1 Timotheo 5
1 Atĩrĩrĩ, ndũkanakũũme mũndũ mũkũrũ, kaba ũmũthaithage taarĩ thoguo, nao andũ arĩa ethĩ ta marĩ ariũ a thoguo,
An ancient man rebuke not, but entreat him as a father: young men, as brethren:
2 Atumia arĩa akũrũ, ũmatuage ta marĩ aa maitũguo, nao arĩa anini matuage ta airĩtu a thoguo, na wĩkage ũguo na mĩthiĩre yothe ya ũthingu.
Old women, as mothers: young women, as sisters, in all chastity.
3 Rũmbũyagia atumia arĩa a ndigwa kũna, na ũmatĩĩage.
Honour widows, that are widows indeed.
4 No mũtumia wa ndigwa angĩkorwo arĩ na ciana, kana ciana cia ciana ciake-rĩ, ciana icio nĩ ciambe ciĩrute kũrutithia wĩtĩkio wacio wĩra na ũndũ wa kũmenyagĩrĩra andũ arĩa marĩ a nyũmba ciao kĩũmbe; tondũ gwĩka ũguo nĩ gũcookeria aciari a cio na aciari a aciari a cio ngaatho nĩgũkorwo ũndũ ũcio nĩũkenagia Ngai.
But if any widow have children, or grandchildren, let her learn first to govern her own house, and to make a return of duty to her parents: for this is acceptable before God.
5 Mũtumia wa ndigwa ũrĩa ũbataire kũna, na ũtigĩtwo arĩ wiki-rĩ, ũcio aigaga mwĩhoko wake harĩ Ngai, na akahooyaga ũtukũ na mũthenya, akĩũria Ngai ũteithio ategũtigithĩria.
But she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, let her trust in God, and continue in supplications and prayers night and day.
6 No mũtumia wa ndigwa ũrĩa ũikaraga agĩĩkenagia, ũcio nĩ mũkuũ o na arĩ muoyo.
For she that liveth in pleasures, is dead while she is living.
7 Rutaga andũ maũndũ macio o namo, nĩgeetha gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũgũikara arĩ na ũcuuke.
And this give in charge, that they may be blameless.
8 Mũndũ wothe angĩaga gũteithia andũ ao, na makĩria arĩa marĩ a gwake mũciĩ-rĩ, mũndũ ũcio nĩakaanĩte wĩtĩkio na nĩ mũũru gũkĩra ũrĩa ũtetĩkĩtie.
But if any man have not care of his own, and especially of those of his house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
9 Gũtirĩ mũtumia wa ndigwa wagĩrĩire kwandĩkwo mũtaratara-inĩ wa atumia a ndigwa atakinyĩtie mĩaka mĩrongo ĩtandatũ, na akorwo aarĩ mwĩhokeku kũrĩ mũthuuri-we,
Let a widow be chosen of no less than threescore years of age, who hath been the wife of one husband.
10 na akorwo nĩoĩkaine wega nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩkaga ciĩko njega, ta kũrera ciana, na gũtugaga ageni, na gũthambia nyarĩrĩ cia andũ arĩa aamũre, na gũteithagia andũ arĩa marĩ thĩĩna-inĩ, na kwĩrutagĩra we mwene gwĩkaga maũndũ marĩa mothe mega.
Having testimony for her good works, if she have brought up children, if she have received to harbour, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have ministered to them that suffer tribulation, if she have diligently followed every good work.
11 Ha ũhoro wa atumia a ndigwa arĩa ethĩ-rĩ, ndũkamekĩre mũtaratara-inĩ ta ũcio, tondũ rĩrĩa makaguucĩrĩrio nĩ merirĩria mao ma mwĩrĩ, nĩmagatigana na Kristũ na macooke kwenda kũhika.
But the younger widows avoid. For when they have grown wanton in Christ, they will marry:
12 Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo magatuĩka a gũtuĩrwo ciira, tondũ nĩmathũkĩtie kĩĩranĩro kĩao kĩa mbere.
