¹This is a faithful saying: if a man seeks the office of an overseer or, superintendents, or bishops , he desires a good work.

¹ Sanno wo naanaykoy no: da boro go ga Almasihu marga jine boro goy ceeci, goy hanno no bora go ga ceeci.

²The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

² Jine boro mo, tilas kal a ma bara boro kaŋ i si du ka jance, wayboro folloŋ kurnye, boŋ hinko, laakalkooni, boro kaŋ gaa lalabu go, yaw gaayko, boro kaŋ ga waani dondonandiyaŋ.

³not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;

³ A ma si ciya baji boobo hanko, wala yanjekaari, amma a ma ciya bine baanikoy. A ma si ciya kusuumante, a ma si ciya nooru baako mo.

⁴one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;

⁴ A ma waani ka nga boŋ windo dabari hal a ma boori, kaŋ ga naŋ a izey ma maa a se k'a beerandi.

⁵(but if a man doesn’t know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the assembly of God?)

⁵ Zama nda boro si waani ka nga boŋ windo dabari, mate no a ga te ka hin ka Irikoy marga kuru?

⁶not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.

⁶ A ma si ciya mo ganako taji, hal a ma koy ka boŋbeeray te ka kaŋ ciito kaŋ dumi ra Iblisi kaŋ.

⁷Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

⁷ A ga tilas mo a ma ciya boro kaŋ gonda seeda hanno borey do kaŋ yaŋ si Almasihu marga ra, hal a ma si ciya wowi hari ka kaŋ Iblisi hirrimi ra.

⁸ Servants or, Deacons. , in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money;

⁸ A ga tilas mo saajawkoy ma ciya boroyaŋ kaŋ gaa lalabu go. I ma si ciya me-hinka koyyaŋ. I ma si doona baji boobo haŋyaŋ, i ma si riiba ziibo bini.

⁹holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.

⁹ I ma cimbeeri gundo gaay bine lasaabu hanno ra.

¹⁰Let them also first be tested; then let them serve or, serve as deacons if they are blameless.

¹⁰ Borey din mo, i m'i gosi jina, woodin banda nda janceyaŋ hari si i gaa, i ma te saajawkoyaŋ.

¹¹Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

¹¹ Yaadin mo no wandey ma ciya boroyaŋ kaŋ gaa lalabu go. I ma si ciya kormotanteyaŋ, amma i ma ciya boŋ hinkoyaŋ, da naanaykoyyaŋ hay kulu ra.

¹²Let servants or, deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

¹² Saajawko kulu mo ma ciya wayboro folloŋ kurnye. I ma waani ka ngey izey da ngey windey dabari hal a ma boori.

¹³For those who have served well or, served well as deacons gain for themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹³ Zama borey kaŋ yaŋ ga saajawko goy te a ma boori ga du beeray nangu ngey boŋ se. I ga du bine-gaabi bambata mo cimbeeri ra kaŋ go Almasihu Yesu ra.

¹⁴These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly;

¹⁴ Ay go ga hayey din hantum ni se, baa kaŋ ay gonda beeje ay ma kaa ni do d'a tonton kayna.

¹⁵but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

¹⁵ Amma d'ay gay, kala day ni ma bay mate kaŋ a ga hima borey ma ngey boŋ cabe Irikoy fuwo ra, kaŋ ga ti Irikoy fundikoono marga, kaŋ ga ti cimi bonjara da nga gaayyaŋ haro.

¹⁶Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.

¹⁶ Sikka si, iri Irikoy ganayaŋ gundo ga beeri: Irikoy bangay gaaham ra. Biya* _Hanno|_ n'a cabe adilitaraykoy. Malaykey di a. I n'a waazo te dumi cindey game ra. I n'a cimandi ndunnya ra. I n'a sambu beene darza ra.