¹ vam ghaH a voqmoH ja'ta': chugh a loD seeks the office vo' an overseer { Note: joq, superintendents, joq bishops } , ghaH desires a QaQ vum.

² The overseer vaj must taH Hutlh reproach, the loDnal vo' wa' be'nal, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, QaQ Daq teaching;

³ ghobe' a drinker, ghobe' violent, ghobe' greedy vaD Huch, 'ach gentle, ghobe' quarrelsome, ghobe' covetous;

⁴ wa' 'Iv rules Daj ghaj tuq QaQ, ghajtaH puqpu' Daq subjection tlhej Hoch reverence;

⁵ ( 'ach chugh a loD ta'be' Sov chay' Daq rule Daj ghaj tuq, chay' DichDaq ghaH tlhap care vo' the yej vo' joH'a'?)

⁶ ghobe' a chu' convert, lest taH puffed Dung ghaH pum Daq the rap condemnation as the devil.

⁷ Moreover ghaH must ghaj QaQ testimony vo' chaH 'Iv 'oH outside, Daq avoid falling Daq reproach je the tojta'ghach vo' the devil.

⁸ toy'wI'pu' { Note: joq, Deacons. } , Daq the rap way, must taH reverent, ghobe' double-tongued, ghobe' addicted Daq 'ar HIq, ghobe' greedy vaD Huch;

⁹ holding the mystery vo' the HartaHghach Daq a pure conscience.

¹⁰ chaw' chaH je wa'Dich taH tested; vaj chaw' chaH toy' { Note: joq, toy' as deacons } chugh chaH 'oH blameless.

¹¹ chaj taH'nalpu' Daq the rap way must be reverent, ghobe' slanderers, temperate, voqmoH Daq Hoch Dochmey.

¹² chaw' toy'wI'pu' { Note: joq, deacons } taH husbands vo' wa' be'nal, ruling chaj puqpu' je chaj ghaj juHmey QaQ.

¹³ vaD chaH 'Iv ghaj served QaQ { Note: joq, served QaQ as deacons } gain vaD themselves a QaQ standing, je Dun boldness Daq the HartaHghach nuq ghaH Daq Christ Jesus.

¹⁴ Dochvammey Dochmey jIH write Daq SoH, hoping Daq ghoS Daq SoH shortly;

¹⁵ 'ach chugh jIH loS tIq, vetlh SoH may Sov chay' loDpu' ought Daq behave themselves Daq the tuq vo' joH'a', nuq ghaH the yej vo' the yIntaH joH'a', the pillar je yav vo' the vIt.

¹⁶ Hutlh controversy, the mystery vo' godliness ghaH Dun: joH'a' ghaHta' 'angta' Daq the ghab, justified Daq the qa', leghpu' Sum Duy''a'pu', preached among the tuqpu', Harta' Daq Daq the qo', je Hevta' Dung Daq batlh.