Timoteo 1 6
1 Kluvi siwo nye kristotɔwo la nawɔ dɔ na woƒe aƒetɔwo kple ŋusẽ, eye woabu wo; mègana woagblɔ tso Kristo ƒe hadɔwɔlawo ŋuti be wonye kuviatɔwo o. Mègana Mawu ƒe ŋkɔ alo eƒe nufiafia nazu alɔmeɖenu le nu sia ta o.
As many as are servants under a yoke, let them reckon their own masters worthy of all honor, that evil may not be spoken of the Name of God and the teaching;
2 Ne woƒe aƒetɔ nye kristotɔ la, esia menye mɔnukpɔkpɔ be woawɔ alɔgblɔdɔ le woƒe dɔwɔnawo ŋuti o; ke boŋ ele be woagawɔ dɔ ɖe edzi wu, elabena wole kpekpeɖeŋu nam wo nɔvi xɔsetɔ lɔlɔ̃tɔwo kple woƒe ŋusẽ. Timoteo, fia nyateƒenya siawo, eye nàdo ŋusẽ ame sia ame be wòawɔ ɖe wo dzi.
and those having believing masters, do not let them slight [them], because they are brothers, but rather let them serve, because they are steadfast and beloved, who are partaking of the benefit. Be teaching and exhorting these things;
3 Ame aɖewo asẽ nu agblɔ be nya siawo mele eme o, gake wonye nufiafia dzɔdzɔe si de blibo, wonye esiwo Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ŋutɔ fia, eye wonye mawumegbenɔnɔ ƒe gɔmeɖokpe.
if anyone be teaching otherwise, and does not consent to sound words—those of our Lord Jesus Christ—and to the teaching according to piety,
4 Ame si agblɔ nya aɖe si ato vovo tso esia gbɔ la, ame ma nye dadala, eye menya naneke o. Ke ele nyahehe siwo awu nu le masɔmasɔ kple dziku me la hem vɛ. Esia ƒe metsonuwo koe anye ŋuʋaʋã, dzrewɔwɔ, ameŋugbegblẽ kple nu vɔ̃ɖi susu ɖe ame nɔewo ŋuti.
he is proud, knowing nothing, but unhealthy about questions and word-striving, out of which come envy, strife, slanders, evil-surmisings,
5 Nyahela siawo, esiwo ƒe susuwo nu vɔ̃ bla goŋgoŋ la menya ale si woagblɔ nyateƒe lae o. Le woawo gbɔ la, agbenya la gbɔgblɔ nye gakpɔmɔnu ko eya ta mite ɖa xaa tso wo gbɔ.
wranglings of men wholly corrupted in mind, and destitute of the truth, supposing the piety to be gain; depart from such;
6 Ke mawuvɔvɔ̃ kple ŋudzedzekpɔkpɔ nye viɖe gã,
but it is great gain—the piety with contentment;
7 elabena míetsɔ naneke va xexe sia me o, eye edze ƒãa be míatsɔ naneke hã adzoe o.
for we brought nothing into the world—because neither are we able to carry out anything;
8 Ke ne nuɖuɖu kple nudodowo le mía si la, mina woadze mia ŋu.
but having food and raiment—with these we will suffice ourselves;
9 Ame siwo dina be yewoazu hotsuitɔwo la gena ɖe tetekpɔ kple mɔtetre kple movidzɔdzɔ kple didi vɔ̃wo me, esiwo kplɔa amewo yina ɖe gbegblẽ kple tsɔtsrɔ̃ me.
and those intending to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many desires, foolish and hurtful, that sink men into ruin and destruction,
10 Nu tovo wɔwɔwo katã ƒe dzɔtsoƒee nye galɔlɔ̃; ame siwo tsi dzi ɖe gakpɔkpɔ ŋu la, trana tso xɔse la gbɔ, eye wotsɔa veve geɖe ŋɔa wo ɖokuiwoe flofloflo.
for the love of money is a root of all the evils, which certain [ones] longing for went astray from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows;
11 Ke wò, Mawu ƒe ame, si le nu siawo katã nu, eye nàti dzɔdzɔenyenye, mawuvɔvɔ̃, xɔse, lɔlɔ̃, tenɔnɔ kple bɔbɔenyenye yome.
and you, O man of God, flee these things, and pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, meekness.
