< 1 Timothy 5 >

1 Do not rebuke/scold older men. Instead, exhort/advise them [respectfully] as you would [exhort/advise] your father. Exhort/advise younger men [gently] as you would exhort/advise your brothers.
Ugajehudamira ulume umzee. Bali upele umwoyo neshe uyise waho. Ubhapele umwoyo asahala abheshilume neshe aje bhaholo bhaho.
2 [Exhort/advise] older women [respectfully] as [you would exhort/advise] your mother. [Exhort/advise] younger women [gently] as [you would exhort/advise] your sisters; but you must act in a completely proper way as you do that.
Upele umwoyo abhashe ashikolo kama neshe anyine bhaho na abhashe alenduneshe ayilombo bhaho huhuwinza wonti.
3 [Make sure that the congregation] takes care of widows who have no one to care for them.
Uubhaheshimu afwele bhala bhabhali bhafwele lyoli lyoli.
4 If a widow has children or grandchildren, these [children or grandchildren] should learn that they are to take care of their own family first. By doing that they can repay their parents and grandparents for all that they did for them when they were young, because doing that pleases God.
Lelo nkeshele ufwele anabhana au namama ubhaleshe bhahwifunza abhonesye eheshima hwabhantu bha mnyumba yao bhebho uleshe bhabhasaidile aise bhabho. Aminza afwanaje ene nyinza hwitagalila elya Ngolobhe.
5 The widows who are really alone and have no one [to help them] confidently expect that God [will help them]. So night and day they pray, earnestly asking [DOU] [God that he will help them and others].
Lelo ufwele uwelyoli lyoli yayola yalehwilwe mwene wope abheshele na pambo male hwa Ngolobhe. Esiku zwonti aputa nalabhe esala usiku na pasanya.
6 But widows who just want to have a lot of pleasure are [spiritually] [MET] dead, although they are [physically] alive.
Hata esho ufwele ula yakhala netuma afwiye lwapo mwomi.
7 And tell [the congregation] that [the children or grandchildren should do] these things in order that [no one] can (criticize the believers/say that the believers are doing anything that is wrong).
Na ulombelele ege amambo ili kwamba bhagajebhe bhahwiune.
8 If anyone does not take care of those who live in his own house, and especially if he does not take care of his own family, he has (denied/quit believing) what we believe and [we should consider that] he is worse than a person who does not believe [in Christ].
Eshi nkashile umuntu sabhalela ahoro bhakwe, tee bhala bhabhalimwao alaniwe na akhene ulyeteho na bhibhi ashile yasalinolyeteo.
9 [You have a list of] widows [who will do work for the congregation and receive money]. Put women’s names on the list [only if] they are more than 60 years old, and if they were faithful to their husbands.
Basi ushe gasimbisiweje abhe fwele abhaje namaha gasegaposhe sitini, abhanje fwele yali nolume umo.
10 [Put women’s names on that list only] if it is known that they have wholeheartedly done every kind of good deed, if they have helped [children] who were afflicted/suffering, if they have (brought up/cared for) their children [properly/well], if they have welcomed and cared for guests, and if they have humbly served [MTY] other believers.
Lazima abhanje amanyisye humatendo aminza abhanje abhalelile abhana bhakwe abhanje anepya hwanjenyi au abhanje abhasaidi aputi bhamwao, au ahwifumizwe humbombo yeyonti enyeza.
11 As for younger widows, do not put their names on that list, because they [promise to do work for the congregation, but instead of doing that, they usually] want to marry [again] (OR, marry an unbeliever) when they have a strong desire to get married.
Lelo hwabhala afwele alendu ukhane abhabheshe hudadi yefwele kwasababu nkabhakhatwe ne taama agebele bhahwanza ahwengwe, hwidala eli bhahwinjila matama agebele zidi ya Kristi bhahwanza ahwengwe.
12 If that happens, they may become guilty of not having done what they had promised [to do for the congregation] (OR, promised [Christ that they would do].)
Hwidala eli bhahwinjila mhatia bhabudulanya hwifumye hwabho uhwelyoli.
13 In addition, they [generally] become lazy. Specifically, as they [just] go about from house to house, they also begin (to gossip/to talk about people) and to meddle in other people’s affairs, saying what they should not say.
Nantele bhahwiyinjizwa humazowea. Eye wolo abhahale bhazwogola khaya kwa khaya siyo aje bholo tu, bala antele bhabha bhasenkenyaji bhabhuhwinjilile abhale abhahale bhayanga amambo gasehwanziwa agayanje.
