimba basoꞌafi saꞌi, “Apaꞌ mogogawai.” Apaꞌ owaꞌ deiꞌ sakwaha sagahapifa God andola sape. Aeꞌ aꞌi God notopalopepa dowaf nowaꞌ banagaipa. Eaꞌ maꞌuf.


eng: laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.

aoj: Iꞌi sondaꞌas naꞌamba, andeandeꞌma atiasi sogakolasa hiahaom fasimi atom mogatopalopas anaf owagama. Sondaꞌas naꞌamba, sogofaꞌ ambal fasili endilisi.


eng: that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share;

aoj: Inaꞌ kipa epes isimba hiahaom hiamisi, sondaꞌama sogatopalopa maol fasini. Esis dondol sowala hiahawes asasisi sofeꞌma anis epes.


eng: He alone has immortality, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen nor can see, to whom be honor and eternal power. Amen.

aoj: Eaꞌ anen atona owaꞌ nogagaꞌia, nagape mogogalaꞌi luꞌwami endilisii. Eaꞌ apaꞌ deiꞌ ina laꞌifipama mogafeꞌ felefeleꞌma anen, owaꞌ. Deiꞌ anin epen owaꞌ netelonaia. Owagama wapani, owaꞌ anin laꞌifina nogati anona, owaꞌatin. Aeꞌ aꞌi agol ananigili luꞌwagili goloma banagami ananimi mondapoma anen atona lifilafi dondol. Endilisi.


eng: which at the right time he will show, who is the blessed and only Ruler, the King of kings and Lord of lords.

aoj: Nemaf afamba God nagaꞌiefi nosapaꞌana nifiꞌi. God atona kofagonama dagalai, anen atona Dembinai King nugumafi epes hiasii, soloma hiahaom hiami hiꞌigalami. Anen king Dembinai ma king hiamii, aꞌ Dembinai ma dembami hiamii.


eng: that you keep the commandment without spot, blameless until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,

aoj: God naseꞌam ambal namunai hiahaom hiami maloma epes. Afagel naliꞌi Jisas Krais nawalapa basef ofagema endilisimi andeandeꞌma naep Pontius Pailat gavman dembinai. Naep Godi naloma Jisas Krais deiꞌ aꞌipina basef laꞌifimi naꞌama. Nila basef buꞌwami Godi nimafi esis amam nematawa Godi andeandeꞌ. Ineꞌ nendaꞌam naꞌama. Ineꞌ nimafi okom ineꞌinai andeandeꞌ nila basef amama Godi andeandeꞌ waf aonai owaꞌ nopeina, eaꞌ epes ina sondaꞌ findiwa ma basef amama. Nimafiam nepe naꞌama etin nefeꞌ netaga ma nemaf anama Dembinai apeꞌinai Jisas Krais notaga alihina.


eng: Fight the good fight of faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and you confessed the good confession in the sight of many witnesses.

aoj: Nigahapifa Krais siꞌi anin epen nasagih mehip nagaloma anis. Iꞌi anin nesagih mehip nefeꞌ nikilaꞌ, atiasi nefaꞌ hiahawes. Inaꞌ wapani naꞌamba atin. Iꞌi nihapifana banagena, anaf nepe andeandeꞌ lifilafi. Inaꞌ nihapila okom amamba ambal fasili lagape dondoli fowaꞌ God nofalena ma negofaꞌali. Anen nofalena nemaf afamba ma negawalapa hapif inimba ineꞌini naep epes hiasi sandaꞌ lotuma Godi.


eng: But you, man of God, flee these things, and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.

aoj: Apaꞌ inaꞌ aman Godi, newaꞌ alafugama hiahawes isimba nefeꞌ nila waf afamba buꞌwafi. Eaꞌ nendaꞌ maola negefaꞌ waf usiꞌifi endilisifi Godi, nihapifa Jisasa okom mogamogaila anis daias. Ama nigalutu banagena ma waf awafi anis sondaꞌmenafi. Inaꞌ nendaꞌ waf saꞌumbilifi ma anis epes daias.


eng: For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some have been led astray from the faith in their greed, and have pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

aoj: Waf afamba ukup pigaꞌi moni aꞌowaꞌ, kofagefa ma waf hiafi awafi. Anis epes ukup luꞌum maꞌimaꞌi moni aꞌowaꞌ, eaꞌ waf afambai fahondoꞌas sakwaha sagahapifa Jisas asafeꞌma waf awafi. Eaꞌ sofaꞌ akafimi hiami luꞌwami awami aꞌowaꞌ.


eng: But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation, a snare, and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

aoj: Apaꞌ epes ukup pape saꞌi sogofaꞌ uga maina hianai, esis atiasi sowa ma gwamba anamba aunai, siꞌi huguf sandowam sambahoꞌwam magapoma mafisi ma mofeꞌ mowala mopoma sogaham. Eaꞌ atiasi ukup mamimami awami motagamasa hiahaom awami mondaꞌ esisa ukup mosoꞌas higiligalas lamonas endilisi.


eng: But godliness with contentment is great gain.

aoj: Endilisi atis, epen ami nigaila waf Godi, ma anin okom mondandaꞌma hiahaom ananimi niꞌi. Eaꞌ maꞌum aꞌ dondoꞌma anin eaꞌ, opaf ananifi fope awanef nepe andeandeꞌ.


eng: For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.

aoj: Apaꞌ mogawa, mamamapa olapa magataga itap apaꞌe, nemaf afamba apaꞌ ina mofaꞌ anom hiahaom mafiꞌi, owaꞌ. Anaf mogagaꞌ wapani ina atiasi mofaꞌ anom maefah mofeꞌ molomapa itap apaꞌe, owaꞌatin endilisi.


eng: But having food and clothing, we will be content with that.

aoj: Apaꞌ anis gwaꞌaisi luwaguf mais sogaꞌomepa, apaꞌ miꞌias miꞌi, “Eaꞌ maꞌwis isimba eaꞌ andodoꞌma apaꞌ.”


eng: constant friction of people of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. Withdraw yourself from such.

aoj: Epes isimba sandandaꞌ naꞌambai, ukup asasipi paolas endilisi, eaꞌ ina sahapila basef fasifi endilisifi, owaꞌ. Eaꞌ saꞌi basef sapaꞌef sandahihianama saloma anis. Eaꞌ saꞌi, “Ufiaꞌw akwamba Godi ufiaꞌw sogofaꞌ ugaꞌwi.”


aoj: Epes isima sandaꞌ naꞌama, ukup asasimi mahaga magaol endilisi eaꞌ ina sombaleꞌefa basef buꞌwami endilisimi, owaꞌ. Eaꞌ saꞌi basef sapaꞌam sandahihianama saloma enis. Eaꞌ saꞌi, “Eaf anama Godi eaf sofaꞌ otambanai.”


eng: Let as many as are bondservants under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine not be blasphemed.

aoj: Ipaꞌ Kristen agof akipai pandaꞌ maol dowaf pagape lafela anis daiasi, ipaꞌ ataꞌ ukup pendandaꞌ naꞌamba. Dembami mugumafi ipeꞌi, ipaꞌ pinifelam piꞌi buꞌwami pesaꞌma agof amamugufi pemeꞌ basef amamifi. Ama anis epes daias ina atiasi siꞌi basef awafi ma agol Godi, ma waf ipaꞌ Kristeni, owaꞌ.


eng: Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgment, and some also follow later.

aoj: Waf aonai enis epes sandaꞌanai nape alihina esis nafeꞌ naliꞌas sogawana alihina. Eaꞌ waf aonai enis sandaꞌanai nape nandambahoꞌ, anona nemaf notaga nendawalap.


eng: In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.

aoj: Eaꞌ naꞌamba atin, anef waf fasifi wapani fape fandawalap. Apaꞌ anef waf fasifi ina fandawalap ulal, ataꞌ owaꞌ. Afamba wapani ina fandambahoꞌw dondoli, owaꞌ.


aoj: Eaꞌ naꞌama etin anona waf buꞌunai wapotiꞌ nape nandawalap. Eaꞌ anona waf buꞌunai nandambahoꞌ eaꞌ ina nandambahoꞌ laꞌelaꞌef, owaꞌ. Anona nemaf nondawalap.


eng: Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.

aoj: Inaꞌ nekwaha waf afamba negaꞌ embel atembel wafimbel dowaf. Andeandeꞌma nogaꞌ wain kwaiaꞌwina negatopalopa opaf ineꞌifi ma negatofa aowas inimba dondol nandaꞌinai.


eng: Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.

aoj: Inaꞌ owaꞌi nifaꞌi anona aman kwafalis nendaꞌana nope agilinai ma esis Kristena, owaꞌ. Niliꞌ negawana, nendondoma anen nandaꞌ waf buꞌwafi aꞌa nandaꞌ waf awafi. Naꞌamba anis epes sitilina netopalopa anona nandaꞌ waf awafi, siꞌi inaꞌ wapani nandaꞌ waf awafi. Inaꞌ solawaina ma negape hililiꞌ.


eng: I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.

aoj: Aeꞌ andaꞌepa inaꞌ andeandeꞌma nogohnaep Godi naloma Krais Jisas maloma amom ensel God nandandepami. Inaꞌ nindaila basef ifimba andeandeꞌ. Inaꞌ owaꞌi ninifala anom saꞌumi niꞌipam mehipa. Eaꞌ owaꞌi nendaꞌ anom dembami saꞌombemam niꞌipam saꞌumbela, owaꞌi. Nigaꞌipas naꞌamba atin. Eaꞌ owaꞌi ninifala anis epesa, a nendaꞌ anis alipisi saꞌombemasa. Nigaꞌipas naꞌamba atin.


eng: Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.

aoj: Apaꞌ iꞌi anom agufumi mondaꞌ waf awafi, inaꞌ nisindiꞌamonana dindinipa naep esis Kristen hiasi. Ma anis daias ombal mogahasa waf afambai, ma ina sondaꞌ ambambai, owaꞌ.


eng: Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses.

aoj: Iꞌi anin epen atitin niꞌi, “Agilinai anamba nugumafi esis Kristeni nondaꞌ waf awafi, inaꞌ owaiꞌ nemeꞌanama basef ananifia, hapaini. Iꞌi epes bias aꞌa wanis isiꞌi basef ifimba ma waf awafi anen nandaꞌafi, daoꞌ inaꞌ nemeꞌas.


