1 Timothy 3
1 The word [is] steadfast: If anyone longs for overseership, he desires a right work;
Makani awa na cancine ncine, akwambeti na muntu layandishishinga ncito yakutangunina mubungano layandanga ncito yaina.
2 it is required, therefore, the overseer to be blameless, a husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, respectable, a friend of strangers, apt to teach,
Mutangunishi wamubungano abe muntu wabula kampenda, weba mukashi umowa, weshikulitibuka, weshikuyeya cena, weshikutambula bensu, kayi ucishi kwiyisha.
3 not given to wine, not a striker, but gentle, not contentious, not a lover of money,
Kataba cakolwa, nambi mukalu, nsombi abe weshi kwinshila bantu byaina, usuni lumuno, kayi wabula nsala ya mali.
4 leading his own house well, having children in subjection with all dignity,
Abe wela kwendelesha cena ba mung'anda yakendi kwambeti banabendi bamunyumfwilenga ne kumulemeka.
5 (and if anyone has not known [how] to lead his own house, how will he take care of an assembly of God?)
Na kalilwa kwendelesha cena bali mung'anda yakendi, nomba inga ucikonshaconi kulela mubungano wa Lesa?
6 not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall to a judgment of the Devil;
Kataba muntu wengila calino lino mu mubungano, pakwinga ngaulitukumuna ne kuwila mu bwipishi mbuli calensa Satana.
7 and it is required of him also to have a good testimony from those outside, that he may not fall into reproach and a snare of the Devil.
Abe muntu wa cendo caina ngobalalemekenga bantu bakunsa, wela kubula kwikatwa mu kose ka Satana ne kunyumfwa nsoni.
8 Servants, in like manner, dignified, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not given to shameful gain,
Nabo beshi kunyamfwilisha mubungano babe bacendo caina babula ndemi shibili, kabataba bacakolwa nambi bakute nsala ya mali.
9 having the secret of the faith in a pure conscience,
Bekatisha cangofu miyeyo yancine ncine yalushomo lwalayubuyululwa ne Lesa.
10 and let these also first be proved, then let them minister, being unblameable.
Kayi bapewe nanshi ncito ya kubabonenapo, na babula kwalilwa basebense ncito ya kunyamfwilisha.
11 Women, in like manner, dignified, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.
Bamakashabo babe balilemeka, babula bufuyishi, batalisumpulu, bashomeka mubintu byonse.
12 Servants—let them be husbands of one wife, leading the children well, and their own houses,
Shikunyamfwilisha mumubungano abe muntu ukute mukashi umo'wa, lendeleshenga cena ba mung'anda yakendi.
13 for those who ministered well acquire a good step to themselves, and much boldness in faith that [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 write to you these things, hoping to come to you soon,
Ndakulembelenga makani awa nambi ndayandanga kwisa uko calinolino.
15 and if I delay, that you may know how it is required to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is an assembly of the living God—a pillar and foundation of the truth,
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 confessedly, great is the secret of piety: who was revealed in flesh, declared righteous in [the] Spirit, seen by messengers, preached among nations, believed on in the world, 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.”
