Mek-tu Leta for Olketa Corinthians
6 From mifala waka tugeta witim God,+ mifala encouragem iufala tu for no acceptim bigfala kaeness* blo God and forgetim purpose blo datwan.+ 2 Bikos hem sei: “Lo taem wea mi showim dat mi kaen, mi herem iu, and lo day blo salvation, mi helpem iu.”+ Lukim! Distaem nao hem datfala taem wea God hem kaen lo iumi. Lukim! Distaem nao hem day blo salvation.
3 Mifala no laek duim eni samting for mekem eniwan stambol, mekem pipol no tok spoelem ministry blo mifala,+ 4 bat lo evri samting wea mifala duim, mifala recommendim mifala seleva olsem olketa wakaman blo God:+ mifala gohed strong nomata mifala kasem staka test, trabol, taem mifala no garem need blo mifala, and olketa problem.+ 5 Pipol killim mifala, putim mifala lo prison,+ raf lo mifala, mifala waka hard, samfala naet mifala no sleep, and mifala hangere tu.+ 6 Laef blo mifala hem klin, mifala followim knowledge, mifala patient,+ mifala kaen,+ mifala letem holy spirit leadim mifala, and love blo mifala hem no hypocrite.+ 7 Mifala talem truth, mifala depend lo paoa blo God,+ mifala holem olketa weapon blo raeteous wei+ lo raet hand* and lo left hand.* 8 Mifala kasem glory and mifala kasem shame, pipol tok spoelem mifala and pipol praisem mifala. Pipol ting lo mifala olsem olketa konman bat mifala talem truth. 9 Pipol no savve lo mifala bat God savve lo mifala, olketa ting lo mifala olsem olketa wea klosap for dae* bat mifala laef nomoa,+ olketa ting lo mifala olsem olketa wea kasem panis* bat olketa no givim mifala lo pipol for killim mifala dae.+ 10 Pipol tingse mifala sorre bat mifala evritaem hapi, olketa tingse mifala poor bat mifala mekem staka for kamap rich, olketa tingse mifala no garem eniting bat mifala garem evriting.+
11 Mifala openem mouth blo mifala for story* lo iufala, olketa Christian lo Corinth, and mifala openem heart blo mifala waed. 12 Mifala no satem love blo mifala for iufala,*+ bat iufala nao satem love blo iufala from mifala. 13 So mi story lo iufala olsem mi story lo olketa pikinini blo mi. Iufala tu mas openem heart blo iufala waed.+
14 Iu mas no join witim eniwan wea no biliv.*+ Hao, wei for raeteous savve join witim wei for no followim law?+ Or hao, laet savve join witim darkness?+ 15 And hao, Christ savve wan mind witim Belial?*+ Or wat nao man wea biliv* and man wea no biliv tufala semsem lo hem?*+ 16 And hao, temple blo God savve wan mind witim olketa idol?+ Bikos iumi wanfala temple blo God wea laef.+ Olsem God talem: “Mi bae stap witim olketa+ and wakabaot midolwan lo olketa, and mi bae God blo olketa, and olketa bae pipol blo mi.”+ 17 “‘Dastawe, iufala mas go aot from olketa, and separatem iufala seleva from olketa,’ diswan nao wanem Jehovah* talem, ‘and stop for tasim olketa samting wea no klin,’”+ “‘and mi bae acceptim iufala.’”+ 18 “‘And mi bae kamap dadi blo iufala,+ and iufala bae kamap olketa son and dota blo mi,’+ hem nao toktok wea Jehovah,* datfala Olmaeti hem talem.”