¹Aga neo' ni'uli' wae, mpope'une' wo'o-makai toi-e! Uma-kai hewa guru agama to hantongo' tetura lou. Karata-ra hi ngata-ni, mpopehuwu-ra sura pe'une' ngkai doo bona nitarima-ra. Pai' ane me'ongko' -rapa ngkai ngata-ni, merapi' wo'o-ramo sura pe'une' ngkai koi'. Kai' uma mingki' mporata sura to hewa tetu.

¹Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? or need we, as do some, epistles of commendation to you or from you?

²Koi' moto-mile sura pe'une' kakamua-kaie. Koi' hewa sura to te'uki' rala nono-kai, apa' kipoka'ahi' -koi. Hiapa pomakoa' -kai, kitutura hi hawe'ea tauna kanitarima-na Kareba Lompe' to kikeni.

²Ye are our epistle, written in our hearts, known and read of all men;

³Pai' meliu ngkai toe, ngkai po'ingku-ni ompi', monoto-mi hi hawe'ea tauna wua' pobago-kai mpokeni lolita Kristus hi koi'. Ma'ala-mi ta'uli', koi' hewa sura to na'uki' Kristus. Napa to na'uki' hi rala nono-ni toe meliu kalompe' -na ngkai sura to te'uki' hante tinta ba to te'uki' hi watu po'ukia', hewa Atura Musa to te'uki' owi hi watu po'ukia'. Apa' Kristus mpo'uki' lolita-na hi rala nono-ni hante baraka' Inoha' Alata'ala to Tuwu'.

³being made manifest that ye are an epistle of Christ, ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in tables [that are] hearts of flesh.

⁴Pai' daho' -kai mpotompo'wiwi woto-kai moto hewa toe-e, apa' mposarumaka Alata'ala-kai, pai' Kristus to mpopelihi-kai jadi' topobago-na.

⁴And such confidence have we through Christ to God-ward:

⁵Uma ki'uli' wae, kipakule' moto ngkamu bago toi. Uma ngkai pakulea' -kai moto, Alata'ala-hana to mpowai' -kai pakulea'.

⁵not that we are sufficient of ourselves, to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God;

⁶Nawai' -kai pakulea' jadi' topobago-na to mpokeni Pojanci-na to bo'u hi manusia'. Pojanci-na to bo'u toe, bela atura-atura to te'uki' -wadi. Pojanci-na to bo'u toe, kanawai' -ta katuwua' to bo'u ngkai Inoha' Tomoroli'. Apa' ane doko' jadi' monoa' -ta hi poncilo Alata'ala hi kampotuku' -ta atura to te'uki' -wadi, bate mporata-ta kamatea. Tapi' ane mpotuku' -ta Alata'ala ngkai baraka' Inoha' Tomoroli', mporata-ta katuwua' to lompe' duu' kahae-hae-na.

⁶who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

⁷Owi Pue' Ala mpo'uki' Atura-na hi watu po'ukia', pai' nawai' -ki nabi Musa. Nto'u toe, to Yahudi uma radadahi mponaa lio-na Musa, apa' lio-na mehini hante kabaraka' -na Alata'ala. Tapi' pehini to hi lio-na Musa toe hampai' -wadi, pai' mo'uncu moto duu' -na ora. Atura Pue' to te'uki' hi watu toe mpokeni kamatea hi manusia', apa' uma takulei' mpotuku'. Aga nau' wae, bohe moto wo'o kabaraka' -na Alata'ala to rahilo to Yahudi hi lio-na Musa nto'u toe. Jadi', ane hewa toe kabaraka' -na atura to mpokeni kamatea,

⁷But if the ministration of death, written, [and] engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which [glory] was passing away:

⁸peliu-liu-nami kabaraka' -na Pojanci Alata'ala to bo'u, to mpowai' -ta Inoha' Tomoroli' hi rala nono-ta.

⁸how shall not rather the ministration of the spirit be with glory?

⁹To Yahudi owi jadi' masala' hi poncilo Alata'ala apa' ratiboki Atura-na. Aga nau' wae, uma mowo kabaraka' -na Alata'ala to rahilo to Yahudi nto'u toe. Jadi', hangkedi' kabaraka' -na Pojanci Alata'ala to bo'u, apa' Pojanci-na toe mpomonoa' -ta hi poncilo-na.

⁹For if the ministration of condemnation hath glory, much rather doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

¹⁰Bohe moto kabaraka' -na Pojanci to ri'ulu. Tapi' ane tapopohibalia baraka' toe hante baraka' Pojanci to bo'u, ma'ala ta'uli': to ri'ulu uma-pi ria kabaraka' -na.

¹⁰For verily that which hath been made glorious hath not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasseth.

¹¹Apa' ane mobaraka' Pojanci to ri'ulu to hampai' -wadi, meliu-liu kabaraka' -na Pojanci to bo'u to tida duu' kahae-hae-na.

¹¹For if that which passeth away [was] with glory, much more that which remaineth [is] in glory.

¹²Jadi', apa' bohe poncarumakaa-kai hi Pojanci Alata'ala to bo'u-e, daho' -kai mpopalele Kareba Lompe' hante kanoto-noto-na.

¹²Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

¹³Uma ria to kiwunii'. Uma-kai hewa nabi Musa owi, to mpowuni lio-na hante karamua-na. Nakaramuai lio-na bona to Yahudi uma mpohiloi pehini-na to mo'uncu moto duu' -na ora.

¹³and [are] not as Moses, [who] put a veil upon his face, that the children of Israel should not look stedfastly on the end of that which was passing away:

¹⁴Pai' to Yahudi toera-rawo, tebohotii wo'o-rawo pekiri-ra, uma rapaha patuju-na Atura Pue'. Duu' rata tempo toi, ane mpobasa-ra sura Pojanci to mahae, ma'ala ta'uli': ria oa' -pidi karamua to mpoputu' pekiri-ra. Sampale ane mepangala' -ra hi Kristus, pai' monoto-di nono-ra.

¹⁴but their minds were hardened: for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remaineth, it not being revealed [to them] that it is done away in Christ.

¹⁵Duu' rata tempo toi, ane mpobasa-ra sura to na'uki' nabi Musa, ma'ala ta'uli' teputu' oa' -pidi nono-ra hante karamua.

¹⁵But unto this day, whensoever Moses is read, a veil lieth upon their heart.

¹⁶Aga ane mobali' -mi nono-ra pai' -ra mepangala' -mi hi Pue', karamua toe telali moto-mi ngkai nono-ra.

¹⁶But whensoever it shall turn to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

¹⁷Apa' Pue', Hi'a-mi Inoha' Tomoroli'. Pai' ane Inoha' Pue' mo'oha' hi rala nono-ta, tebahaka-tamo ngkai hawe'ea to mpogaa' -ta ngkai Pue'.

¹⁷Now the Lord is the Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, [there] is liberty.

¹⁸Jadi', hawe'ea-ta to mepangala' hi Pue', uma-pi ria karamua to mpoputu' nono-ta. Ta'inca kabaraka' -na Pue', pai' baraka' -na toe mpobalii' ncuu-mi nono-ta. Kahaa-haea, katedoo-donihia baraka' Pue' hi rala tuwu' -ta duu' -na hibalia hante Hi'a-tamo. Inoha' Pue' moto-mi to mpobago bago toe hi rala nono-ta.

¹⁸But we all, with unveiled face beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord the Spirit.