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 Jesus Christ by the command of God our Savior and Sovereign Jesus Christ 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, true son by faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God our 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.
You recall that I urged you to remain in Ephesus, when I went into Macedonia, in order that you should command certain persons to stop teaching a different doctrine
and occupying themselves with myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes rather than the godly training which is by 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.
Now the goal of that command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and a 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.
some having strayed from these have been turned aside to empty talk,
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, not understanding either what they say or the things that they affirm.
8 Melao eo e siame fa e dirisiwa jaaka Modimo o ratile.
Now we know that the law is good if one uses it correctly,
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.
knowing that law is not made for a righteous person but for lawless and rebellious ones, for ungodly and sinners, for unholy and profane, for father-smiters and mother-smiters, 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 fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and for whatever else is contrary to the sound doctrine
as defined by the Gospel of the glory of the blessed God, with which I was entrusted.
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,
I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who enables me, because He considered me faithful, putting me into a ministry;
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.
I, who was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and arrogant; but I was shown mercy, because being ignorant I did it 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 overflowed, along with the faith and love that are 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.
Here is a trustworthy word, worthy of total acceptance: 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)
precisely for this reason I was shown mercy, that in me, the ‘chief’, Jesus Christ might display all his forbearance, as an example for those who are going to rely on Him into eternal 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, to God who alone is wise, 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.
Son Timothy, I am giving you this charge in accordance with the prophecies about you that lead the way, that in 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 on to faith and a good conscience (which some having rejected have suffered 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 are Hymenaeus and Alexander—whom I have handed over to Satan that they may be taught not to blaspheme).
