1 Timoti 5
1 Abarala okenye mba nʼolu dị ike, kama jiri arịrịọ na nsọpụrụ gwa ya okwu dị ka ọ bụ nna gị. Na-agwa ụmụ okorobịa okwu dị ka ị ga-esi gwa ụmụnne gị ị hụrụ nʼanya okwu.
An elder do not reprimand, but persuade him as a father, and those who are young as thy brethren,
2 Na-emeso ndị inyom ndị bụ okenye omume dị ka ndị nne, ma na-emesokwa ụmụ agbọghọ omume dị ka ị ga-esi mesoo ụmụnne gị nwanyị omume. Na-echekwa uche nʼịdị ọcha nʼebe o zuruoke.
and the elderly women as mothers, and those who are young as thy sisters, with all purity.
3 Sọpụrụnụ ụmụ nwanyị di ha nwụrụ, ndị na-ebi ndụ dị ka ndị di ha nwụrụ anwụ nʼeziokwu.
The widows honour them who are widows in truth.
4 Kama ọ bụrụ na nwanyị ọbụla di ya nwụrụ nwere ụmụ, maọbụ ụmụ ụmụ, ndị a bụ ndị kwesiri ibu mkpa ha. Nʼihi na anyị kwesiri isite nʼụlọ anyị gosi obiọma anyị inyere ndị mụrụ anyị aka. Nʼihi na omume dị otu a na-atọ Chineke ụtọ.
And if there be a widow who hath children, or children's children, let them learn first to do justly for their families, and to repay the debts (owing) to their parents; for this is acceptable before Aloha.
5 Nwanyị di ya nwụrụ nʼezie, nke na-enweghị onye na-elekọta ya anya, atụkwasịla obi ya na olileanya na Chineke. Ọ na-anọgidekwa nʼekpere na arịrịọ ehihie na abalị.
But she who is truly a widow and solitary (is one) whose hope is in Aloha, and who persevereth in prayer and in supplication by night and by day.
6 Ma nwanyị di ya nwụrụ nke weere onwe ya nyefee nʼaka ịgbaso ihe na-eme ya obi ụtọ bụrịị onye nwụrụ anwụ, ọ bụ ezie na ọ ka dị ndụ.
But she who serveth pleasure is dead while she liveth.
7 Nye ha ihe ndị a dịka iwu, ka ha ghara ị bụ ndị a na-ata ụta.
These things prescribe to them, that they be without blame.
8 Onye ọbụla na-adịghị egboro ndị ikwu ya, karịchasịa ndị ezinaụlọ nke aka ya ihe na-akpa ha mkpa, ajụla okwukwe ahụ ma jọkarịakwa onye na-ekweghị ekwe na njọ.
For if a man hath not care of them who are his own, and especially of them who are children of the household of faith, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than those who believe not.
9 Nwanyị ọbụla di ya nwụrụ ga-aba nʼotu ndị di ha nwụrụ ga-abụ onye gbara iri afọ isii maọbụ karịa. Ọ ga-abụkwa onye lụrụ naanị otu di.
Elect, then, the widow who is not less than sixty years, who hath had one husband,
10 Ọ ga-abụ onye mmadụ niile na-agbara ezi ama, nʼihi ezi ọrụ ọ rụrụ. Ọ ga-abụ onye zụlitere ụmụ ya nʼụzọ ziri ezi, onye na-elezi ndị ọbịa anya, onye na-enyere ndị ọrịa na ndị merụrụ ahụ aka, onye na-asa ụkwụ ndị nsọ na onye jikeere mgbe niile ime ihe ọma.
and who hath the testimony of good works: if she have brought up children, if she have received guests, if she have washed the feet of the saints, if she have cheered the afflicted, if she have walked in every gracious work.
11 Ma o kwesighị ka e debanye aha ụmụ agbọghọ di ha nwụrụ nʼotu ụmụ nwanyị di ha nwụrụ anwụ. Nʼihi na mgbe ọchịchọ anụ ahụ jidesiri ha ike, ha ga-enupuru Kraịst isi, chọwa ịlụ di ọzọ.
But from the widows who are young, withhold (the election); for these become schismatical against the Meshiha, and seek to marry,
12 Ụdị omume a ga-ewetara ha ikpe ọmụma, nʼihi na ha emezughị nkwa ha kwere na mbụ.
and their condemnation is confirmed, because they have rejected their first fidelity.
