1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. 8 Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. 10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. 11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. 12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. 13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus. 14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly: 15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Yeesu noomalankoolu la kantarilaalu
1 Tooñaa kumoo fele: Niŋ moo-wo-moo lafita ka ke kantarilaa ti Yeesu la kafoo ye, a lafita dookuu betoo le la. 2 Kantarilaa ñanta ke la moo le ti, meŋ maŋ sootaaroo soto. A ñanta ke la kewo le ti, meŋ foroyaata a la musoo ma. A maŋ ñaŋ na ke la landatambi moo ti, a ñanta a faŋ muta la le. A ñanta ke la hakilimaa le ti, moo meŋ ka luntaŋolu jiyaa aniŋ meŋ ka karandiroo ke noo. 3 A maŋ ñaŋ na ke la dolominnaa waraŋ fitinamoo ti, bari a ñanta sooneeyaa la le. A kana ke sonkamoo ti, sako kodilandiyo. 4 A ñanta a faŋo la dimbaayaalu mara noo la le. A ñanta a diŋolu kuluu la fammajiyo niŋ buuñaaroo siloo bee le la. 5 Niŋ meŋ maŋ a faŋo la dimbaayaalu mara noo, a be Alla la kafoo topatoo noo la ñaadii le?
6 Kantarilaa maŋ ñaŋ na ke la Yeesu noomalanka kutoo ti, niŋ wo nte a si a faŋ wara noo le, a ye boyi halakoo kono ko Ibiliisa. 7 A ñanta seedeyaa betoo le soto la moolu fanaa kono, mennu maŋ ke Yeesu noomalankoolu ti, fo a kana bula malu kuwo kono, aniŋ Ibiliisa la kutindiŋo.
Maakoyirilaalu Yeesu la kafoo kono
8 Wo ñaa kiliŋo la, maakoyirilaalu ñanta soobeeyaa la le, ì maŋ ñaŋ na ke la neŋ fula tiyolu ti, dolo jamaa minnaalu, waraŋ mennu ka tinewo ñini tapaleeyaa kono. 9 Lannoo la kuwo meŋ tarata kulloo kono nuŋ, ì ñanta a muta kuu la le, fo ì sondomoo te ì tuumi noo la feŋ na. 10 Ì ñanta kotoboroo soto la le foloo. Niŋ ì ye ì faŋolu yitandi ko, ì maŋ sootaaroo soto, bituŋ ì si naa maakoyirilaa dookuwo ke.
11 Wo ñaa kiliŋo la, niŋ musoolu le mu, ì ñanta jari la buuñaa la le, ì maŋ ñaŋ na ke la kajafirilaalu ti, ì ñanta soobeeyaa la le, ì ye foroyaa feŋolu bee to.
12 Maakoyirilaa kewolu ñanta ke la moolu le ti, mennu foroyaata ì la musoolu ma, ì ye ì diŋolu mara kuu, aniŋ ì la dimbaayaa bee. 13 Moolu mennu ka ì la maakoyiri dookuwo ke kuu, ì be too betoo le soto la ì faŋolu ye, aduŋ ì be fatiyaa la le doroŋ ì la lannoo to Kiristu* Yeesu kono.
Ǹ na lannoo be looriŋ kulloo meŋ kaŋ
14 N jikita le ko, a te mee la, m be naa la i kaŋ jee. Hani wo, m be ñiŋ yaamaroolu safee kaŋ i ye le, 15 fo niŋ m meeta, i si a loŋ, moolu ñanta maa la ñaameŋ Alla la dimbaayaa kono, meŋ mu Alla baluuriŋo la kafoo ti, tooñaa la samasiŋo, aniŋ fondamaŋo.
16 A koyita le ko, ǹ na lannoo kulloo warata le:
A naata hadamadiŋyaa le kono,
a la tiliŋo yitandita ka bo niŋ Noora Kuliŋo le la.
Malaayikoolu le ye a je,
a la kuwo kawandita nasiyoŋolu kono.
Lannoo keta a la kuwo to ñiŋ duniyaa kono,
a wulindita ka taa santo, kallankeeyaa* kono.