eng: For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.” And, “The laborer is worthy of his wages.”

aoj: Basef fagape Buk Baibeli fagaꞌias naꞌamba faꞌi, “Inaꞌ owaꞌi nesopama malogofa bulmakau mandaꞌ maol magafaꞌasa witi, owaꞌ.” Eaꞌ anif basef wapani naꞌamba faꞌi, “Aman nandaꞌ maoli anen nogofaꞌ anis hiahawes duꞌwanisa maol ananini.”


eng: Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

aoj: Agufumi mamahoma mugumafi ipaꞌ Kristen mondaꞌ maol andeandeꞌi, ipaꞌ pinifelom pendaꞌam andeandeꞌ pimafiam peseꞌam gwaꞌaisi mais bif atif mikilaꞌ anom deiom. Agufumi mandaꞌ maol Godi magawalipasa basef kofagefa ananifi ipaꞌ pindimafiam naꞌamba atin andeandeꞌ.


eng: If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.

aoj: Iꞌi anota wambota nemataꞌw akwambai akoꞌw Kristena anowa nematawa alifiwai ope, eaꞌ Kristen akwamba kumafiawa. Akoꞌw kondaꞌas naꞌamba esis sios ina nomaꞌw nohasa sugumafawa, owaꞌatin. Naꞌambai andeandeꞌma sios sugumafi nematawa kwahuwai awo atowa wagapani.


eng: For already some have turned away after Satan.

aoj: Inaꞌ negawa anowa nematawa wahupawa magagaꞌi, wakwaha ufiaꞌw fasiꞌwi wafeꞌ waila Satan.


eng: I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

aoj: Isimba atis deiꞌ aꞌi nematawa awamba ataꞌ aiawai kwasakwasalai atiasi osoꞌ amam wapani ma ola awasi umafias ogape ifagw awaugwi atogw. Aꞌi awo ina ondaꞌ anom maefah awami motagama esis bousi ma sigaꞌi anif basef awafi ma apaꞌ, owaꞌatin.


eng: Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

aoj: Eaꞌ anef waf awo wandaꞌafi wapani. Wandaꞌ waf afamba alaꞌuta tahasa sandaꞌafi, eaꞌ wafeꞌ wawis ifagw hiꞌalagw. Awo ina alaꞌuta tahawa atin dowaf, owaꞌ. Wakwalopa basef anis daiasi wandaꞌef piꞌipeꞌef wafeꞌagon hiꞌalagon. Eaꞌ wawalapa basef fafifafi ina andeandeꞌma apaꞌ mugaꞌif, owaꞌ.


eng: having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.

aoj: Deiꞌ wakwaha basef buꞌwafi banagafi fowaꞌ waꞌif wagaloma Kraisi. Wandaꞌ waf afambai awafi, naꞌamba kofagefa awoufi.


eng: But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Christ, they desire to marry,

aoj: Apaꞌ inaꞌ owaꞌi nendaꞌ agofa nematawa awamba awo ataꞌ saꞌuwai aiawaiwai alifiwai, owaꞌ. Hapewai. Ama nemaf mamahefa awo wiꞌi ugiꞌma nomonas awousi ondagala alop awoupi atop wiꞌi ogasoꞌ anom amam wapanima daoꞌ, eaꞌ diamawago. Awo nomonas isimbai sapaowa, deiꞌ eaꞌ wakwaha wafa basef buꞌwafi Kraisi fowaꞌ wagahapilafi.


eng: being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

aoj: Iꞌi anowa nematawa wahupawa magagaꞌawai awo ina ondaꞌ soꞌa waol, owaꞌ. Ope andeandeꞌma anis daias sotolowa sigaꞌi wagape andeandeꞌi. Ondaꞌ maol buꞌwani ma ugumafi batawisawa, ogasoꞌas gwaꞌaisi epes ogatopalopa esis Kristen wambota Godi, umafi awasi awausi andeandeꞌ ope ondaꞌ maol hiani buꞌwani naninani ofeꞌ ofeꞌ otagama afagof 60-pelaiguf, daoꞌ. Nematawa awamba nendaꞌ agofawa negawawa ma negasoꞌawa gwaꞌaisi. Nematawa wandaꞌas naꞌambai atowa inaꞌ nendaꞌ agof awaugufi fil okwatiha negatopalopawa.


eng: Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.

aoj: Inaꞌ nesaꞌma nomonas nematawai ma ugaila basef ifimba, ma awo atiasi ogape hililiꞌ. Ama anin epen ina niꞌipawa niꞌi awo wandaꞌ waf awafi, owaꞌ.


eng: But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.

aoj: Epen ami owaꞌ nigimafi esis esimbel atembel ananisia, anin ina atiasi nimafi esis wambota atota endilisi mamasan ahasan soloma batawisan. Epen inimba nakwaha hapif aꞌ nataga epen awani endilisi nikilaꞌ isimba owaꞌ sogahapifa Godia.


aoj: Emi egafis owaꞌ sumafi esis esimbel atom asasisi, esis ina nambimb simafi esis mamasas ahapas soloma batawisas. Epes isima sakwaha baleꞌef sataga epes awasi endilisi sikilaꞌ isima owaꞌ seambaleꞌefa Godi.


eng: But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.

aoj: Apaꞌ iꞌi anoꞌw nemataꞌw alifiꞌwi kwila okom akwaꞌumi atoma kwandagala alop atop dowaf, akoꞌw siꞌi kwagagaꞌi.


eng: Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.

aoj: Apaꞌ iꞌi anoꞌw nemataꞌw alifiꞌwi atoꞌw gwaigwaiꞌw kogape, akoꞌw kondaꞌas naꞌamba. Akoꞌw kogawa endilisi God atiasi nogatopalopaꞌwi ma waf fasifi, kofala God lifilafi owamb alipa beten akwaꞌuni.


eng: But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety toward their own family and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

aoj: Apaꞌ iꞌi anoꞌw nemataꞌw alifiꞌwi anis awasi akwaꞌusi aꞌa bafasaꞌw akwaꞌusi sope esis ataꞌ sondogawa andeandeꞌ naꞌamba. Maol asasini nigaliꞌi sumafi ahasas mamasas asasisi atis ataꞌ siliꞌ ma sogagwa wiaf fowaꞌ sugumafias. Esis sondaꞌas naꞌamba saila basef Godi. Ahoꞌ, God okom maꞌiaf aꞌowaꞌ waf afambai.


eng: Honor widows who are widows indeed.

aoj: Basefa nematawa alifiwai fagaꞌi naꞌamba. Nematawa awamba, iꞌi owaꞌ anin epen numafiawaea, inaꞌ nendandaꞌasawa andeandeꞌ nimafiawa.


eng: the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.

aoj: Nisindiꞌamona nematawa hagiwai siꞌi nagasindiꞌamona maꞌmena ineꞌikwi. Eaꞌ nisindiꞌamona nematawa saꞌuwai siꞌi nagasindiꞌamona hanitiꞌmina ineꞌikwi, ma waf usiꞌifi.


eng: Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;

aoj: Ina nendaꞌ megahogaha amam hagami nigaꞌipam diga luꞌugai, owaꞌi. Nisindiꞌamonam niꞌipam basef saꞌumbilifi, nendaꞌas siꞌi nandaꞌmanas ahamena ineꞌinai. Eaꞌ nisindiꞌamona amam amamba saꞌumi siꞌi nagasindiꞌamona owapena ineꞌimi.


eng: Pay attention to yourself and to your teaching. Continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.

aoj: Solawaina andeandeꞌma waf inaꞌ nandaꞌafi, ma basef ifimba nigawalipasafi. Dondol nindaꞌam naꞌamba atapina banagambel. Inaꞌ iꞌi nendaꞌas naꞌamba, atiasi God notopalopena neloma esis sogagahembeꞌma basef malogol ineꞌigili, nowambelepa pitanimai pegape andeandeꞌ.


eng: Be diligent in these things. Give yourself wholly to them, that your progress may be revealed to all.

aoj: Dondol inaꞌ nindimafi maol inimba banagena atapina nendapoman. Ama epes hiasi sigati waf ineꞌifi fegataga fasif.


eng: Don’t neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you by prophecy with the laying on of the hands of the elders.

aoj: Fowaꞌ agufumi mugumafi siosi mawamona lagofena. Ambal buꞌunai Godi nasaꞌma mandaꞌmena beten eaꞌ anom amam maꞌi basefa presen inimba anen nagasiꞌinani. Deiꞌ nendaꞌ maol banagen nindimafi presen andeandeꞌ inimba God naliꞌ nagaseꞌenan dowafi.


eng: Until I come, pay attention to reading, to exhortation, and to teaching.

aoj: Nogota atamba inaꞌ ataꞌ nepe atapina nehafago aeꞌ. Inaꞌ nendaꞌago maol banagambela nigatalifa basef Godi alihigima ma epes hiasi, eaꞌ nesaꞌmago ukup asasipi ma waf sondaꞌafi eaꞌ niwalipas niꞌipaso andeandeꞌ.


eng: Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

aoj: Esis sati inaꞌ ukup pandandaꞌ paꞌi, inaꞌ ataꞌ saꞌwinai, apaꞌ ina siꞌi inaꞌ aman falafunai, owaꞌatin. Inaꞌ nendape siꞌi ametal buꞌwani ma esis Kristen sigaila waf buꞌwafi ineꞌifi ma feꞌ, poe, ki, hapif ineꞌisi, soloma waf afamba okom magaila anis deindeiasafi, soloma waf buꞌwafi hililiꞌi.


eng: For to this end we both labor and suffer reproach, because we have set our trust in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe.

aoj: God anen ambal namili lagapaunai. Anen naꞌi nowambilai amam nematawa hiasi hiꞌilas sotanimai sogape andeandeꞌ. Eaꞌ deiꞌ endilisi atis nowambilai epes mamahisa sagahapifanai. Deiꞌ mape mohafana maꞌi endilisi nogofaꞌapa. Isimba atis deiꞌ mandaꞌ maol numaꞌuni endilisi.


eng: For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now and of that which is to come.

