1 Timothy 3
1 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
Ma en wach mar adiera ni ka ngʼato oketo chunye mondo obed jatend kanisa to odwaro tich mogen.
2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
Jatend kanyakla mar jo-Kristo nyaka bed ngʼat ma wach moro amora marach onge kuome, chwor dhako achiel kende, ngʼat mobidhore, moritore, kendo modimbore, ngʼat moluor, mohero rwako welo kendo japuonj molony,
3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
ngʼat ma ok ohero kongʼo, ngʼat ma ok ger, bende owinjore obed ngʼat mamuol, ma ok ohero dhawo kendo ma ok ohero pesa.
4 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
Nyaka obed ngʼat morito ode maber kendo nyaka one ni nyithinde winjo wachne gi luor mowinjore.
5 For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
(To ka ngʼato ok nyal rito ode owuon, to ere kaka dorit kanisa Nyasaye?)
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
Kik obed ngʼat moyudo warruok machiegni, nono to sunga nyalo make mi opodhi kendo bura loye kaka noloyo jachien.
7 Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
Bende nyaka obed ngʼat ma joma ok oyie wuoyo kuome maber, mondo kik obadho mar jachien gaje mi opodhi kendo one wichkuot.
8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
Kamano bende jokony e kanisa bende nyaka bed joma imiyo luor, joma odimbore, joma ok madh kongʼo kendo joma ok oowre gi yudo ohala e yo ma ok nikare.
9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
Nyaka gimak adiera matut mar yie gi chuny maler maonge richo moro amora.
10 Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
Nyaka temgi mokwongo, to ka oyud ni onge wach moro marach kuomgi eka mondo yienegi bedo jokony.
11 In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
Kamano bende, mondgi nyaka bed joma owinjore mi luor, kik gibed mon mohero kuoth, to owinjore gibed mon moritore kendo ma jo-adiera e weche duto.
12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
Jakony kanisa nyaka bed ngʼatno man-gi dhako achiel kende kendo mopuonjo nyithinde gi joode duto maber.
13 For those who have served well as deacons acquire for themselves a high standing and great confidence in the faith that is in Christ Jesus.
Joma osetiyo maber yudo nying maber kendo gibedo gi chir e yie margi kuom Kristo Yesu.
14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
Kata obedo ni ageno biro iri mapiyo to andikoni wechegi mag puonj mondo;
15 in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
kaponi adeko to ingʼe kaka ji onego owuothi e dier kanyakla mar jo-Nyasaye, ma en kanisa mar Nyasaye mangima, ma en e siro kendo mise mar adiera.
16 By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
Chutho, mano kaka weche Nyasaye odhiero ngʼeyo kendo nigi duongʼ miwuoro: Kristo nobiro e ringruok, kendo Roho nonyiso ratiro ni oonge ketho, malaike ne onene, kendo wachne ne oyal e kind ogendini, ji ne oyie kuome e piny ngima, kendo ne otere malo e duongʼ mar Nyasaye.