14 So I advise that [instead of putting the names of younger widows on the list, they] marry again, that they bear/have children, that they manage their homes [well], and that they do nothing for which an enemy can say bad things about [them].
Eshi ane ehwanza abhashe alendu bhengwaje bhupapaje abhana, bhasimamilaje enyumba zwao ili bhagaje hupele ubhibhi enafasi ya tilonje kwa abhombe embibhi.
15 [I say this] because some [younger widows] have stopped [obeying Christ] in order to obey Satan.
Kwa sababu bhamo bhao bhagulusi usetano.
16 If any woman who believes [in Christ] has widows [in her household/family], she should take care of them. The congregation should not be burdened by having {She should not depend on the congregation} to take care of their [needs]. The congregation should take care of the widows who truly [have no one to care for them].
Nkashile ushe yayonti uwelyeteho ana fwele, basi awavwe ili eshibhanza shigaje alemelye ili libhasailadiaje bhala bhabahli bhafwele lyolilyoli.
17 [Each congregation] should pay well the elders who lead [well. They should] greatly honor them, especially those who preach and those who teach.
Basi bhala agosi bhalongozwa shinza mubhaheshimu aje bhahwaziwa abaheshimu marahahinji hasa bhala bhabha hwishuguliswa amwanzywe izu elya Ngolobhe.
18 [Long ago Moses] wrote in the Scriptures, “While an ox is threshing [grain], you must not tie its mouth [so that it cannot eat the grain],” and [Jesus said], “[People] should pay those who work [for their benefit].” [So we know that congregations should support their leaders].
Afwatanaje amasimbilo gayanga ugaje hufunje eng'ombe elo mu nalya eshalye ubhomba mbombo ahwanziwo ushala wakwe.”
19 When some person accuses an elder [about doing wrong], accept what he says only if there are [at least] two or three persons who (testify/say [that]) [they saw him do that wrong].
Ugaje aposhe mashitaka hwagosi sipokua bhahweli ashahidi bhabhele au bhadatu.
20 But as for any [elder] who repeatedly sins, rebuke him before the whole congregation, in order that the rest [of the elders] will be afraid [to sin].
Ehulajizwa ubha nkhane hwitagalilo elyebhantu wonti ili abhanje bhasageye labda bhagayeta.
21 I solemnly tell you that [as you keep in mind that] God and Christ Jesus and the holy angels know everything that you do, obey these commands [about elders]! [As you consider what others say about an elder doing wrong], do not easily/quickly decide that what they say is true. And treat them all equally.
Ehulujizwa kwa thati hwetagalila lya Ngolobhe, na hwitagalila ya Kristi uYesu, na bha malaika aleule aje uzitunze endajizwo ega bila asalulanye yoyonti na aije uganje abhombe ejambo lyolyonti apendele.
22 Do not be in a hurry to put your hands on a man ([to set him apart/to appoint him]) [as an elder. Wait until you have examined him to see how he conducts his life], because [God will consider] that you are responsible if [you approve] a person who sins, saying that he should [become an elder]. Keep your life pure in every way.
Ugaje hubheshele umuntu yoyonti okhono nanali ugaje ashiliki ibibhi zwa muntu uwe je uhwanziwa ahwilinde wewe mwenyewe ubhaje mwinza.
23 [And Timothy], no longer drink [only] water, but instead, drink a little wine [also], because [that may help to cure] your stomach’s frequent illnesses.
Sehwanziwa amwile amenzegene. Badala yakwe, unywelaje mvinyo hashe kwajili yevyanda nempongo yaho ye mara kwa mara.
24 [I tell you not] ([to set apart/appoint]) [elders hastily, without seeing how they conduct their lives, because] some people [sin secretly], so that it is not known what they have done until after someone examines them (OR, before God judges them). But some people sin openly, so that people know what they have done before anyone examines them.
Ibibhi baadhi ezwa bhantu zibhoneha wene zibhatagalile hundongo lelo baadhi ya bibhi zwa bhantu bhamo zibhafwata.
25 Similarly, although [some people] do good things openly, with the result that people know what they have done, some people [do good things secretly], yet the good things that they have done cannot remain secret either.
Hwisalo shesho baadhi ya yembombo enyinza zihwelewe hwa pawelele lelo hata zimo sezwaifisiha.

< 1 Timothy 5 >