aoj: Inaꞌ negawa, waf afamba niwalipa alop siꞌipa pondaꞌ maol pigiawi, isimba laꞌifis kwasala ma sogatopalopapa. Apaꞌ inaꞌ nendelafa waf Godi daoꞌ, banagef endilisi ma fegatopalopapa ma waf hiafi. Iꞌi inaꞌ nelafa waf Godi, afamba fatopalopa apaꞌ epes hiapai ma deiꞌ magape itap nogota ataꞌe, eaꞌ fetopalopapa anaf heven wapani.


eng: This saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance.

aoj: Basef ifiꞌi endilisifi atifa epes hiasi siꞌi awi ma semeꞌef sogahapififi, ifimba naꞌamba.


aoj: Basef amaeꞌ endilisimi atoma epes hiesi siꞌi ahoꞌma semeꞌam sombaleꞌefam amama naꞌama.


eng: But refuse profane and old wives’ fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.

aoj: Apaꞌ esis amam nematawa sagaꞌi numunefisa basef atom wafimi, newaꞌ alafugamam. Inaꞌ nendelafa waf Godi andeandeꞌ nendegawam.


eng: If you instruct the brothers of these things, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished in the words of the faith and of the good doctrine which you have followed.

aoj: Inaꞌ iꞌi negasoꞌasa basef ifimba esis Kristen alipisima, daoꞌ atiasi nepe epen buꞌwinai nendaꞌ maola Krais Jisasi. Eaꞌ nefaꞌ banagami luꞌwami ma basef fagasaꞌma hapif ineꞌinii ma gawa nefaꞌan nagailani.


eng: forbidding marriage and commanding to abstain from foods which God created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

aoj: Atiasi muwalipasa basef ifimba ma esis sigihiꞌa waf sandasoꞌamafi sigihiꞌa anis gwaꞌaisi epes sagaꞌasi wapani. Apaꞌ gwaꞌaisi isimba God atona nandaꞌasa apaꞌ epes mahapifana mogogawa basef endilisifi. Amambai, apaꞌ mofaꞌam minifela Goda mogaꞌam.


eng: For every creature of God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with thanksgiving.

aoj: Amamaga hiami God nandaꞌami, buꞌwami atom. Apeꞌ minifelona, mofaꞌam, mogwaꞌam. Ina mokwahom, owaꞌ.


eng: For it is sanctified through the word of God and prayer.

aoj: Deiꞌ main, basef Godi faloma beten sandaꞌ gwaꞌaisi isimba sataga boꞌwes hililiꞌ.


eng: through the hypocrisy of men who speak lies, branded in their own conscience as with a hot iron,

aoj: Anom amam magambasoꞌami mawalipasa basef ifimba basoꞌafi. Malogof fagape opalef amamilifi nomoni fasoꞌ siꞌi saofa otamba sagasambagof. Amom ina atiasi ataꞌ momemeꞌma waf awafi mogawaf, aꞌ owaꞌatin.


eng: But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

aoj: Ambal buꞌunai Godi naꞌi basef alihif naꞌamba. Anaf owagama anis epes sokwaha sagahapifa basef endilisifi Godi. Eaꞌ asemeꞌ malogofa epes isimba ambagof awami magambasoꞌami sila basef ambagof awami magaꞌiami.


eng: Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

aoj: Endilisi atis, basef ifimba kofagefa luꞌwafi aꞌowaꞌ. Owaꞌ anin epen laꞌifina negegawefa, owaꞌ. Fandambahoꞌ fape fafeꞌ fafeꞌ deiꞌ God nihimbaꞌmafaef alihif. Basef ifimba naꞌamba. Anen nataga epen endilisi nofaꞌ alop epesi, nataga nandawalap. Ambal buꞌunai Godi nihimbaꞌmapana anen aman buꞌunai nagape hililiꞌi. Amom ensel Godi matolona. Basef ananifi fafeꞌma esis wambotagw amam nematawa hiasi sogololama Godi. Esis epes itapasi sahapifana. Eaꞌ God nofaꞌana nalota heven nape mogolalaꞌi ananimi.


eng: but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

aoj: Ma iꞌi owaꞌ efoꞌo etaga ulala, inaꞌ nitigu basef ifimba eaꞌ negawago waf afamba esis sagape andeandeꞌafi ma wambota atamba Godi. Wambota atamba esis sios Godi ambal namili lagapaunai. Sios Godi siꞌi olaf banagafi fogowaꞌ banaga basef endilisifi.


eng: These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,

aoj: Endilisi aeꞌ aꞌi efeꞌmago inaꞌ kwafalis, apaꞌ deiꞌ ataꞌ andaꞌ basef ifimba inaꞌ.


eng: For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

aoj: Amom mogape mondaꞌ maola siosi, iꞌi mondaꞌ maol fasini, atiasi mofaꞌ agof fasigufi. Ama banagem mogowalapa basef buꞌwafi, mihimbaꞌmas amom magahapifa Krais Jisasi.


eng: Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

aoj: Amam mondaꞌ maol siosi, wauhiamam amamuwai atoꞌw atin. Amom mundumafi awo oloma awasi amamisi andeandeꞌ.


eng: Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.

aoj: Eaꞌ naꞌamba atina wauhiamam amamuwai ukup pendapaowa andeandeꞌma maol awo ondaꞌani. Awo ina ondaha basefa anis, owaꞌi. Ondape andeandeꞌ ina weaꞌ embel numbutimbeli wain hiambel, owaꞌi. Dondol ondandaꞌ waf buꞌwafi atef.


eng: Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

aoj: Pigaliꞌ ataꞌ pegwamba maol amamini. Ama piti mondaꞌan andeandeꞌma, daoꞌ aꞌ mope mondaꞌ maola sios.


eng: holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

aoj: Basef ifimba endilisifi fowaꞌ fandambahiꞌi deiꞌ fataga fandawalap alilihif, amom mondahapilif sisihif atapif. Eaꞌ malogof fagape opalef amamilifi nomoni fendape hililiꞌ andeandeꞌ.


eng: Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,

aoj: Eaꞌ naꞌamba atina amam amamba magatopalopa agufumi siosi, amom ukup pendape usiꞌipa maol amamini. Amom ina miꞌi malogof biagof, owaꞌ. Ina meaꞌ embel banagimbeli hiambel aꞌowaꞌ mohagamogaol, owaꞌ. Eaꞌ ina mombasoꞌmas molomas mofaꞌ otamba anis epesi, owaꞌ.


eng: Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

aoj: Aman agol buꞌwagilinai ma amam nematawa sogololama Godi, daoꞌ aman anamba notaga nope numafi sios. Apaꞌ anen iꞌi owaꞌ agol buꞌwagilinaia, atiasi anen ambal aola waf awafi eaꞌ nofeꞌ nuwis isag anamba Seteni eaꞌ nofaꞌana.


eng: not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

aoj: Aman anamba nagataga Kristen dambanai ina nope dembinai numafi sios, owaꞌ. Naꞌamba nondaꞌ duꞌwanigama God niliꞌamonana siꞌi nagaliꞌamona Satan.


eng: one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

aoj: Anan numafi awasi wauluꞌmana andeandeꞌ eaꞌ nondaꞌ awasi ananisi sila basef ananimi ma sondaꞌ agel ananinai nope andeandeꞌ.


eng: (for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)

aoj: Aman mamahonama owaꞌ nugumafi awasi soloma wauluꞌmana andeandeꞌia, anen ina notaga nope agilinai numafi sios Godi, owaꞌ.


eng: The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

aoj: Eaꞌ aman ami nope nugumafi siosi nondape andeandeꞌ aꞌowaꞌ ma epes ina siti anef waf awafima anen, owaꞌ. Anen nosoꞌ nemataꞌw atotoꞌw. Ina neaꞌ embel okom mosoꞌana, owaꞌ. Anen nomonas sondapaona nundumafi alop ananipi andeandeꞌ. Anen nindaila okom buꞌwami atom nondaꞌ waf hiafi usiꞌifi. Anen okom miꞌi hiasi alipisi atis ananisi hiꞌilas nondasoꞌas gwaꞌaisi. Anen nope notaga tisa buꞌwinai ma basef buꞌwafi atif.


eng: not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

aoj: Ina neaꞌ embel banagimbeli hiambel, owaꞌ. Ina okom wandafuna kwafalis, owaꞌ. Nondaꞌ epes saꞌombemas. Ina nohas atin, owaꞌ. Ina okom miꞌi moni aꞌowaꞌ.


eng: This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.

aoj: Basef ifimba endilisifi. Iꞌi aman ami niꞌi nogape dembinai nugumafi esis Kristen sios Godi, anen okom mondaꞌi maol fasini aꞌowaꞌ.


eng: but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness with sobriety.

aoj: Waf nematawa ondaꞌafi afamba. Awo ondahapifa God endilisi eaꞌ ukup pipila anis daias otopalopas, eaꞌ ondape boꞌowa hililiꞌma ugumafi awo andeandeꞌma waf awafi akawa. Iꞌi uhapila waf afamba wilaf atapiwa, God atiasi nokwahomawa waf awafi nofaꞌawa utanimai ogape andeandeꞌ. Ma ogola awasima, atiasi notopalopawa ogolas andeandeꞌ.


eng: Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

aoj: Adam ina nahapifa basef basoꞌafi, owaꞌ. Nemataꞌw kwahapifa basef basoꞌafi, eaꞌ kwataga nemataꞌw kwandaꞌ waf awafii.


eng: But I don’t permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.

aoj: Aeꞌ ina aꞌi ahoꞌma anoꞌw nemataꞌw kope dembeꞌwi tisa kope kwiliꞌ kowalepa amoma basef, owaꞌ. Nematawa osopama malogof ondameꞌ basef atif.


eng: Let a woman learn in quietness with full submission.

aoj: Nemaf mamahefa ipaꞌ pendaꞌ lotu main, nematawa awo ondawalipama ogaila waf afamba saꞌumbilifi eaꞌ osopama malogofa ogofaꞌ basef andeandeꞌ.


eng: but with good works, which is appropriate for women professing godliness.

aoj: Apaꞌ nematawa waꞌi basef waꞌi ogape awasi Godi, awo ondandaꞌ maol buꞌwani hiani naninani. Maol inimba siꞌi sosaf awoufi endilisifi.


