Doing Helpful Things
1 Remind your people to obey the rulers and authorities and not to be rebellious. They must always be ready to do something helpful 2 and not say cruel things or argue. They should be gentle and kind to everyone. 3 We used to be stupid, disobedient, and foolish, as well as slaves of all sorts of desires and pleasures. We were evil and jealous. Everyone hated us, and we hated everyone.
4 God our Savior showed us
how good and kind he is.
5 He saved us because
of his mercy,
and not because
of any good things
we have done.
God washed us by the power
of the Holy Spirit.
He gave us new birth
and a fresh beginning.
6 God sent Jesus Christ
our Savior
to give us his Spirit.
7 Jesus treated us much better
than we deserve.
He made us acceptable to God
and gave us the hope
of eternal life.
8 This message is certainly true.
These teachings are useful and helpful for everyone. I want you to insist that the people follow them, so that all who have faith in God will be sure to do good deeds. 9 But don't have anything to do with stupid arguments about ancestors. And stay away from disagreements and quarrels about the Law of Moses. Such arguments are useless and senseless.
10 Warn troublemakers once or twice. Then don't have anything else to do with them. 11 You know their minds are twisted, and their own sins show how guilty they are.
Personal Instructions and Greetings
12 I plan to send Artemas or Tychicus to you. After he arrives, please try your best to meet me at Nicopolis. I have decided to spend the winter there.
13 When Zenas the lawyer and Apollos get ready to leave, help them as much as you can, so they won't have need of anything.
14 Our people should learn to spend their time doing something useful and worthwhile.
15 Greetings to you from everyone here. Greet all of our friends who share in our faith.
I pray that the Lord will be kind to all of you!
Ŋethre ŋǝthi lɔgrɔstiyan ki-lizi-nǝ.
1 Kithǝyinǝ lizi lɔɔŋwa ethi niŋnithici rɔ-asa naana, nǝ kila lǝthi sɔlṯa tok, ethisi iinyici naana, nǝ ethi kittatha ethisi ǝrri ŋette nyithak ŋisaaw. 2 Ǝsi andaci etheere ǝrmithǝthǝ kwizi kweere naana ŋiɽaŋali ŋigii mac, laakin ethi nanni liiɽǝnnǝ, lir ŋɔmathi lizi naana, nǝ ethi ṯiici lizi naana tatap jiɽeem. 3 Kaka nɔrɔr-gwɔ yǝɽiyǝŋ ṯǝŋw nyiiŋǝ tok, lir lɔdɔrllathɔ, lɔthɔɔthɔ, ludunnunǝ naana sɔɔrɔm-gi kwirna ter-ter, nǝr nanni ŋimiitha-ŋi ŋǝri ki-ŋiɽaŋal-na ŋigii, nǝ ŋirŋasa tok, ǝṯir-nyji wǝsi, nǝ ǝṯirsi wǝzi nyiiŋǝ tok. 4 Laakin mǝ ŋisanna-ŋǝ ṯamɽa-thi ṯǝthi ŋiiɽǝnnǝ ŋǝthi Allah wir Kwiglǝthǝ kwǝri ruwǝnnǝlɔ tǝ, 5 nɔŋw kilǝthi nyuŋwsi. Nǝreere ǝniŋw, a kwǝrrǝri ŋothɽor ŋeere ŋirllalɔ mac, laakin ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋǝthi ŋimɽi ŋuuŋun, nɔŋw-mǝ kilǝthi nyuŋwsi. Ṯigɽim-thi Ṯirllinǝlɔ ter ṯinḏǝthǝ-nyŋi ŋelŋe ŋiyaŋ, ṯusuuɽunnǝ-thi ṯǝthi ŋimiitha ŋiyaŋ. 6 Kitha ṯimǝŋw balsa nyuŋwsi naana bǝyin, Yǝcu Kwɔrɔstɔ-ŋgi kwir Kwiglǝthǝ, 7 mindaŋ mǝr suuɽunni ne@ma-gi kwuuŋwun, mindaŋ mǝr aavi ŋimiitha ŋǝṯi nannitha dok-dok ŋǝkkicǝrsi nyiiŋǝ kizǝn. 8 Ŋiɽaŋal ŋɔ ŋir rerrem.
Nyii kwɔnaŋna-ŋa ethisi andaci kodɔŋori kwomne-gi ŋgwɔ, mindaŋ mǝ kila lǝṯi ǝmminici Allah ǝrri ŋothɽor ŋisaaw rogɽo-ri reeŋen, nǝrṯoro ŋisaaw nǝ ŋɔvthannica lizi tatap. 9 Laakin ŋa tǝ, a rucci ṯɔppathalɔ-na ṯir ŋǝɽiyǝŋ kinǝŋgwu tuk, nǝ ŋittǝzir ŋǝthi lugwurnǝ-ŋǝ, nǝ ŋaŋlathi tok, nǝ ṯurrǝthǝ ŋiɽaŋal-ŋi ŋǝthi Sherii@a. Kaka niti nɔvthanna-ŋgwɔ kweere mac. 10 Ŋgwa kwǝṯi undundǝthǝ lizi-nǝ, a kirinyatha nyaamin-na nyeere nyiɽǝn, mɔŋw-tǝ naani kwette-kwette tǝ, e-ta ere kettice yǝy kwokwony mac. 11 A kwilŋithi kwizi kwir kaka-ṯǝŋw kwǝni kwigii-na cil-cil, kwuruusǝ rogɽo ruuŋwun kaṯṯi ŋikiya-ŋi ŋuuŋun.
Ŋiɽaŋal ŋǝthi Bɔɔlɔs nǝ ṯaaginna.
12 Mǝŋǝ usicǝ Arṯiimaas-ŋwɔ ya Ṯiikhiikus-ŋwɔ tǝ, a fiɽigatha ethiila ŋa fittak naaniny-gwɔ Niikuubuuliis, kaka mǝnyii-gwɔ kittatha ethi nanni koo-gi kinanaŋw. 13 E-ta a kitta ŋɔma tig-tig ethi mǝccǝ Ziinaas-ŋwɔ kwir mɔ@allim kwǝthi Sherii@a, nǝ Abɔllɔɔs tok, ethi aara ibṯǝḏi safara kweeŋen, nǝ ǝsi iisa mindaŋ mǝsi kwomne ere kweere kwiiracasi mac. 14 Nǝ laazim a lizi lǝri aari @allima ethisi ǝrri-ri ŋisaaw ŋundu-ŋǝ wɔɽe-wɔɽeny, mindaŋ mǝrǝthi kwomne ki-rii-na kwǝthi-gi mǝccǝthisi; ǝreere oro lizi liira faayitha-na mac.
15 Kila tatap linaaniny-li kɔnɔŋw, lithiŋaca-ŋa ṯaaginna ṯeeŋen. Aaginnica-nyji kila lǝṯi-nyji amɽi ki-ṯǝmminǝ-nǝ. Ǝthi nǝ@ma nanni ŋaaŋa-li tatap.