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."
Tize tigeme ane ani tizi. inki uye mazi nu ukolimo ma cukuno unaje udenge Asere mazin nu ukolimo ukatuma ka re-re.
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;
Barki anime, ya cukuno gbas una je macukuno imum uzatu uboo. macukuno unu une inde, ma cukuno unu meki unicce, unu iriba ishew, unu kabsa utize unu kabsa agyanu, ma cukuno unu bezi utize.
3 not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;
Kati ma cukuno unu sisa ubere, una matara, ahira agino ma cukuno unu naza iruba, unu hem ina anu, daki unu nyara ikirfi ba.
4 but ruling his own household wisely and well, with children kept under control with true dignity.
Ma cukuno tarsa ina kura ameme memerum, ahana ameme wa cukuno anu wuza ume imum ire-re nan u tinanu.
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?)
Abanna inki daki unu marusa utarsa ina kura ameme ba, aneni madi rusi ucenti akura Asere?
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.
Daki ya wuna macukuno gusi unu usso ukaba utize ta sereba, barki kati mabo unu vangizi unicce, kati marizi anyimo usanda uweki utize tige sa weki unu uburu ugino me.
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.
Ma cukuno unu iriba ire-re ahira ande sa wa tawe tize ta Asere, barki kati mariba anyimo amu ē nyani ribe ani barda unu uburu.
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,
Ane ani ma Dikinoni wa cukuno anu abenki, azo ana tize kani kareba, daki ya wuna ure wa cukuno anu siza ubere banyani wa cukuno unu inta pash.
9 but holding the secret truths of the faith with a clear conscience.
Wa cukuno anu inta masaa makadura nan nuhem ukadura nan nu ubassa abanga are-re.
10 And they must also be well-tried men, and when found to be of unblemished character then let them serve as deacons.
Memerum ini atubi ubezi uwe, abini me watubi kaduma barki ini mum ibi bugum.
11 Deaconesses, in the same way, must be sober-minded women, not slanderers, but in every way temperate and trustworthy.
Ane ani ane wa cukuno anu tarsa ina nu, daki ya wuna uree wa cukuno ana bi bukum ba, abanna me anu umeki acce nan nu urusa u inta akura anyimo akondi ya imum.
12 A deacon must be true to his one wife, and rule his children and his own household wisely and well.
Ya cukuno ma Dikinoni ma cukuno ana ne wa inde-inde, warusi u tarsa ina hana aweme nan tikura ti weme.
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.
Abanna me ande sa wa wuza katuma ka re-re wakem utonno ure-re dangas anyimouhem ukatuma ka sere sa karaa anyimo Ugomo Asere Yeso.
14 All this I write to you, though I am hoping before long to come to see you.
Inzin nu nyatike wa ti mum tigino me, unu inko iriba indi e ahira aweme daki unu dadangino ba.
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.
Abanna inki māde, in zin nu nyetike uwen barki urusi una be sa udi tarsi intimum tiweme anyimo akura Asere, udenge Asere ivai, nitin nan unu benki ukadura.
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.
Da matara marani mazo amu bezi u tarsa Asere aru u kadura kani kazi gbardang. “Ma bezi nicce numeme anyimo anipum, bibe ba suso me, ahana akadura ka sere wa iri me, akiti me ahira anu zatu tarsa Asere, a hem im me anyimo unee, abine ani aziti me me uhana a zesere anyimo ani nonzo.
