ᏉᎳ ᏓᏓᏏ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 3

1 ᏕᎭᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏧᏃᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏃᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏉ ᎤᎾᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎦᎥᏉ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work,

2 ᎩᎶ ᎤᏐᏅ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏧᎾᏘᏲᏌᏘ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing courtesy to all people.

3 ᎢᎬᏒᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᎨᏒ ᎢᎩᏁᎫ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᏂᎪᎯᏳᏒᎾ, ᎢᎩᎵᏓᏍᏔᏅᎯ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏕᏓᏛᏁᎲᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎠᏚᎸᏅᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏓᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏲ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏛᏳᎨᏗ ᎢᏕᎲᎩ, ᎢᎩᏂᏆᏘᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏓᏓᏂᏆᏘᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ.

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

4 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᏚᎨᏳᏒ ᎤᎦᏄᎪᏨ,

But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward humankind appeared,

5 ᎥᏝ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗ ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎸᎲᎩ ᎤᏮᏔᏅᎩ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎠᏕᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᎠᏙᏑᎴᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎤᏓᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;

not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of rebirth and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏧᏈᏍᏗ ᏥᎩᏐᏅᏰᎵ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ;

whom he poured out on us richly, through Jesus (the) Messiah our Savior;

7 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᏚᏓᎴᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᎬᏒᎢ. (aiōnios g166)

that, being justified by his grace, we might be made heirs according to the hope of everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)

8 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ; ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᏣᏍᏓᏱᏗᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅᎯ ᎤᎾᎦᏌᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᏉ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ. ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎾᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ ᏴᏫ.

This saying is faithful, and concerning these things I desire that you affirm confidently, so that those who have believed God may be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable for people;

9 ᎤᎵᏍᎦᏂᏍᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏒᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏘᏲᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏕᎭᏓᏅᏒᎮᏍᏗ, ᎬᏩᎾᏓᏍᏕᎸᏗᏰᏃ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ.

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10 ᎩᎶ ᏗᎦᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ ᏌᏉ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏯᎨᏯᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎡᏥᏲᎢᏎᎸᎭ;

Reject a divisive person after a first and second warning;

11 ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏱᏄᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎤᎪᎸᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᏓᏓᏚᎪᏓᏁᎲᎢ.

knowing that such a one is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

12 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏘᎹ ᏥᏅᏒᎭ ᏫᏣᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎩᎦ, ᎭᏟᏂᎬᏁᎸᎭ ᎾᎪᏆᎵ ᏍᎩᎷᏤᏗᏱ; ᎾᎿᎭᏰᏃ ᏓᏇᎪᏔᏅ ᎠᏆᎪᎳᏗᏴᏗᏱ.

When I send Artemas to you, or Tychicus, be diligent to come to me to Nicopolis, for I have determined to winter there.

13 ᏥᎾ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏗᎪᏏᏏᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏉᎳ ᎭᏟᏂᎬᏁᎸᎭ ᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎠᎾᎢᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏄᏂᏂᎬᏎᎲᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

Send Zenas, the Law scholar, and Apollos on their journey speedily, that nothing may be lacking for them.

14 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏗᎦᏤᎵᎦ ᏩᎾᏕᎶᏆ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎸᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏁᏉᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

Let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

15 ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂ ᏃᎦᏛᏅᎢ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎦ. ᏕᎯᏲᎵᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎨᎩᎨᏳᎯ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎢ. ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᏥᎥᎢ. ᎡᎺᏅ.

All who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in faith. Grace be with you all.