1 Timoti 4
1 Ma Mmụọ Nsọ agwagheela anyị ọnụ sị, na nʼoge ikpeazụ ụfọdụ mmadụ nʼime chọọchị ga-esite nʼokwukwe wezuga onwe ha, bụrụ ndị na-agbaso mmụọ nduhie nakwa ozizi ihe banyere mmụọ ọjọọ.
And the Spirit expressly says that in latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and teachings of demons,
2 Ozizi dị otu a na-esite nʼihu abụọ nke ndị ụgha, bụ ndị eji igwe ọkụ da nwụọ akọnuche ha.
speaking lies in hypocrisy, being seared in their own conscience,
3 Ndị dị otu a na-egbochi ịlụ dị na nwunye na iri ihe oriri ụfọdụ. Ma ọ bụ Chineke kere ihe oriri ndị a ka ndị kwere ekwe, ndị maara eziokwu ahụ jiri ekpere na ekele nara ha.
forbidding to marry—to abstain from meats that God created to be received with thanksgiving by those believing and acknowledging the truth,
4 Ihe niile Chineke kere dị mma, ọ dịkwaghị ihe ọbụla a ga-ajụ ma ọ bụrụ na e jiri ekele nara ya,
because every creature of God [is] good, and nothing [is] to be rejected, with thanksgiving being received,
5 nʼihi na-esitere nʼokwu Chineke na ekpere doo ya nsọ.
for it is sanctified through the word of God and intercession.
6 Ọ bụrụ na ị mee ka ụmụnna mara ihe ndị a, ị ga-abụ ezi onyeozi Kraịst Jisọs, onye a zụlitere nke ọma site nʼeziokwu nke okwukwe, na ezi ozizi nke ị gbasoro.
Placing these things before the brothers, you will be a good servant of Jesus Christ, being nourished by the words of the faith, and of the good teaching, which you followed after,
7 Atụfula oge gị nʼịrụ ụka rụrụ arụ banyere akụkọ ifo nzuzu, na akụkọ na-abaghị uru nke ndị agadi nwanyị na-akọ. Kama zụọ onwe gị ka ị bụrụ onye nke na-asọpụrụ Chineke.
but reject the profane and old women’s fables, and exercise yourself to piety,
8 Igwuri egwu nke anụ ahụ dị mma kama ịbụ onye nke Chineke bara uru karịa nʼụzọ ọbụla, nʼihi na nkwa dị nʼime ya bụ banyere ndụ dị ugbu a na ndụ dị nʼihu.
for bodily exercise is to little profit, but piety is profitable to all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is coming;
9 Okwu a kwesiri ntụkwasị obi, kwesikwa ka a nara ya nke ọma.
the word [is] steadfast, and worthy of all acceptance;
10 Anyị na-adọgbu onwe anyị nʼọrụ na-ahụjukwa anya maka na anyị tụkwasịrị olileanya anyị na Chineke dị ndụ, onye bụ Onye nzọpụta mmadụ niile, karịchasịa, nke ndị niile kwere ekwe.
for this we both labor and are reproached, because we hope on the living God, who is Savior of all men—especially of those believing.
11 Ndị a bụ ihe ndị ị ga-akụzi, kwudosie ike na-akụzi ha.
Charge these things, and teach;
12 Ekwela ka onye ọbụla lelịa gị anya nʼihi na ịbụ okorobịa. Kama mee ka ị bụrụ ihe ịmaatụ na ihe ilere anya ọma nye ndị kwere ekwe, nʼokwu, nʼibi obi, nʼịhụnanya, nʼokwukwe nakwa nʼịdị ọcha nʼuche.
let no one despise your youth, but become a pattern of those believing in word, in behavior, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity;
13 Tutu ruo mgbe m ga-abịa nʼebe ahụ, na-agụpụta ma na-akọwakwara ndị chọọchị ihe e dere nʼime akwụkwọ nsọ. Na-ekwusakwa okwu Chineke.
until I come, give heed to the reading, to the exhortation, to the teaching;
14 Elelịla onyinye ime mmụọ nke i nwere anya, bụ nke e nyere gị site nʼibu amụma pụtara ihe mgbe ndị okenye bikwasịrị gị aka nʼisi.
do not be careless of the gift in you, that was given you through prophecy, with laying on of the hands of the eldership;
15 Jiri onyinye ndị a niile rụọ ọrụ, nọgidesie ike nʼọrụ gị, ka onye ọbụla mata, hụkwa na ị na-eme nke ọma.
be careful of these things; be in these things, that your advancement may be evident in all things;
16 Na-elezi anya na ndụ gị, na ozizi gị. Nọgidesie ike nʼihe ndị a nʼihi na site na ha, ị ga-azọpụta onwe gị, zọpụtakwa ndị na-ege gị ntị.
take heed to yourself and to the teaching; remain in them, for doing this thing, you will save both yourself and those hearing you.
