1 Timothy 5
1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
Usimkemee mwanamume mzee. Bali mtiye moyo kama baba yako. Uwatiye moyo vijana wa kiume kana kwamba ni ndugu zako.
2 the older women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
Uwatiye moyo wanawake wazee kama mama zako, na wanawake vijana kama dada zako kwa usafi wote.
3 Honor widows who are widows indeed.
Waheshimu wajane, wale walio wajane kweli kweli.
4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family, and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
Lakini kama mjane ana watoto au wajukuu, waache kwanza wajifunze kuonesha heshima kwa watu wa nyumbani mwao wenyewe. Waache wawalipe wazazi wao mema, kwa kuwa hii inapendeza mbele za Mungu.
5 Now she who is a widow indeed, and desolate, has her hope set on God, and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
Lakini mjane kweli kweli ni yule aliyeachwa peke yake. Naye huweka tegemeo lake kwa Mungu. Siku zote hudumu katika sala na maombi usiku na mchana.
6 But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.
Hata hivyo, mwanamke yule aishiye kwa anasa amekufa, ingawaje yu hai.
7 Also command these things, so that they will be without fault.
Na uyahubiri haya mambo ili kwamba wasiwe na lawama.
8 But if anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Ila kama mtu asipowatunza ndugu zake, hususani wale walioko nyumbani mwake, ameikana imani na ni mmbaya kuliko mtu asiye amini.
9 Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
Basi mwanamke aandikishwe kwenye orodha kama mjane akiwa na umri usiopungua miaka sitini, na ni mke wa mume mmoja.
10 being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints' feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
Lazima awe amejulikana kwa matendo mema, ikiwa ni kwamba amewajali watoto, au ameshakuwa mkarimu kwa wageni, au ameosha miguu ya waaminio, au alimesaidia ambao wamekuwa wakiteswa, au alijitoa kwa kazi yeyote njema.
11 But refuse younger widows, for whenever their passions lead them away from Christ, they desire to marry;
Lakini kwa wale wajane vijana, kataa kuwaandikisha kwenye orodha ya wajane. Kwa kuwa wakiingia kwenye matamanio ya kimwili dhidi ya Kristo, wanataka kuolewa.
12 having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.
Kwa njia hii huingia kwenye hatia kwa kuwa huvunja kujitoa kwao kwa awali.
13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
Na pia huingia kwenye mazoea ya uvivu. Wao huzunguka nyumba kwa nyumba. Si tu kwamba ni wavivu, bali pia huwa wasengenyaji na na wenye kuingilia mambo ya wengine. Wao husema mambo wasiyopaswa kuyasema.
14 I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.
Kwa hiyo mimi nataka wanawake vijana waolewe, wazae watoto, wasimamie nyumba zao, ili kutokumpa adui nafasi ya kutushitaki kwa kufanya dhambi.
15 For already some have turned aside after Satan.
Kwa sababu baadhi yao wameshamgeukia Shetani.
16 If any believing woman has widows, she must assist them, and do not let the church be burdened; that it might help those widows who are truly in need.
Kama mwanamke yeyote aaminiye ana wajane, basi na awasaidie, ili kanisa lisilemewe, ili liweze kuwasaidia wale walio wajane kweli kweli.
17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Basi wazee wale watawalao vyema wahesabiwe kuwa wamestahili heshima maradufu, hasa wale wanaojishughulisha na kufundisha neno la Mungu.
18 For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
Kwa kuwa maandiko yanasema, “Usimfumbe ng'ombe kinywa apulapo nafaka,” na “Mfanya kazi anastahili mshahara wake.”
19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.
Usipokee mashitaka dhidi ya mzee isipokuwa kuna mashahidi wawili au watatu.
20 Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
Waonye wakosaji mbele ya watu wote ili wengine waliobaki labda wataogopa.
21 I command you in the sight of God, and Christ Jesus, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
Nakuagiza kwa dhati mbele ya Mungu, na mbele ya Kristo Yesu, na malaika wateule, kwamba uzitunze maagizo haya bila ubaguzi wowote, na kwamba usifanye jambo lolote kwa upendeleo.
22 Do not ordain anyone hastily, nor participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Usimwekee mtu yeyote mikono haraka. Usishiriki dhambi ya mtu mwingine. Yakupasa kujitunza mwenyewe uwe usafi.
23 Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.
Hakupasi kunywa maji pekee. Badala yake, unywe mvinyo kidogo kwa ajili ya tumbo na magonjwa yako ya mara kwa mara.
24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them to judgment, but those of others show up later.
Dhambi za baadhi ya watu hujulikana kwa uwazi, na huwatangulia hukumuni. Lakini baadhi ya dhambi hufuata baadaye.
25 In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden.
Vivyo hivyo, baadhi ya kazi njema hujulikana kwa uwazi, lakini hata zingine hazitafichika.