13 Wezugakwarị nke a, na ha amụta omume ịdị umengwụ, nʼaga nʼụlọ dị iche iche. Ọ bụghị naanị na ha bụ ndị na-adịghị arụ ọrụ, kama ha na-etinye anya nʼihe na-agbasaghị ha, na-akpa asịrị, na-ekwu okwu nzuzu, na-ekwu ihe ha ekwesighị ikwu.
They also learn idleness, wandering from house to house; and not only idleness, but also to multiply words, and to follow vain (pursuits), and to speak things which they ought not.
14 Nʼihi nke a, ana m adụ ndị ụmụ agbọghọ ndị a di ha nwụrụ ọdụ ka ha lụrụ di ọzọ, mụọkwa ụmụ, ma na-elekọtazikwa ezinaụlọ ha anya nke ọma. Ọ bụrụ na ha mee nke a, ọ dịghị onye iro ọbụla ga-ekwu okwu ọjọọ megide anyị.
I will therefore that those who are young should marry, and bear children, and conduct their households,
15 Ụfọdụ ndị mmadụ adahielarị ụzọ, soro ekwensu.
and not give to the adversary any occasion to revile. For already have some begun to turn aside after Satana.
16 Ya mere, nwanyị ọbụla kwere ekwe, nke nwere nʼezinaụlọ ya ndị inyom di ha nwụrụ anwụ, ya jisie ike gboro ha mkpa. Ọ dịghị mma ibogbu chọọchị nʼibu, ka o nwee ike iletazu ndị nọ nʼọnọdụ ụmụ nwanyị di ha nwụrụ nʼezie.
If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them support them, that they may not be burden-some on the church, that they who are widows indeed may have sufficient.
17 Nye ndị okenye, ndị na-achị nke ọma nsọpụrụ kwesiri ekwesi na ụgwọ ọrụ okpukpu abụọ, ọkachasị ndị na-adọgbu onwe ha nʼọrụ izi oziọma na nʼikuzi ihe.
Those presbyters who well conduct themselves shall be worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and in doctrine.
18 Nʼihi na akwụkwọ nsọ kwuru, “Ekechila ọnụ ehi mgbe ọ na-azọcha mkpụrụ ọka,” hapụ ya ka ọ na-eri nri mgbe ọ na-arụ ọrụ, ọzọkwa, “Onye na-arụ ọrụ kwesiri ịnata ụgwọ ọrụ ya.”
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox in the treading out; and, Worthy is the labourer of his hire.
19 Egela ntị nʼebubo ọjọọ ọbụla a na-ebo onye okenye karịakwa maọbụ na ndị akaebe abụọ maọbụ atọ gbara ama megide ya.
Against a presbyter an accusation receive not, except on the mouth of two or three witnesses.
20 Ma ndị okenye ahụ nọgidere na-eme mmehie, kpọpụta ha baara ha mba nʼihu mmadụ niile, ka ndị ọzọ tụọ egwu gharakwa iso omume ha.
Those who sin before all men reprove, that the rest may be afraid.
21 Ana m adọ unu aka na ntị nʼihu Chineke na nʼihu Onyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst na nʼihu ndị mmụọ ozi a họpụtara, ka unu debe ụkpụrụ ndị a niile, nye onye ọbụla ntaramahụhụ nke ruru ya, elekwala onye ọbụla anya nʼihu.
I attest thee before Aloha and our Lord Jeshu Meshiha and his elect angels, that thou keep these, (precepts, ) and let not thy mind be pre-occupied by any thing, and do nothing with acceptance of persons.
22 Ebikwasịkwala onye ọbụla aka nʼisi ọsịịsọ ime ya okenye maọbụ onye na-eje ozi. Ekwela ka i keta oke na mmehie ndị ọzọ. Debe onwe gị ọcha.
The hand suddenly on any man lay not, neither participate in others' sins. Keep thyself in purity.
23 Aṅụkwala naanị mmiri ọzọ, na-aṅụ ntakịrị mmanya maka afọ gị na nrịa nrịa nke na-arịa gị ọtụtụ mgbe.
And henceforth water drink not, but wine a little drink, on account of thy stomach, and on account of thy constant infirmities.
24 Mmehie ụfọdụ mmadụ na-apụta ihe ma na-ebukwa ha ụzọ rụọ oche ikpe, ma ndị ọzọ ka a na-ahụta mmehie ha nʼoge ikpeazụ.
THERE are men whose sins are known, and they precede them to the place of judgment; and there are whose (sins) go after them.
25 Otu a kwa, ọrụ ọma na-apụta ihe, ma ọ bụladị ndị na-apụtaghị ihe, apụghị izo ha ezo.
So also good men are known; and those who are otherwise cannot be hid.
