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.
Never administer a sharp reprimand to a man older than yourself; but entreat him as if he were your father, and the younger men as brothers;
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.
the elder women too as mothers, and the younger women as sisters, with perfect modesty.
3 Sọpụrụnụ ụmụ nwanyị di ha nwụrụ, ndị na-ebi ndụ dị ka ndị di ha nwụrụ anwụ nʼeziokwu.
Honour widows who are really in need.
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.
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let these learn first to show piety towards their own homes and to prove their gratitude to their parents; for this is well pleasing in the sight of God.
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.
A widow who is really in need, friendless and desolate, has her hopes fixed on God, and continues at her supplications and prayers, night and 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 a pleasure-loving widow is dead even while still alive.
7 Nye ha ihe ndị a dịka iwu, ka ha ghara ị bụ ndị a na-ata ụta.
Press these facts upon them, so that they may live lives free from reproach.
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.
But if a man makes no provision for those dependent on him, and especially for his own family, he has disowned the faith and is behaving worse than an unbeliever.
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.
No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age.
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.
She must have been true to her one husband, and well reported of for good deeds, as having brought up children, received strangers hospitably, washed the feet of God's people, given relief to the distressed, and devoted herself to good works of every kind.
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 the younger widows you must not enrol; for as soon as they begin to chafe against the yoke of Christ, they want to marry,
12 Ụdị omume a ga-ewetara ha ikpe ọmụma, nʼihi na ha emezughị nkwa ha kwere na mbụ.
and they incur disapproval for having broken their original vow.
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.
And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of.
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 would therefore have the younger women marry, bear children, rule in domestic matters, and furnish the Adversary with no excuse for slander.
15 Ụfọdụ ndị mmadụ adahielarị ụzọ, soro ekwensu.
For already some of them have gone astray, following Satan.
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 a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened--so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need.
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.
Let the Elders who perform their duties wisely and well be held worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in preaching and teaching.
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 says, "You are not to muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain;" and the workman deserves his pay.
19 Egela ntị nʼebubo ọjọọ ọbụla a na-ebo onye okenye karịakwa maọbụ na ndị akaebe abụọ maọbụ atọ gbara ama megide ya.
Never entertain an accusation against an Elder except on the evidence of two of 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 persist in sin reprove in the presence of all, so that it may also be a warning to the rest.
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 solemnly call upon you, in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels, to carry out these instructions of mine without prejudice, and to do nothing from partiality.
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.
Do not ordain any one hastily; and do not be a partaker in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
23 Aṅụkwala naanị mmiri ọzọ, na-aṅụ ntakịrị mmanya maka afọ gị na nrịa nrịa nke na-arịa gị ọtụtụ mgbe.
(No longer be a water-drinker; but take a little wine for the sake of your digestion and your frequent ailments.)
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.
The sins of some men are evident to the world, leading the way to your estimate of their characters, but the sins of others lag behind.
25 Otu a kwa, ọrụ ọma na-apụta ihe, ma ọ bụladị ndị na-apụtaghị ihe, apụghị izo ha ezo.
So also the right actions of some are evident to the world, and those that are not cannot remain for ever out of sight.
