1 Timoti 3
1 Nke a bụ okwu kwesiri ntụkwasị obi ma bụrụkwa eziokwu, bụ nke na-asị, ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla na-achọ ọnọdụ ịbụ ụkọchukwu, ọ na-achọ ezi ọrụ kacha mma.
This saying is faithful, that if a man desire the presbyterate, a good work he desireth.
2 Ya mere onye ụkọchukwu kwesiri ịbụ onye a na-adịghị ata ụta, onye lụrụ otu nwunye, onye obi umeala, onye na-achịkọta onwe ya nke ọma, onye nwere nsọpụrụ, onye na-anabata ndị ọbịa nʼụlọ ya, nakwa onye nwere ike ikuzi ihe.
But it behoveth that a presbyter be as that blame be not found in him; and that he be the husband of one wife; (a man) who is of a vigilant mind, chaste, and orderly, and a lover of guests, and instructful;
3 Ọ gaghị abụ onye na-aṅụbiga mmanya oke, ọ gaghị abụ onye na-alụkarị ọgụ, kama ọ ga-abụ onye dị nwayọọ, onye na-ahụghị okwu na ụka nʼanya, na onye na-adịghị ahụ ego nʼanya.
and not a transgressor over wine, nor (one) whose hand hastens to strike; but he is to be gentle and not contentious, nor a lover of money;
4 Ọ ga-abụ onye na-achịzi ezinaụlọ ya nke ọma, bụrụkwa onye na-achịkwa ụmụ ya inwe nsọpụrụ nʼụzọ ọbụla.
and (one who) ruleth his house well, holding his children in subjection with all purity.
5 (Nʼihi na ọ bụrụ na mmadụ enweghị ike chịkọtazie ezinaụlọ ya, ọ ga-esi aṅaa chịzie chọọchị Chineke?)
For if his own house he know not to rule well, how is he able to rule the church of Aloha?
6 Ọ gaghị abụ onye chegharịrị ọhụrụ, ma ọ bụghị ya, ọ ga-afụlị onwe ya elu nʼịnya isi, ma si otu a daba nʼọmụma ikpe dị ka ekwensu.
Neither shall his discipleship be recent, lest he be lifted up, and fall into the judgment of Satana.
7 Ọ ga-abụkwa onye nwere ezi ama nʼebe ndị nọ nʼezi nọ, ka ọ ghara ịdaba nʼọnọdụ ihere nakwa nʼọnya ekwensu.
But it is needful that he have also a good testimony from those without, that he may not fall into reproach, and into the net of Satana.
8 Otu ahụ kwa, ndị a họpụtara ijere chọọchị ozi aghaghị ịbụ ndị kwesiri nsọpụrụ, ndị na-enweghị ire abụọ, ndị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi. Ha agaghị abụ ndị na-aṅụbiga mmanya oke na ndị akpịrị ego na-agbaso uru nʼezighị ezi.
And also the ministers must be pure, not speaking doubly, not inclined to much wine, nor shall they love unclean gains.
9 Ha ga-abụ ndị ji akọnuche dị ọcha na-ejidesi eziokwu nke okwukwe anyị ike.
But they shall hold the mystery of the faith with a pure conscience.
10 Tupu a họpụta ha ịrụ ọrụ a, a ga-ebu ụzọ nwalee ha. Ọ bụrụ na ha enweghị ebubo ọbụla megide ha, mgbe ahụ, a ga-eme ha ndị na-eje ozi na chọọchị.
And these are to be proved first, and then to minister, being without blame.
11 Otu aka ahụ kwa, ndị nwanyị kwesikwara ịbụ ndị nwere nsọpụrụ nʼụzọ ọbụla, ndị na-adịghị ebu iro nʼobi, ndị na-adịghị agba asịrị, kama ndị nwere obi umeala, na ndị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi nʼihe niile.
Thus also must the woman be chaste, and they shall be vigilant (in their) minds, and faithful in every thing; and they shall not be accusers.
12 Ndị niile a ga-ahọpụta ije ozi na chọọchị aghaghị ịbụ ndị nwere naanị otu nwunye, ndị na-achịzi ụmụ ha na ezinaụlọ nke aka ha nke ọma.
The ministers shall be (of them) severally who have one wife, and shall rule each his children and his household well.
13 Nʼihi na ndị ahụ rụrụ ọrụ ije ozi ha nke ọma nwere ụgwọ ọrụ. Ụgwọ ọrụ ha bụkwa nsọpụrụ ahụ ndị ọzọ ga-asọpụrụ ha, na nkwuwa okwu ha nwere banyere okwukwe a nʼime Kraịst Jisọs.
For they who minister well, a good degree acquire for themselves, and much openness of face in the faith of Jeshu Meshiha.
14 Enwere m olileanya na m ga-abịa ileta gị na mgbe na-adịghị anya, ma ana m edere gị ihe ndị a.
These I write to thee, hoping soon to come to thee;
15 Asị na m enweghị ike bịa ọsịịsọ, ị ga-amata otu ndị mmadụ kwesiri isi bie obi nʼezinaụlọ Chineke, nke bụ nzukọ nke Chineke dị ndụ, ogidi na ntọala nke eziokwu ahụ.
but if I should delay, that thou mayest know how to converse in the house of Aloha, which is the church of Aloha the Living, the column and foundation of the truth.
16 Karịchasịa nke a, ọ bụ ihe omimi dị ukwuu, bụ ntọala ebe ezi ịdị nsọ si walite: Ọ pụtara ihe nʼụdịdị mmadụ, Mmụọ Nsọ gosiri na ọ bụ onye ezi omume, ndị mmụọ ozi hụrụ ya, e kwusara ihe banyere ya nye mba niile, ụwa niile kwenyeere na ya, a nabatakwara ya nʼebube nke eluigwe.
And truly great is this mystery of righteousness, which was revealed in the flesh, and justified by the Spirit, and seen of angels, and preached among the peoples, and believed in the world, and taken up into glory.
