1 Timothy 5
1 Do not rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
Atĩrĩrĩ, ndũkanakũũme mũndũ mũkũrũ, kaba ũmũthaithage taarĩ thoguo, nao andũ arĩa ethĩ ta marĩ ariũ a thoguo,
2 the older women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
Atumia arĩa akũrũ, ũmatuage ta marĩ aa maitũguo, nao arĩa anini matuage ta airĩtu a thoguo, na wĩkage ũguo na mĩthiĩre yothe ya ũthingu.
3 Honor widows who are widows indeed.
Rũmbũyagia atumia arĩa a ndigwa kũna, na ũmatĩĩage.
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.
No mũtumia wa ndigwa angĩkorwo arĩ na ciana, kana ciana cia ciana ciake-rĩ, ciana icio nĩ ciambe ciĩrute kũrutithia wĩtĩkio wacio wĩra na ũndũ wa kũmenyagĩrĩra andũ arĩa marĩ a nyũmba ciao kĩũmbe; tondũ gwĩka ũguo nĩ gũcookeria aciari a cio na aciari a aciari a cio ngaatho nĩgũkorwo ũndũ ũcio nĩũkenagia Ngai.
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.
Mũtumia wa ndigwa ũrĩa ũbataire kũna, na ũtigĩtwo arĩ wiki-rĩ, ũcio aigaga mwĩhoko wake harĩ Ngai, na akahooyaga ũtukũ na mũthenya, akĩũria Ngai ũteithio ategũtigithĩria.
6 But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.
No mũtumia wa ndigwa ũrĩa ũikaraga agĩĩkenagia, ũcio nĩ mũkuũ o na arĩ muoyo.
7 Also command these things, so that they will be without fault.
Rutaga andũ maũndũ macio o namo, nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũgũikara arĩ na ũcuuke.
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.
Mũndũ wothe angĩaga gũteithia andũ ao, na makĩria arĩa marĩ a gwake mũciĩ-rĩ, mũndũ ũcio nĩakaanĩte wĩtĩkio na nĩ mũũru gũkĩra ũrĩa ũtetĩkĩtie.
9 Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
Gũtirĩ mũtumia wa ndigwa wagĩrĩire kwandĩkwo mũtaratara-inĩ wa atumia a ndigwa atakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtandatũ, na akorwo aarĩ mwĩhokeku kũrĩ mũthuuri-we,
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.
na akorwo nĩoĩkaine wega nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩkaga ciĩko njega, ta kũrera ciana, na gũtugaga ageni, na gũthambia nyarĩrĩ cia andũ arĩa aamũre, na gũteithagia andũ arĩa marĩ thĩĩna-inĩ, na kwĩrutagĩra we mwene gwĩkaga maũndũ marĩa mothe mega.
11 But refuse younger widows, for whenever their passions lead them away from Christ, they desire to marry;
Ha ũhoro wa atumia a ndigwa arĩa ethĩ-rĩ, ndũkamekĩre mũtaratara-inĩ ta ũcio, tondũ rĩrĩa makaguucĩrĩrio nĩ merirĩria mao ma mwĩrĩ, nĩmagatigana na Kristũ na macooke kwenda kũhika.
12 having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.
Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo magatuĩka a gũtuĩrwo ciira, tondũ nĩmathũkĩtie kĩĩranĩro kĩao kĩa mbere.
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.
Ningĩ, nĩmemenyagĩria ũgũũta, magatuĩka a kũũrũũra kuuma nyũmba ĩmwe nginya ĩrĩa ĩngĩ. Na to ũgũũta wiki, o na nĩmatuĩkaga a kwaria ndeto cia mũhuhu na magetoonyereria maũndũ-inĩ ma andũ angĩ, makaaragia maũndũ marĩa mataagĩrĩirwo nĩ kwaria.
14 I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for reviling.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, niĩ ngũtaara atumia a ndigwa arĩa ethĩ mahike, na magĩe ciana, na marũgamagĩrĩre mĩciĩ yao, nĩguo matikae kũhe thũ iitũ mweke wa gũcambania.
15 For already some have turned aside after Satan.
Ti-itherũ o na rĩu amwe ao nĩmarĩkĩtie kũgarũrũka na makarũmĩrĩra Shaitani.
16 If any believing woman has widows, let her assist them, and do not let the church be burdened; that it might help those widows who are truly in need.
Mũndũ-wa-nja o wothe mwĩtĩkia angĩkorwo arĩ na atumia a ndigwa a nyũmba yake-rĩ, nĩamateithagie arĩ we na ndagakuuithie kanitha mũrigo wao, nĩgeetha kanitha ũhote gũteithia atumia arĩa a ndigwa kũna, arĩa mabataire.
17 Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.
Athuuri a kanitha arĩa matongoragia maũndũ ma kanitha wega nĩmagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũheo gĩtĩĩo mũno, na makĩria arĩa marutaga wĩra wa kũhunjia na kũrutana.
18 For the Scripture says, "Do not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain." And, "The laborer is worthy of his wages."
Nĩgũkorwo Maandĩko marĩa matheru moigĩte atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanohe ndegwa kanua rĩrĩa ĩkũranga ngano ĩkĩmĩhũũra,” na ningĩ nĩmoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Mũruti wĩra nĩagĩrĩirwo nĩkũheo mũcaara wake.”
19 Do not receive an accusation against an elder, except at the word of two or three witnesses.
Ndũkanetĩkĩrie mũthuuri wa kanitha athitangwo, tiga hakorirwo na ũira wa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ.
20 Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
Andũ arĩa maikaraga makĩĩhagia-rĩ, makaanagie mbere ya andũ othe, nĩguo arĩa angĩ maikarage metigĩrĩte.
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.
Ndakwĩra atĩrĩ na ma ndĩ mbere ya Ngai, na Kristũ Jesũ o na araika arĩa athuure, ũmenyagĩrĩre morutani maya ũtegũthutũkania, na ndũkaneeke ũndũ o na ũmwe na kĩmenyano.
22 Do not ordain anyone hastily, nor participate in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
Ndũkahiũhage kũigĩrĩra mũndũ moko, na ndũkanagwatanĩre na mehia ma andũ arĩa angĩ. Ikaraga ũrĩ mũthingu.
23 Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach's sake and your frequent infirmities.
Tiga kũnyuuaga o maaĩ matheri, nyuuaga ndibei nini tondũ wa nda yaku, na nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa ũrũaraga kaingĩ.
24 The sins of some people are obvious, going before them to judgment, but those of others show up later.
Mehia ma andũ amwe nĩmeyonanĩtie, makamatongoragia ciira-inĩ no mehia ma andũ angĩ mamoimaga thuutha.
25 In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise cannot be hidden.
O ũndũ ũmwe, noguo ciĩko njega ciĩyonanagia, nacio iria itarĩ njega itingĩhithĩka.
