1 Timothy 3
1 Faithful is the saying, "If any one is eager to have the oversight of a Church, he desires a noble work."
Ma en wach mar adiera ni ka ngʼato oketo chunye mondo obed jatend kanisa to odwaro tich mogen.
2 A minister then must be a man of irreproachable character, true to his one wife, temperate, sober-minded, well-behaved, hospitable to strangers, and with a gift for teaching;
Jatend kanyakla mar jo-Kristo nyaka bed ngʼat ma wach moro amora marach onge kuome, chwor dhako achiel kende, ngʼat mobidhore, moritore, kendo modimbore, ngʼat moluor, mohero rwako welo kendo japuonj molony,
3 not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
ngʼat ma ok ohero kongʼo, ngʼat ma ok ger, bende owinjore obed ngʼat mamuol, ma ok ohero dhawo kendo ma ok ohero pesa.
4 but ruling his own household wisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity.
Nyaka obed ngʼat morito ode maber kendo nyaka one ni nyithinde winjo wachne gi luor mowinjore.
5 (If a man does not know how to rule his own household, how shall he have the Church of God given into his care?)
(To ka ngʼato ok nyal rito ode owuon, to ere kaka dorit kanisa Nyasaye?)
6 He ought not to be a new convert, for fear he should be blinded with pride and come under the same condemnation as the Devil.
Kik obed ngʼat moyudo warruok machiegni, nono to sunga nyalo make mi opodhi kendo bura loye kaka noloyo jachien.
7 It is needful also that he bear a good character with people outside the Church, lest he fall into reproach or a snare of the Devil.
Bende nyaka obed ngʼat ma joma ok oyie wuoyo kuome maber, mondo kik obadho mar jachien gaje mi opodhi kendo one wichkuot.
8 Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,
Kamano bende jokony e kanisa bende nyaka bed joma imiyo luor, joma odimbore, joma ok madh kongʼo kendo joma ok oowre gi yudo ohala e yo ma ok nikare.
9 but holding the secret truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
Nyaka gimak adiera matut mar yie gi chuny maler maonge richo moro amora.
10 And they must also be well-tried men, and when found to be of unblemished character then let them serve as deacons.
Nyaka temgi mokwongo, to ka oyud ni onge wach moro marach kuomgi eka mondo yienegi bedo jokony.
11 Deaconesses, in the same way, must be sober-minded women, not slanderers, but in every way temperate and trustworthy.
Kamano bende, mondgi nyaka bed joma owinjore mi luor, kik gibed mon mohero kuoth, to owinjore gibed mon moritore kendo ma jo-adiera e weche duto.
12 A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well.
Jakony kanisa nyaka bed ngʼatno man-gi dhako achiel kende kendo mopuonjo nyithinde gi joode duto maber.
13 For those who have filled the deacon's office wisely and well, are already gaining for themselves an honourable standing, and are acquiring great freedom of speech in proclaiming the faith which rests on Christ Jesus.
Joma osetiyo maber yudo nying maber kendo gibedo gi chir e yie margi kuom Kristo Yesu.
14 All this I write to you, though I am hoping before long to come to see you.
Kata obedo ni ageno biro iri mapiyo to andikoni wechegi mag puonj mondo;
15 But, for fear I may be hindered, I now write, so that you may have rules to guide you in dealing with God's household. For this is what the Church of the ever-living God is, and it is the pillar and foundation-stone of the truth.
kaponi adeko to ingʼe kaka ji onego owuothi e dier kanyakla mar jo-Nyasaye, ma en kanisa mar Nyasaye mangima, ma en e siro kendo mise mar adiera.
16 And, beyond controversy, great is the mystery of our religion-- that Christ appeared in human form, and His claims justified by the Spirit, was seen by angels and proclaimed among Gentile nations, was believed on in the world, and received up again into glory.
Chutho, mano kaka weche Nyasaye odhiero ngʼeyo kendo nigi duongʼ miwuoro: Kristo nobiro e ringruok, kendo Roho nonyiso ratiro ni oonge ketho, malaike ne onene, kendo wachne ne oyal e kind ogendini, ji ne oyie kuome e piny ngima, kendo ne otere malo e duongʼ mar Nyasaye.
