Timotheo I 4
1 Mme Mowa O O Boitshepo o re bolelela sentle gore mo metlheng ya bofelo bangwe mo phuthegong ba tlaa fularela Keresete mme ba nne balatedi ba baruti ba ba tlhotlheleditsweng megopolo e e bosula ke Satane.
[God’s] Spirit has clearly told us that in later times some people will stop believing the [teaching] that [all of us] believe. Instead, they will listen to [evil] spirits who deceive [people. They will also believe the false] doctrines/teachings that [they receive from] these evil spirits.
2 Baruti ba ba tlaa bolela maaka ka difatlhogo tse di gagametseng ba bo ba go dira gantsi thata mo e leng gore digakolodi tsa bone ga di kitla di ba kgoreletsa ka gope.
The people who teach those false doctrines/teachings are liars! And they do not feel at all guilty [MET] [when they teach such teachings]!
3 Ba tlaa re go nyala ga go a siama le go ja nama, le fa Modimo o neetse Bakeresete ba ba rutilweng sentle dilo tse go di itumelela le go di lebogela,
[For example], they forbid [believers] to marry [because they say that it makes us unacceptable to God]. They also [command] that people abstain from [eating certain] foods. But God created such foods in order that we can eat them! We who believe [in Christ] know the true [teaching], and we thank [God for the food that he gives us. That is why we] can eat it.
4 gonne sengwe le sengwe se Modimo o se dirileng se siame, mme re ka se ja ka boitumelo fa re se itumelela,
[We can eat all kinds of food] because God has created all [food], and it is all good. We should not refuse to eat certain kinds of food if we thank [God for it] when we eat it.
5 le fa re kopa Modimo go se segofatsa, gonne se siamisiwa ke Lefoko la Modimo le thapelo.
It is acceptable [to God] because God [long ago] said [that all things that he made are good], and because we pray that God will bless it.
6 Fa o tlhalosetsa ba bangwe selo se, o tlaa bo o dira tiro ya gago jaaka moruti yo o itekanetseng yo o otlilweng ka tumelo le ka thuto ya boammaaruri e o e setseng morago.
When you teach these things to your fellow believers, you will be showing that you, [whom] Christ Jesus [appointed], serve them well. You will have become strong [spiritually] (by holding fast/by obeying) the true message that [we all] believe.
7 Se senye nako mo dikganetsanyong tsa megopolo ya bomatla le dinaane tsa boeleele le ditlhamane. Dirisa nako ya gago le nonofo mo go itlwaetseng go nna o nitame mo moweng.
You must completely reject godless, silly/foolish stories [from your ancestors that old people tell]. Keep training yourself so that you have more (godly behavior/behavior that pleases God).
8 Katiso ya mmele e siame, mme katiso ya semowa e botlhokwa thata ebile ke molemo mo go tsotlhe tse o di dirang. Jalo ikatise mo moweng o itlwaetse go nna Mokeresete yo o siameng, ka gore mo go tlaa go thusa e seng fela mo botshelong jono, mme le e leng le mo go jo bo tlang.
[Some people say], “It helps us in some ways if we exercise our bodies.” But [I say that] people benefit very much if they live (in a godly way/in a way that pleases God), because [if people live in a godly way, that] will benefit them both while they live now and when they live in the future life [in heaven].
9 Se ke boammaaruri mme mongwe le mongwe o tshwanetse go bo amogela. Re dira thata re bile re boga thata gore batho ba tle ba bo dumele, gonne tsholofelo ya rona e mo Modimong o o tshelang o o re swetseng rotlhe, bogolo jang ba ba amogetseng poloko ya One.
Those are words that are absolutely true, and everybody should believe them!
This is the reason why we work so hard [DOU] [for others], because we confidently expect that God, who is all-powerful, [will do the things that he has promised]. He is the one who [wants to] save all people, [so he protects them]. He certainly [protects us] who believe [in Christ]!
11 Ruta dilo tse, o bo o tlhomamise gore mongwe le mongwe o di ithuta sentle.
Command these things and teach these things.
12 Se letle gore ope a go nyatse ka go bo o le mmotlana. Nna sekao sa bone, dira gore ba latele ka fa o ba rutang ka teng le ka fa o tshelang ka teng; nna sekao mo go bone ka lorato lwa gago; tumelo ya gago, le ka megopolo e e phepa.
[Timothy], by the way you conduct your life, show the believers [in your congregation] how they should conduct their lives. Specifically, speak [good things], conduct yourself [well], love [people], trust [God], and be pure in every way. If you do all that, no one will [have any reason] (to belittle/to treat you disrespectfully) because of your being young.
13 Go fitlhelela ke tsena koo, bala o bo o tlhalosetse phuthego Dikwalo; rera Lefoko la Modimo.
Until I come, be sure that you read [the Scriptures to the congregation] and that you exhort/urge them [to obey the Scriptures], and teach them.
14 Tlhomamisa go dirisa dinonofo tse Modimo o di go neileng ka baporofiti ba One fa bagolwane ba phuthego ba go baya diatla.
Do not forget [to use] the [abilities that God] gave to you as a result of [people/us] (prophesying/telling what God revealed to them) [about you], and as a result of the elders putting their hands on you [to commission/appoint you to do God’s work].
15 Dirisa dinonofo tse; dira tiro yotlhe ya gago ka botlalo gore batho botlhe ba tle ba lemoge tlhabologo ya gago le tswelelopele.
Do these things [that I have told] you to do! (Concentrate on them/Do them [sincerely and] wholeheartedly) in order that everyone may see that you are improving [in how you do them].
16 Lebelela ka kelotlhoko mo go tsotlhe tse o di dirang le tse o di akanyang. Nna boammaaruri mo go se se siameng mme Modimo o tlaa go segofatsa o bo o go dirisa go thusa ba bangwe.
Be careful that you [conduct] yourself well. By continuing to do that, you will save yourself. And if you continue [to teach the good] doctrine/teaching, the result of your teaching will be that [God] will save the people who listen to you.
