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 follow what rulers tell them to do, and to obey authorities. They should always be ready to do what is good.
2 ᎩᎶ ᎤᏐᏅ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏧᎾᏘᏲᏌᏘ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏂᎥᏉ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.
They should not speak badly about anyone, and they should not be argumentative. Tell them to show gentleness and kindness to everyone.
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 there was a time when we too were foolish and disobedient. We were deceived and slaves to various desires and pleasures. We lived wicked lives full of jealousy, hateful people hating one another.
4 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎿᎭᏉ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ ᏚᎨᏳᏒ ᎤᎦᏄᎪᏨ,
But when the goodness and love of God our Savior was revealed, he saved us,
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 because of anything good that we've done, but because of his mercy. He did this through the cleansing of rebirth and renewal of the Holy Spirit,
6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏧᏈᏍᏗ ᏥᎩᏐᏅᏰᎵ, ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ;
which he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Savior.
7 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᏚᏓᎴᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎢᎬᏒᎢ. (aiōnios g166)
Now that we are set right by his grace we have become heirs having the hope of eternal 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.
You can trust what I'm saying, and I want you to emphasize these instructions so that those who trust in God will think seriously about them and continue to do good. They are excellent and helpful for everyone.
9 ᎤᎵᏍᎦᏂᏍᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎧᏃᎮᎸᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏒᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏘᏲᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏕᎭᏓᏅᏒᎮᏍᏗ, ᎬᏩᎾᏓᏍᏕᎸᏗᏰᏃ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ.
Avoid pointless discussions, and obsessions about ancestry. Don't get into arguments, and avoid fights over the Jewish laws—they're useless and don't help at all.
10 ᎩᎶ ᏗᎦᎴᏅᏗᏍᎩ ᏌᏉ ᎠᎴ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏯᎨᏯᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎡᏥᏲᎢᏎᎸᎭ;
Warn someone who is divisive once, and then again—after that don't pay them any attention,
11 ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎮᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏱᏄᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎤᎪᎸᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎢ, ᎤᏩᏒᏉ ᏓᏓᏚᎪᏓᏁᎲᎢ.
realizing that they're perverse and sinful and have condemned themselves.
12 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏘᎹ ᏥᏅᏒᎭ ᏫᏣᎷᏤᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎩᎦ, ᎭᏟᏂᎬᏁᎸᎭ ᎾᎪᏆᎵ ᏍᎩᎷᏤᏗᏱ; ᎾᎿᎭᏰᏃ ᏓᏇᎪᏔᏅ ᎠᏆᎪᎳᏗᏴᏗᏱ.
As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, try and come to me at Nicopolis because I'm planning to spend the winter there.
13 ᏥᎾ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏗᎪᏏᏏᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏉᎳ ᎭᏟᏂᎬᏁᎸᎭ ᎩᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᎠᎾᎢᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏄᏂᏂᎬᏎᎲᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
Do all you can to help Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way so that they have everything they need.
14 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏗᎦᏤᎵᎦ ᏩᎾᏕᎶᏆ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎸᏗ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎬᏔᏂᏓᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏁᏉᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
May our people learn the habit of doing good in providing for the daily needs of others. They need to be productive!
15 ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂ ᏃᎦᏛᏅᎢ ᏫᎨᏣᏲᎵᎦ. ᏕᎯᏲᎵᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎨᎩᎨᏳᎯ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎢ. ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏤᎳᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏂᏥᎥᎢ. ᎡᎺᏅ.
Everyone here with me sends their greetings. Give our best wishes to those who love us, those who trust in God. May grace be with you all.
