1 Ina nendaꞌ megahogaha amam hagami nigaꞌipam diga luꞌugai, owaꞌi. Nisindiꞌamonam niꞌipam basef saꞌumbilifi, nendaꞌas siꞌi nandaꞌmanas ahamena ineꞌinai. Eaꞌ nisindiꞌamona amam amamba saꞌumi siꞌi nagasindiꞌamona owapena ineꞌimi.*Lev 19:32 2 Nisindiꞌamona nematawa hagiwai siꞌi nagasindiꞌamona maꞌmena ineꞌikwi. Eaꞌ nisindiꞌamona nematawa saꞌuwai siꞌi nagasindiꞌamona hanitiꞌmina ineꞌikwi, ma waf usiꞌifi.

3 Basefa nematawa alifiwai fagaꞌi naꞌamba. Nematawa awamba, iꞌi owaꞌ anin epen numafiawaea, inaꞌ nendandaꞌasawa andeandeꞌ nimafiawa. 4 Apaꞌ iꞌi anoꞌw nemataꞌw alifiꞌwi anis awasi akwaꞌusi aꞌa bafasaꞌw akwaꞌusi sope esis ataꞌ sondogawa andeandeꞌ naꞌamba. Maol asasini nigaliꞌi sumafi ahasas mamasas asasisi atis ataꞌ siliꞌ ma sogagwa wiaf fowaꞌ sugumafias. Esis sondaꞌas naꞌamba saila basef Godi. Ahoꞌ, God okom maꞌiaf aꞌowaꞌ waf afambai.*Lu 2:37, 18:7 5 Apaꞌ iꞌi anoꞌw nemataꞌw alifiꞌwi atoꞌw gwaigwaiꞌw kogape, akoꞌw kondaꞌas naꞌamba. Akoꞌw kogawa endilisi God atiasi nogatopalopaꞌwi ma waf fasifi, kofala God lifilafi owamb alipa beten akwaꞌuni. 6 Apaꞌ iꞌi anoꞌw nemataꞌw alifiꞌwi kwila okom akwaꞌumi atoma kwandagala alop atop dowaf, akoꞌw siꞌi kwagagaꞌi. 7 Inaꞌ nesaꞌma nomonas nematawai ma ugaila basef ifimba, ma awo atiasi ogape hililiꞌ. Ama anin epen ina niꞌipawa niꞌi awo wandaꞌ waf awafi, owaꞌ. 8 Epen ami owaꞌ nigimafi esis esimbel atembel ananisia, anin ina atiasi nimafi esis wambota atota endilisi mamasan ahasan soloma batawisan. Epen inimba nakwaha hapif aꞌ nataga epen awani endilisi nikilaꞌ isimba owaꞌ sogahapifa Godia.*Hi 13:2

9-10 Iꞌi anowa nematawa wahupawa magagaꞌawai awo ina ondaꞌ soꞌa waol, owaꞌ. Ope andeandeꞌma anis daias sotolowa sigaꞌi wagape andeandeꞌi. Ondaꞌ maol buꞌwani ma ugumafi batawisawa, ogasoꞌas gwaꞌaisi epes ogatopalopa esis Kristen wambota Godi, umafi awasi awausi andeandeꞌ ope ondaꞌ maol hiani buꞌwani naninani ofeꞌ ofeꞌ otagama afagof 60-pelaiguf, daoꞌ. Nematawa awamba nendaꞌ agofawa negawawa ma negasoꞌawa gwaꞌaisi. Nematawa wandaꞌas naꞌambai atowa inaꞌ nendaꞌ agof awaugufi fil okwatiha negatopalopawa.

11 Apaꞌ inaꞌ owaꞌi nendaꞌ agofa nematawa awamba awo ataꞌ saꞌuwai aiawaiwai alifiwai, owaꞌ. Hapewai. Ama nemaf mamahefa awo wiꞌi ugiꞌma nomonas awousi ondagala alop awoupi atop wiꞌi ogasoꞌ anom amam wapanima daoꞌ, eaꞌ diamawago. Awo nomonas isimbai sapaowa, deiꞌ eaꞌ wakwaha wafa basef buꞌwafi Kraisi fowaꞌ wagahapilafi. 12 Deiꞌ wakwaha basef buꞌwafi banagafi fowaꞌ waꞌif wagaloma Kraisi. Wandaꞌ waf afambai awafi, naꞌamba kofagefa awoufi.*2 Te 3:11 13 Eaꞌ anef waf awo wandaꞌafi wapani. Wandaꞌ waf afamba alaꞌuta tahasa sandaꞌafi, eaꞌ wafeꞌ wawis ifagw hiꞌalagw. Awo ina alaꞌuta tahawa atin dowaf, owaꞌ. Wakwalopa basef anis daiasi wandaꞌef piꞌipeꞌef wafeꞌagon hiꞌalagon. Eaꞌ wawalapa basef fafifafi ina andeandeꞌma apaꞌ mugaꞌif, owaꞌ.*1 Ko 7:9 14 Isimba atis deiꞌ aꞌi nematawa awamba ataꞌ aiawai kwasakwasalai atiasi osoꞌ amam wapani ma ola awasi umafias ogape ifagw awaugwi atogw. Aꞌi awo ina ondaꞌ anom maefah awami motagama esis bousi ma sigaꞌi anif basef awafi ma apaꞌ, owaꞌatin. 15 Inaꞌ negawa anowa nematawa wahupawa magagaꞌi, wakwaha ufiaꞌw fasiꞌwi wafeꞌ waila Satan.

