1 Timote 1
1 Polo, ntoma ya Yesu-Klisto kolanda mokano ya Nzambe Mobikisi na biso mpe ntoma ya Yesu-Klisto, elikya na biso;
Paul, an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah according to the commandment of God our Saviour and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah our hope,
2 Epai ya Timote, mwana na ngai ya bolingo kati na kondima: Tika ete ngolu, mawa mpe kimia epesamela yo kowuta na Nzambe Tata mpe na Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso!
to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and Messiah Yeshua our Lord.
3 Ndenge nasengaki na yo tango nazalaki na Masedwane, tikala awa kati na Efeso mpo ete opesa bato mosusu mitindo ete batika koteya mateya ya lokuta
As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,
4 to bakangama te na masapo ya pamba-pamba mpe na botangi milongo ya mbotama, oyo ezangi suka. Makambo ya bongo ebimisaka kaka tembe, na esika ete esunga mpo ete mosala na Nzambe, oyo toyebi na nzela ya kondima, ekende liboso.
and not to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith.
5 Tina ya mitindo yango ezali bolingo oyo ewuti na motema ya peto, na makanisi ya malamu mpe na kondima ya solo.
But the goal of this command is love from a pure heart, a good conscience, and sincere faith,
6 Bato mosusu basili kobunga mosika ya makambo yango mpe bamipesi na masolo ezanga tina;
from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned away to vain talking,
7 balingi kozala balakisi ya Mobeko, kasi bazali kososola te makambo oyo bazali koloba mpe oyo bazali kobetela sete.
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say nor about what they strongly affirm.
8 Toyebi ete mibeko ezalaka malamu soki moto azali kosalela yango na ndenge oyo ebongi.
But we know that the law is good if a person uses it lawfully,
9 Toyebi lisusu ete mibeko esalema te mpo na bato ya malamu kasi mpo na bato mabe mpe batomboki, mpo na bato oyo batosaka Nzambe te mpe bato ya masumu, mpo na bato ya mbindo mpe batioli makambo ya bule, ba-oyo bakoki ata koboma tata mpe mama, mpo na babomi ya bato,
as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,
10 mpo na bato na pite, mpo na mibali oyo basangisaka nzoto na mibali, mpo na bato oyo batekaka baninga na bango bato na bowumbu, mpo na bakosi, mpo na bato oyo balapaka ndayi ya lokuta, mpe mpo na bato oyo basalaka makambo oyo etambolaka nzela moko te na mateya ya solo,
for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine,
11 kolanda Sango Malamu oyo napesamelaki mokumba, Sango Malamu ya nkembo ya Nkolo-Na-Esengo.
according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
12 Nazali kozongisa matondi epai ya Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso, oyo apesaki ngai nguya, pamba te amonaki ete akoki kotiela ngai motema, wana aponaki ngai mpo na lotomo na Ye,
I thank him who enabled me, Messiah Yeshua our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service,
13 atako liboso nazalaki kofinga mpe konyokola Ye mpe nazalaki moto na kanza; kasi ayokelaki ngai mawa, pamba te nazalaki koyeba te makambo oyo nazalaki kosala mpe nazalaki na kondima te.
although I used to be a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 Nkolo na biso atondisaki ngai na ngolu na Ye, elongo na kondima mpe bolingo oyo ezali kati na Yesu-Klisto.
The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Messiah Yeshua.
15 Tala liloba ya solo penza, liloba oyo ekoki na kondimama mpe koyambama na mobimba na yango: Yesu-Klisto ayaki kati na mokili mpo na kobikisa bato ya masumu; mpe kati na bato yango ya masumu, ngai nde naleki na masumu.
The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Messiah Yeshua came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.
16 Kasi mpo na tina wana, Nzambe ayokelaki ngai mawa mpo ete, kati na ngai oyo naleki na masumu, Yesu-Klisto atalisa motema monene na Ye, oyo ezangi ndelo lokola ndakisa epai ya bato oyo bakondimela Ye mpo na kozwa bomoi ya seko. (aiōnios g166)
However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Yeshua the Messiah might display all his patience for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Tika ete lokumu mpe nkembo ezonga epai ya Mokonzi ya seko, Ye oyo akufaka te, amonanaka te mpe azali Nzambe se moko mpo na libela na libela! Amen. (aiōn g165)
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honour and glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 Tala mitindo oyo nazali kopesa na yo Timote, mwana na ngai, kolanda masakoli oyo elobamaki na tina na yo: kolanda masakoli yango, bunda etumba ya malamu,
I commit this instruction to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which were given to you before, that by them you may wage the good warfare,
19 na kobatelaka kondima mpe motema ya malamu, oyo bato mosusu basili kobwaka kino kobungisa kondima na bango.
holding faith and a good conscience, which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith,
20 Kati na bango, ezali na Imene mpe Alekizandre, ba-oyo nakabi na maboko ya Satana mpo ete bayeba ete basengeli te kofinga Nzambe.
of whom are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered to Satan that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
