1 Timothy 5
1 Do not rebuke an older man, but appeal to him as to a father. Treat younger men as brothers,
Patong te tluung boeh. Tedae pa pakhat bangla, tanoe thai manuca bangla hloephoelh lah.
2 older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
Hamca te manu bangla, tanoe rhoek te ngannu rhoek bangla cilpoenah cungkuem neh hloep.
3 Honor the widows who are truly widows.
Nuhmai rhoek khaw nuhmai taktak te tah hinyah lah.
4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they must first learn to show godliness to their own family and repay their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
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.
5 The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
Tedae nuhmai taktak tih aka omdam loh Pathen soah lat a ngaiuep tih rhenbihnah neh thangthuinah dongah khoyin khothaih om.
6 But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
Tedae omthen aka bawn tah a hing pueng thuem ah duek coeng.
7 Give these instructions to the believers, so that they will be above reproach.
Te rhoek khaw na uen daengah ni hmabuet la a om uh eh.
8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
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.
9 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the wife of one man,
Nuhmai la hlum ham tah kum sawmrhuk hmuiah om mahpawh. Va pakhat bueng aka khueh huta,
10 and well known for good deeds such as bringing up children, entertaining strangers, washing the feet of the saints, imparting relief to the afflicted, and devoting herself to every good work.
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.
11 But refuse to enroll younger widows. For when their passions draw them away from Christ, they will want to marry,
Tedae a haw vaengah tah Khrih hmanah vasak a ngaih dongah nuhmai tanoe rhoek te rhoe dae.
12 and thus will incur judgment because they are setting aside their first faith.
Lamhma kah tangnah te a phae uh dongah laitloeknah a yook uh.
13 At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
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.
14 So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.
Te dongah tanoe rhoek tah vasak sak ham, cacun sak ham, cangbam sak ka ngaih. Thuithetnah dongah thimkalh te rhoirhinah paek ham moenih.
15 For some have already turned aside to follow Satan.
Hlangvang loh Satan hnukah oepsoeh la hoi uh.
16 If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.
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.
17 Elders who lead effectively are worthy of double honor, especially those who work hard at preaching and teaching.
A then la aka mawt patong neh olpuei la olka neh thuituennah dongah aka thakthae rhoek tah rhaepnit la hinyahnah ham tueng pai.
18 For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and, “The worker is worthy of his wages.”
Cacim loh a ti coeng ta. Cangtil vaito pin boeh, “Bibikung tah a thapang nen khaw tiing pai.”
19 Do not entertain an accusation against an elder, except on the testimony of two or three witnesses.
Laipai panit pathum pawt atah a ham kah lai te doe boeh.
20 But those who persist in sin should be rebuked in front of everyone, so that the others will stand in fear of sin.
Aka tholh rhoek te hlang boeih hmaiah na toeltham daengah ni a tloe long khaw rhihnah a khueh eh.
21 I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to do nothing out of partiality.
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.
22 Do not be too quick in the laying on of hands and thereby share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Kut he tokrhat la tloeng thil boeh. Hlanglang rhoek kah tholhnah te boek pah boeh. Namah te a cuem la tuem uh.
23 Stop drinking only water and use a little wine instead, because of your stomach and your frequent ailments.
Tui bueng te o boeh. Tedae na bung dongah puet na tloh te khaw misurtui bet saem pah.
24 The sins of some men are obvious, going ahead of them to judgment; but the sins of others do not surface until later.
Hlang a ngen kah tholhnah tah laitloeknah la a pha hlanah lohaa coeng. Tedae a ngen kah tah a hnong pah.
25 In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even the ones that are inconspicuous cannot remain hidden.
Khoboe then khaw lohaa van. Te dongah thuh hamla tloekloek aka om rhoek loh noeng uh pawh.
