1 Timothy 4
1 But the Spirit distinctly says that in later times there will be some who will fall away from the faith, and devote their attention to misleading spirits, and to the teaching of demons,
Sasa Roho anasema waziwazi kwamba katika nyakati zijazo baadhi ya watu wataiacha imani na kuwa makini kusikiliza roho zidanganyazo na mafundisho ya kipepo yatakayofundishwa
2 who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These people’s consciences are seared,
katika uongo na unafiki. Dhamiri zao zitabadilishwa.
3 and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the faith and have attained a full knowledge of the truth.
Watawazuia kuoa na kupokea vyakula ambavyo Mungu aliviumba vitumiwe kwa shukrani miongoni mwao waaminio na wenye kuijua kweli.
4 Everything created by God is good, and there in nothing that need be rejected – provided only that it is received thankfully;
Kwa sababu kila kitu ambacho Mungu amekiumba ni chema. Hakuna ambacho tunapokea kwa shukrani kinastahili kukataliwa.
5 for it is consecrated by God’s blessing and by prayer.
Kwa sababu kinatakaswa kupitia neno la Mungu na kwa njia ya maombi.
6 Put all this before the followers, and you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, sustained by the precepts of the faith and of that good teaching by which you have guided your life.
Kama utayaweka mambo haya mbele ya ndugu, utakuwa mtumishi mzuri wa Yesu Kristo. Kwa sababu umestawishwa kwa maneno ya imani na kwa mafundisho mazuri ambayo umeyafuata.
7 As for profane legends and old wives’ tales, leave them alone. Train yourself to lead a religious life;
Lakini zikatae hadithi za kidunia ambazo zinapendwa na wanawake wazee. Badala yake, jifunze mwenyewe katika utaua.
8 for while the training of the body is of service in some respects, religion is of service in all, carrying with it, as it does, a promise of life both here and hereafter.
Kwa maana mazoezi ya mwili yafaa kidogo, bali utauwa wafaa sana kwa mambo yote. Hutunza ahadi kwa maisha ya sasa na yale yajayo.
9 How true that saying is and worthy of the fullest acceptance!
Ujumbe huu ni wakuaminiwa na unastahili kukubaliwa kabisa.
10 With that aim we toil and struggle, for we have set our hopes on the living God, who is the Savior of all, and especially of those who hold the faith.
Kwa kuwa ni kwa sababu hii tunataabika na kufanya kazi kwa bidii sana. Kwa kuwa tunao ujasiri katika Mungu aliye hai, ambaye ni Mwokozi wa watu wote, lakini hasa kwa waaminio.
11 Remember these things in your teaching.
Uyaseme na kuyafundisha mambo haya.
12 Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but, by your conversation, your conduct, your love, your faith, and your purity, be an example to those who hold the faith.
Mtu yeyote asiudharau ujana wako. Badala yake, uwe mfano kwa wote waaminio, katika usemi, mwenendo, upendo, uaminifu, na usafi.
13 Until I come, apply yourself to public reading, preaching, and teaching.
Mpaka nitakapokuja, dumu katika kusoma, katika kuonya, na katika kufundisha.
14 Do not neglect the divine gift within you, which was given you, amid many a prediction, when the hands of the church elders were laid on your head.
Usiipuuze karama iliyomo ndani yako, ambayo ulipewa kupitia unabii, kwa kuwekewa mikono na wazee.
15 Practice these things, devote yourself to them, so that your progress may be plain to everyone.
Uyajali mambo haya. Ishi katika hayo ili kukua kwako kuwe dhahiri kwa watu wote. Zingatia sana mwenendo wako na mafundisho.
16 Look to yourself as well as to your teaching. Persevere in this, for your doing so will mean salvation for yourself as well as for your hearers.
Dumu katika mambo haya. Maana kwa kufanya hivyo utajiokoa mwenyewe na wale wanaokusikiliza.
