1 Timothy 3
1 True is the saying: If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Atahori rae, “mete ma se nae dadꞌi malangga mana nuni jamaꞌat, naa sosoan, ana pili nala ues sa malolen seli.” Dedꞌea-oꞌolaꞌ naa memaꞌ tebꞌe.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, discreet, orderly, hospitable, apt in teaching;
Malangga mananuni jamaꞌat naa musi atahori mana naeꞌna nara meumareꞌ. Eni musi nasodꞌa no saoꞌ esaꞌ a. Eni musi bisa naꞌamamateꞌ nala ralan, mana neneeꞌ, atahori fee hadꞌa-hormat neu e, hiiꞌ a soi umen fo simbo fuiꞌ ra, ma nanori nalaꞌ atahori feaꞌ.
3 not given to wine, not a striker, but forbearing, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money;
Atahori naa afiꞌ manamafuꞌ, ma liman afiꞌ dai-daiꞌ atahori. Mana nandaa, naeni, atahori rala liloꞌ, mana hiiꞌ a sangga dꞌame, ma nda mana dale dꞌoiꞌ sa.
4 presiding well over his own house, having his children in subjection with all propriety; —
Eni musi taomataꞌ neu ume isi nara no malole. Ana nara o musi fee hadꞌa-hormat ma rena e.
5 for if a man knoweth not how to preside over his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God—
Te mete ma atahori naa nda bisa taomataꞌ neu ume isi nara sa, na taꞌo bee fo ana bisa taomataꞌ neu Lamatualain jamaꞌat nara?
6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the Devil;
Malole lenaꞌ pili atahori mana tungga Kristus dooꞌ ena. Afiꞌ soꞌu malangga mananuni jamaꞌat mia atahori mana feꞌe namahere Lamatuaꞌ Yesus ena. Te neꞌo ana koao neuꞌ ena. Afiꞌ losa Lamatualain hukun e, onaꞌ Ana hukun nitur malangga monaen.
7 moreover he must also have a good report from them that are without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the Devil.
Mete ma mae pili atahori dadꞌi malangga mananuni jamaꞌat, na sangga atahori mana naꞌena nara maloleꞌ no atahori nda mamahereꞌ ra sa boe. Ma atahori nda mamehereꞌ ra sa o fee hadꞌa-hormat neu e. No taꞌo naa, ana nda mae saa-saa sa boe. Ma nitu ra malangga monaen nda bisa ratudꞌaꞌ e sa.
8 Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
Onaꞌ naa boe mana tulu-fali malangga atahori saraniꞌ. Sira, musi atahori mana naꞌena nara maloleꞌ, nda mana lelekoꞌ sa, nda mana ninu mafuꞌ sa, ma nda hii laka-eseꞌ atahori sa.
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Rala nara musi meumareꞌ, ma musi toꞌu rahereꞌ nenoriꞌ fo Lamatualain fee hita, atahori mamahereꞌ ra.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they are without reproach.
Paresaꞌ malolole masodꞌa nara no ue-tatao nara. Mete ma atahori nda hambu sala nara sa, dei fo feꞌe soꞌu se fo tulu-fali malangga mana nuni jamaꞌat ra.
11 The women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Sao nara o onaꞌ naa boe. Sira, musi inaꞌ mana nasodꞌa ndaa ma maloleꞌ. Afiꞌ mana maꞌamuti atahori. Ara musi raꞌatataaꞌ rala ao nara, ma atahori ramahere se boe.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
Mana tulu-fali malangga mana nuni jamaꞌat ra musi touꞌ saoꞌ esaꞌ a. Eni musi taomataꞌ neu ume isin no maloleꞌ, ma taomataꞌ neu ana nara boe.
13 For they that have served well as deacons, gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Sira mana mete-seꞌu atahori saraniꞌ no malole, de atahori boe fee hadꞌa-hormat neu se. Ma ara boe rambarani, olaꞌ soꞌal nemehere nara neu Yesus Kristus.
14 These things write I to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly;
Tius! Au umuhena nda dooꞌ sa te, uma undaa o nggo. Mete ma au babꞌanggo na susura ia losa naꞌahuluꞌ limam. Au suraꞌ ia fo ufadꞌe nggo ae, Lamatualain bobꞌonggi nara musi rasodꞌa taꞌo bee. Afiꞌ liliiꞌ mae, Lamatualain naa, masodꞌaꞌ. Atahori nara onaꞌ ume mana naꞌena netehuuꞌ no rii ineꞌ manggateeꞌ. No taꞌo na, ara musi tongga Lamatualain nenori matetun.
15 but if I should tarry long, that thou mayst know how thou oughtest to conduct thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16 And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness, in him who was manifested in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
Lamatualain natudꞌu saa manaseliꞌ mia hita nemeheren. Netehun taꞌo ia: Kristus nema sia raefafoꞌ ia ena, nendiꞌ mata-aon onaꞌ hita atahori boe. Lamatuaꞌ Dꞌula-dꞌalen natudꞌu oi, Yesus, Atahori rala ndoos. Lamatualain ana dedꞌenu nara mia sorga rita E. Lamatualain soꞌu nala E sorga neu, basa ma, soꞌu nananaru E. Eni dudꞌuin, nenedꞌui-bꞌenggaꞌ neu atahori ndule raefafoꞌ ia. Sia bee-bꞌee sia raefafoꞌ ia, atahori ramahere neu E. Hita tamahere taꞌo naa!
