Timoteo 1 3
1 Enye nyateƒenya be ne ame aɖe di be yeawɔ hamedzikpɔla ƒe dɔ la, etia dɔ nyuitɔ.
Faithful is the saying, If any man aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.
2 Azɔ la, ele na hamedzikpɔla be wòanye mokakamanɔŋutɔ, nyɔnu ɖeka ko srɔ̃, ame si fa tu, ɖokuidziɖula, ame si ŋu bubu le, amedzrowɔla, ame si nya nufiafia
The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach,
3 menye ahatsunola o, menye ame si wɔa nu gbodogbodo o, ke boŋ ewɔa nu le bɔbɔenyenye me, menye dzrewɔla alo galɔ̃la o.
no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but gentle, noncontentious, no lover of money,
4 Ele vevie be wòanye ame si kpɔa eƒe aƒe dzi nyuie, eye vi ɖotowo le esi.
a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety
5 (Elabena ne ŋutsu aɖe mate ŋu akpɔ eƒe aƒe sue la dzi be woanɔ agbe nyui o la, aleke wòawɔ akpɔ Mawu ƒe hame dzi?)
(but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),
6 Mele be wòanye ame si ƒe dzimetrɔɣi medidi o, elabena ne menye nenema o la, dada ayɔ eya amea me, eye wòadze anyi le ʋɔnudɔdrɔ̃ si va Abosam dzi la te.
not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Ele na hamedzikpɔla be wòakpɔ ɖaseɖiɖi nyui tso hamea godotɔwo hã gbɔ, ale be mage adze vlododo kple Abosam ƒe mɔ me o.
And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Nenema kee wòle na subɔlawo hã be woanye ame siwo ŋu bubu le kple nyateƒetɔwo, menye ahatsunolawo kple ame siwo tia viɖe ƒoɖiwo yome o.
Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
9 Ele na wo be woalé xɔse la ƒe nyateƒe detowo me ɖe asi kple dzitsinya nyui.
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 Ele be woado wo kpɔ gbã, eye ne naneke meku ɖe o ŋu o la, woaɖe mɔ woawɔ subɔla ƒe dɔ.
And let these also first be proven, then being blameless, let them serve.
11 Ele na wo srɔ̃nyɔnuwo be woanye ame ɖɔŋuɖowo, ke menye ahatsunolawo kple amenyagblɔlawo o, ke boŋ woawɔ nuteƒe le nu sia nu me.
The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, sober, faithful in all things.
12 Subɔlawo nanye srɔ̃ ɖeka tɔwo, eye dzidzɔ kple toɖoɖo nanɔ woƒe aƒewo me.
Let helpers be husbands of one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.
13 Kpeɖeŋutɔ siwo wɔ dɔ nyuie la ƒe fetu anye be amewo naɖo bubu na wo, eye woawo ŋutɔ ƒe dzideƒo kple xɔse le Yesu Kristo me hã atsi ɖe edzi.
For those who serve well will acquire to themselves a good standing, and much boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus.
14 Togbɔ be mele mɔ kpɔm be mava mia gbɔ kpuie hã la, mele nu siawo ŋlɔm na mi,
These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee sooner,
15 ale be ne nye vava he ɖe megbe hã la, miate ŋu anya ale si miazɔ le Mawu ƒe aƒe si nye Mawu gbagbe la ƒe ha, si lé Mawu ƒe nyateƒe la me ɖe asi sesĩe la me.
but if I delay, that thou may know how it is necessary to live in a house of God, which is a congregation of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
16 Enye nyateƒe be mawumegbenɔnɔ mele bɔbɔe o, gake ele bɔbɔe le Kristo ta, ame si va anyigba dzi abe ame ene. Ɖiƒoƒo aɖeke menɔ eŋuti o, eye wòdza le eƒe gbɔgbɔ me. Mawudɔlawo kpɔe, eye wogblɔ mawunya tso eŋuti le dukɔwo dome. Amewo xɔ edzi se le afi sia afi si wòyi, eye wogaxɔe ɖe eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe me le dziƒo.
And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.