eng: In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety, not with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing,

aoj: Aeꞌ aꞌi awo nematawa wapani ondandaꞌ klos mais buꞌwasi atis, sondahama awo dondoꞌ. Ina ondaꞌas bandabandas aꞌowaꞌ sotambel bimbitagw, owaꞌi. Awo ina ondagala sosaf anambai, ofaloꞌma balagah alop siꞌipa bahigis mamimami hiami moloma sosaf gol fasimi siꞌi kapai, owaꞌ. Klos isimba sagalotamas aꞌowaꞌ otamba hiambai owaꞌi otalisa, hapaisi.


eng: I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting.

aoj: Eaꞌ deiꞌ aeꞌ aꞌi epes hiasi walemb hielimbi sondabeten. Aeꞌ okom maꞌi esis hiasi sondape boꞌwes hililiꞌ, sokwaha ukup wandafipi peloma migimigah sondabeten.


eng: to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

aoj: Eaꞌ deiꞌ God nandaꞌe ape aposela egawalapa basef buꞌwafi ananifi. Aeꞌ aꞌi endilisi, ina ambasoꞌam. Anen nandaꞌe ape dembiwai tisa ma epes anep miniꞌap sogololama Godi ma sogahapila basef ifimba endilisifi.


eng: who gave himself as a ransom for all, the testimony at the proper time,

aoj: Anen fowaꞌ God nandandepana eaꞌ, nakwaha ambal ananili atola natala apaꞌ epes hiapai nakwahomapa waf awafi mogotanimai. Nemaf afamba dondoꞌafi Krais nihimbaꞌmapa God naꞌi nowambilai epes hiasi sogotanimai.


eng: For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

aoj: Apaꞌ mogawa God atotona nape. Eaꞌ anona aman nagape laꞌafena God naloma epesi, anamba aman endilisinai anen Krais Jisas.


eng: who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

aoj: Anen naꞌi nofaꞌi epes hiasi sotanimamai anen sope andeandeꞌma sogogawa basef endilisifi kofagefa.


eng: For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,

aoj: Beten inimbai buꞌwani ma naep Godi, notanima nogofaꞌ apaꞌ mogape andeandeꞌi. Iꞌi apaꞌ mondaꞌ waf afambai mondabeten, anen sonahana ma apaꞌ.


eng: for kings and all who are in high places, that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence.

aoj: Maol anama aeꞌ aꞌi efela okom ineꞌinai nendaꞌami, basef maliꞌi naꞌama. Ipeꞌ pendaꞌ betena God pihaliꞌana, pinifelona ma epes hiesi pendaꞌ betena anan nigiambama esis soloma amam king dembemi moloma gavman dembemi wapotiꞌ. Ipeꞌ pendaꞌ beten naꞌama ma apeꞌ hiapai mope opalef awanem, mila waf Godi buꞌunai.


eng: of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

aoj: Epes hiasi sandaꞌ waf afambai, amam biam Himeneusi Aleksander hapif amamini aꞌ awen. Aeꞌ andaiwaꞌmam aliꞌamonam mafeꞌ lagof Seteni ma mogogawa gawa fasini. Andaꞌam naꞌamba amom ina aꞌ mondaꞌ basef findiwaefa agol Godi, owaꞌi.


eng: holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,

aoj: Wandaf afamba inaꞌ banagena nigahapifa God nendaꞌ waf usiꞌifi hililiꞌ, ma malogol gagape opaf inaꞌ nomoni ina gihimbaꞌmena anef waf awafi inaꞌ nandaꞌafi, owaꞌ. Anis epes sowaꞌ alafugaha waf afambai buꞌwafi. Eaꞌ deiꞌ hapif asasini papalalan eaꞌ awasin siꞌi sip palalap pagail otamba awasip pagala naoh.


eng: I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

aoj: Nogame aeꞌinai Timoti, deiꞌ aseꞌenago basef ifimba nendaꞌ maolanafi. Aeꞌ okom mandandaꞌma basef Godi fowaꞌ amom profet Ambal buꞌunai Godi nasaꞌmam magaꞌipinafi. Inaꞌ nila basef ifimba, nendaꞌ wandaf banagambel andeandeꞌ neloma esis bousi.


eng: Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

aoj: Anen dembinai King nagape dondol lifilafii. Anen owaꞌ nogagaꞌia, epes owaꞌ laꞌifisa sogatolonaia. Anen atona God endilisinai. Aeꞌ aꞌi agol luꞌwagili banagami mogogalaꞌi mondapoma anen atona dondol lifilafi. Endilisi.


eng: However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

aoj: Isimba atis deiꞌ God naꞌi uwahipigama aeꞌ aliꞌ ma Krais Jisas naꞌi nihimbaꞌmasa anen ina okom wandafunama aeꞌ ulal, owaꞌ. Aeꞌ andaꞌ waf awafi ikilaꞌ anis daias, apaꞌ owaꞌ anen nape nohafe nogota lautai ma itanima igafiꞌmai anen. Ama owagama hiasi sogati aeꞌ ma esis wapani sohapifana sogofaꞌ ambal namili sogape andeandeꞌ lifilafi.


eng: The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.

aoj: Anif basef endilisifi atifa epes hiasi someꞌefa sogahapifif. Basef ifimba naꞌamba. Krais Jisas nisilaꞌi itap apaꞌe ma nofaꞌapa epes mandaꞌ waf awafi mokwahomapaf mutanimai mogape andeandeꞌ. Aeꞌ eaꞌ maꞌuwi aliꞌ andaꞌ waf awafi ikilaꞌ anis daiasi eaꞌ maꞌuwi aeꞌ atowe.


eng: although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

aoj: Endilisi, fowaꞌ dondol aꞌi basef andaꞌ salamala agol ananigili, apaꞌ aloma esis Kristen, andaꞌ duꞌwanigama anen. Apaꞌ aeꞌ ina egawa andeandeꞌ, owaꞌ ihapifanaia, eaꞌ deiꞌ andaꞌ waf afamba awafima anen atapiwi ape. Isimba atis deiꞌ natolowe uwahipiwi natopalope.


eng: The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

aoj: Dembinai apeꞌinai natopalope dowaf nowaꞌ banagae deiꞌ ahapifana okom maimailana aloma hiasi.


aoj: Dembinai apeꞌinai nagiambame naꞌa nandaꞌe ataga laꞌifiwi deiꞌ embaleꞌefana okom nainailana.


eng: I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,

aoj: Dembinai apeꞌinai Krais Jisas naseꞌe banagami, okom mapoma aeꞌ buꞌuwai andaꞌ maol ananini, nandaꞌe alutuma maol inimba, eaꞌ anifelona.


eng: according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

aoj: Basef ifimba fape basef buꞌwafi God a naseꞌef aeꞌ ma egawalapef. Basef ifimba buꞌwafi faꞌipapa God buꞌwinai endilisi kofagonama dagalai, naloma hiahaom mogogalaꞌi.


eng: for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,

aoj: Anis sandaꞌ soꞌa wauli ma waf afamba awafii, a anis sagahambombaga anis amam nematawa siꞌi fowaꞌ Sodom sandaꞌafi. Eaꞌ anis sakwalopa anis epes sambahoꞌwas sape anis daias safiꞌi satalisa sondaꞌmas maol. Eaꞌ anis sambasoꞌami, eaꞌ anis sambasoꞌam sagaꞌi basef endilisi gani ilifi. Eaꞌ anis sandaꞌ waf afambai, faloma anef waf hiafi awafi fapaꞌ fagaloma basef endilisifii. Muꞌuli Godi nafiꞌi nagaꞌi epes isimba sandaꞌ waf awafi.


eng: as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

aoj: Apaꞌ mondogawa isimba wapani, muꞌuli inimba ina nafiꞌmai epes isimba sagape andeandeꞌi, owaꞌatin. Inimba nafiꞌmai epes sandaꞌ waf awafii, sogosambala muꞌuli inimbai owaꞌ sogape lafela amom agufumia. Eaꞌ anis sogowaꞌ alafugaha Godi sandaꞌ waf awafii. Anis sagaꞌi waf Godi hapaifii, ma sagaila waf itapafi atefi. A anis saha ahapas mamasas sagagaꞌi, saha anis daidaias wapani sagagaꞌi.


eng: desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.

aoj: Amom maꞌi mopoma mogawalipas muꞌuli Godi siꞌi anom dembami tisa maꞌi, “Basef afaꞌifi endilisifi atif.” Apaꞌ amom ina mogawa basef ifimba magaꞌiefi mogawa kofagefa wapania, owaꞌ.


eng: from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,

aoj: Apaꞌ anom amam ukup pasoꞌama waf afambai buꞌwafi. Eaꞌ deiꞌ mololama basef buꞌwafi maꞌi basef wafifi atif.


eng: But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,

aoj: Apaꞌ muꞌuli inimba deiꞌ agaꞌipipani, iꞌi esis sohapilan silan, malogof fagape opalef asasilifi nomoni, faꞌipas fihimbaꞌmasa waf asasifi ina awef, owaꞌ. Esis sahapifa God endilisi. Ama atiasi waf afamba hiafi fesaꞌma ukup pigapigaila God nogaloma anis daias wapani.


eng: As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

aoj: Fowaꞌ aeꞌ afoꞌo etap hiagoma Masedonia ma aꞌipina deiꞌ naꞌama etin aꞌipina wapotiꞌ. Ineꞌ ataꞌ nepe laꞌelaꞌef naꞌama Efesusa niꞌipa anom amam mehipa ina miꞌipasa anom basef basoꞌmaimi, owaꞌ. Miꞌipasa basef Godi atom.


eng: and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.

aoj: Amom mokwaha basef ambas amamba talimi dowadowafa basef mamimami hiami sagaꞌi agof isimba bafaꞌw ifaꞌw asasisi. Basef amamba magalalamona nomonas asasimi, magafela ukup asasimi saꞌi basef sandahihianamaefami, amamba ina mogowaꞌ banaga maol Godi, owaꞌ. Maol inimba natagama mogahapifa God atona.


eng: Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the commandment of God our Savior and the Lord Jesus Christ our hope,

aoj: Aeꞌ Pol andaꞌ basef amama. God nofaꞌ apeꞌ motanimani mope andeandeꞌ eaꞌ mape mohafa anona nemaf miti Krais Jisas mope molomana. Amam biam mandandepe maꞌipi basef laꞌifimi ma ape aposel Krais Jisasi.


