¹But speak thou the things which befit the sound doctrine:

¹Nang zaw thuhilhna hoih toh kituak thu gen in.

²that aged men be temperate, grave, sober-minded, sound in faith, in love, in patience:

²Putekte tuh kidek thei, zahtakhuai, lungsim hoihtak, ginna leh itna leh kuhkalna a diktak hi ding in hasuan in.

³that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

³pitekte leng huchimahbang in, siangthouna toh kimeh, khoheia zahdan siam ding leh, hekhatlou, uaiin hai lou, thilhoihte zilsakte hizaw dingin hasuan in.

⁴that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

⁴Nungakte tuh, apasalte uh itding leh, atate uh itding leh, lungsim hoihtaka a om ding a a hilh theihan ding un,

⁵[to be] sober-minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed:

⁵Nungakte tuh, a pasal uh it ding leh, a tate uh it ding leh, lungsim hoihtaka om dinga ahilh theihna ding uh.

⁶the younger men likewise exhort to be sober-minded:

⁶Huchibangmah in, tangvante tuh lungsim hohtak pu ding in hasuan in.

⁷in all things showing thyself an ensample of good works; in thy doctrine [showing] uncorruptness, gravity,

⁷Thil bangkim a thil hoih hih lam a zuih ding a ki hihlang in: thuginpi a siatna omlou, hoihna tak dan hihlang in.

⁸sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.

⁸Thugen dik dan gensiat vuallouh tekhawng lehlam a pangte lak a mi na tungthu a thusia gen ding neilou a a zum theihna dingin.

⁹[Exhort] servants to be in subjection to their own masters, [and] to be well-pleasing [to them] in all things; not gainsaying;

⁹Sikhate, sel loua, apute uh thuthu a om ding leh bangkim a a kipahna ding ua om ding in hasuan in:

¹⁰not purloining, but showing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.

¹⁰Pathian I hondampa thuhilhna thu bangkim a kilawmsak theihna ding un, khut ommawh louin, muanhuai a na hoih tengteng hihlang zaw ding in.

¹¹For the grace of God hath appeared, bringing salvation to all men,

¹¹Mitengteng kiang ah hotdamna hongtung in Pathian hehpihna a hong tungta ngal a;

¹²instructing us, to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly and righteously and godly in this present world;

¹²Pathian limsaklouhna leh khovel duhgawlna khawng tawpsan in, tulai khovel ah kidek leh diktattak leh Pathian limsak in I om ding chih theihsak in;

¹³looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

¹³lametna kipahhuai- i Pathian thupi tak Hondampa Jesu Kris thupina kilakna tuh ngak in;

¹⁴who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a people for his own possession, zealous of good works.

¹⁴Aman tuh tatlekna tengteng lak a kipan in a hontat theihna dingin leh, chi tel tuam, thilhoih hih a phatuam ngai, amaha dinga a hih siangthou theihna dingin, I sik in a kipeta hi.Thunei takin huaithute tuh hilh inla, hasuan inla, taihilh in. Kuamah in nang hon musit kei uhen.

¹⁵These things speak and exhort and reprove with all authority. Let no man despise thee.

¹⁵Thunei takin huaithute tuh hilh inla, hasuan inla, taihilh in. Kuamah in nang hon musit kei uhen.