1 Timothy 3
1 This is a true saying, A man desiring the position of a Bishop has a desire for a good work.
Makani awa na cancine ncine, akwambeti na muntu layandishishinga ncito yakutangunina mubungano layandanga ncito yaina.
2 The Bishop, then, is to be a man of good name, the husband of one wife, self-controlled, serious-minded, having respect for order, opening his house freely to guests, a ready teacher;
Mutangunishi wamubungano abe muntu wabula kampenda, weba mukashi umowa, weshikulitibuka, weshikuyeya cena, weshikutambula bensu, kayi ucishi kwiyisha.
3 Not quickly moved to wrath or blows, but gentle; no fighter, no lover of money;
Kataba cakolwa, nambi mukalu, nsombi abe weshi kwinshila bantu byaina, usuni lumuno, kayi wabula nsala ya mali.
4 Ruling his house well, having his children under control with all serious behaviour;
Abe wela kwendelesha cena ba mung'anda yakendi kwambeti banabendi bamunyumfwilenga ne kumulemeka.
5 (For if a man has not the art of ruling his house, how will he take care of the church of God?)
Na kalilwa kwendelesha cena bali mung'anda yakendi, nomba inga ucikonshaconi kulela mubungano wa Lesa?
6 Not one newly taken into the church, for fear that, through his high opinion of himself, he may come into the same sin as the Evil One.
Kataba muntu wengila calino lino mu mubungano, pakwinga ngaulitukumuna ne kuwila mu bwipishi mbuli calensa Satana.
7 And he is to have a good name among those outside the church, so that nothing may be said against him and he may not be taken by the designs of the Evil One.
Abe muntu wa cendo caina ngobalalemekenga bantu bakunsa, wela kubula kwikatwa mu kose ka Satana ne kunyumfwa nsoni.
8 Deacons, in the same way, are to be serious in their behaviour, not false in word, not given to taking much wine or greatly desiring the wealth of this world;
Nabo beshi kunyamfwilisha mubungano babe bacendo caina babula ndemi shibili, kabataba bacakolwa nambi bakute nsala ya mali.
9 Keeping the secret of the faith in a heart free from sin.
Bekatisha cangofu miyeyo yancine ncine yalushomo lwalayubuyululwa ne Lesa.
10 And let these first be put to the test; then let them become Deacons if there is nothing against them.
Kayi bapewe nanshi ncito ya kubabonenapo, na babula kwalilwa basebense ncito ya kunyamfwilisha.
11 Women are to be serious in behaviour, saying no evil of others, controlling themselves, true in all things.
Bamakashabo babe balilemeka, babula bufuyishi, batalisumpulu, bashomeka mubintu byonse.
12 Let Deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their houses well.
Shikunyamfwilisha mumubungano abe muntu ukute mukashi umo'wa, lendeleshenga cena ba mung'anda yakendi.
13 For those who have done good work as Deacons get for themselves a good position and become free from fear in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Pakwinga beshi kunyamfwilisha mubungano balasebensenga cena bakute kuba ne mpuwo yaina, kayi bakute kukonsha kwamba makani a lushomo lwabo muli Klistu Yesu cakubula buyowa.
14 I am writing these things to you, though I am hoping to come to you before long;
Ndakulembelenga makani awa nambi ndayandanga kwisa uko calinolino.
15 But if I am long in coming, this will make clear to you what behaviour is right for men in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of what is true.
Nomba na nkacelwe kwisa, ndalembe kalata iyi kwambeti wishibe ncewela kwinsa mung'anda ya Lesa, uku ekwambeti mubungano wa Lesa muyumi. Mubungano elulindi kayi elupanda lwatabilisha cancine ncine.
16 And without argument, great is the secret of religion: He who was seen in the flesh, who was given God's approval in the spirit, was seen by the angels, of whom the good news was given among the nations, in whom the world had faith, who was taken up in glory.
“Paliya muntu naba umo wela kukaneti kupaila kwetu kwasolekwa nikunene kwa kwambeti, Nendi walaba muntu Mushimu Uswepa walamwinshila bumboni Kwambeti walulama Walabonwa ne bangelo Walakambaukwa ku mishobo yonse Bantu pa cishi capanshi balamushoma Kayi walatambulwa mwabulemu Kwilu.”