eng: to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

aoj: Aeꞌ andaꞌmenago basef ifimba inaꞌ Timoti, inaꞌ nahapifa God deiꞌ nataga nogame aeꞌinai endilisi. Aeꞌ aꞌi God noloma Krais Jisas dembinai afaꞌinai muti uwahipina motopalopena dowaf mowaꞌ banagaena, opaf ineꞌifi fope saꞌombel.


aoj: Aeꞌ andaꞌmenago basef amama ineꞌ Timoti, ineꞌ nembaleꞌefa God deiꞌ nataga nogalome aeꞌinai endilisi. Aeꞌ aꞌi God noloma Krais Jisas dembinai afaꞌinai miti uwahipina migiambamena naꞌa mondaꞌena netaga laꞌifina ma baleꞌef, opaf ineꞌinai nope awanena.


eng: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.

aoj: Afaꞌ waꞌi Dembinai apeꞌinai Jisas Krais notopalopago ipaꞌ hipai dowaf nowaꞌ banagaepa. Eaꞌ maꞌuf.


eng: I, Paul, write this greeting with my own hand, which is the sign in every letter. This is how I write.

aoj: Anen nandaꞌ basefi naseꞌe pen aeꞌ Pol andaꞌ basef ifimba ma lagol aeꞌagili, aꞌi nemaf buꞌwafi ma ipaꞌ. Ametal inimba aeꞌani ma basef ifimba hiafi aeꞌafi, andaꞌef naꞌamba atin.


eng: Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

aoj: Afaꞌ waꞌi Dembinai anen kofagonama opaf awenafi dondol nondaseꞌepa okom awanami ma mamahagoma ipaꞌ pepe pegafeꞌma. Afaꞌ waꞌi Dembinai nope nolomago ipaꞌ hipai.


eng: But you, brothers, don’t be weary in doing what is right.

aoj: Apaꞌ ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai, ipaꞌ ina alaꞌuta tehepa ma pendaꞌ waf buꞌwafi, owaꞌi.


eng: Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work with quietness and eat their own bread.

aoj: Agol Jisas Kraisi Dembinai apeꞌinai afaꞌ waꞌipipa dindinipa muꞌuli inimba ma epes isimba sagape dowafi, waꞌi osaꞌma nomonas asasisi ma sondaꞌ waf naꞌamba. Esis ataꞌ sope andeandeꞌma sondaꞌ maola sogatagama gwaꞌaisi asasisi atis deiꞌ.


eng: For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don’t work at all, but are busybodies.

aoj: Afaꞌ ina waꞌipipa naꞌamba dowaf, owaꞌ. Wameꞌ basefa anis sagape laꞌafena ipeꞌi ina sandaꞌ maol, owaꞌ. Tol sape dowaf. Esis sandapoma basef atom usiusihimi ma hiahaom anis daiasi atom.


eng: For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”

aoj: Ipaꞌ pegawa fowaꞌ wape wagalomepa afaꞌ waseꞌepa muꞌuli naꞌamba. Naꞌi epen owaꞌ nendaꞌ maolia, ipaꞌ ina pefagaman peseꞌan anis gwaꞌaisi, owaꞌatin, hapaini.


eng: This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

aoj: Afaꞌ wiꞌi ogofaꞌ gwaꞌaisi ma ipaꞌ, God naꞌi andeandeꞌma okom ananimi. Apaꞌ afaꞌ wandaiwaꞌma ogofaꞌ gwaꞌaisi ipeꞌisi, owaꞌ. Afaꞌ wandaꞌas naꞌamba ma pigati waf afaꞌ wandaꞌafi ma petelef pigailaf.


eng: neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.

aoj: Ina ofaꞌ gwaꞌaisi dowadowafa ipaꞌ, owaꞌatin. Watalis atin waꞌas. Eaꞌ wandaꞌ maol banagambel wandaꞌ ahifimi hiami aꞌowaꞌ owamb alipa ina wapoma ipaꞌ atipa pelagafa ogape, owaꞌ.


eng: Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion and not after the tradition which they received from us.

aoj: Ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai, afaꞌ waꞌipipa dindinip naꞌamba ma agol Dembinai Jisas Kraisi. Iꞌi anis alipisi ipeꞌisi tol sope dowafa owaꞌ semeꞌ basef ifimba wagaꞌipasafi silifa, ipaꞌ pindihiꞌamas pekwahis.


eng: For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

aoj: Ipaꞌ pendegawa ma pigaila waf afaꞌifi. Fowaꞌ wape wagalomepa, ina tol wape dowadowaf, owaꞌ.


eng: May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and into the perseverance of Christ.

aoj: Afaꞌ waꞌi Dembinai nisindiꞌamona opalef ipeꞌilifi ma pegegawa endilisi God okom maimailipa aꞌowaꞌ. Afaꞌ waꞌi nemaf afamba nimanimi mogatagamepa, pindalutu banagepa ma pepel Kraisi atom pendaꞌ waf fasifi atef.


eng: We have confidence in the Lord concerning you, that you both do and will do the things we command.

aoj: Dembinai nasaꞌma ukup afaꞌipi eaꞌ deiꞌ ogawa ipaꞌ naꞌamba. Waf hiafi waꞌipipa ma pindaꞌafi, afamba ipaꞌ pendaꞌaf endilisi. Eaꞌ anaf wapani ina pindaiwaꞌmaf, owaꞌ. Pilaf pendaꞌaf atin.


eng: But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one.

aoj: Apaꞌ Dembinai naila basef ananifi andeandeꞌ nandaꞌ hiahawes ananisi datima ma nowaꞌ banagaipa numafipa ma aman aunai owaꞌ laꞌifinama nogahokola ipaꞌa.


eng: and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and evil men; for not all have faith.

aoj: Ipaꞌ pendabetena afaꞌ ma God nogatagwahofa ma lagofa epes isimba awasi sandaꞌ waf awafii. Ipaꞌ pegawa epes hiasi ina deiꞌ sahapifa basef Godi, ataꞌ owaꞌ.


eng: Finally, brothers, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may spread rapidly and be glorified, even as also with you,

aoj: Ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai, afaꞌ waꞌi ataꞌ wiꞌipipago anif basef daif wapani. Ipaꞌ pendabetena Goda nogatopalopafa ma basef Dembinaii fendasauliꞌ fegafeꞌ kwafalis anamba hiagoma fegefaꞌ agol luꞌwagili siꞌi fowaꞌ nandaꞌam laꞌafena ipaꞌ.


eng: comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.

aoj: Eaꞌ deiꞌ afaꞌ waꞌi amom biam mowaꞌ banaga opalef ipeꞌilifi motopalopepa pendaꞌ waf fasifi hiafi ma pigaꞌipasa basef fasifi hiafi.


eng: So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.

aoj: Eaꞌ deiꞌ ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai pindalutu banagepa ma basef hiafi Godi wagaꞌipipaef malogufi o wagaseꞌepaef okwatihi, ifimba ipaꞌ dailaef.


eng: But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,

aoj: Fowaꞌ gani dambadamba God nosaheꞌepa eaꞌ ma nowambelepa pitanimai pagahapifa basef endilisifi. Ama banagami Ambal buꞌunai ananinai nandaꞌepa beꞌepa hililiꞌ. Eaꞌ dondol wanifela Goda ipaꞌ. Kristen alipipai, okom Dembinaii maimailipa.


eng: to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

aoj: Nemaf afamba afaꞌ wagaꞌipipa basef buꞌwafi Godi ma anen nofalepa nogaseꞌepa nogogalaꞌi Dembinai apeꞌinai Jisas Kraisi. Ma God nogasaꞌma agola Dembinai apeꞌinai Jisas Kraisi gogaloma agof ipeꞌigufi wapani.


eng: that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

aoj: Esis amam nematawa hiasi ina ataꞌ sohapifa basef endilisifi, aꞌ owaꞌatin. Asonahasa sondaꞌ waf awafi atef. Isimba atis atiasi sofaꞌ hiahaom awami atoma basefa kot anaf Dembinai God nondaꞌmasanai.


eng: Because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion, that they should believe a lie,

aoj: Eaꞌ atiasi God nosapaꞌi hiahaom amamba mogombasoꞌma esisi eaꞌ semeꞌ basef amamba kwamaimi basoꞌami asasimi sahapilam.


eng: and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

aoj: Anen nandaꞌ waf hiani basoꞌamunai ma waf awafi. Atiasi nombasoꞌma esis saꞌi higiligalasi. Apaꞌ iꞌi epes isimba sigaꞌi ahoꞌma basef endilisifi, daoꞌ atiasi God nofaꞌas sotanimai sope andeandeꞌ. Owaꞌ, sandaiwaꞌ.


eng: even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

aoj: Aman anamba aunai nogosambala muꞌuli Godi atiasi notaga nondawalap alihigima ma banagami Satani atom. Eaꞌ waf basoꞌaifi Satani ma nondaꞌ maol banagani ametal banagani naninani siꞌi God nandaꞌani.


eng: Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

aoj: Nemaf afamba aman anamba aunai nogosambala muꞌuli Godi notaga nondawalap. Eaꞌ nemaf Dembinai Jisas nogafiꞌafii nohana nogaꞌma malogol ambip ananimi atom moloma lait nogogalaꞌi luꞌunai ananinai.


eng: Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

aoj: Ipaꞌ deiꞌ pegawa hiahaom isimba magahefa ufiaꞌwa aman anamba aunai ma notaga nondawalap alihigima nemaf afamba God nandandepanafi.


eng: Don’t you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things?

aoj: Fowaꞌ aeꞌ ape alomepa aꞌipipa basefa hiahawes isimba. Ipaꞌ ukup paseꞌepamas aꞌamon?


eng: He opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

aoj: Anen atiasi nohamasa hiahaom amamba hiami epes sandaꞌ lotumami sagailam siꞌi Godi eaꞌ nowaꞌ alafuga ma hiahaom amamba. Eaꞌ nosaꞌma agol ananigili atogol luꞌwagol, nondaꞌ hiahaom amambai hiami mofeꞌ lafel. Eaꞌ nuwis nope ipat luꞌunai Godi nowalapa basef naꞌamba niꞌi, “Aeꞌ atowe Dembiwai God.”


eng: not to be quickly shaken in your mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter as if from us, saying that the day of Christ has already come.

