1 Timote 4
1 A hukhit awhtaw thlangvang ing cangnaak ce hlah phlam kawm usaw qaai a cawngpyinaak qaai kqawnkung myihla ben ce hquut kawm uh, tinawh Myihla ing ak caih cana kqawn hawh hy.
Howbeit, the Spirit, expressly saith—that, in later seasons, some will revolt from the faith, giving heed unto seducing spirits, and unto teachings of demons—
2 Cemyih cawngpyinaakkhqi ce a qaai ak kqawn thlak thailat ak che ak leek simnaak kawlung ce thik hlawk ing ak dawi thlangkhqi venawh kawng law kaw.
in hypocrisy, speaking falsehood, [of demons] cauterised in their own conscience, —
3 Chungvanaak kham kawm usaw, ak cangnaak thlangkhqi ingkaw awitak ak sim thlangkhqi ing zeelnaak awi kqawn doena ai aham a sai awk ai avang ce ama ai aham kham pe kawm uh.
Forbidding to marry, [commanding] to abstain from foods which, God, created to be received with thanksgiving by them who believe and personally know the truth;
4 Ikawtih Khawsa ing a sai ik-oeih boeih ve nep hy, zeelawi kqawnnaak ing ni ai awhtaw ikawm hoet kawi am awm hy;
Because, every creature of God, is good, and nothing to be cast away, if, with thanksgiving, it be received, —
5 Khawsak awi ingkaw cykcahnaak ing ciim sak hawh hy.
For it is hallowed by the word of God and intercession,
6 Koeinaakhqi venawh ve ak awi ve nang zaaksak awhtaw, Jesu Khrih a bibikung leek na awm kawm tiksaw, cangnaak awitak ingkaw cawngpyinaak leek nang ing na hquut a dawngawh ak taai thlang na awm kawp ti.
These things, submitting to the brethren, thou shall be, a noble, minister of Christ Jesus, nourishing thyself with the words of the faith, and of the noble teaching which thou hast closely studied.
7 Khawsa amak kqihchah ingkaw nucawngkhqi a syn awi mailaikhqi ce koeh ngaih nawh; Khawsak kawngaih ak sai ak thlang na awm law kawp ti.
But, from the profane and old-wives’ stories, excuse thyself, and be training thyself unto godliness;
8 Pumsa benawh kaw cawngpyinaak ve a phu taw awm lawt hlai hy, khawsa benawh kaw cawngpyinaak taw a soep hoeiawh a phu awm khqoet hy, tuhawhkaw hqingnaak ingkaw ak law hly kawi hqingnaak aham awm awikamnaak ak cak soeih na awm hy.
For, the bodily training, for little, is profitable, whereas, godliness, for all things is profitable, —having, promise, of life—the present and the coming.
9 Do aham tyng hy tinaak awi ve a ypawm hy.
Faithful, the saying! and, of all acceptance, worthy;
10 (Ikawtih vawh bi ni bi nawh ni khuikha hy), thlang boeih a hulkung na ak awm nawh ak tungna ak cangnaak thlangkhqi ak hulkung, ak hqing Khawsa awh ningnih ing ngaih-uunaak ni ta uhy.
For, to this end, are we toiling and contending, because we have set our hope on a Living God, Who is Saviour of all men—specially, of such as believe.
11 Vek awi ve kqawn pe nawh cawngpyi lah.
Be giving these things in charge, and be teaching: —
12 Na naaseennaak thlang ing koeh ni husit seh; cehlai awikqawnnaak, khawsaknaak, lungnaak, cangnaak ingkaw ciimcaihnaak awh ak cangnaak thlangkhqi a toek kawi na awm kawp ti.
Let, no one, despise, thy youth, but, an ensample, become thou of the faithful, —in discourse, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in chastity.
13 Kai ka law hlan dy, qangpui a venawh awiciim noetnaak, awikqawnnaak ingkaw cawngpyinaak ce ta law kawp ti.
While I am coming, be giving heed—to the reading, to the exhorting, to the teaching:
14 Tawnghakhqi ing awikqawn unawh a hqaamcakhqi kut awhkawng Khawsa ing ani pek kutdo ce koeh dalqa pyi kawp ti.
Be not careless of the gift of favour, that is in thee, which was given thee through means of prophesying, along with a laying on of the hands of the eldership.
15 Thlang boeih a haiawh na taainaak ang dangnaak thai ham cekkhqi awhce nak tha hly sak nawh pum pe qu lah.
These things, be thy care, in these things, be thou, that, thine advancement, may be, manifest, unto all:
16 Namah ingkaw na cawngpyinaak awh ngaihta nawh; ce a them sai nawh awm poe lah; cemyih na sainaak ing namah ingkaw nak awi ak zaakhqi ce hulkhqi thai kawp ti.
Be giving heed to thyself, and to thy teaching, —abide still in them; for, this doing, both, thyself, shalt thou save, and them that hearken to thee.