Having damnation, because they have made void their first faith.
13 Ningĩ, nĩmemenyagĩria ũgũũta, magatuĩka a kũũrũũra kuuma nyũmba ĩmwe nginya ĩrĩa ĩngĩ. Na to ũgũũta wiki, o na nĩmatuĩkaga a kwaria ndeto cia mũhuhu na magetoonyereria maũndũ-inĩ ma andũ angĩ, makaaragia maũndũ marĩa mataagĩrĩirwo nĩ kwaria.
And withal being idle they learn to go about from house to house: and are not only idle, but tattlers also, and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, niĩ ngũtaara atumia a ndigwa arĩa ethĩ mahike, na magĩe ciana, na marũgamagĩrĩre mĩciĩ yao, nĩguo matikae kũhe thũ iitũ mweke wa gũcambania.
I will therefore that the younger should marry, bear children, be mistresses of families, give no occasion to the adversary to speak evil.
15 Ti-itherũ o na rĩu amwe ao nĩmarĩkĩtie kũgarũrũka na makarũmĩrĩra Shaitani.
For some are already turned aside after Satan.
16 Mũndũ-wa-nja o wothe mwĩtĩkia angĩkorwo arĩ na atumia a ndigwa a nyũmba yake-rĩ, nĩamateithagie arĩ we na ndagakuuithie kanitha mũrigo wao, nĩgeetha kanitha ũhote gũteithia atumia arĩa a ndigwa kũna, arĩa mabataire.
If any of the faithful have widows, let him minister to them, and let not the church be charged: that there may be sufficient for them that are widows indeed.
17 Athuuri a kanitha arĩa matongoragia maũndũ ma kanitha wega nĩmagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũheo gĩtĩĩo mũno, na makĩria arĩa marutaga wĩra wa kũhunjia na kũrutana.
Let the priests that rule well, be esteemed worthy of double honour: especially they who labour in the word and doctrine:
18 Nĩgũkorwo Maandĩko marĩa matheru moigĩte atĩrĩ, “Ndũkanohe ndegwa kanua rĩrĩa ĩkũranga ngano ĩkĩmĩhũũra,” na ningĩ nĩmoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Mũruti wĩra nĩagĩrĩirwo nĩkũheo mũcaara wake.”
For the scripture saith: Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn: and, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
19 Ndũkanetĩkĩrie mũthuuri wa kanitha athitangwo, tiga hakorirwo na ũira wa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ.
Against a priest receive not an accusation, but under two or three witnesses.
20 Andũ arĩa maikaraga makĩĩhagia-rĩ, makaanagie mbere ya andũ othe, nĩguo arĩa angĩ maikarage metigĩrĩte.
Them that sin reprove before all: that the rest also may have fear.
21 Ndakwĩra atĩrĩ na ma ndĩ mbere ya Ngai, na Kristũ Jesũ o na araika arĩa athuure, ũmenyagĩrĩre morutani maya ũtegũthutũkania, na ndũkaneeke ũndũ o na ũmwe na kĩmenyano.
I charge thee before God, and Christ Jesus, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by declining to either side.
22 Ndũkahiũhage kũigĩrĩra mũndũ moko, na ndũkanagwatanĩre na mehia ma andũ arĩa angĩ. Ikaraga ũrĩ mũthingu.
Impose not hands lightly upon any man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins. Keep thyself chaste.
23 Tiga kũnyuuaga o maaĩ matheri, nyuuaga ndibei nini tondũ wa nda yaku, na nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa ũrũaraga kaingĩ.
Do not still drink water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake, and thy frequent infirmities.
24 Mehia ma andũ amwe nĩmeyonanĩtie, makamatongoragia ciira-inĩ no mehia ma andũ angĩ mamoimaga thuutha.
Some men’s sins are manifest, going before to judgment: and some men they follow after.
25 O ũndũ ũmwe, noguo ciĩko njega ciĩyonanagia, nacio iria itarĩ njega itingĩhithĩka.
In like manner also good deeds are manifest: and they that are otherwise, cannot be hid.
