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And that you dare not transgress, and defraud the one man his brother in this matter, because our Lord is the avenger of all these, as we have also before told you and testified.

8 Therefore, whoever despiseth, not man he despiseth, but Aloha, who hath ingiven you his Holy Spirit. [fn]

To give thanks we owe to Aloha at all time on behalf of you, my brethren, as it is proper; because your faith greatly increaseth, and the love of you all, of every man toward his neighbour, enlargeth;

5 for a demonstration of the just judgment of Aloha, that you may be [fn] worthy of his kingdom, for the sake of which you suffer;

7 And you who are afflicted will he save [fn] with us, at the revelation of our Lord Jeshu Meshiha from heaven, with the host [fn] Of his angels, when he executeth the punishment, with burning of fire,

For these in the judgment will be punished (with) the perdition of eternity, from the presence of our Lord, and from the glory of his power;

when he cometh to be glorified in his saints, and to show his wonders in his faithful ones, that our testimony that was concerning you may be believed in that day.

6 And now you know what [fn] holdeth, that he may be revealed in his time.

then will be revealed that evil one, whom our Lord Jeshu will consume by the spirit of his mouth, and will abolish by the revelation of his advent.

And I thank him who hath empowered me, our Lord Jeshu Meshiha, who accounted me faithful, and constituted me his minister; me,

and (one who) ruleth his house well, holding his children in subjection with all purity.

For if his own house he know not to rule well, how is he able to rule the church of Aloha ?

Neither shall his discipleship be recent, lest he be lifted up, and fall into the judgment of Satana.

12 The ministers [fn] shall be (of them) severally who have one wife, and shall rule each his children and his household well.

For if a man hath not care of them who are his own, and especially of them who are children of the household of faith, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than those who believe not.

For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox in the treading out; and, Worthy is the labourer of his hire.

I attest thee before Aloha and our Lord Jeshu Meshiha and his elect angels, that thou keep these, (precepts,) and let not thy mind be pre-occupied by any thing, and do nothing with acceptance of persons.

Let those who are under the yoke of servitude hold their masters in all honour, that the name of Aloha and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

whom in his time will show Aloha the blessed and only Strong One, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Wherefore be not thou ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner; but sustain evil with the gospel, through the power of Aloha,