1 Timothy 3
1 How true is this saying: ‘To aspire to be to be a supervisor in the church is to be ambitious for a noble task.’
Ekigambo kyesigwa. Omuntu yenna bw’ayagalanga okuba Omulabirizi aba yeegombye omulimu omulungi.
2 The supervisor should be of blameless character; a faithful partner; living a temperate, discreet, and well-ordered life; hospitable, and a skillful teacher,
Noolwekyo Omulabirizi kimugwanira okuba nga taliiko kya kunenyezebwa, nga musajja wa mukazi omu, nga muntu eyeefuga, nga mwegendereza, nga mukwata mpola, ayaniriza abagenyi, era ng’amanyi okuyigiriza.
3 not addicted to drink or brawling, but of a forbearing and peaceable disposition, and not a lover of money;
Tateekwa kuba mutamiivu, era nga si mukambwe, wabula omuwombeefu, nga si muyombi era nga talulunkanira nsimbi.
4 they should provide for their own household well, and their children should kept under control and be well-behaved.
Ateekwa kuba ng’afuga bulungi amaka ge, abaana be nga bamuwulira, era nga bamussaamu ekitiibwa.
5 If someone does not know how to provide for their own household, how can they take charge of the church of God?
Kubanga omuntu atasobola kufuga maka ge, alisobola atya okulabirira ekkanisa ya Katonda?
6 The supervisor should not be a recent convert, or they might become blinded by pride and fall under the same judgment as the devil.
Omulabirizi tateekwa kuba muntu eyaakakkiriza Kristo, si kulwa nga yeekuluntaza, n’asalirwa omusango nga Setaani bwe yagusalirwa.
7 They should also be well spoken of by outsiders, so that they may not incur censure and so fall into the devil’s trap.
Asaanira okuba ng’assibwamu ekitiibwa abo abatali ba Kkanisa, si kulwa nga yeereetako ekivume.
8 So, too, assistants should be serious and straightforward, not given to taking much drink or to questionable money-making,
Abadiikoni nabo kibagwanira okuba abantu abassibwamu ekitiibwa abatataaganaaga mu bigambo byabwe, abatatamiira, era abatalulunkanira bintu,
9 but people who hold the deep truths of the faith and have a clear conscience.
nga bakuuma ekyama ky’okukkiriza n’omutima omulongoofu.
10 They should be tested first, and only appointed to their office if no objection is raised against them.
Basookanga kugezesebwa balyoke baweereze mu budiikooni nga tebaliiko kya kunenyezebwa.
11 It should be the same with the women in this office. They should be serious, not gossips, sober, and trustworthy in all respects.
N’abakazi Abadiikoni bwe batyo nabo kibagwanidde okubeeranga abassibwamu ekitiibwa, abatawaayiriza, abeegendereza, era abeesigwa mu buli kintu.
12 Assistants should be faithful partners who manage their children and their households well.
Omudiikoni ateekwa okuba n’omukazi omu yekka, era ng’asobola okufuga obulungi abaana be, n’amaka ge.
13 Those who have filled that post with honor gain for themselves an honorable position, as well as great confidence through the faith that they place in Christ Jesus.
Kubanga abaweereza obulungi bafuna ekifo ekya waggulu era baba n’obuvumu bungi mu kukkiriza okuli mu Kristo.
14 I am writing this to you, though I hope that I will come to see you before long;
Nkuwandiikidde ebintu ebyo nga nsuubira okujja gy’oli mangu;
15 but in case I should be delayed, I want you to know what your conduct ought to be in the household of God, which is the church of the living God – the pillar and stay of the truth.
kyokka bwe ndirwa omanye by’osaana okukola mu nnyumba ya Katonda, ye Ekkanisa ya Katonda omulamu, empagi n’omusingi eby’amazima.
16 Yes, and undeniably wonderful are the deep truths of our religion; for – ‘He was revealed in our nature, pronounced righteous in spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the Gentiles, believed on in the world, taken up into glory.’
Tewali kubuusabuusa ekyama ky’okutya Katonda kikulu ddala, era kigamba nti: “Yalabisibwa mu mubiri, n’akakasibwa Omwoyo nga bw’atuukiridde, n’alabibwa bamalayika, n’alangibwa mu mawanga, n’akkirizibwa mu nsi, era n’atwalibwa n’ekitiibwa mu ggulu.”
