1 Timothy 5
1 Do not reprimand an older man, but plead with him as if he were your father. Treat the young men as brothers,
Koto kumuhakalila gogo, ndi mlapisa ngati cheyivya kwa dadi vaku. Vahengela vasongolo ngati valongo vaku,
2 the older women as mothers, and the younger women as sisters — with all purity.
Muvahengela vadala vagogo ngati nyina vaku, na vasikana ngati valumbu vaku, kwa uganu woha.
3 Show consideration for widows — I mean those who are really widowed.
Vatangatila valipwela vangali mundu wa kuvangatila vevavili valipwela chakaka.
4 but, if a widow has children or grand-children, let them learn to show proper regard for the members of their own family first, and to make some return to their parents; for that is pleasing in God’s sight.
Nambu ngati lipwela ana vana amala vajukulu, venavo viganikiwa kujiwula gakukita gala gegiganikiwa kuhengewa na vandu vevakumyumpa Chapanga viganikiwa kukita kwa valongo vavi vene na ndi kuvalipa vadadi na vanyina vavi na vagogo vavi, muni ndi lijambu la kuganisa palongolo ya Chapanga.
5 As for the woman who is really widowed and left quite alone, her hopes are fixed on God, and she devotes herself to prayers and supplications night and day.
Mdala lipwela chakaka, angali mundu wa kumtangatila, mweavikili huvalila kwa Chapanga na kuyendelela kumuyupa utangatila muhi na kilu.
6 But the life of a widow who is devoted to pleasure is a living death.
Nambu lipwela mwaitama wumi wa manogelu, mwenuyo amali kufwa pamonga akona wumi.
7 Those are the points on which you should dwell, that there may be no call for your censure.
Vapela vandu malagizu aga, muni mundu yoyoha akotoka kuvawona vanamabudilu.
8 Any one who fails to provide for his own relations, and especially for those under his own roof, has disowned the Faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
Nambu ngati mundu akuvatunza lepi valongo vaki, neju vala va kunyumba yaki, ndi mundu mwenuyo ayibelili sadika yaki, na ndi muhakau neju kuliku mundu mwangasadika.
9 A widow, when her name is added to the list, should not be less than sixty years old; she should have been a faithful wife,
Kotoka kumyandika muchitabu cha mahina ga valipwela, lipwela yoyoha mwangahikisa miyaka sitini. Kangi avya agegiwi mala yimonga ndu,
10 and be well spoken of for her kind actions. She should have brought up children, have shown hospitality to strangers, have washed the feet of her fellow Christians, have relieved those who were in distress, and devoted herself to every kind of good action.
na avya na matendu gabwina, mwavalelili vana vaki bwina, mweakuvakalibisa vayehe munyumba yaki, mwavasambisi magendelu vandu va Chapanga, mwavatangatili vandu vanamang'ahiso, na mwajiwusili kukita mambu ga kila namuna.
11 But you should exclude the younger widows from the list; for, when they grow restive under the yoke of the Christ, they want to marry,
Muchitabu chenicho koto kuvayandikisa mahina ga valipwela vasikana, muni mnogo wavi wa higa ukavya na makakala neju yati vigana kugegewa kuliku kujiwusa kwa Kilisitu,
12 and so they bring condemnation upon themselves for having broken their previous promise.
na kulolekana kukosa usadikika ndava ya lilagizu la kumuhengela Chapanga levavikili pakumbula.
13 And not only that, but they learn to be idle as they go about from house to house. Nor are they merely idle, but they also become gossips and busy-bodies, and talk of what they ought not.
Valipwela ngati venavo viyagisa lukumbi na kugendagenda nyumba yimonga na yingi na vivya vandu veviheha na kujiyingisa mu mambu ga vandu vangi, na kujova mambu gangavya gavi.
14 Therefore I advise young widows to marry, bear children, and attend to their homes, and so avoid giving the enemy an opportunity for scandal.
Hinu ndi nigana valipwela vasikana vagegewa, na kuveleka vana na kuyangalila nyumba zavi muni likoko likoto kupata fwasi ya kujova mambu gahakau ndava yitu.
15 There are some who have already left us, to follow Satan.
Muni valipwela vangi vamali kuyagila na kumlanda Setani.
16 Any Christian woman, who has relations who are widows, ought to relieve them and not allow them to become a burden to the Church, so that the Church may relieve those widows who are really widowed.
Nambu ngati mau mkilisitu avi na valipwela mu lukolo lwaki, mwene iganikiwa kuvayangalila ndi lepi kuvalekela lihengu lenilo msambi wa vandu vevakumsadika Kilisitu, muni msambi wa vandu vevakumsadika Kilisitu vakuvatuza vangi vevasigalili.
17 Those Officers of the Church who fill their office well should be held deserving of especial consideration, particularly those whose work lies in preaching and teaching.
Vagogo vavilongosa bwina msambi wa vandu vevakumsadika Kilisitu viganikiwa kutopeswa na kupewa bwina luhuna, neju vala vevihenga lihengu cha kukangamala kukokosa na kuwula.
18 The words of Scripture are — ‘Thou shalt not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain.’ and again — ‘The worker is worth his wages.’
Muni Mayandiku Gamsopi gijova, “Kotoka kukunga ng'ombi mlomo peyihenga lihengu la kuwulula mabenu,” Ndi kangi “Muhenga lihengu iganikiwa kupewa luhuna lwaki.”
19 Do not receive a charge against an Officer of the Church, unless it is supported by two or three witnesses;
Kotoka kuyidakila matakilu gegakuvavala gogo mwevavili chilongosi mu msambi wa vandu vevakumsadika Kilisitu mbaka kuvya na vandu gevajovili vavili amala vadatu.
20 but rebuke offenders publicly, so that others may take warning.
Vala vevakumbudila Chapanga vavahakalila pavandu, muni vangi vayogopa mewa.
21 I charge you solemnly, before God and Christ Jesus and the Chosen Angels, to carry out these directions, unswayed by prejudice, never acting with partiality.
Nikulagiza palongolo ya Chapanga, na palongolo ya Kilisitu Yesu na palongolo ya vamtumu va Chapanga, kugalanda malagizu ago changaleka hati limonga na ukita cheyiganikiwa changamlola mundu kumihu.
22 Never ordain any one hastily, and take no part in the wrong-doing of others. Keep your life pure.
Kotoka kuyumbatika kumvikila mundu yoyoha mawoko ndava ya kumhengela Bambu. Kotoka kujiyingisa mukumbudila Chapanga na vandu vangi, jivika mukunyamba.
23 Do not continue to drink water only, but take a little wine on account of the weakness of your stomach, and your frequent ailments.
Kotoka kunywa manji ndu, ndi unywa divayi padebe ndava ya lilemi laku, muni ulwala pamahele.
24 There are some men whose sins are conspicuous and lead on to judgment, while there are others whose sins dog their steps.
Kumbudila Chapanga kwa vangi kwiloleka hotohoto hati kwakona lukumbi lwa kuhamuliwa, nambu kumbudila Chapanga kwa vangi kwilolekana kandahi pevihamuliwa.
25 In the same way noble deeds become conspicuous, and those which are otherwise cannot be concealed.
Mewawa matendu gabwina gilolekana njwe, na hati gala gangalolekana waka nakuhotoleka kufiyika.
