17 Nǐmen yào yīcóng nàxiē yǐndǎo nǐmen de , qiĕ yào shùnfú . yīn tāmen wèi nǐmen de línghún shíkè jǐngxǐng , hǎoxiàng nà jiānglái jiāo zhàng de rén . nǐmen yào shǐ tāmen jiāo de shíhou yǒu kuaìlè , bú zhì yōuchóu . ruò yōuchóu jiù yǔ nǐmen wúyì le .
17
Have confidence in your leaders and submit to their authority, because they keep watch over you as those who must give an account. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden, for that would be of no benefit to you.