16 Iꞌi anota wambota nemataꞌw akwambai akoꞌw Kristena anowa nematawa alifiwai ope, eaꞌ Kristen akwamba kumafiawa. Akoꞌw kondaꞌas naꞌamba esis sios ina nomaꞌw nohasa sugumafawa, owaꞌatin. Naꞌambai andeandeꞌma sios sugumafi nematawa kwahuwai awo atowa wagapani.*1 Ko 16:18

17 Agufumi mamahoma mugumafi ipaꞌ Kristen mondaꞌ maol andeandeꞌi, ipaꞌ pinifelom pendaꞌam andeandeꞌ pimafiam peseꞌam gwaꞌaisi mais bif atif mikilaꞌ anom deiom. Agufumi mandaꞌ maol Godi magawalipasa basef kofagefa ananifi ipaꞌ pindimafiam naꞌamba atin andeandeꞌ.*1 Ko 9:9; Mt 10:10 18 Basef fagape Buk Baibeli fagaꞌias naꞌamba faꞌi, “Inaꞌ owaꞌi nesopama malogofa bulmakau mandaꞌ maol magafaꞌasa witi, owaꞌ.”

Eaꞌ anif basef wapani naꞌamba faꞌi, “Aman nandaꞌ maoli anen nogofaꞌ anis hiahawes duꞌwanisa maol ananini.”*2 Ko 13:1

19 Iꞌi anin epen atitin niꞌi, “Agilinai anamba nugumafi esis Kristeni nondaꞌ waf awafi, inaꞌ owaiꞌ nemeꞌanama basef ananifia, hapaini. Iꞌi epes bias aꞌa wanis isiꞌi basef ifimba ma waf awafi anen nandaꞌafi, daoꞌ inaꞌ nemeꞌas.*Ga 2:14; Ef 5:11 20 Apaꞌ iꞌi anom agufumi mondaꞌ waf awafi, inaꞌ nisindiꞌamonana dindinipa naep esis Kristen hiasi. Ma anis daias ombal mogahasa waf afambai, ma ina sondaꞌ ambambai, owaꞌ.

21 Aeꞌ andaꞌepa inaꞌ andeandeꞌma nogohnaep Godi naloma Krais Jisas maloma amom ensel God nandandepami. Inaꞌ nindaila basef ifimba andeandeꞌ. Inaꞌ owaꞌi ninifala anom saꞌumi niꞌipam mehipa. Eaꞌ owaꞌi nendaꞌ anom dembami saꞌombemam niꞌipam saꞌumbela, owaꞌi. Nigaꞌipas naꞌamba atin. Eaꞌ owaꞌi ninifala anis epesa, a nendaꞌ anis alipisi saꞌombemasa. Nigaꞌipas naꞌamba atin. 22 Inaꞌ owaꞌi nifaꞌi anona aman kwafalis nendaꞌana nope agilinai ma esis Kristena, owaꞌ. Niliꞌ negawana, nendondoma anen nandaꞌ waf buꞌwafi aꞌa nandaꞌ waf awafi. Naꞌamba anis epes sitilina netopalopa anona nandaꞌ waf awafi, siꞌi inaꞌ wapani nandaꞌ waf awafi. Inaꞌ solawaina ma negape hililiꞌ.

23 Inaꞌ nekwaha waf afamba negaꞌ embel atembel wafimbel dowaf. Andeandeꞌma nogaꞌ wain kwaiaꞌwina negatopalopa opaf ineꞌifi ma negatofa aowas inimba dondol nandaꞌinai. 24 Waf awafi anis epesi fape alihifa esis fafeꞌ faliꞌas sogawaf kwafalis atis. Apaꞌ waf awafi anisi fape fandambahoꞌ, ama main afataga fandawalap. 25 Eaꞌ naꞌamba atin, anef waf fasifi wapani fape fandawalap. Apaꞌ anef waf fasifi ina fandawalap ulal, ataꞌ owaꞌ. Afamba wapani ina fandambahoꞌw dondoli, owaꞌ.