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.

¹ Tilas kala boro kulu ma nga boŋ ye ganda hinkoyey se, zama dabari kulu si no kaŋ manti Irikoy do no a fun. Hinkoyey kaŋ go no mo, Irikoy no k'i waadu.

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

² Woodin sabbay se, boro kaŋ goono ga wangu hini, Irikoy waado no a goono ga wangu. Borey kaŋ ga wangu mo ga kande ciiti ngey boŋ.

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,

³ Zama koyey manti humburkumay hariyaŋ no goy hanno teeko se, kala day goy laalo teeko se. Ni ga ba ma si humburu hinkoy, wala? To, kala ni ma hari hanno te, a ga saabu ni se mo.

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.

⁴ Zama nga wo Irikoy goy-teeri no ni se ni boriyandiyaŋo se. Amma da ni goono ga goy laalo te, ma humburu. Zama manti yaamo no a go ga takuba jare bo. Zama nga wo Irikoy goy-teeri no kaŋ ga dukuri bana boro se kaŋ goono ga goy laalo te.

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

⁵ A se no a ga tilas boro ma nga boŋ ye ganda, manti dukuro sabbay se hinne bo, amma bine lasaabo sabbay se mo.

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

⁶ Daliili woodin se no araŋ ga jangal bana mo, zama hinkoyey wo Irikoy goy-teeriyaŋ no a goyo se. I goono ga kookari woodin ra waati kulu mo.

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.

⁷ Wa boro kulu no nga wane: jangal, jangal tako se, dwan nooru, dwanyey se. Wa bara nda humburkumay, nga kaŋ to i ma humbur'a se. Wa beerandi mo nga kaŋ to beerandiyaŋ.

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

⁸ Araŋ ma si bara garawkooniyaŋ boro kulu se, kala day care se baakasinay, zama boro kaŋ ga ba nga gorokasin na asariya toonandi.

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

⁹ Zama lordey* kaŋ ne: «Ni ma si zina, ni ma si boro wi, ni ma si zay, ni ma si bini -- » woodin yaŋ da wo kulu kaŋ cindi mo margu sanno wo ra kaŋ ne: «Ni ma ba ni gorokasin danga ni boŋ cine.»

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

¹⁰ Baakasinay si goy laalo te nga gorokasin se. Woodin sabbay se no baakasinay ya asariya toonandiyaŋ no.

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.

¹¹ Araŋ ma woodin te, za kaŋ araŋ ga alwaato bay. Saaya to gumo kaŋ araŋ ga tun jirbi, zama sohõ faaba maan iri gaa ka bisa alwaato kaŋ iri cimandi.

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.

¹² Cino beeri, mo maan boyaŋ. Iri ma kubay te-goyey kaa ka furu, iri ma annura wongu jinayey daŋ.

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.

¹³ Iri m'iri diraw te da daa hanno, sanda zaari kwaaray, manti nda annasuwa wala nda baji haŋ-ka-buguyaŋ, manti nda zina wala furkutaray, manti nda yanje wala canse.

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

¹⁴ Kal araŋ ma Rabbi Yesu Almasihu faka, araŋ ma si fongu mo nda mate kaŋ araŋ g'araŋ gaaham ibaay laaley kungandi nd'a.