Taịtọs 2
1 Nʼakụkụ nke gị, na-akụzi ihe kwesiri eziokwu nke okwukwe.
But as for you, you must speak in a manner that befits wholesome teaching.
2 Gwa ndị okenye nwoke ka ha nwee anya udo, ka ha nwee akọnuche zuruoke, ka ha bụrụ ndị kwesiri nsọpụrụ, ndị okwukwe ha siri ike, ndị na-ahụ ibe ha nʼanya, na ndị nwekwara ntachiobi.
Exhort aged men to be temperate, grave, sober-minded, robust in their faith, their love and their patience.
3 Nʼotu aka ahụ, gwa ndị okenye nwanyị ka ha na-eme omume dị ka ụmụ nwanyị dị nsọ. Ka ha ghara ịbụ ndị na-agba asịrị maọbụ ohu nke ịṅụbiga mmanya oke. Kama ha na-akụzi ihe dị mma.
In the same way exhort aged women to let their conduct be such as becomes consecrated persons. They must not be slanderers nor enslaved to wine-drinking. They must be teachers of what is right.
4 Ha ga-esi otu a kuziere ụmụ agbọghọ ka ha ga-esi hụ di ha na ụmụ ha nʼanya.
They should school the young women to be affectionate to their husbands and to their children, to be sober-minded, pure in their lives,
5 Ka ha bụrụkwa ndị akọnuche ha zuruoke, ndị dị ọcha nʼobi, ndị na-edozi ezinaụlọ di ha, ndị na-eme ebere, ndị na-edo onwe ha nʼokpuru di ha, ka onye ọbụla ghara ikwulu okwu Chineke.
industrious in their homes, kind, submissive to their husbands, so that the Christian teaching may not be exposed to reproach.
6 Nʼotu ụzọ ahụ kwa, gbaakwa ụmụ okorobịa ume ka ha jide onwe ha.
In the same way exhort the younger men to be discreet,
7 Nʼihe niile ị na-eme, mee onwe gị ihe ịma atụ ndị ọzọ ga na-eṅomi nʼime ezi omume. Na nkuzi gị niile, gosikwa izuoke na ikwesi ntụkwasị obi.
and above all make your own life a pattern of right conduct, having in your teaching no taint of insincerity, but a serious tone,
8 Ka ozi gị bụrụ nke kwụ ọtọ mmadụ apụghị ịma ikpe, ka ihere mee onye na-agbagha gị okwu, ebe ọ bụ na onweghi ihe ọjọọ ọ ga-ekwu gbasara anyị.
and healthy language which no one can censure, so that our opponents may feel ashamed at having nothing evil to say against us.
9 Gwa ndị ohu ka ha na-erubere ndị nwe ha isi, ka ha na-eme ihe ga-atọ onyenwe ha ụtọ mgbe niile. Ka ha hapụ ịsa ndị nwe ha okwu,
Exhort slaves to be always obedient to their owners, and to give them satisfaction in everything, not contradicting and not pilfering,
10 ka ha ghara izu ohi, kama ka ha gosi na ha bụ ndị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi. Nʼụzọ dị otu a, ha ga-ewetara ihe anyị na-akụzi maka Chineke Onye nzọpụta anyị otuto nʼihe niile ha na-eme.
but manifesting perfect fidelity and kind feeling, in order to bring honour to the teaching of our Saviour, God, in all things.
11 Nʼihi na Chineke emela ka amara ya nke wetaara mmadụ niile nzọpụta pụta ìhè.
For the grace of God has displayed itself with healing power to all mankind,
12 Ọ bụkwa amara a na-akụziri anyị ka anyị jụ ndụ asọpụrụghị Chineke na nke ịgbaso ọchịchọ ọjọọ dị nʼụwa, kama ka anyị bie ndụ dị ka ndịisi zuruoke na ndụ ezi omume, nakwa ịtụ egwu Chineke nʼọgbọ nke oge a. (aiōn g165)
training us to renounce ungodliness and all the pleasures of this world, and to live sober, upright, and pious lives at the present time, (aiōn g165)
13 Otu a ka anyị ga-esi na-eche olileanya anyị dị ngọzị bụ ọbịbịa nke otuto nke Chineke anyị dị ukwuu, na Onye nzọpụta anyị bụ Jisọs Kraịst.
in expectation of the fulfilment of our blessed hope--the Appearing in glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ;
14 Ọ bụ ya jiri onwe ya chụọ aja nʼihi anyị, ka ọ gbapụta anyị site nʼajọ omume anyị niile, na ido ndị ga-abụ ndị nke ya ọcha nye onwe ya, ndị ọ na-agụ agụụ ime ihe dị mma mgbe niile.
who gave Himself for us to purchase our freedom from all iniquity, and purify for Himself a people who should be specially His own, zealous for doing good works.
15 Na-akụzi ihe ndị a, werekwa ha na-adụ ndị gị ọdụ site nʼikike niile i nwere. Werekwa ha na-atụ ha mmehie ha nʼihu. Ka mmadụ ọbụla ghara ilelị gị anya.
Thus speak, exhort, reprove, with all impressiveness. Let no one make light of your authority.
