< 1 Timothy 4 >

1 Now the Spirit manifestly saith, that in the last times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to spirits of error, and doctrines of devils,
Na rĩrĩ, Roho nĩoigaga atekũhithĩrĩra atĩ matukũ ma thuutha andũ amwe nĩmagatiganĩria wĩtĩkio na marũmĩrĩre maaroho marĩa maheenanagia o na maũndũ marĩa marutanagwo nĩ ndaimono.
2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy, and having their conscience seared,
Morutani ta macio mahunjagio nĩ andũ arĩa marĩ ũhinga, arĩa maaragia maheeni, na arĩa thamiri ciao ihaana ta icinĩtwo na ruoro.
3 Forbidding to marry, to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving by the faithful, and by them that have known the truth.
Acio nĩo makaanagia andũ kũhikania na makameera megirĩrĩrie kũrĩĩaga irio cia mĩthemba ĩmwe, iria Ngai oombire nĩguo ciamũkagĩrwo na ngaatho nĩ arĩa metĩkĩtie na arĩa moĩ ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma.
4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be rejected that is received with thanksgiving:
Tondũ-rĩ, kĩrĩa gĩothe Ngai oombire nĩ kĩega, na gũtirĩ kĩndũ kĩagĩrĩirwo nĩkũregwo angĩkorwo kĩamũkĩrĩtwo na ngaatho,
5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
tondũ nĩkĩrĩkĩtie gũtherio nĩ kiugo kĩa Ngai na mahooya.
6 These things proposing to the brethren, thou shalt be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished up in the words of faith, and of the good doctrine which thou hast attained unto.
Ũngĩruta ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ maũndũ maya-rĩ, nĩũgũtuĩka ndungata njega ya Kristũ Jesũ, ĩrĩa ĩreretwo na ciugo cia ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma wa wĩtĩkio o na cia ũrutani mwega ũrĩa wee ũtũire ũrũmĩrĩire.
7 But avoid foolish and old wives’ fables: and exercise thyself unto godliness.
Reganaga na ngʼano cia tũhũ iria itarĩ cia gũtĩĩithia Ngai, o na ngʼano ta iria iganagwo nĩ iheti; nĩ kaba wĩmenyerie gũikara wĩyamũrĩire Ngai.
8 For bodily exercise is profitable to little: but godliness is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
Nĩgũkorwo gwĩka maũndũ ma gwĩkĩra mwĩrĩ hinya nĩ ũrĩ bata waguo, no kwĩyamũrĩra Ngai kũrĩ bata harĩ maũndũ mothe, nĩ ũndũ kũrehaga kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro muoyo-inĩ ũyũ tũrĩ o na muoyo-inĩ ũrĩa ũgooka.
9 A faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
Ũhoro ũyũ nĩguo wa kwĩhokeka na nĩwagĩrĩire gwĩtĩkĩrĩka o biũ
10 For therefore we labor and are reviled, because we hope in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of the faithful.
(na ũhoro ũcio nĩguo ũtũmaga twĩrutanagĩrie na twĩnogagie), na tũkaiga mwĩhoko witũ harĩ Ngai ũrĩa ũrĩ muoyo, ũrĩa arĩ we Mũhonokia wa andũ othe, na makĩria arĩa metĩkĩtie.
11 These things command and teach.
Athanaga atĩ maũndũ macio mekagwo.
12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.
Ndũkanareke mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ akũire tondũ atĩ wĩ mũndũ mwĩthĩ, no tuĩka kĩonereria kũrĩ andũ arĩa metĩkĩtie rĩrĩa ũkwaria, na ha ũhoro wa mũtũũrĩre, na wa wendani, o na ha wĩtĩkio, na ha ũhoro wa mĩtugo mĩtheru.
13 Till I come, attend unto reading, to exhortation, and to doctrine.
Wĩheane gũthomagĩra andũ Maandĩko marĩa matheru, na kũhunjia, na kũrutana, o nginya rĩrĩa ngooka.
14 Neglect not the grace that is in thee, which was given thee by prophesy, with imposition of the hands of the priesthood.
Ndũkanaage kũhũthĩra kĩheo gĩaku kĩrĩa waheirwo na ũndũ wa mohoro marĩa maarathirwo, rĩrĩa athuuri maakũigĩrĩire moko.
15 Meditate upon these things, be wholly in these things: that thy profiting may be manifest to all.
Ĩkagĩra kĩyo harĩ maũndũ macio; wĩheane kũna kũrĩ mo, nĩgeetha andũ othe monage ũrĩa ũrathiĩ na mbere.
16 Take heed to thyself and to doctrine: be earnest in them. For in doing this thou shalt both save thyself and them that hear thee.
Menyagĩrĩra wega mũtũũrĩre waku na ũrutani waku. Kiragĩrĩria thĩinĩ wa maũndũ macio, tondũ weka ũguo, nĩũkwĩhonokia wee mwene na ũhonokie o na arĩa magũthikagĩrĩria.

< 1 Timothy 4 >