¹Butu dua tauna kana mengkoru hi topoparenta to hi wongko-ta. Apa' uma ria mara topoparenta ane uma mporata kuasa ngkai Alata'ala. Pai' topoparenta to ria, bate napakatantu Alata'ala.

¹Let every soul be in subjection to the higher authorities, for there is no authority except from God, and those who exist are ordained by God.

²Jadi', tauna to mpo'ewa topoparenta, mposapuaka napa to napakatantu Alata'ala. Pai' tauna to hewa toe kehi-ra bate rahuku'.

²Therefore he who resists the authority, withstands the ordinance of God; and those who withstand will receive to themselves judgment.

³Ane lompe' kehi-ta ompi', uma-ta me'eka' hi topoparenta. To me'eka' -le, tauna to dada'a kehi-ra. Jadi', bona neo' -ta me'eka' hi topoparenta, babehi to lompe', bona topoparenta mpo'une' -ta mpai'.

³For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. Do you desire to have no fear of the authority? Do that which is good, and you will have praise from the same,

⁴Apa' topoparenta toera, pahawaa' Alata'ala to mobago bona lompe' katuwu' -ta. Aga ane melalu-ta, bate me'eka' -ta-hawo hi topoparenta, apa' ria-hana kuasa-ra mehuku'. Apa' topoparenta toera pahawaa' Alata'ala to mpopadupa' huku' Alata'ala hi tauna to dada'a.

⁴for he is a servant of God to you for good. But if you do that which is evil, be afraid, for he doesn’t bear the sword in vain; for he is a servant of God, an avenger for wrath to him who does evil.

⁵Toe pai' kana mengkoru-ta hi hawa' topoparenta. Mengkoru-ta bona neo' -ta rahuku'. Aga meliu ngkai toe, mengkoru-ta apa' ta'inca hi rala nono-ta, toe-mi to masipato' tababehi.

⁵Therefore you need to be in subjection, not only because of the wrath, but also for conscience’ sake.

⁶Toe wo'o-mi pai' kana mpobayari-ta paja', bona topoparenta ma'ala mpopomako' bago to napopokoloi-raka Alata'ala.

⁶For this reason you also pay taxes, for they are servants of God’s service, attending continually on this very thing.

⁷Wai' hi hawe'ea tauna napa to toto-na rawai' -raka, ba paja' -i ba ongkoso' ntani' -na. Pengkorui tauna to toto-na rapengkorui. Bila' tauna to toto-na rabila'.

⁷Give therefore to everyone what you owe: taxes to whom taxes are due; customs to whom customs; respect to whom respect; honor to whom honor.

⁸Neo' mo'inta hi doo. Aga kakono-na ria oa' inta-ta hi doo. Inta-ta toe: kana mpoka'ahi' doo. Jadi', neo' taka'ohai mpobayari inta-ta toe. Apa' ane tapoka'ahi' doo, ta'ihii' -mi Atura Pue'.

⁸Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for he who loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.

⁹Apa' hi rala Atura Pue' ria parenta toi: "Neo' mobualo', neo' mepatehi, neo' manako, neo' mpokahina anu doo." Hawe'ea toe, pai' parenta ntani' -na wo'o, tatuku' omea-mi ane tatuku' hawa' to hanyala toi: "Kana tapoka'ahi' doo-ta hewa kampoka'ahi' -ta woto-ta moto."

⁹For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery,” “You shall not murder,” “You shall not steal,” “You shall not give false testimony,” “You shall not covet,” TR adds “You shall not give false testimony,” Exodus 20:13-15,17; Deuteronomy 5:17-19,21 and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” Leviticus 19:18

¹⁰Ane tapoka'ahi' doo-ta, uma-hawo tababehi to dada'a hi doo-ta toe. Jadi' ane ma'ahi' -ta, ta'ihii' -mi Atura Pue'.

¹⁰Love doesn’t harm a neighbor. Love therefore is the fulfillment of the law.

¹¹Hawe'ea toe kana tababehi, ompi', apa' ta'inca moto-mi napa to masipato' tababehi hi tempo toi. Memata-tamo ngkai poleta' -ta, apa' neo' rata-mi tempo-na Pue' Yesus tumai mpohore-ta ngkai dunia' to dada'a toi. Ngkai lomo' pepangala' -ta hi Pue' duu' tempo toi, kamoo-mohua' -mi tempo karataa Pue' Yesus toe.

¹¹Do this, knowing the time, that it is already time for you to awaken out of sleep, for salvation is now nearer to us than when we first believed.

¹²Bengi-na neo' timpaliu-mi, pai' neo' mehupa' -mi eo. Toe pai' kana tatadi kehi-kehi to hi kabengia-na, pai' tahenta-mi rewa mpanga'e to hi kabajaa-na.

¹²The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let’s therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let’s put on the armor of light.

¹³Babehi gau' to masipato' hi kabajaa-na. Neo' ntora mosusa' palangu-langu. Hi gau' tomane pai' tobine neo' mogau' sala' ba mpotuku' kahinaa nono-ta to dada'a. Neo' motuda' ba mohingi'.

¹³Let us walk properly, as in the day; not in reveling and drunkenness, not in sexual promiscuity and lustful acts, and not in strife and jealousy.

¹⁴Kana tatuku' -mi kehi Pue' Yesus Kristus, tapoluba' tapo'enu' tatatane eo-eo-na hi rala katuwu' -ta. Neo' -pi tatuku' kehi manusia' to doko' mpe'ohai kahinaa nono-ra to dada'a.

¹⁴But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.