1 Timothy 5
1 Never administer a sharp reprimand to a man older than yourself; but entreat him as if he were your father, and the younger men as brothers;
Nkankalipila jwannume jwanchekulu, nambo mmechete nawo nti atati ŵenu. Mwapanganyichisye achachanda nti achapwenu,
2 the elder women too as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with perfect modesty.
mwapanganyichisye achakongwe achachekulu nti achikulu ŵenu ni achiŵali nti achalumbu ŵenu, pangaganichisya yangalumbana.
3 Honour widows who are really in need.
Mwakamuchisye achakongwe ŵawililwe ni achiŵankwawo, ŵanganakola mundu jwakwakamuchisya.
4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to show piety towards their own homes and to prove their gratitude to their parents; for this is well pleasing in the sight of God.
Nambo iŵaga jwawililwe akwete ŵanache pane isukulu, ŵanyawo akusachilwa alijiganye kupanganya indu yaikusachilwa kupanganyikwa ni ŵandu ŵakwapopelela Akunnungu kwa ŵandu ŵaali mu nyuumba jao. Ni kwa kutenda yeleyo akwauchisya kwalela achaŵelesi ni achachekulu ŵao mpela yatite kulelekwa ŵanyawo paŵaliji achanandi. Pakuŵa achichi chili chakunonyelesya paujo pa Akunnungu.
5 A widow who is really in need, friendless and desolate, has her hopes fixed on God, and continues at her supplications and prayers, night and day;
Jwele jwankongwe jwawililwe kusyene jwanganakola mundu jwakunnela, achiŵisile chilolelo chakwe kwa Akunnungu ni kutama nkwapopelela Akunnungu muusi ni chilo kuti akole ukamuchisyo.
6 but a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.
Nambo jwankongwe jwawililwe jwakutama kwa kusaka kulinonyelesya nnope jwelejo jwammwe, namuno ali jwansima chiŵela.
7 Press these facts upon them, so that they may live lives free from reproach.
Mwape ŵandu malajisyo ga, kuti ŵandu ŵane akasaona ŵana ileŵo.
8 But if a man makes no provision for those dependent on him, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is behaving worse than an unbeliever.
Nambo iŵaga mundu ngakwakamuchisya achapwakwe nnopennope aŵala ŵandu ŵaali mu nyuumba jakwe asyene, jwelejo achikanile chikulupi chakwe nombe ali jwangalumbana nnope kumpunda mundu jwangakukulupilila.
9 No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age.
Kasimwalemba mu chitabu cha meena ga achakongwe ŵawililwe, jwawililwe jwalijose jwanganamalila yaka sitini. Sooni aŵeje jwalombekwe kamo pe.
10 She must have been true to her one husband, and well reported of for good deeds, as having brought up children, received strangers hospitably, washed the feet of God's people, given relief to the distressed, and devoted herself to good works of every kind.
Sooni aŵe jwana umboni wa ipanganyo yambone, jwalelite achiŵanagwe uchenene, jwaŵapochele achalendo mu nyuumba jakwe, ŵakundile sajo sya ŵandu ŵa Akunnungu, ŵakamuchisye ŵakulaga ni ŵakupanganya indu yambone yailiyose.
11 But the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry,
Nambo mu chitabu cho nkagalemba meena ga ŵawililwe ali achiŵali, pakuŵa ŵajinjilwaga tama ja kusaka kulombekwa sooni, chaleche kwatumichila Kilisito.
12 and they incur disapproval for having broken their original vow.
Kwayele chaaŵe ni chileŵo kwa kuleka chikulupi cha kwatumichila Akunnungu chiŵachiŵisile kundanda.
13 And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of.
Nkupunda yeleyo, akuŵa ŵa ulesi, achendajendaga mu nyuumba jimo mpaka jine, ni akuŵa ŵandu ŵakwasongona ŵandu ŵane ni kulijinjisya mu indu ya ŵandu ŵane ni kusala indu yangaŵajilwa kuisala.
14 I would therefore have the younger women marry, bear children, rule in domestic matters, and furnish the Adversary with no excuse for slander.
Kwa ligongo lyo ngusaka ŵele ŵawililwe ni achiŵankwawo ali achiŵali alombekwe, aŵeleche ŵanache ni kusigosa nyuumba syao kuti ŵammagongo ŵetu anakombole kukola lipesa lya kuŵecheta indu yangalumbana yaikutugamba uwe.
15 For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.
Pakuŵa ŵane ŵawililwe ni achiŵankwawo, amasile kulyungasika ni kunkuya Shetani.
16 If a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened--so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need.
Iŵaga jwankongwe jwalijose jwakunkulupilila Kilisito, akwete ŵawililwe ni achiŵankwawo mwa achalongo achinjakwe, jwelejo akusachilwa kwagosa ni ngaŵa kuulechela masengo go mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito, kuti mpingo wo ukombole kwagosa ŵawililwe ni achiŵankwawo ŵanganakola ukamuchisyo wauli wose.
17 Let the Elders who perform their duties wisely and well be held worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching.
Achachekulu ilongola ŵakuulongosya uchenene mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito akuŵajilwa kuchimbichikwa ni kupegwa malipilo gambone, nnope nnope ŵakuchalila kulalichila Ngani Jambone ni kujiganya.
18 For the Scripture says, "You are not to muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain;" and the workman deserves his pay.
Pakuŵa Malembelo ga Akunnungu gakuti, “Nkantaŵa kang'wa ng'ombe pakupanganya masengo ga kuputukula magowolo,” ni “Jwa masengo akuŵajilwa malipilo gakwe.”
19 Never entertain an accusation against an Elder except on the evidence of two of three witnesses.
Ngasimpochela magambo gagakungamba jwanchekulu chilongola jwa mpingo wa ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito ikaŵe kwa umboni wa ŵandu ŵaŵili pane ŵatatu.
20 Those who persist in sin reprove in the presence of all, so that it may also be a warning to the rest.
Ŵele ŵakutenda ya sambi mwajamuche paujo pa ŵandu kuti ŵandu ŵane wo ajogope.
21 I solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality.
Ngunlajisya mmbujo pa Akunnungu ni mmbujo pa Kilisito ni mmbujo mwa achikatumetume ŵa kwinani ŵaswela ŵasagulikwe, nkamulisye malajisyo ga pangaleka nachiŵamuno limo ni kutenda yaikusachilwa pangali lusagu.
22 Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Kasintenda chitema kunsajichila makono mundu pakusagulikwa kuŵa chilongola nkupanganya masengo ga Ambuje. Sooni nkalijinjisya mu sambi sya ŵandu ŵane, nambo nligose mwasyene, mpanganye yaikwanonyelesya Akunnungu.
23 (No longer be a water-drinker; but take a little wine for the sake of your digestion and your frequent ailments.)
Ngasinng'wa meesi pe, nambo mng'weje divai kanandi ligongo lya lutumbo lwenu pakuŵa nkulwalalwala.
24 The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind.
Sambi sya ŵandu ŵane sikuwoneka pangasisika namose kakanaŵe katema ka kulamulikwa, nambo sambi sya ŵandu ŵane sikuwoneka kanyuma pakumala kulamulikwa.
25 So also the right actions of some are evident to the world, and those that are not cannot remain for ever out of sight.
Iyoyopeyo ipanganyo yambone ikuwoneka pangasisika, namose aila yangaikuwoneka pangasisika ngaikomboleka kusisika.
