1 Timothy 3
1 This [is] a true saying, If a man desireth the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
Tala liloba oyo ezali penza ya solo: Moto nyonso oyo alingi kozala mokambi kati na Lingomba aponi mosala ya kitoko.
2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
Boye, mokambi ya Lingomba asengeli kozala: moto azanga pamela, mobali ya mwasi moko, moto oyo alekisaka ndelo te na ezaleli na ye, moto oyo ayebi komikanga, moto ya lokumu, moto oyo ayambaka malamu bapaya kati na ndako na ye, moto oyo azali na makoki ya koteya,
3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre, but patient; not a brawler, not covetous;
molangwi masanga te, moto na kanza te, moto na boboto, moto oyo aswanaka te, moto na lokoso ya mbongo te,
4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;
moto oyo akambaka malamu libota na ye moko, asenzelaka ete bana na ye batosa ye mpe asalaka bongo na lolenge oyo ebongi na limemia ya kokoka.
5 (For if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
Moto oyo ayebi te kokamba malamu libota na ye akokoka ndenge nini kobatela Lingomba ya Nzambe?
6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
Mokambi ya Lingomba asengeli te kozala moto oyo abongoli motema sika, noki te akotonda na lolendo mpe akozwa etumbu lokola Satana.
7 Moreover, he must have a good report of them who are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Mokambi ya Lingomba asengeli mpe kozala moto oyo akenda sango ya malamu kati na bato oyo bazali bandimi te mpo ete abatela lokumu na ye mpe akweya te na mitambo ya Satana.
8 Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre,
Ezali mpe ndenge moko mpo na badiakona. Basengeli kozala: bato oyo babongi na limemia, bato ya maloba mibale te, balangwi masanga te mpe bato oyo balukaka mbongo te na banzela ya mabe.
9 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
Basengeli koyeba kobatela mabombami ya kondima kati na motema ya peto.
10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.
Esengeli komeka bango liboso; bongo soki emonani ete bazangi pamela, wana nde bakoki kosala lokola badiakona.
11 Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
Ezali mpe ndenge moko mpo na badiakona ya basi. Basengeli kozala: basi oyo babongi na limemia, basi oyo batongaka bato te, basi oyo balekisaka ndelo te na bizaleli na bango mpe basi ya sembo na makambo nyonso.
12 Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children, and their own houses well.
Diakona asengeli kozala mobali ya mwasi moko mpe asengeli kokamba malamu bana na ye mpe ndako na ye.
13 For they that have used the office of a deacon well, purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith, which is in Christ Jesus.
Pamba te badiakona oyo basalaka mosala na bango malamu bazwaka esika ya lokumu mpe bakomaka na elikya makasi kati na kondima na bango epai na Yesu-Klisto.
14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee shortly:
Atako nazali na elikya ya kokutana na yo kala mingi te, kasi nakomeli yo kaka malako oyo
15 But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
mpo ete, soki nawumeli mpo na koya, oyeba ndenge nini bato basengeli kotambola kati na Ndako ya Nzambe, oyo ezali Lingomba ya Nzambe na bomoi, likonzi mpe moboko ya bosolo.
16 And without controversy, great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached to the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
Tala makambo oyo tondimaka elongo: Mabombami ya kosambela Nzambe na lolenge ya solo ezali minene. Klisto amonanaki na nzoto ya bomoto, Molimo Mosantu atatolaki ete azali sembo, ba-anjelu bamonaki Ye, bato ya bikolo ya bapaya bateyamaki na tina na Ye, bato bandimelaki Ye kati na mokili mobimba, mpe amemamaki kati na nkembo.
