1 Epes hiasi aꞌ sondape lafela amom gavman. Apaꞌ mogawa ina anona gavman nataga dowaf, owaꞌatin. Maol hiani gavmani nataga lagol Godi atogol. Eaꞌ gavman amamba hiami magapani, God atona nandaꞌam mape.* Ta 3:1; Pro 8:15; Jo 19:11 2 Iꞌi epen mamahina negesambala basef gavmani, anin nesambala waf Godi wapani. Iꞌi epes ami sogosambala amambai, atiasi sofaꞌ akafimi awami ma waf afamba esis sandaꞌafi. * 1 Pi 2:13-14; 1 Pi 3:13 3 Amom gavman ina mapoma mugaumbela epes isimba sandaꞌ waf fasifii, owaꞌ. Amom mapoma mugaumbela epes isimba sandaꞌ waf awafii. Iꞌi ipaꞌ pindaiwaꞌma ombal mogahepama amom gavmana, daoꞌ pendaꞌ waf buꞌwafi atefa amom atiasi moganifela agof ipeꞌigufi. * Ro 12:19 4 Gavman mandaꞌ maola Godi motopalopepa pegape andeandeꞌ. Apaꞌ iꞌi ipaꞌ pendaꞌ waf awafi, ipaꞌ ombal mondahepamam. Ipaꞌ pegawa bainat anamba magahapilanai, ina mahapilana dowaf, owaꞌ. Mandaꞌ maol Godi ma mogogwa akafimi awami ma isimba sandaꞌ waf awafii. 5 Naꞌamba deiꞌ apaꞌ aꞌ mondape lafela amom. Apaꞌ ina aꞌ ombal mohapama akafimi amamba atom awami eaꞌ mila basef amamifi, owaꞌ. Apaꞌ mundaila malogof fagape opalef apeꞌilifi nomon mondaꞌas naꞌamba.

6 Isimba atis deiꞌ ipaꞌ pandaꞌ tekis. Deiꞌ main, amom gavman mandaꞌmana maol Godi dondol banagem mumafi maol inimba atin. * Mt 22:21 7 Ipaꞌ maol inimba napomepa ma pegasoꞌam hiahawes sasisasi epes amamba, pendasoꞌam. Amom mogofaꞌasa tekisi, peseꞌama tekis. Amom mogofaꞌasa moni maisa mogatala waf muꞌuli gavmani, peseꞌam. Dembami mamahoma mandaꞌ maol buꞌwani nandahama epes sogasaꞌma agof amamugufi, daoꞌ pendafeꞌ lafela amom. Ipaꞌ sonehepa ma pegasaꞌma agofa anom amam, daoꞌ pesaꞌma agof amamugufi.* Mt 22:39-40; Je 2:8

8 Ipaꞌ ina pewaola anof wiafa moni mais fotaoma anin epen, owaꞌi. Apaꞌ anof wiaf atotof fondotaomapa atapif. Wiaf afamba ukup ipeꞌipi pigapigaila anis sahin owan hiasi. Deiꞌ main, epen mamahina okom mogamogaila anin epen daiani, anin nagaila muꞌuli inimba endilisii. 9 Apaꞌ mogawa muꞌuli inimba nagaꞌias naꞌamba naꞌi, “Inaꞌ owaꞌi nehambombaga waf dasoꞌamaifia eaꞌ owaꞌi neha anis amam nematawa sogaꞌa, owaꞌi nendaꞌ wala, eaꞌ ina aꞌ kowolena ma hiahaom anis daindaiasi, owaꞌi.”

Muꞌuli inimba naloma anin muꞌuli mamahina nagapani wapani, kofagena inimba atin nagaꞌi naꞌamba naꞌi, “Inaꞌ okom mimila anis epes daias naꞌamba atin siꞌi okom magapoma inaꞌ atina.”* 1 Ko 13:4-7

10 Epen ami okom maimaila anin epen daiana nagasoꞌan opaf anini, inimba ina nandaꞌ waf awafi ma anin, owaꞌ. Epen inimba okom magamagaila anin epen daiani, anin naila muꞌuli inimba endilisi.* Ef 5:14; 1 Te 5:6-7

11 Aeꞌ aꞌi ipaꞌ pendaꞌ waf afambai. Deiꞌ main, ipaꞌ pegawa eaꞌ nogota ataꞌe deiꞌ magapautai. Nogota ataꞌe ipaꞌ pekwaha koha pegesafel. Ipaꞌ pegawa fowaꞌ apaꞌ mataga mahapifana dambaipa, nemaf afamba God naꞌi aꞌ nowambelapa mogotanimai ataꞌ fapani laogon, apaꞌ deiꞌ fataga felefeleꞌ kwasakwasala. * 1 Jo 2:8; Ef 5:11, 6:11 12 Owamb baꞌi aꞌ hiꞌilamb eaꞌ felefeleꞌma lola negataga. Naꞌamba andeandeꞌma apaꞌ mogakwaha waf hiafi awafi owambifi ma mondaꞌ waf usiꞌifi alipifi fepe tatalaꞌif siꞌi mofaꞌ walitapa magahagasa wandafa waf awafi. * Lu 21:34; Ef 5:18 13 Apaꞌ mondafeꞌ hililiꞌ andeandeꞌ siꞌi epes sagape alipi. Ina meaꞌ embel banagimbeli mohagamogaol eaꞌ gigal moꞌoh miꞌi basef wandafifi, owaꞌi. Apaꞌ owaꞌi mondaꞌ waf soꞌa waulafia mondaꞌ salamala basef awafi alugufi. Apaꞌ inaꞌ mondaꞌ migimigah mopaꞌ eaꞌ kowolapa ma hiahaom anis epes daiasii, owaꞌi. * Ga 3:27 14 Apaꞌ deiꞌ pefaꞌ Dembinai Jisas Krais eaꞌ pindawisana siꞌi klos amamba luꞌwami sandaꞌ wandafami pefaꞌana pepomana. Ipaꞌ ina ukup pelapefeꞌ ma pigaila nomonas awami alop atonaimi, owaꞌi.