Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 1:5:
- Uma: “My intention in ordering you to stay in Kreta, [is] so that you take-care-of our work that is not yet done. So, like what I already ordered you, raise religious leaders in every town/village there.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “I left you there on the island of Kerete so that you would be-able-to-make-right/fix/attend to whatever was not yet finished, and so that you could also choose people to be made elders for the people who trust in Isa Almasi in all the places on Kerete island. Remember my instruction to you (sing.):” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “The reason I left you behind in Crete is so that you might finish the works that we (dual) did not finish and so that you might also choose in each town the elders who can be trusted by the believers. When you choose the elders, do what I charged you to do.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “The reason for my-leaving you (sing.) in Creta was so that you (sing.) would arrange/put-in-order what is not yet made-right and appoint leaders in each congregation in the collective-towns there. Don’t forget what I instructed you (sing.) concerning who is to be appointed.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “I left you there at Creta so that you would set up properly the believers there, and follow/obey my instruction that you install some as overseers in every place where there are believers now.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “I left you there in the land of Crete so that you would complete what words were lacking among the believers. In each of the towns where the believers meet, you were to appoint me to be leaders. I already have told you the kind of men you should appoint.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 7:56:
- Uma: “Stefanus said: ‘Look! I see the sky open and the Child of Mankind standing on the right side of God!'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “‘Look,’ Estepan said. ‘I see heaven open and I see Isa, the Son of Man, standing on God’s right-hand side.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “‘Now,’ said Stephen, ‘Look, I can see heaven opened and there is the older brother of mankind standing at the right hand of God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “‘Wow! Look at that!’ he said. ‘Heaven is opened, and I see the Child of a Person who is Jesus standing at the right-side of God.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “‘Expl.,’ he said, ‘look at that! I can see heaven/sky is opened. There, standing at the right side of God the Father is Jesus, the One From Heaven Born of Man/human!'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 6:40:
- Uma: “They sat in groups, every groups was about a hundred, there were also some that were around fifty.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Therefore they sat down in groups, some in groups of one hundred each and some in groups of fifty each.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then they sat down, and there were a hundred or fifty people in each group.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “And they sat-down in-multiple-groups, some by-hundreds and (some) by-fifties.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Their seating was by hundreds and by fifty people.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Titus 3:6:
- Uma: “Why did he lift us from the punishment of our sins? Did he lift us because our character was upright? Of course not. He lifted us only because-of the goodness of his own heart. Yesus Kristus died to redeem/take-the-place-for our sins, becoming the King who lifted us, with the result that God gave us the Holy Spirit, who no kidding is the greatness of his power in our lives. By the power of the Holy Spirit he cleaned us from our sins, he gave us new life and a new heart.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Many good things/blessings have been given to us (incl.) because God has sent his Holy Spirit here because of Isa Almasi who rescues us (incl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “God has acted so that we might be thoroughly inspired by the Holy Spirit by means of Jesus Christ our Saviour allowing Himself to be killed.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He gave us the Holy Spirit, holding-back (lit. being-selfish-with) nothing, through Jesu Cristo who saves us.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “God the Father really gave-generously the help of this Espiritu Santo whom he caused to enter-and-indwell our body because of what was done by our Savior Jesu-Cristo.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Because Jesus Christ saved us, God sent the Holy Spirit to take good care of us.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 8:28:
- Uma: “Filipus did go. At that time, there was also an Ethiopia person traveling on that road returning going to his town. That Etiopia person was a man of big rank, who controlled all the contents of the house of the queen of the land of Etiopia who was named Kandake. Having finished worshipping God in Yerusalem, he was returning to his town riding a cart pulled by horses. While he sat in his cart, he read the letter of the prophet Yesaya.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Now he was on his way home from Awrusalam and he was there sitting on his kalesa (light horse-drawn vehicle) reading the holy-book written by Nabi Isaya.” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then Philip left. And there was a person there, an Ethiopian, who had gone to Jerusalem because he will worship God. He was an official trusted by the Candace, which is to say, queen, there in Ethiopia. The queen entrusted to him all of her wealth. And when the official was going home riding on a cart, he was reading the book which Isaiah wrote a long time ago, Isaiah the inspired one of God.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “He was riding in his calesa to go-home while also reading the book written by Isaias who was a prophet back before.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “He was riding in his vehicle which was pulled by horses, for he was now going home. What he was doing as he rode was, he was reading the writing of a prophet of the past who was Isaias.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Mark 7:16:
- Uma: “[[So, whoever has-ears, listen well!]]'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Amey-amey (a strong expression to call attention) listen when something is said to you.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Each of you must understand this that I am saying.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “You who are listening, think-about what you heard.'” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “Well since what ears are for is for listening with, it’s necessary that you listen well to this which is being said.'” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Philemon 1:23:
- Uma: “Epafras, who is with me in prison because of his work spreading the news of Kristus Yesus, also sends his greetings.” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Epapras, my companion here also in prison because he follows Isa Almasi sends word that he remembers you (pl.).” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “Epaphras, my fellow prisoner because of his faith in Jesus Christ, he sends greetings to you.” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Epafras who is my fellow prisoner because of Cristo Jesus, he sends-you -greetings.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “You are greeted by Epafras, our sibling in believing/obeying Cristo Jesus, and my companion here in this prison.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
- Tenango Otomi: “Also Epaphras who is here along with me in prison sends you a greeting. He also is suffering because he speaks the word about Jesus Christ.” (Source: Tenango Otomi Back Translation)
Following are a number of back-translations of Acts 9:20:
- Uma: “While he was in Damsyik, he kept going to the houses of prayer of the Yahudi people in Damsyik, and he said to them: ‘Yesus, he is the Son of God.'” (Source: Uma Back Translation)
- Yakan: “Then he immediately went to the Yahudi prayer-houses and he preached/taught about Isa. ‘This Isa,’ he said, ‘is the Son of God.'” (Source: Yakan Back Translation)
- Western Bukidnon Manobo: “And then he went into the church of the Jews, and he taught about Jesus. He said, ‘Jesus is the Son of God.'” (Source: Western Bukidnon Manobo Back Translation)
- Kankanaey: “Then he went to the many-synagogues preaching that Jesus was the Child of God.” (Source: Kankanaey Back Translation)
- Tagbanwa: “What he was doing was, he began at once to teach in the worship-places of the Jews concerning Jesus, that he really is the Son of God.” (Source: Tagbanwa Back Translation)
