1 Timothy 3
1 This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
ilisio ili lya kyang'ani, “umunhu juno ilonda imbombo ijakuva muloleleli ghwa kipugha kya vitiki, ujuo asalwile imbombo inofu.”
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
kwekuti umuloleleli ghwa kipugha kya vitiki, avisaghe munhu juno naipikua, juno nam'bwafu,”unya kukughela kange unya kukulolelela, umunhu ghwa vutavike, ntengeleli, juno akimanyile kuvulanisia
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
aleke kuuva mughasi, aleke kuuva nyamabatu, avisaghe muhuugu. kange nangavisaghe muhojofu ghwa ndalama.
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
avisaghe muunhu unyakwimila vunofu inyumba jaake, juno akimanyile kuvunga avaana muluveelo ulunofu, kange voope vikumpulika.
5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
kwekuuti umunhu junoikunua kukwimilila unyumba jaake jujuo, ndepoonu ikwimilila ndaani ikipugha kya vitiki?
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
kange nangavisaghe muunhu juno nanga asyetukagha, ulwakuva kyaikughinia. ulughinio uluo lukumpelela kukwingila muvuhighi ndavule alyahighilue uSetano.
7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
looli, avisaghe muunu juno ikwolekua vunofu nambe na vapanji, kuuti aleke kupikua na ghwilila mulutegho lwa Setano.
8 Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
navatangili vavisaghe vagholofu vano navasyetung'ani, navaghaasi, valekaghe kuuva vahojofu va ndalama.
9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
looli vavisaghe vaanhu vano vigadilila uvwakyang'ani vwa lwitiko lwinu nu mwojo um'balafu.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.
voope ava vaghelwaghe taasi, neke vangavoneke kuuti vanoghiile, vavombaaghe imbombo ijio.
11 Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
navadala vaave vavisaghe nuluveelo lunofu, vano navadesi, vano vikughela, kange vavombi vanofu musooni.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
avtangili valekaghe kuuva vavwafu, ulwene vavisaghe vaanhu vano vikwimila vunofu avaana vaake nasi nyumba saave.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
vano vivomba vunofu imbombo ija vutangili, viiva voghopua. apuo viiva ni ngufu kupulikisia imhola ija lwitiko lwitu mwa Yeesu Kilisite.
14 These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:
nikuvalembela amasio agha, kumo nihuvila kukwisa kulyumue munsiki n'debe ghuno ghukwisa.
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
neke nambe nidiile, ukagulaghe sino sinoghiile kuvomba munyumba ja Nguluve, jino kye kipugha kya vitiki va Nguluve juno mwumi, mbanda, kange lwako lwa kyang'ani.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
kyang'ani, sino uNguluve atuhufisie m'baha, soope se isi. uNguluve akivonesia mulwa m'bili, akalekua nu Mhepo kuuva mugholofu, akavoneka, akapulisivua mufisina fyoni, avaanhu ava muiisi vakamwitika, akatolua kuluta kukyanya muvuvaha.
