1 Timothy 3
1 This is a trustworthy statement: “If someone aspires to be an elder, this is a good work to want to do.”
Arah amiisak tiit: Miwah ah chaas phansiitte angsuh li abah, heh ih mootse thoon ah moot suh thunha.
2 An elder must be above reproach, married to one wife, self-controlled, well-balanced, sensible, hospitable, and able to teach.
Chaas phansiitte ah moong ataang muh jaatjaat angtheng, heh sanuh ah esiit luulu jaatjaat angtheng, tenmang angtheng, heteewah jaatrep doh ejen naan ete nyia phanjangjang mina angtheng, heh nok nah sam awen ejen noppoonte jaatjaat angtheng; heh ih mih suh ejen nyootsoot ete jaatjaat etheng;
3 He should be someone who doesn't get drunk or become violent, but is gentle, and is not argumentative or greedy for money.
heh khammokte adoleh changrook mina lajaatjaat angjih, erah nang ih toongtang nyia semroongroong mina angtheng; heh ngun doh lamongnookte jaatjaat angtheng;
4 He must handle his own family well. His children must respect what he tells them to do.
heh changka ah naririh jen ih soksamte nyia hesuh hesah heh jeng chaatchaat ih ano heh soomtu arah mina jaatjaat angtheng.
5 (For if a man doesn't know how to manage his own family, how can he manage God's church?)
Tumeah heh ih heh changka ah lajen koonchaaka bah, Rangte chaas ah tang mamah maajen ih kooncha ah?
6 He should not be a new believer, in case he gets so full of himself he falls under the same condemnation as the devil.
Heh hanpi nah thungsek angtheng, lah angka bah heh ah engaampo lam nah re ano Juungbaan luungwang dut haatta likhiik ih dut haat arah ang ah.
7 People outside the church should also speak well of him so that he won't disgrace himself and fall into the devil's trap.
Heh ah chaas nah luulu lah angthang ih nokhoh phohoh nyia hahoh nah uh esoongraang ette mina jaat angtheng, eno ba heh ah rakriijih lampo nyia Juungbaan phoong nah tajen datka ang ah.
8 Similarly deacons should be respected, and not hypocritical. They should not be addicted to drink, and should not be trying to dishonestly enrich themselves.
Chaas roongchosokte loong ah uh neng ese dang ajang mina nyia jeng chaatchaat angtheng; neng khammokte nyia ngun doh nyamnyookte lah angjih jaatjaat;
9 They must stick to the revealed truth about God, trusting in him with a pure conscience.
Neng ih thungsek taksek lam ih amiisak tuungmaang tiit dongjat thuk ha ah rongrong ih kap etjih jaatjaat.
10 They should be tried out first, and if they can't be faulted then let them serve as deacons.
Neng ah chaas roongchosokte ih thiin suh jaakhoh taatsok chaak etjih, eno jen lang eah ih thoijat eno ba erah loong ah mothuk theng.
11 Their wives should be respected too. They should not slander people with gossip, and they should be self-controlled and trustworthy in all they do.
Neng sanuh loong rah uh ese dang ajang mina angtheng nyia mih joobaatte lah angjih jaatjaat, neng ah tenmang nyia seklilih angtheng.
12 Deacons should be married to one wife, managing their children and their homes well.
Chaas roongchosokte loong sanuh ah esiit luulu angtheng, eno hesuh hesah nyia heh changka ah naririh ih miisoksamte angtheng.
13 Those who serve well as deacons gain a good reputation and much confidence in their trust in Christ Jesus.
Erah roongchosokte loong ah ih neng mootkaat ah naririh ih morum abah neng menset ese ang ah, eno Jisu Kristo suh tuungmaang tiitwaan ah lachoolaphaan jen baattaan rum ah.
14 Even though I hope to see you soon, I'm writing about all this to you so that
Ngah an jiinnah seek ih dong ra hangno an japtup suh taat thunhang, ang abah uh arah le maat raang halang ah langla,
15 if I'm delayed you'll know how people should behave themselves in God's house. This is the church of the living God, the support pillar and foundation of the truth.
lamok jen ra rangdoh, arah le dowa ih sen suh Rangte changka nah mame reeraang pakna jih ah jatthuk han, erah changka ah Ething Rangte chaas, amiisak tiit raang ih thonghong wokong likhiik.
16 There's no question about it: the revealed truth about God is amazing! He was made known to us in human form, he was vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, declared to the nations, trusted in by the world, and taken up in glory!
Seng thooroom ah husah ni tumthan rak ah o ih uh tajen daanka ang ah: Heh ah mina jun ih dong taha, Eno Chiiala ih amiisak ih noisokta, nyia Rangsah loong ih tup rumta Heh tiit ah deek akaan rookwih tumbaatta, mongrep thoontang ni heh suh hanpi rumta, eno rangmong ni toonsiit wanta.