12 Ʋli xɔse ƒe ʋiʋli nyui la, lé agbe mavɔ si woyɔ wò na, esi nèʋu eme nyuie le ɖasefo geɖewo ƒe ŋkume la me ɖe asi sesĩe. (aiōnios g166)
Be striving the good strife of the faith; be laying hold on the continuous life to which you also were called, and did profess the right profession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)
13 Mele didim tso asiwò le Mawu si na agbe amewo katã kple Kristo Yesu si ɖi ɖase dzideƒotɔe le Pontio Pilato gbɔ la ƒe ŋkume be
I charge you, before God, who is making all things alive, and of Christ Jesus, who testified the right profession before Pontius Pilate,
14 nàwɔ nu siwo katã wògblɔ na wò be nàwɔ la, ale be tso fifia dzi va se ɖe esime míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo natrɔ ava la, ame aɖeke makpɔ kpɔtsɔtsɔ le ŋutiwò o.
that you keep the command unspotted, unblameable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ,
15 Elabena ne ɣeyiɣia ɖo la, Mawu yayratɔ, fiawo dzi Fia, aƒetɔwo ƒe Aƒetɔ si koe nye Mawu Ŋusẽkatãtɔ la aɖe Kristo afia tso dziƒo.
which He will show in His own times—the blessed and only sovereign, the King of the kings and Lord of the lords,
16 Mawu sia ɖeka hɔ̃ɔ koe mate ŋu aku o; keklẽ gã dziŋɔ aɖe ƒo xlãe ale gbegbe be amegbetɔ aɖeke mate ŋu ate ɖe eŋuti o. Amegbetɔ aɖeke mekpɔe kpɔ o, eye womakpɔe akpɔ hã o. Eya tɔ nanye bubu kple ŋusẽ kple dziɖuɖu tso mavɔ me yi ɖe mavɔ me. Amen. (aiōnios g166)
having immortality alone, dwelling in unapproachable light, whom no one of men saw, nor is able to see, to whom [is] honor and perpetual might! Amen. (aiōnios g166)
17 Gblɔ na kesinɔtɔ siwo le xexe sia me la katã be womegada wo ɖokuiwo, eye woaɖo ŋu ɖe woƒe ga si nu ava yi kpuie la ŋuti o; ke boŋ woƒe dada kple ŋuɖoɖo nanɔ Mawu gbagbe si naa nu siwo katã míehiã na míaƒe dzidzɔkpɔkpɔ la mí fũu ɖeɖe ko ŋu. (aiōn g165)
Charge those rich in the present age not to be high-minded, nor to hope in the uncertainty of riches, but in the living God, who is giving to us all things richly for enjoyment— (aiōn g165)
18 Gblɔ na wo be woawɔ woƒe ga ŋu dɔ le dɔ nyui wɔwɔ me. Ele be woazu kesinɔtɔwo le dɔ nyui wɔwɔ me, eye woana nu hiãtɔwo faa kple dzidzɔ, eye woanɔ klalo ɣe sia ɣi be woama nu sia nu si Mawu tsɔ na wo la kple ame bubuwo.
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,
19 To esia wɔwɔ me la, woanɔ kesinɔnu vavãwo ƒom ƒu ɖe dziƒo na wo ɖokuiwo. Eya koe anye gɔmeɖoanyi nyui hena ɣeyiɣi si gbɔna, be woƒe asi nasu agbe vavã la dzi.
treasuring up to themselves a right foundation for the time to come, that they may lay hold on [that which is] truly life.
20 O, Timoteo, mègado kpo nu siwo Mawu tsɔ de asiwò la wɔwɔ o. Mègahe nya manyatanu kple ame siwo dana be yewonya nu, evɔ womenyae o la o.
O Timotheus, guard the thing entrusted, avoiding the profane vain-words and opposition of the falsely-named knowledge,
21 Ame siawo bu nu vevitɔ kekeake le agbe me. Womexɔ se o. Amenuveve nanɔ anyi kpli mi katã.
which certain [ones] professing—swerved concerning the faith. The grace [is] with you! Amen.
