1 Timoti 3
1 Herino shoko rechokwadi: kana munhu achitsvaka basa romutariri, anoda basa rinokudzika.
Enjango ewe ehwaminiha: nkashele umuntu asongwa abhe Mwemelezi, ahwanza embombo enyinza.
2 Zvino mutariri anofanira kuva munhu asina chaangapomerwa, murume womukadzi mumwe chete, anozvidzora, anokudzwa, anoitira vaeni rudo, anoziva kudzidzisa,
Omwemelezi lazima asabhe ne mbuno. Lazima abhe lume owasheomo nautele abhene kiasi, epyana, yali no utalatibu, opezi. Lazima abhe no uwezo owafundizye.
3 asingadhakwi, asingarwi uye ano unyoro, asina gakava, asingakariri mari.
Agajebhe wamwele evikali, asibhe wibho, abhe hogowe, abhe no lungano. Lazima asabhe wagane ehela.
4 Anofanira kubata imba yake zvakanaka nokuona kuti vana vake vanomuteerera uye vachimukudza zvakanaka.
Ebhanziwaje abhemelelaje shinza abhantu abhakhaya yakwe, na bhana bhakwe, ehwanziwaaje bhogopaje no lwiho lwunti.
5 (Kana munhu asingazivi kubata imba yake zvakanaka, angachengeta seiko kereke yaMwari?)
Nkashele omntu samenye abhemelele abhantu bhakhaya yakwe yoyo, abhasonjewole ikaisa elya ikanisa elya Ngolobhe?
6 Asava mutendi mutsva, nokuti angazozvikudza akazotongwa zvimwe chetezvo sadhiabhori.
Asabhe puti opya, asahenzeaga hwiyaula nagwe naibongwe nashi obhibhi.
7 Anofanirawo kupupurirwa zvakanaka navari kunze, kuitira kuti arege kuzvidzwa, uye agowira mumusungo wadhiabhori.
Lazima ne njendo enyinza wabhala bhonti bhabhali hwonze, asahenze agagwa akenye no tego ogwa bhibhi.
8 Saizvozvowo, madhikoni ngavave vanhu vanokudzwa, vanorevesa, vasinganwi waini zhinji, uye vasingatsvaki pfuma yakaipa.
Ashemansi shesho, ehwanziwa aje bhabhe ajimbe nehema, bhasabhene nijango embibhi. Bhasamwele evikhali ashile ekawaida olwenje abhenetama.
9 Vanofanira kuchengetedza zvakadzikadzika zvokutenda nehana yakanaka.
Abhewawute humwoyo uginza gula ogwe lyali ne imani yehifhinguliwe.
10 Vanofanira kutanga vaedzwa, uye kana pasina chavangapomerwa, ngavashumire samadhikoni.
Bhabhe bhenyezewe nasoti, alafu bhafunzizye afwatane sebhali ne mbumo.
11 Nenzira imwe cheteyo, vakadzi vavo ngavave vanokudzwa, vasingacheri vamwe asi vanozvidzora, vakatendeka pazvinhu zvose.
Abhashe shesho bhabhe no lwiho. Bhasahabhe bhasinjizi. Bhabhe hashe no waminifu hu mambo gonti.
12 Mudhikoni anofanira kuva murume ano mukadzi mumwe chete uye anofanira kugona kubata vana vake nemba yake zvakanaka.
Ashemansi bhabhe bhalume ebhebhashe omo omo. Lazima bhabhemelelaje abhana bhabhowekhaya ziabho.
13 Vaya vakashumira zvakanaka vanozviwanira zita rakanaka uye nokusimbiswa kukuru pakutenda kwavo muna Kristu Jesu.
Bhala bhabha bhombashinza bhapata olwemelelo olwinza nodandamu ogosi, hiyimani yeli hwa Kristi oYesu.
14 Kunyange zvazvo ndine tariro yokuuya kwauri nokukurumidza, ndinokunyorera dzidziso idzi kuitira kuti,
Ehandishe amambo ega hulimwe enzahwenze hulimwe sheshi karibu.
15 kana ndikanonoka, uchaziva kuti vanhu vanofanira kuzvibata sei mumba maMwari, inova kereke yaMwari mupenyu, mbiru nenheyo yechokwadi.
Nkashe nolobhela, esimba omanye eshabhale hunyumba ya Ngolobhe, yashelelili likanisa lya Ngolobhe, yali mwomi owemelelo nwelioli.
16 Pasina kana mubvunzo, chakavanzika choumwari chikuru kwazvo: Iye akaratidzwa panyama, akaruramiswa noMweya, akaonekwa navatumwa, akaparidzwa pakati pendudzi panyika vakatenda kwaari, akakwidzwa mukubwinya.
Nasagahakhanwa aje lyoli eyebhuNgolobhe wawiguliwe ognsi: “Abhoneshe hubele, wazibitizya neRoho, wabhoneha wantumi, watangaziwa mwamwabho abhensi, bhasongwa ensiyonti, bhamwega amwanya hutukufu.”
