¹Ompi' -ku hawe'ea! Neo' -koi wori' to doko' jadi' guru agama. Apa' ta'inca moto ompi', motomo-pi mpai' pomparesa' -na Alata'ala hi kita' to jadi' guru ngkai pomparesa' -na hi tau ntani' -na.

¹Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

²Kita' omea pontu-na hala' mpo'ingku. Ane rapa' -na ria tauna to uma hala' mpo'ingku hi pololita-ra, hira' toe-mi tauna to moroli'. Ma'ala-ra mpokuasai hawe'ea kahinaa nono-ra.

²For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

³Anu to kedi' ma'ala mpokuasai to bohe. Biasa-na tasamai' jara' bona natuku' konoa-ta. Hante sama' to kedi' ma'ala tahawai' jara' to bohe.

³Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

⁴Wae wo'o kapal hi tahi': nau' hewa apa-mi kabohe-na pai' nawui ngolu' to bohe, kapal toe rapopomako' hiapa konoa pangkeni-na hante kaju to kedi' -wadi to rahanga' poguli'.

⁴Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.

⁵Wae wo'o hante jila' manusia' -e. Nau' kedi' lia-wadi jila' -ta, aga uma mowo kabohe pepakeni-na. Ngkai apu to kedi' -wadi, ponulu to mowela' bisa mampu.

⁵So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

⁶Wae wo'o hante lolita to tapohowa' hante jila' -ta. Lolita-ta toe hibalia kada'a-na hante apu. Hi rala woto-ta, jila' -ta toe-mi to mpopehuwu wori' nyala kada'aa-na, meliu ngkai hawe'ea bagia woto-ta to ntani' -na. Lolita to tapohowa' hante jila' -ta hewa apu to ngkai naraka, to mpakada'a hobo' katuwu' -ta.

⁶And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna. or, Hell

⁷Butu nyala binata to me'ila, danci, binata to menyolo pai' uru hi rala ue, ma'ala rapomou', pai' ria-mi tauna to mpomou' -ra.

⁷For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.

⁸Aga uma ria tauna to ma'ala mpomou' jila' manusia'! Jila' manusia' dada'a lia-i, pai' uma-i ma'ala hawaia'. Lolita to tapohowa' hante jila' -ta hewa rasu to mepatehi!

⁸But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

⁹Lolita-ta ma'ala tapake' mpo'une' Pue' Ala Tuama-ta. Pai' ma'ala wo'o tapake' mpotipo' doo-ta to napajadi' Pue' Ala ntuku' lence-na.

⁹With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

¹⁰Ngkai wiwi to hameha' lau-wadi mehuwu lolita pe'une' pai' lolita petipo'. Ompi' -ku hawe'ea! Kakoo-kono-na ke neo' -hawo hewa toe. Uma-hawo natao ane jila' -ta tapake' mpohowa' to lompe' pai' mpohowa' to dada'a wo'o.

¹⁰Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

¹¹Ha ria wo'o-hawo ue tuwu' to mpopehupa' ue to mononto pai' ue to mopai' wo'o?

¹¹Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?

¹²Kaju ara uma-i mowua' zaitun. Pai' kaju anggur, uma-i mowua' ara. Buwu to mopoi' uma-i mpopehuwu ue to mononto.

¹²Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.

¹³Ane ria hi laintongo' -ta tauna to lompe' pekiri-na pai' monoto nono-na, kana napopehuwu kanotoa nono-na toe hante po'ingku-na to lompe' pai' hante kehi-na to mehuwu ngkai kadingki' nono-na, hewa to natao hi tauna to monoto nono-ra.

¹³Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

¹⁴Tapi' ane ria hi rala nono-ta to mohingi' hi doo-ta pai' doko' mpopeliu woto-ta moto, neo' tapomolangko nono-ta, pai' neo' ta'uli' monoto mpu'u-mi-tana nono-ta. Apa' kehi-ta toe mosisala hante tudui' to makono.

¹⁴But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie against the truth.

¹⁵Kanotoa nono to hewa toe, bela-hana to ngkai Pue'. Tetu ngkai dunia', ngkai kahinaa nono-ta, pai' ngkai seta!

¹⁵This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.

¹⁶Apa' ane ria tauna to mohingi' pai' -ra mpopeliu woto-ra moto, bate ria wo'o potudaa' pai' butu nyala kehi to dada'a.

¹⁶For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.

¹⁷Aga ane tauna to mporata mpu'u kanotoa nono ngkai Alata'ala, hewa toi po'ingku-ra: lomo' -lomo' -na moroli' nono-ra. Doko' tuwu' hintuwu' -ra hante doo, mo'olu nono-ra pai' -ra mpotuku' konoa doo. Jau-ra mpotulungi tauna to mpe'ahii', pai' mpobabehi kehi to lompe'. Uma-ra mopahamalia pai' uma-ra turu mpomahapi.

¹⁷But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

¹⁸Tauna to mpokono kahintuwuaa' pai' mpali' kahintuwuaa', po'ingku-ra bate mpotuku' konoa Alata'ala.

¹⁸Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.