aoj: Anis epes saꞌipipa saꞌi nemaf Dembinai anaf nogafiꞌafii fataga eaꞌ. Aeꞌ inaꞌ egawa. Basef ifimbai Ambal buꞌunai Godi naꞌipanef anin epen naꞌipipaef aꞌa anin epen naꞌifa okom ananimi atom aꞌa esis saꞌi afaꞌ wandaꞌ basef ifiꞌi wasapaꞌef fafoꞌo waꞌipasa basef ifimba? Iꞌi pegameꞌasa basef naꞌambaifima, ipaꞌ ina pehafel gogolalasipa kwapeteꞌ kwafalis eaꞌ ukup ipeꞌipi nimanip aꞌowaꞌ, owaꞌi.


eng: Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you

aoj: Ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai, afaꞌ waꞌi wiꞌi basefa Dembinai apeꞌinai Jisas Krais atiasi notanima nugafiꞌi wapani ma apaꞌ mondakolas mogalomana. Deiꞌ wahaliꞌipa naꞌamba.


eng: that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ.

aoj: Afaꞌ wandabetena ipaꞌ ma atiasi pegasaꞌma agol Dembinai apeꞌinai Jisasi ma nondaꞌas naꞌamba atin nogasaꞌma agof ipeꞌigufi. Amamba motagama God apeꞌinai naloma Dembinai Jisas Krais mogatopalopepa dowaf mogowaꞌ banagaipa.


eng: To this end we also pray always for you that our God may count you worthy of your calling, and fulfill every desire of goodness and work of faith with power,

aoj: Afaꞌ ukup pandandaꞌma isimba eaꞌ dondol wandabetena God apeꞌinai ma nogatopalopepa. Afaꞌ ogawa God nofalepa eaꞌ wandabetena anen nondaꞌepa laꞌifipa endilisi siꞌi anen nofalepa pendaꞌas. Afaꞌ wandabetena God nowaꞌ banagaipa ma pendaꞌ waf afamba buꞌwafi hiafi paꞌi pindaꞌafi, eaꞌ pendandaꞌ maola pahapifa Krais pandaꞌani.


eng: when he comes in that day to be glorified in his saints and to be admired among all those who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.

aoj: Nemaf afamba atiasi Dembinai notanimai nifiꞌi ma amam nematawa hililiꞌi ananisi sogasaꞌma agol ananigili goloma mogogalaꞌi ananimi, eaꞌ amam nematawa sagahapifana sonohasa anen sogasaꞌma agol ananigili. Nemaf afamba ipaꞌ wapani pendaꞌas naꞌamba atin. Deiꞌ main, afaꞌ wawalapa basef Godi laꞌafena ipaꞌ eaꞌ pahapifa basef ifimba endilisi.


eng: who will pay the penalty: eternal destruction from the face of the Lord and from the glory of his might,

aoj: Epes isimba atiasi sofaꞌ akafimi awami naꞌamba. God nohambombagas lifilafi atapis. Eaꞌ sope laogona nogohnaep Dembinaii, mogogalaꞌi moloma banagami ananimi.


eng: and to give relief to you who are afflicted with us when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels in flaming fire,

aoj: Anen naꞌi notagwaha nimanimi amamba deiꞌ ipaꞌ pegefaꞌami eaꞌ notagwaha nimanimi afaꞌimi nondaꞌapa mopoma nomaꞌw andeandeꞌ. Nondaꞌam nemaf afamba Dembinai Jisas nokwaha heven nogataga alihina nogalomai nif luꞌwami feloma ensel amamba banagami.


eng: For it is a righteous thing with God to repay affliction to those who afflict you,

aoj: Anaf God nondaꞌ waf usiꞌifi naꞌamba. Nogwamasa nimanimi esis sandaꞌmepam ipeꞌi.


eng: so that we ourselves boast about you in the assemblies of God for your perseverance and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions which you endure.

aoj: Waf afamba atef deiꞌ afaꞌ wasaꞌma agof ipeꞌigufi laꞌafena amam nematawa Kristen. Waꞌias naꞌamba waꞌi esis Tesalonaika sofaꞌ nimanimi maloma akafimi hiami, apaꞌ owaꞌ, sahapifa Jisas salutu banages.


eng: We are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers, even as it is appropriate, because your faith grows exceedingly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another abounds,

aoj: Ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai afaꞌipai, afaꞌ waꞌi andeandeꞌma dondol waganifela Goda ipaꞌ. Waf afambai usiꞌifi. Deiꞌ main, hapif ipeꞌini nataga banagen aꞌowaꞌ eaꞌ ipaꞌ hipai atona atin ukup pindaima atin. Eaꞌ waf afamba fetaga fendafeꞌ luꞌuf aꞌowaꞌ.


eng: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

aoj: Aeꞌ aꞌi ahamapa God noloma Dembinai Jisas Krais motopalopepa dowaf mowaꞌ banagaipa eaꞌ mope molomepago meseꞌepago opalef awanilifi.


eng: Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:

aoj: Aeꞌ Pol aloma Sailasi Timoti wape naꞌaꞌe. Eaꞌ andaꞌ basef ifimba fafeꞌmago ipaꞌ Kristen pagape wambel Tesalonaikai. Ipaꞌ pape paloma God ahamapa apeꞌinai naloma Dembinai Jisas Krais. Ipaꞌ Kristen pape palomam eaꞌ amamipai siꞌipa.


eng: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Amen.

aoj: Afaꞌ wagaꞌias naꞌamba waꞌi, Jisas Krais notopalopepa dowaf nowaꞌ banagaipago. Eaꞌ maꞌuf.


eng: I solemnly command you by the Lord that this letter be read to all the holy brothers.

aoj: Aeꞌ aꞌipipa dindinipa agol Dembinaii, ipaꞌ piꞌi basef ifimba ma esis Kristen alipisi hiasi.


eng: Greet all the brothers with a holy kiss.

aoj: Ipaꞌ pendasoꞌama lagof pendandaꞌma nemaf buꞌwafi peloma esis Kristen alipisi hiasi.


eng: Brothers, pray for us.

aoj: Ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai, pendandaꞌ betena God nogatopalopafa.


eng: He who calls you is faithful, who will also do it.

aoj: God nogofalipai, andeandeꞌ aꞌowaꞌ. Basef feloma maol main naꞌias eaꞌ ma nondaꞌasi, atiasi anen nondaꞌas endilisi andeandeꞌ datimai.


eng: May the God of peace himself sanctify you completely. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.

aoj: God anen kofagonama nomonas awanisi. Aeꞌ aꞌi anen atona nondaꞌepa pepe beꞌepa hililiꞌ ananipai atipa. Aꞌi anen numafi ambagof foloma alop nomonas ipeꞌisi andeandeꞌma waf awafi akepa, pegape hililiꞌ ma nemaf afamba Dembinai apeꞌinai Jisas Krais nogotanimafii.


eng: Test all things, and hold firmly that which is good.

aoj: Pewaloga basef hiafi, ma pihapila basef fasifi atif tatalaꞌif.


eng: Abstain from every form of evil.

aoj: Eaꞌ pindihiꞌama hiahaom awami mamimami hiami.


aoj: Eaꞌ pindihiꞌama amamaga awami mamumami hiami.


eng: In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

aoj: Ipaꞌ pinifelona hiahawes hiasi. Ipaꞌ pagape sisihipama Krais Jisasi, God naꞌi ipaꞌ pendaꞌ waf fasifi pinifelonama hiahawes hiasi.


eng: Pray without ceasing.

aoj: Pendabeten pihaliꞌ God dondol owamb alip.


eng: See that no one returns evil for evil to anyone, but always follow after that which is good for one another and for all.

aoj: Naꞌamba ipaꞌ pegwamasa waf awafi anis epes sandaꞌmepaf ipeꞌi, owaꞌi. Dondol pilutu banagepa ma waf buꞌwafi atef, pendandaꞌmaf atin. Eaꞌ pendaꞌmasaf isimba anis hiasi wapani.


eng: We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.

aoj: Ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai afaꞌipai, afaꞌ waꞌipipago dindinip wasaꞌma ukup ipeꞌipi ma pegatopalopago isimba alaꞌuta nagahasi banagambel piꞌipasa sokwahago waf alaꞌuta nagahasanai. Eaꞌ anis ambagof fondolaꞌasi ma owaꞌ sigaꞌi anif basefia, ipaꞌ pewaꞌ banagasa sigaꞌi anif basef. Eaꞌ pewaꞌ banaga anis owaꞌ sogahapifana banagesia. Pendaꞌ waf saꞌumbilifi ma esis hiasi.


eng: But we beg you, brothers, to know those who labor among you, and are over you in the Lord and admonish you,

aoj: Ipaꞌ Kristen alipipai afaꞌipai, afaꞌ waꞌipipa naꞌamba, waꞌi amom agufumi mugumafi esis Kristeni, anom mandaꞌ maol numaꞌwini malomepa matopalopepa. Ipaꞌ pendafeꞌ lafela amom. Dembinai nandaꞌam mape agufumi ipeꞌimi ma mogawa mondaꞌ nomonas ipeꞌisi usiꞌis.


eng: Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

aoj: Deiꞌ ipaꞌ hipai pewaꞌ banaga nelelemb ipeꞌilimbi pendatopalopa atin siꞌi deiꞌ pape pandaꞌas.


eng: For God didn’t appoint us to wrath, but to the obtaining of salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ,

aoj: Dembinai God ina nosaheꞌapa ma mofaꞌ okom wandafunai ananinai nefaꞌapa, owaꞌetin. Anan nosaheꞌapa ma Jisas Krais Dembinai apeꞌinai nofaꞌapa motanimani.


eng: who died for us, that, whether we wake or sleep, we should live together with him.

aoj: Fowaꞌ anen nagaꞌ ma nogatopalopapa, iꞌi nemaf afamba anen nogotanimai mope ambagof fopaepa aꞌa mogaꞌ, mofeꞌ mope namepa molomana.


aoj: Fowaꞌ anan nagaꞌ ma nagiambamapa. Iꞌi nemaf anama anan notanimani mope ambagof mopaepa o mogaꞌ, mofeꞌ mope namepa molomana.


eng: But since we belong to the day, let’s be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet, the hope of salvation.

