1 Timothy 3
1 It is a faithful saying: if a man desires the episcopate, he desires a good work.
He ol taha uepom pai. Khat khat long ni hiphoelnah te a hue atah bibi then ni a hue.
2 Therefore, it is necessary for a bishop to be beyond reproach, the husband of one wife, sober, prudent, gracious, chaste, hospitable, a teacher,
Te dongah hiphoelkung he hmabuet la, yuu va pakhat la, aka khuel la, a cuepmueih la, mikcop la, moeihoeih la, khala la, om ham a kuek.
3 not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
Yumi mahpawh, kuthlah mahpawh, a kodo saeh, hohmuh mahpawh, tangka moo mahpawh.
4 but a man who leads his own house well, having children who are subordinate with all chastity.
Amah imkhui tea then la mawt saeh. A ca rhoek te hinomnah neh boengainah khuiah boeih om uh saeh.
5 For if a man does not know how to lead his own house, how will he take care of the Church of God?
Te dongah khat khat long ni amah imkhui te mawt ham a ming pawt atah Pathen kah hlangboelte metlama cuncah eh?
6 He must not be a new convert, lest, being elated by pride, he may fall under the sentence of the devil.
Tanoe hlangthai boel saeh. Te daengah ni koevoei uh pawt vetih rhaithae kah dumlai khuiaha cungku pawt eh.
7 And it is necessary for him also to have good testimony from those who are outside, so that he may not fall into disrepute and the snare of the devil.
Te phoeiah poeng lamkah laipai then khueh ham a kuek. Te daengah ni hnaelcoenah neh rhaithae kah thaang dongaha cungku pawt eh.
8 Similarly, deacons must be chaste, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not pursuing tainted profit,
Te vanbangla tueihyoeih rhoek khaw a hinom saeh. Olrhak boel saeh. Misurtuite muep ngaithuen boel saeh. Tangkarhai boel saeh.
9 holding to the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
A caih la mingcimnah neh tangnah olhuep te pom saeh.
10 And these things should be proven first, and then they may minister, being without offense.
Amihte lamhma la nuemnai phoeiah cimbit la aka om loh bi saeh.
11 Similarly, the women must be chaste, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
a yuurhoek khaw hinom saeh. Hmui yoi mahpawh, khuel saeh. A cungkuem dongaha uepom saeh.
12 Deacons should be the husband of one wife, men who lead their own children and their own houses well.
tueihyoeih rhoek he yuu pakhat kah va la om saeh. A carhoek neh amah imkhui tea then la mawt saeh.
13 For those who have ministered well will acquire for themselves a good position, and much confidence in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
Balh aka doedanrhoek long ni a paihmuen thena kutloh tih tangnah neh Jesuh Khrih ah muepa sayalh.
14 I am writing these things to you, with the hope that I will come to you soon.
He rhoek he nang ham ka daektih nang taengah thamaa la pawk ham ka ngaiuep.
15 But, if I am delayed, you should know the manner in which it is necessary to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the Church of the living God, the pillar and the foundation of truth.
Tedae ka koe mai atah Pathen imkhui kaha kuek khosak tena ming van ni. Te tah aka hing Pathen kah hlangboel, oltak kah rhungsut neh khoengim pawn ni.
16 And it is clearly great, this mystery of piety, which was manifested in the flesh, which was justified in the Spirit, which has appeared to Angels, which has been preached to the Gentiles, which is believed in the world, which has been taken up in glory.
Hingcimnah olhuep kaha len he oelh om pawt la om. Amah tah pumsa ah tuengtih mueihla loha tang sak te puencawn rhoek loh a hmuh. Namtomrhoek taenglaa hoe dongah Diklai aha tangnah uh tih thangpomnah neha loh.
