Timotheo I 1
1 Lokwalo lo lo tswang kwa go Paulo, morongwa wa ga Jesu Keresete, yo o rometsweng ke Mmoloki wa rona le Jesu Keresete Morena wa rona, yo e leng ene fela tsholofelo ya rona.
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;
2 Lo ya kwa go! Timotheo. Timotheo o ntse jaaka morwaake mo dilong tsa Modimo. A Modimo Rraa rona le Jesu Keresete Morena wa rona a go bontshe tshiamo ya gagwe le kutlwelobotlhoko mme a go neye kagiso e kgolo ya pelo le mogopolo.
to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 Jaaka ke buile fa ke ya Masedonia, tswee-tswee nna koo mo Efeso o leke go kganela batho ba ba rutang thuto e e sa siamang. Khutlisa ditlhamane tsa bone, le dinaane tsa bone le mogopolo wa bone wa go bolokwa ka go bona kutlwelo botlhoko ka tlhatlologano ya baengele go fitlha kwa Modimong, megopolo ya sephologolo e e tsosang dipotso le dikganetsanyo boemong jwa go thusa batho go amogela leano la Modimo la tumelo.
As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain people not to teach a different doctrine,
neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause speculation, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith—
5 Se ke se tlhwaafaletseng ke gore Bakeresete botlhe koo ba tlale lorato lo lo tswang mo dipelong tse di itshekileng, le gore megopolo ya bone e nne phepa le tumelo ya bone e nonofe.
but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;
6 Mme baruti ba, ba tlhokomologile mogopolo o otlhe, ba bo ba senya nako ya bone mo dikganetsanyong le go bua ka boeleele.
from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;
7 Ba batla go nna baruti ba melao ya ga Moshe ntswa ba sena mogopolo o o tlhomameng wa gore melao eo tota e re supegetsa eng.
desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.
8 Melao eo e siame fa e dirisiwa jaaka Modimo o ratile.
But we know that the law is good, if one uses it lawfully,
9 Mme ga e a direlwa rona, ba Modimo o re bolokileng; ke ya baleofi ba ba ilang Modimo, ba ba dipelo di tsuololang, ba ba hutsang ba tlhapatsa, ba tlhasela borraabo le bommaabo ba bo ba bolaya batho.
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 those who kill their father or mother, for murderers,
10 Ee, melao e e diretswe go supa baleofi botlhe ba ba makgapha le ba ba itshekologileng! Ba ba robalanang le banna ba bangwe, bautswi ba batho, baaki le botlhe ba ba dirang dilo tse di kgatlhanong le Mafoko a a Molemo a a galalelang a Modimo wa rona, o ke leng morongwa wa One.
for the sexually immoral, for men who have sexual relations with men, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to sound teaching;
according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
12 Ke leboga Morena wa rona Keresete jang ka go ntlhopha mongwe wa barongwa ba gagwe, le go nnaya thata ya go nna boikanyo mo go ene,
And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;
13 le fa ke ne ke tle ke tlhapatse leina la ga Keresete. Ke ne ke tsoma batho ba gagwe, ke ba utlwisa botlhoko ka tsela nngwe le nngwe e ke neng ke ka e kgona. Mme Modimo wa nkutlwela botlhoko gonne ke ne ke sa itse se ke neng ke se dira, gonne ke ne ke sa itse Keresete ka nako eo.
although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
14 Oo! Morena wa rona o ne a le pelotlhomogi go le kae, gonne o ntshupegeditse gore ke ka mo ikanya jang le go nna lorato lo lo tletseng lwa ga Jesu Keresete.
The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
15 Kana go boammaaruri jang, ebile ke tlhwaafalela jang gore mongwe le mongwe a bo a itse, gore Jesu Keresete o tletse mo lefatsheng go boloka baleofi, mme ke ne ke le mogolo mo go bone botlhe.
The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
16 Mme Modimo o nkutlwetse botlhoko gore Jesu Keresete a ntirise jaaka sekao go supegetsa mongwe le mongwe gore o pelotelele go le kae le e leng mo baleofing ba bagolo, gore ba bangwe ba tle ba lemoge gore, le bone, ba ka nna le botshelo jo bo sa khutleng. (aiōnios g166)
However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
17 A kgalalelo le tlotlo di nne go Modimo ka metlha le metlha. Ke kgosi ya dingwagangwaga, e e sa bonweng, e e sa sweng; ene ka esi ke Modimo, ebile o tletse botlhale Amen. (aiōn g165)
Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)
18 Jaanong Timotheo, morwaaka, se ke taolo ya me mo go wena: tlhabana sentle mo dintweng tsa Morena, fela jaaka Morena a re boleletse ka baporofiti ba gagwe gore o tlaa dira.
This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;
19 Ngaparela tumelo ya gago thata mo go Keresete mme ka nako tsotlhe a segakolodi sa gago se nne se le phepa, o dira se o itseng gore se siame. Gonne batho ba bangwe ba tlhokile kutlo mo digakoloding tsa bone, mme ba dira ka bomo tse ba itsileng gore ga di a siama. Ga go hakgamatse gore erile ka bofefo ba latlhegelwa ke tumelo ya bone mo go Keresete ba sena go nyatsa Modimo jalo.
holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;
20 Humenaio le Alekesenda ke dikai tse pedi tsa sone se, ke ne ka ba neela Satane go ba otlhaya go fitlhelela ba ithuta go sa tlhabiseng leina la ga Keresete ditlhong.
of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