aoj: Apaꞌ mape siꞌi epes sagape alipi, nomonas sondapaepa mumafi alop andeandeꞌ. Apaꞌ mofaꞌ waf afamba mogahapifana banagepa ma mogasoꞌas opalef anis, siꞌi sandaꞌ wandafi sofaꞌ walitah sandaꞌ wandafa magahagasa wambawa. Apaꞌ mogawa basef amamba owagama God nofaꞌapa mogotanimai. Ukup pendandaꞌ ma basef amamba siꞌi mogowaloꞌ anota hat banagitai tigiliꞌama balagah.


eng: For those who sleep, sleep in the night; and those who are drunk are drunk in the night.

aoj: Apaꞌ mogawa esis isimba sagaꞌihi esis saꞌoh owamb atomb. Eaꞌ isimba saꞌ embela sahaga sagagauli sandaꞌam owamb atona.


eng: so then let’s not sleep, as the rest do, but let’s watch and be sober.

aoj: Eaꞌ ipaꞌ ina pendaꞌas siꞌi isimba anis ukup pasoꞌas saꞌoh sogololai, owaꞌatin. Andeandeꞌma apaꞌ ukup talambi mope naep pegetawa.


eng: But you, brothers, aren’t in darkness, that the day should overtake you like a thief.

aoj: Apaꞌ ipaꞌ alipipai, ina ataꞌ pagape owamb akuti siꞌi isimba sogololama Dembinaii, owaꞌ. Ipaꞌ ina bombolalasipa ma nemaf afamba fegataga siꞌi bombolagalasipa ma aman nandaꞌ wali nagafiꞌi, owaꞌatin.


eng: You are all children of light and children of the day. We don’t belong to the night, nor to darkness,

aoj: Ipaꞌ epes hipai pagape lagala alipi. Ina siꞌi epes sagape owamb akuti, owaꞌatin.


eng: For when they are saying, “Peace and safety,” then sudden destruction will come on them, like birth pains on a pregnant woman. Then they will in no way escape.

aoj: Atiasi anis amam nematawa siꞌias siꞌi, “Eaꞌ deiꞌ aꞌ nemaf buꞌwafi ma tol mogape andeandeꞌ.” Esis owaꞌ siꞌias naꞌamba owaꞌ, nogota atamba atota hiahaom mogahambombaga alop asasipii motagamas kwafalis atis, siꞌi nemataꞌw kwagameꞌ akepa kogola batawin. Eaꞌ esis ina atiasi sindihiꞌama hiahaom amamba, owaꞌatin.


eng: For you yourselves know well that the day of the Lord comes like a thief in the night.

aoj: Ipaꞌ pegawa eaꞌ nemaf afamba Dembinai nigafiꞌafii. Anen nogafiꞌi nifiꞌi siꞌi epen nandaꞌ wali nagafiꞌi owamba paꞌoh pegelelamana.


eng: But concerning the times and the seasons, brothers, you have no need that anything be written to you.

aoj: Ipaꞌ amam nematawa afaꞌipai alipipai, afaꞌ ina ondaꞌ anif basef laufi ma ugaꞌipipa nemaf afamba hiahawes isimba sogataga, owaꞌatin.


eng: Therefore comfort one another with these words.

aoj: Isimba atis deiꞌ pendewaꞌ banagama atina nelelemb ipeꞌilimbi ma basef ifimba.


eng: then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

aoj: Ama main owaꞌ, nemaf afamba atef Dembinai nofaꞌapa amam nematawa ambagof fagapaipai molota otaga ilif moloma amam nematawa isimba muti Dembinai. Eaꞌ apaꞌ hiapai mope molomana dondol lifilafi.


eng: For this we tell you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will in no way precede those who have fallen asleep.

aoj: Afaꞌ wawalapa basef Dembinai atoma ipeꞌ naꞌama. Anona nemaf Dembinai notanima nifiꞌi, apeꞌ amam nematawa ataꞌ mape etapi ambagof ataꞌ mapaipai, apeꞌ ina muliꞌ ma esis sagaꞌi, owaꞌ.


eng: For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

aoj: Dembinai nifiꞌi niꞌi dindinip aꞌowaꞌ eaꞌ ensel Dembinai noga niꞌi basef banagafi mehip, nufapula alof luꞌunai Godi nondaꞌam nogal mehip. Nogota atamba Dembinai nokwaha heven nisilaꞌi. Eaꞌ sagahapifa Kraisi fowaꞌ saliꞌ sagagaꞌi, atiasi siliꞌ sosafel.


eng: For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.

aoj: Apaꞌ mahapifa Jisas, anen nagaꞌ sawana eaꞌ notanima nosafel. Isimba atis deiꞌ mogawa mahapifa Goda anaf nowambilai esis Kristen isimba sagahapifana endilisi ma sagagaꞌi sosafel wapani sufiꞌi sogalomai Jisas.


eng: But we don’t want you to be ignorant, brothers, concerning those who have fallen asleep, so that you don’t grieve like the rest, who have no hope.

aoj: Ipaꞌ sahin owan, afaꞌ waꞌi ipaꞌ pegawa andeandeꞌma amam nematawa isimba sagagaꞌi. Naꞌamba nelelemb ipeꞌilimbi ukup pipilas pelopas siꞌi isimba sogololama hapifi sandaꞌam. Esis owaꞌ sogawa ma sope sogasasa nemaf afamba anaf sotambel sogosafel wapani wandelefafia.


eng: that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

aoj: Pendaꞌas naꞌamba ma pegafeꞌ andeandeꞌ naep esis isimba owaꞌ ataꞌ sombema nelelemb sogataga Kristenia. Eaꞌ pendaꞌas naꞌamba ma ina waowaola anis hiahawes, owaꞌatin endilisi.


eng: and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,

aoj: Ipaꞌ nomonas solasefeꞌ banagesa pegape saꞌombel pigimafi hiahawes ipeꞌisi andeandeꞌ. Pendaꞌ maol lagof ipeꞌigufi siꞌi fowaꞌ wagaꞌipipa.


eng: for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;

aoj: Ipaꞌ pagasoꞌasa opalef esis sahin owani anamba itap luꞌupa Masedoniai. Ipaꞌ alipipai, afaꞌ waꞌipipa dindinip waꞌi, ipaꞌ ukup pipila esis sahin owan isimba pendaꞌ waf afambai fetaga fefeꞌ banagef.


eng: But concerning brotherly love, you have no need that one write to you. For you yourselves are taught by God to love one another,

aoj: Deiꞌ afaꞌ ina ataꞌ ondaꞌ anif basefa ipaꞌ ma waf afamba ipaꞌ ukup pigapigaila esis hiasi sahin owanasafi, owaꞌatin. God nawalipipa hiꞌalepa ma waf afambai.


eng: Therefore he who rejects this doesn’t reject man, but God, who has also given his Holy Spirit to you.

aoj: Basef Godi faꞌi apaꞌ ina mondaꞌ waf soꞌa waulafi, owaꞌatin. Eaꞌ epes mamahisa sogowaꞌ alafugaha basef ifimbai, ina sowaꞌ alafugaha epes atis, owaꞌatin. Sowaꞌ alafugaha God wapani. God atona naseꞌepa Ambal buꞌunai ananinai.


eng: For God called us not for uncleanness, but in sanctification.

aoj: Dembinai God ina nofalapa ma mondaꞌ waf afamba awafi, owaꞌatin. Anen nofalapa ma mugaila waf fasifi hililiꞌi.


eng: that no one should take advantage of and wrong a brother or sister in this matter; because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as also we forewarned you and testified.

aoj: Eaꞌ ipaꞌ amam ina aꞌ pendaꞌ waf awafi ma esis sahin owan ipeꞌisi pefaꞌ nematawa anom amami, owaꞌi. Dembinai okom wandafunai nagapomasi epes isimbai sandaꞌ waf afambai ma naꞌi nogagwamasa waf afamba awafi esis sandaꞌafi. Fowaꞌ afaꞌ wawalapa isimba alihis waꞌipipas dindinip.


eng: that each one of you know how to control his own body in sanctification and honor,

aoj: Ipaꞌ amam hipai, nemaf mamahefa paꞌi pegasoꞌ nematawa pila waf God nagaꞌiefi pendasoꞌama andeandeꞌ pepe hililiꞌ. Nomonas sopaipa pimafi alop ipeꞌipi andeandeꞌ datima ma waf awafi soꞌa waulafi akepa.


eng: not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who don’t know God,

aoj: Waf afamba naꞌamba. Nelelemb ipeꞌilimbi owaꞌi usihilimba waf awafi sandaꞌ soꞌa waulafia, siꞌi isimba sogololama God sandaꞌafi, owaꞌi. Hapaifi.


eng: For this is the will of God: your sanctification, that you abstain from sexual immorality,

aoj: Okom Godi naꞌamba. Ipaꞌ amam nematawa pepe beꞌepa hililiꞌ ananipai atipa ma pindihiꞌama waf afamba soꞌa waulafi.


eng: Finally then, brothers, we beg and exhort you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to walk and to please God, that you abound more and more.

aoj: Alipipai, fowaꞌ afaꞌ waꞌipipa wihimbaꞌmepa waf ipaꞌ pepe pefeꞌ andeandeꞌ ma pigailafi, siꞌi God okom magaꞌiefi. Fowaꞌ pailaf deiꞌ wapani pilaf atapif. Eaꞌ afaꞌ wahaliꞌipa wasaꞌma ukup ipeꞌipi ma agol Dembinai Jisasa pilaf pendaꞌaf fefeꞌ atin fetaga luꞌuf.


eng: For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

aoj: Ipaꞌ pegawa basef ifimba wagawalapefa ipeꞌi ma agol Dembinai apeꞌinai Jisas.


eng: to the end he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

aoj: Waꞌi ipaꞌ pendaꞌ waf afambai ma God nogowaꞌ banaga opalef ipeꞌilifi. Ama anaf Dembinai apeꞌinai netambel nifiꞌi nogalumai esis hiasi sagahapifanai sagape hililiꞌi ma ipaꞌ pegape beꞌepa hililiꞌ diga basef akepa ma naep Godi ahamapa apeꞌinai.


eng: Now may our God and Father himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you.

aoj: Afaꞌ wandabeten wahaliꞌ ahamafa afaꞌinai God naloma Dembinai Jisasa mondaꞌ ufiaꞌw kogal motopalopafa ogafeꞌmago ipaꞌ.


