1 Timothy 5
1 Patong te tluung boeh. Tedae pa pakhat bangla, tanoe thai manuca bangla hloephoelh lah.
Do not rebuke an elder man, but entreat him as a father, younger men as brothers,
2 Hamca te manu bangla, tanoe rhoek te ngannu rhoek bangla cilpoenah cungkuem neh hloep.
elder women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
3 Nuhmai rhoek khaw nuhmai taktak te tah hinyah lah.
Support widows, the real widows.
4 Tedae nuhmai khat khat loh a ca rhoek mai khaw a cadil rhoek mai khaw a khueh atah amah imkhui ah thothueng ham neh buhungnah te a manu napa taengah thuung ham lamhma la cang sak. He tah Pathen hmuhah mikcop la om.
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be devoted to their own house, and to give back recompense to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
5 Tedae nuhmai taktak tih aka omdam loh Pathen soah lat a ngaiuep tih rhenbihnah neh thangthuinah dongah khoyin khothaih om.
But the real widow, and made alone, has hoped in God, and continues in entreaties and prayers night and day.
6 Tedae omthen aka bawn tah a hing pueng thuem ah duek coeng.
But she who is self-indulgent is dead while she lives.
7 Te rhoek khaw na uen daengah ni hmabuet la a om uh eh.
And command these things, so that they may be blameless.
8 Tedae khat khat loh amah huiko neh olpuei la imkhuikho te kho a khan pawt atah tangnah te a hno tih aka tangnahmueh lakah a thae la om.
But if any man does not provide for his own, and especially those belonging his household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
9 Nuhmai la hlum ham tah kum sawmrhuk hmuiah om mahpawh. Va pakhat bueng aka khueh huta,
Let no widow be enrolled under sixty years old, having become the wife of one man,
10 Ca a khut atah, yinlai a sawtlet atah, hlangcim rhoek kah kho a silh atah, aka patang rhoek te a sawtlet atah, khoboe then cungkuem neh a rhoih atah khoboe then la phong pai saeh.
being testified in good works: if she has reared children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the feet of the sanctified, if she has relieved those who are afflicted, if she has followed every good work.
11 Tedae a haw vaengah tah Khrih hmanah vasak a ngaih dongah nuhmai tanoe rhoek te rhoe dae.
But refuse younger widows, for when they are sexually aroused, they desire of the Christ to marry,
12 Lamhma kah tangnah te a phae uh dongah laitloeknah a yook uh.
which has condemnation because they have disregarded the original pledge.
13 Te vaengah palyal khaw pahoi a cang uh, im te a hil uh. Te bueng pawt tih palyal neh hlangthet vueihnam, tomban rhuikha neh a kuek pawt te a thui uh.
And also at the same time they learn to be idle, roving the houses, and not only idle, but also babbling and meddlesome, speaking things that they ought not.
14 Te dongah tanoe rhoek tah vasak sak ham, cacun sak ham, cangbam sak ka ngaih. Thuithetnah dongah thimkalh te rhoirhinah paek ham moenih.
I desire therefore the younger women to marry, to bear children, to manage house, to give not one occasion to him who opposes on account of slander.
15 Hlangvang loh Satan hnukah oepsoeh la hoi uh.
For some have already turned aside after Satan.
16 Uepom pakhat loh nuhmai rhoek a khueh atah amih te sawtlet saeh lamtah hlangboel te bakbahap boel saeh. Te daengah ni nuhmai tang rhoek te a sawtlet thai eh.
If any believing man or believing woman has widows, let them relieve them, and let not the congregation be burdened, so that it may relieve the real widows.
17 A then la aka mawt patong neh olpuei la olka neh thuituennah dongah aka thakthae rhoek tah rhaepnit la hinyahnah ham tueng pai.
Let the elders who rule well be regarded worthy of double compensation, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
18 Cacim loh a ti coeng ta. Cangtil vaito pin boeh, “Bibikung tah a thapang nen khaw tiing pai.”
For the scripture says thou shall not muzzle an ox that is threshing. And the workman is worthy of his wage.
19 Laipai panit pathum pawt atah a ham kah lai te doe boeh.
Accept no accusation against an elder, except at two or three witnesses.
20 Aka tholh rhoek te hlang boeih hmaiah na toeltham daengah ni a tloe long khaw rhihnah a khueh eh.
Those who sin, rebuke in the sight of all, so that the others may also have fear.
21 Pathen, Khrih Jesuh neh puencawn a coelh rhoek kah a hmaiah ka laipai. He rhoek he hlaangnah kolla tuem mai, maelhmai sawt nen khaw saii boeh.
I solemnly testify before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the chosen agents, that thou keep these things without prejudice, doing nothing from partiality.
22 Kut he tokrhat la tloeng thil boeh. Hlanglang rhoek kah tholhnah te boek pah boeh. Namah te a cuem la tuem uh.
Lay hands hastily on no man, nor contribute to other sins. Keep thyself pure.
23 Tui bueng te o boeh. Tedae na bung dongah puet na tloh te khaw misurtui bet saem pah.
No longer drink water, but use a little wine because of thy stomach and thy frequent weaknesses.
24 Hlang a ngen kah tholhnah tah laitloeknah la a pha hlanah lohaa coeng. Tedae a ngen kah tah a hnong pah.
The sins of some men are evident, leading to judgment, but also for some they follow after.
25 Khoboe then khaw lohaa van. Te dongah thuh hamla tloekloek aka om rhoek loh noeng uh pawh.
Likewise also good works are evident, and those faring otherwise cannot be hid.
