Wasaaya fi l-adab
1 Ma tikichch le ayyi chaayib laakin hajji leyah be adab misil hu abuuk. Wa hajji le l-subyaan misil humman akhwaanak. 2 Wa hajji le kulli ajuuz misil hi ammak. Wa hajji le kulli bineeye be kalaam waadih misil hi akhtak.
Al-awiin al-araamil
3 Waajib tabga kariim le l-awiin al-araamil kan sahiih ma indihin naadum al-yifakkir fooghin. 4 Kan ayyi mara armala indaha iyaal walla iyaal iyaalha, khalli yaʼarfu kikkeef yabgo takhiyiin maʼa naas beethum wa yantu le waaldeenhum huguughum misil Allah yarda beyah.
5 Laakin al-mara al-armala al-ma indaha naadum yifakkir foogha, hi tukhutt achamha saabit fi Allah wa tinkarib fi duʼaaha wa salaawaatha, leel wa nahaar. 6 Wa laakin al-mara al-armala al-tiriid halaat al-dunya bas, kan hi lissaaʼ hayye kula, hi mayte. 7 Aamurhum le jamaaʼat al-muʼminiin be l-wasaaya dool achaan yabgo naas ma induhum eeb. 8 Wa ayyi naadum al-yaaba ma yirayyis ahalah wa khaassatan naas beetah, hu nakar al-iimaan khalaas. Naadum kaafir akheer minnah.
9 Ma tisajjil ayyi mara armala fi majmuuʼat al-araamil illa kan umurha sittiin sana walla ziyaada wa abadan ma khaanat raajilha 10 wa kan hi maʼruufa be l-amal al-saalih. Waajib tabga mara al-rabbat iyaalha adiil wa kariime le l-diifaan wa sallamat nafisha achaan takhdim le l-naas al-saalihiin wa saaʼadat al-taʼbaaniin wa misil da hi ankarabat fi kulla amal al-kheer.
11 Aaba ma tisajjil fi majmuuʼat al-araamil ayyi mara sabiiye al-raajilha maat achaan wakit chahwaatha yilizzuuha, hi taaba khidmit al-Masiih wa tidoor taakhud battaan. 12 Wa misil da, hi tabga khaatiye achaan tikhaalif al-waʼad al-awwal sawwatah maʼaayah. 13 Wa awiin misil deel yabgan kamaan aatilaat wa yugumman yuruukhan min beet le beet. Wa ma yabgan aatilaat bas laakin yabgan gawwaalaat wa yindassan fi l-cheyy al-ma yukhussihin wa yihajjan be kalaam al-ma bichaabih. 14 Achaan da, nidoor ayyi mara sabiiye al-raajilha maat taakhud wa talda iyaal wa tirayyis naas beetha wa khalaas ma tanti fursa le naas hana Ibliis achaan yuguulu foogna kalaam cheen. 15 Wa gult al-kalaam da achaan awiin waahidaat maragan min al-derib wa taabaʼan Ibliis.
16 Wa khalaas ayyi muʼmine al-indaha fi ahalha awiin araamil, khalli tisaaʼidhin. Khalli ma tikallif beehin jamaaʼat al-muʼminiin. Wa be misil da, al-muʼminiin yisaaʼudu al-awiin al-akiid ma indihin naadum yifakkir fooghin.
Al-chuyuukh
17 Al-chuyuukh al-chaayliin adiil masʼuuliiyit jamaaʼat al-muʼminiin, khalli al-akhwaan yihtarumuuhum bilheen wa yantuuhum al-musaaʼada, khaassatan al-chuyuukh al-munkaribiin fi l-bachchiriin wa l-allimiin. 18 Wa da yiwaafig maʼa l-masal al-maktuub fi l-Kitaab al-buguul : <Wakit al-toor gaaʼid yifajjikh leek al-khalla fi l-madagg, ma tarbut khachmah. Khalli yaakul.> Wa be masal taani : «Ujrat al-naadum al-yakhdim waajbe leyah.»
19 Wa kan al-naas yukhuttu tuhma fi ayyi cheekh, ma takhbal kalaamhum illa kan chuhuud itneen aw talaata yisabbutuuh foogah. 20 Wa kan naadum min al-chuyuukh yaznib, aharjah giddaam al-jamaaʼa achaan al-aakhariin yakhaafo.
21 Asmaʼ kalaami. Ana niwassiik giddaam Allah wa l-Masiih Isa wa l-malaaʼika al-mugarrabiin. Taabiʼ al-wasaaya al-anteethum leek dool wa ma tifannid al-naas wa ma tichiif ayyi naadum akheer min al-aakhariin. 22 Ma tissaʼjal wakit tidoor tidarrij cheekh wa ma tichaarik fi zunuub hana naadum aakhar. Angariʼ ma titallif haalak al-taahire. 23 Wa min al-yoom wa giddaam, ma tachrab almi wiheedah bas. Ziid leyah khamar chiyya achaan tidaawi batnak min amraadha al-katiiriin.
24 Naas waahidiin zunuubhum waadhiin le kulla l-naas gubbaal ma yihaasubuuhum. Wa naas aakhariin zunuubhum ma yinʼarfu illa baʼadeen. 25 Wa nafs al-cheyy le amal al-kheer. Hu waadih. Wa kan awwal ma waadih kula, ma yagood mulabbad wakit tawiil.