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;
Nka akwakoraa anim, na mmom hyɛ no nkuran sɛnea wobɛyɛ ama wʼagya. Sɛnea wobɛyɛ wo nuabarima no saa ara na fa yɛ mmabun,
2 the elder women too as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with perfect modesty.
yɛ mmea mpanyimfo sɛ wo nanom, na mmabaa nso, fa wɔn sɛ wo nuabeanom wɔ kronkronyɛ mu.
3 Honour widows who are really in need.
Ma wʼani nku mmea akunafo a wonni ahwɛfo ho.
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.
Sɛ okunafo bi wɔ mma anaa nananom a, nea edi kan no ɛsɛ sɛ wɔfa nyamesom pa so de som wɔn abusua de tua wɔn awofo ne wɔn nenanom ka, efisɛ sɛ wɔyɛ saa a na ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani.
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;
Ɔbea a ɔyɛ okunafo ampa ara no a onni obi a ɔhwɛ no no de nʼanidaso nyinaa ahyɛ Onyankopɔn mu, enti ɔkɔ so bɔ mpae srɛ ne mmoa anadwo ne awia.
6 but a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.
Nanso sɛ okunafo bi de ne ho ma wiase a, na ɔyɛ teaseawu.
7 Press these facts upon them, so that they may live lives free from reproach.
Ka saa mmara yi kyerɛ wɔn na obi annya wo ho mfomso.
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.
Na sɛ obi nhwɛ ne fifo, ne titiriw no, ɔno ara nʼabusuafo a, na wabu ne gyidi so. Sɛ ɛba saa a, ɔyɛ onipa bɔne sen nea onnye nni no.
9 No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age.
Mfa okunafo biara a onni mmoroo mfe aduosia no din nka akunafo din ho. Asɛm a ɛka ho ne sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ obi a wadi ne kunu nokware,
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.
na afei wagye din wɔ nneyɛe pa ho. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ɔbea a watetew ne mma yiye na ogyee ahɔho wɔ ne fi na ɔhohoroo Awurade nkurɔfo anan ase na ɔboaa ahokyerefo na ɔde ne ho maa nnwuma pa ahorow nyinaa.
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,
Mfa akunafo nkumaa no din nka wɔn ho. Efisɛ sɛ ɛba sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔsan ware a, wɔtew wɔn ho fi Kristo ho
12 and they incur disapproval for having broken their original vow.
na ɛma wodi fɔ sɛ wɔabu wɔn bɔhyɛ a edi kan no so.
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.
Ɛno akyi, wɔsɛe wɔn bere kɔ afi mu na nea enye koraa ne sɛ wodi nseku yɛ pɛrepɛre, ka nsɛm a anka ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔka.
14 I would therefore have the younger women marry, bear children, rule in domestic matters, and furnish the Adversary with no excuse for slander.
Enti me pɛ ne sɛ, akunafo nkumaa no bɛware, awo mma na wɔahwɛ wɔn afi sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a atamfo nnya wɔn ho kwan nka nsɛm ntia wɔn.
15 For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.
Akunafo bi de wɔn ho ama ɔbonsam dedaw.
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.
Sɛ ɔbea gyidini bi wɔ akunafo wɔ nʼabusua mu a, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ wɔn yiye na wɔamfa adesoa bi ammɛto asafo no so na asafo no atumi ahwɛ akunafo a aka wɔn nko no.
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.
Mpanyimfo a wɔhwɛ asafo no so yiye no, ɛsɛ sɛ wodwen wɔn ho na wɔde nidi mmɔho ma wɔn; ne titiriw no wɔn a wɔka asɛm no na wɔsan kyerɛkyerɛ nso.
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.
Efisɛ Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Nkyekyere nantwi a osiw aburow no ano!” Bio, “Odwumayɛni akatua fata no!”
19 Never entertain an accusation against an Elder except on the evidence of two of three witnesses.
Ntie asɛmmɔne a obi ka to ɔpanyin bi so no, gye sɛ nnansefo baanu anaa baasa de saa asɛm no bɛto wʼanim.
20 Those who persist in sin reprove in the presence of all, so that it may also be a warning to the rest.
Wɔn a wɔyɛ bɔne nyinaa no, ka wɔn anim wɔ bagua mu na abɔ afoforo hu.
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.
Migyina Onyankopɔn ne Kristo Yesu ne abɔfo kronkron anim ka se, di saa mmara a mahyɛ wo yi nyinaa so a nhwɛanim biara nni mu.
22 Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
Ntutu mmirika mfa wo nsa ngu obi so wɔ Awurade dwumadi no mu. Twe wo ho fi bɔne a afoforo yɛ ho. Yɛ kronn.
23 (No longer be a water-drinker; but take a little wine for the sake of your digestion and your frequent ailments.)
Nnom nsu nko ara, na mmom wo yafunu ne wo yare a wotaa yare nti, ɛyɛ a nom bobesa kakraa bi.
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.
Nnipa bi bɔne a wɔyɛ no da adi pefee na saa bɔne no di wɔn anim de wɔn kɔ atemmu mu, nanso afoforo bi wɔ hɔ a wɔn bɔne da adi akyiri no.
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.
Saa ara nso na nneyɛe payɛ no da adi pefee. Na nea ɛnna adi pefee no mpo ntumi nhintaw.
