1 Timotawus 3
1 Itre yi ahi janji nde ndi ani son zama nikon Ikklisiya ni tra Rji ahi mere didima.
This is a true saying: If any desires the office of a bishop, he desires a good work.
2 Nakima ndi wa anikoh Ikkilisiya du na hei ni kpie wa ba mre na, du hei ni wa riri, du hei ni vutu, da hei ni suron didi da hei ni yah cheeme. u'kpa bi tsir, dole ne ka iya tsro.
A bishop, then, must be blameless, the husband of one wife, watchful, soberminded, modest, hospitable, able to teach,
3 Dole ne kana so hi na nda ta kankon na, naki ka hi ndi u' vutu da hei ni si suron. du na hei ni so kle na.
not fond of wine, not quarrelsome, not one who makes money by base means; but gentle, not contentious, not covetous;
4 Du iya ji koh ma, kuma da tabata mir ma ba wo'u da nino niko.
one that rules his own house well; having his children in subjection with all gravity:
5 Inde ndi na iya ji koh mana, ani tie hei da ji koh u Rji?
for if a man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?
6 Duna hi ndi wa a kpa Rji sisa na, don duna zuntu da joku na ibrji na.
Not a new convert, lest, having become conceited, he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Nakima du hei ni nde didi ni bi wa bana toh Rji na, don du na joku nda ti kpe ushan, ko troko brji na.
Further, he must have a good reputation from those who are without, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Nakima dikinoni duba hei ni hali didima ana bi ti yieu hari na, ana du ba zama bi so hi na, ko bi ti gye na.
The deacons, likewise, must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not makers of money by base means,
9 Duba zama bi jaji ni bangaskiya ni mere ndidima.
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 Nakima i baka guci kpayeim ni ba, rikoko baka soma ti du'a don bana hei kpie u mre na.
And let these also be first proved, then let them become deacons, being blameless.
11 Ni kon kima iba na baka hei ni vutu, ana bi duba bi tie npre na, aman baka vutu ba ni aminci ni mi kogye.
Their wives likewise must be grave, not slanderers, watchful, faithful in all things.
12 Dikinoni duba lilon 'u' mba yiryir, dole baka iya yi mir mba ni koh mba bi.
Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
13 Biwa ba ti du'a guci, ba ti bi da hei ni krie gbangban ni gbengblen rigra ma ni bangaskiya wa ahei ni mi Almasihu Yesu.
For those who have filled the office of a deacon well, gain for themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
14 Na me si ghan kpie bi yi ni yu'u, mi yo suron di me ye niwu ziza'an.
I write these things to you, hoping to come to you shortly;
15 Aman inde mi na ye na, wuka toh ka wuti dume ni miko Rji, wa ahi koh wu Rji wa ahe ni ivrj, wa aji gla, dani zo jaji.
but if I delay, that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.
16 Wawu bu'u ki kpa yeim di hu Rji a jaji da rigra ma iq. A tsro tuma ni mi kpah iq, Ruhu ka kpa chuwo, malaika ba toh, baka dub u ni mi ndi, baka kpa yeim ni u' ni gbugbulun, riroko baka ban hi ni mi shulu ni daukaka.
And confessedly great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by angels, preached among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up in glory.
