Led̶a ildi lëndu ŋen ŋə-Rəmwa lëbəd̶ia ṯau
1 Lëldəŋəd̶aicu led̶a eŋen ṯa alnanaice nələŋ ntam enen na ṯa alne ŋen ŋəled̶a ildi lerṯo ŋələŋe iŋulu, ṯa lënəŋulu alëd̶uɽeini ṯa alid̶i ŋen pred̶ ŋəŋəra, 2 na ṯa alerṯe ləɽwata ŋen ŋeicia ŋəgeiya ed̶a gənəŋ na ṯa alerṯe ləberṯia d̶əgerd̶iano orn ṯa alaməd̶aṯe led̶a, na ṯa aləd̶ərnad̶aṯe naralo eŋen ŋəled̶a pred̶. 3 Ŋen ŋanṯa bətaŋəɽan nëndr com ləgafr ləgaijəbar ŋen nəsi, na ləgafr ləgerr ləganar ŋen na ləgafr ləgid̶ənr ŋad̶əna, ləgafr ləgaɽr ləbai ləd̶wonaṯa d̶eicia d̶aŋəno na ləŋen ŋalo ŋwaiña ŋəɽwa, na ləgafr eŋen ŋeicia na ləgafr ləgerṯr d̶əgiyaca eŋen, na ləgafr ləganid̶ənr eled̶a na ləgaɽr led̶a ildi ləgeid̶o. 4 Orn ndə ŋen ŋəŋəra na d̶əbwa d̶ə-Rəmwa irri rəɽo Đëbəria id̶ëndr ləŋaid̶ənu, 5 rënəŋu rëbərəndr, gerṯe ŋen ŋanṯa ŋəmëɽria ŋəd̶urwaṯo iŋi ləgid̶r, orn ŋen ŋanṯa ŋəbaiya ŋəlëɽəŋu d̶wasad̶a d̶əd̶ələŋənia d̶əmaijən na d̶əd̶aṯoɽəṯa id̶i Usilaga Gətəɽe. 6 Rënəŋu raraicəndr Usila Gətəɽe nano Yesu Almasiyaga igi gəɽo Đëbəria id̶ëndr, 7 ṯa nëndr aləfeṯr Rəmwa nëiñua garno led̶a ləd̶urwaṯo eŋen, d̶ənaicad̶a məɽəməɽeñ d̶əlëɽəŋu, na ṯa alərraṯr ed̶əməṯia d̶əbəɽəbəte eŋen ŋəd̶əṯurṯia id̶ëndr. 8 Ŋen iŋi ŋaɽo d̶eṯəm.
Egwonaṯa ṯa ŋaɽwate ŋen iŋi d̶wonḏəṯad̶a, ṯa led̶a ildi lëndu ŋen ŋə-Rəmwa aɽrəmoṯe na ṯa alid̶i ŋen ŋəŋəra. Ŋen iŋi ŋaŋəra na ŋaməd̶aṯa led̶a. 9 Orn ŋgaṯo eŋen ŋəd̶ekeɽəd̶ia d̶əpiano, na eŋen ŋəd̶ələŋəd̶ia na ed̶əgerd̶ia na id̶ukuɽəbijəd̶əṯia eŋen ŋ-Alganun, ŋen ŋanṯa ŋen iŋi pred̶ ŋapiano, na ŋero d̶aɽəjaica. 10 Ndə ed̶a gənəŋ gəbəd̶ia d̶akarnəd̶iano gəriñaṯəma ñoman ñəɽijan orn ndə gero gənna məldin, ŋamaŋgiṯi d̶əge, 11 ŋen ŋanṯa agid̶i ŋaləŋeṯe d̶urri ṯa ed̶a igei gəɽiano na gerṯo ŋen ŋeicia na ṯa gënəŋu gakəmənu bəɽan.
Ŋen ŋəd̶onḏəca d̶ənḏurṯalo
12 Ndə igəd̶weiṯiaŋa Arṯimas na Ṯikikus, inḏeicu ŋen kaiñ ṯa ŋaiñeṯa nano alo yi-Nikubulis, ŋen ŋanṯa igëɽu ŋen ṯa igid̶i eɽaŋe tu obəd̶aiya. 13 Ṯoɽaṯo Senas igi gələŋeṯo ŋen ŋalganun, na Abullos ŋaləd̶waṯa ed̶ad̶, ṯa alerṯe ləfia pwa eŋen ŋənəŋ lwonaṯa. 14 Ŋen d̶eṯəm com ṯa led̶a ilëndr alërrəŋeini ṯa alid̶i ŋen ŋəŋəra, ṯa alerṯe laŋge pred̶ ləɽo d̶eṯəm na ṯa alerṯe ləməṯia d̶ərldia d̶ero.
15 Led̶a pred̶ ildi ñagəfəlda leɽəd̶iaŋa. No led̶a ëiñua pred̶ ildi ləbwandriya ed̶wonaṯa i-Yesu. Egabeɽəd̶ia ṯa d̶ənaica məɽəməɽeñ ad̶əndofeṯe ñaŋ pred̶.
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!