1 Timothy 3
1 This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.
Ya maama ne tiegi li ya tie ke nilo bua tua gobdika; o lugdi ya tuonli n mɔni boncianla.
2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
Li buali ke gobdika kan ya pia jalgi bákuli, ki ya pia oyendo baba, ke o yama dua, yua n pia li miinli, yua cegni o yema, ki banili cangaali, ki ba fidi ki tundi niba
3 not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money.
O kan kuani o yuli li daañuli nni, yua ki pia jadi, ama yua gaani sugli, ki pia li juunli, kaa kpaani o yuli po baali.
4 An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity.
O baa bani o diegu kubma, ke o bila cengi o maama, ki cɔlni.
5 For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God?
Kelima nilo ya ki bani o diegu kubma, o ba tieni ledi i ku kubi U Tienu nitaanli?
6 He must not be a recent convert, or he may become conceited and fall under the same condemnation as the devil.
Li ki buali ke wan ya tie kɔnpanga, o japaaciandi ń da ti cedi sutaani ń buu ki cuo o.
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.
Li go buali ke wan la kasiedi kaantianu, lan todi o wan da baa mi tudma bii sutaani diagu nni.
8 Deacons likewise must be dignified, not double-tongued or given to much wine or greedy for money.
Bi todkaaba mo baa tie mɔmɔnsaala i, ki fagi yeni palalie danba, li daañucianli yeni mi ŋalmanbuama.
9 They must hold to the mystery of the faith with a clear conscience.
Bi baa kubi bi dudugdi ń dɔgdi bi po ya mɔmɔni yeni li yantiaŋanli.
10 Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
Bi dá ba cindi ki biigi ba, ki diidi yo, bi ya ki pia tagli bákuli, ban fidi ki cili bi tuonli.
11 In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.
Bi puoba mo baa tie yaaba n maadi i mɔni, kaa jondi nilo po, ki pia li yumiinli, ki tie payenli buama danba lan tieni maama kuli.
12 A deacon must be the husband of but one wife, a good manager of his children and of his own household.
Bi todkaaba baa tie poyendanba, yaaba n ŋanbi ki tundi bi bila, ki kubi bi dansanu bonŋanla.
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.
Kelima, yaaba n tuuni bi tuona bonŋanla ba baa li seli yeni li dandanli kelima bi dudugdi Jesu Kiristi nni.
14 Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these things
N diani ki maadi a ya bona ne, ki daani ke min cua a kani yognubá.
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.
Ama, ki fidi lan todi a, li ya tie ke mii cua tonma, ŋan bandi a yema U Tienu diegu nni, yaagu n tie U Tienu yua tundi ki pia miali nitaanli, i mɔmɔni jumu yeni yi daasiedu.
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.
Lipo n cedi ke tikuli taani ki tuo ke: “Mi yenŋɔdma mɔmɔni tie yaalidgu bonli i” O dɔgdi yeni ti gbannandi, ke foŋanma saa i mɔni o po, ke malekinba la o, ke o wangi o laabaaliŋamo bi niba siiga, ke bi dugi o po ŋanduna nni, ke bi duoni o ti yudandi nni”.