eng: night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and may perfect that which is lacking in your faith?

aoj: Dondol owamb alip afaꞌ wandaꞌ betenepa dindinipa waꞌi ugati amagahipama ogogawa ipaꞌ pahapifana banagepa aꞌa owaꞌ? Afaꞌ waꞌi ofoꞌo ma ogatopalopepa pegasoꞌana opalef God banagambela pegape andeandeꞌ.


eng: For what thanksgiving can we render again to God for you, for all the joy with which we rejoice for your sakes before our God,

aoj: Afaꞌ sonahafa endilisi ma naep God afaꞌinai. Ipaꞌ pahapifana laꞌifipa. Eaꞌ afaꞌ wanifela Goda dagala nagasoꞌafani.


eng: But Timothy has just now come to us from you, and brought us glad news of your faith and love, and that you have good memories of us always, longing to see us, even as we also long to see you.

aoj: Timoti nakwahepa eaꞌ deiꞌ atef nafiꞌmai afaꞌ, nawalapa basef fasifi ma afaꞌ. Naꞌipafa ma ipaꞌ pahapifa Kraisa ukup pagapagaila anis epes daias. Eaꞌ naꞌi ipaꞌ paꞌi petolofa, afaꞌ wapani waꞌi utilipa.


eng: For this cause I also, when I couldn’t stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.

aoj: Aeꞌ ina ataꞌ epe esasa wapani, owaꞌ. Aꞌi aꞌ efoꞌo. Eaꞌ asapaꞌ anona amana nafoꞌo nogogawa hapif ipeꞌini ma nogatopalopepa. Naꞌamba aman anamba aunai Satan nandaꞌ kikipai niꞌiꞌipipa ma waf awafi, eaꞌ maol afaꞌ wandaꞌani nenalo dowaf.


eng: that no one would be moved by these afflictions. For you know that we are appointed to this task.

aoj: Naꞌama atuwasi enipa pendafaꞌma amamaga amama nimanimi luꞌwami, eaꞌ pewa alafugaha God. Ipeꞌ pegawa God atona nandandepapa ma mofaꞌ amamaga amama nimanimi.


eng: For most certainly, when we were with you, we told you beforehand that we are to suffer affliction, even as it happened, and you know.

aoj: Ahoꞌ, fowaꞌ afaꞌ wape wagalomepa, waꞌipipa waꞌi, “Anaf afaꞌ ofa akafimi.” Eaꞌ isimba deiꞌ satagamafa siꞌi fowaꞌ waꞌipipa pegegawas.


eng: and sent Timothy, our brother and God’s servant in the Good News of Christ, to establish you and to comfort you concerning your faith,

aoj: Afaꞌ deiꞌ ina wameꞌ anif basefa ipaꞌ pape paꞌimama, ataꞌ owaꞌatin. Deiꞌ wandaiwaꞌma ataꞌ ogape nogota laota naꞌaꞌe. Eaꞌ waꞌi afaꞌ atofa biafa ope naꞌa wambel luꞌwambili Atens, eaꞌ wasapaꞌ owamafa afaꞌinai Timoti wandaꞌ maol atin Godi nofoꞌo ma nigaꞌipasa basef buꞌwafi Kraisi. Wasapaꞌana nafoꞌo nowa banagaipa notopalopepa ma pigahapifana banagepa.


eng: who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and drove us out, and don’t please God, and are contrary to all men,

aoj: Esis Juda saha Dembinai Jisas naloma amam profet magaꞌ eaꞌ sandaꞌ wandaf saliꞌamonafa. Sosambala waf God okom naꞌianai sahambombaga epes hiesi.


eng: forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, to fill up their sins always. But wrath has come on them to the uttermost.

aoj: Eaꞌ sasopama ufiaꞌwa afaꞌ ugaꞌipas basef Godi esis sogololama anini ma nowambilasi sotanimai sogape andeandeꞌ. Esis Juda sandaꞌas naꞌamba deiꞌ sowatani waf awafi asasifi atapif fataga luꞌuf aꞌowaꞌ. Fowaꞌ God natitilis dowaf apaꞌ deiꞌ okom wandafunai ananinai nafiꞌi natagamas nemaf akutaifi nondaꞌas awes lamonas.


aoj: Eaꞌ sasopama eafa afaꞌ iꞌipasa basef Godi esis sololama Anani ma nofaꞌas sotanimani sope andeandeꞌ. Esis Juda sandaꞌas naꞌama deiꞌ sowatani waf aonai asasinai laꞌelaꞌef nataga luꞌuna endilisi. Fowaꞌ God natilis naꞌa eaꞌ deiꞌ okom wandafunai Ananinai nafiꞌi natagamas nemaf akutainai nondaꞌas awes higilalas.


eng: For this cause we also thank God without ceasing that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, God’s word, which also works in you who believe.

aoj: Fowaꞌ ipaꞌ pefaꞌ basef Godi malogof afaꞌigufi, eaꞌ pahapifif. Basef ifimba ina pefaꞌef siꞌi basef epesi atif, owaꞌatin. Pefaꞌ basef ifimba endilisifi Godi. Eaꞌ basef ifimba fatopalopa opalef ipeꞌilifi, deiꞌ paila waf buꞌwafi. Eaꞌ afaꞌ wanifela God dondola ipaꞌ pefaꞌ basef ananifi pagahapifana andeandeꞌ.


eng: As you know, we exhorted, comforted, and implored every one of you, as a father does his own children,

aoj: Ipaꞌ pegawa waf afamba siꞌi ahamas nandaꞌmasaf awasi ananisi, eaꞌ naꞌamba atin siꞌi afaꞌ wandaꞌmepaf ipaꞌ atona atin. Afaꞌ wasaꞌma wawalapefa nomonas ipeꞌisi, owa banagaipa.


eng: to the end that you should walk worthily of God, who calls you into his own Kingdom and glory.

aoj: Waꞌipipaef naꞌamba ma ipaꞌ pendaꞌ waf fegafeꞌ andeandeꞌma God nitilipa noganifelipa. Eaꞌ nofalepa pafiꞌi piwis pegalomana anamba anen nagalaꞌambemagoma hiahaom ananimi atumi mogogalaꞌma.


eng: You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

aoj: Ipaꞌ patilis pegawas eaꞌ God wapani natilis nogawa eaꞌ waf wandaꞌafa ipaꞌ pagahapifa Kraisi. Waf afamba afaꞌifi buꞌwafi usiꞌifi, inaꞌ awafi, owaꞌ.


eng: For you remember, brothers, our labor and travail; for working night and day, that we might not burden any of you, we preached to you the Good News of God.

aoj: Endilisi atis ipaꞌ alipipai pegawa isimba, afaꞌ wandaꞌ maol banagambela wagawalapa basef buꞌwafi Godi ma ipaꞌ. Eaꞌ wandaꞌ maol wapani umafi alop afaꞌipi ma gwaꞌaisi mais. Wandaꞌ maol owamb alipa ina opoma ipaꞌ atipa ma ogofaꞌ gwaꞌaisi maisa ipaꞌ, owaꞌ.


eng: Even so, affectionately longing for you, we were well pleased to impart to you not the Good News of God only, but also our own souls, because you had become very dear to us.

aoj: Afaꞌ ukup paipailipa aꞌowaꞌ. Eaꞌ waseꞌepa basef buꞌwafi Godi. Ina waꞌipipa basef atif, owaꞌatin. Waseꞌepa opalef aꞌowaꞌ. Eaꞌ wandaꞌas dumbuli dombola ogaꞌ ogatopalopepa.


eng: nor seeking glory from men (neither from you nor from others), when we might have claimed authority as apostles of Christ.

aoj: Afaꞌ ina wandaꞌ maola epes sefela agof afaꞌimi, o enis epes o ipeꞌ wapotiꞌ pinifelafa, owaꞌ.


eng: But we were gentle among you, like a nursing mother cherishes her own children.

aoj: Afaꞌ wape aposel Kraisi endilisi. Anen nasapaꞌafa ma ondaꞌ maol ananini. Eaꞌ deiꞌ wiꞌi ahoꞌai, aꞌ wiꞌipipa dindinipa pegasoꞌafa anis hiahawes gwaꞌaisi mais. Apaꞌ owaꞌatin. Nogota tatumba wape wagalomepa afaꞌ wandaꞌ waf nimanis endilisi ma ipaꞌ, siꞌi anoꞌw nemataꞌw kugumafi awasi akwaꞌusi andeandeꞌ.


aoj: Afaꞌ wape aposel Kraisi endilisi. Anan nasapaꞌafa ma ondaꞌ maol Ananinai. Eaꞌ deiꞌ wiꞌi aꞌe, wiꞌipipa mehipa peseꞌafa anom amamaga gwaꞌaimi maim. Eaꞌ owaꞌ. Nogota nanima wape walomepa afaꞌ wandaꞌ waf soꞌumbilanai endilisi ma ipeꞌ, siꞌi anoꞌw nemataꞌw kumafi awasi akwaꞌusi andeandeꞌ.


eng: For neither were we at any time found using words of flattery, as you know, nor a cloak of covetousness (God is witness),

aoj: Ipaꞌ pegawa basef wagaꞌipipafi afaꞌ ina waꞌiꞌipipa, owaꞌatin endilisi. God natolofa nogawafa eaꞌ afaꞌ ina wandaꞌ maol wambahoꞌ basefa waf kowagalasafi, owaꞌatin.


eng: But even as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we speak—not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.

aoj: God atona nagwambafa natolofa wape hililiꞌ eaꞌ nasoꞌafa maol afaꞌ ma ogowalapa basef buꞌwafi ananifi. Eaꞌ ifimba atif deiꞌ wawalapef. Afaꞌ ina wandaꞌ maola epes siganifela maol afaꞌini, owaꞌ. Wandaꞌ opeha God atona sonogahana ma maol ananini, anen atona nawalogafa nogawafa.


eng: For our exhortation is not of error, nor of uncleanness, nor in deception.

aoj: Basef kofagefa wagaꞌipipafi ina waꞌi ondaꞌ waf awafi ma ipaꞌ, owaꞌ. Afaꞌ ina waila basef ifimba putuputaꞌafi basoꞌafi waꞌipipaef, owaꞌatin.