1 Timotheo 3
1 Hili ni neno la kuaminiwa, kwamba mtu akitamani kazi ya uangalizi, atamani kazi nzuri.
Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
2 Basi, imempasa mwangalizi awe mtu asiye na lawama, mume wa mke mmoja, mwenye kiasi, anayejitawala, anayeheshimika, mkarimu, ajuaye kufundisha,
The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;
3 asiwe mlevi, wala mkali bali awe mpole, asiwe mgomvi wala mpenda fedha.
no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money;
4 Lazima aweze kuisimamia nyumba yake mwenyewe vizuri na kuhakikisha kwamba watoto wake wanamtii na kuwa na heshima kwa kila njia.
one that ruleth well his own house, having [his] children in subjection with all gravity;
5 (Kwa maana kama mtu hajui jinsi ya kusimamia nyumba yake mwenyewe, atawezaje kuliangalia kanisa la Mungu?)
(but if a man knoweth not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)
6 Asiwe mtu aliyeokoka karibuni asije akajivuna na kuangukia kwenye hukumu ile ile ya ibilisi.
not a novice, lest being puffed up he fall into the condemnation of the devil.
7 Inampasa pia awe na sifa njema kwa watu walio nje, ili asije akalaumiwa na kuanguka kwenye mtego wa ibilisi.
Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
8 Vivyo hivyo, mashemasi nao wawe watu wanaostahili heshima, wasiwe wenye kauli mbili au wenye kujifurahisha kwa mvinyo, wala wanaotamani faida isiyo halali.
Deacons in like manner [must be] grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;
9 Inawapasa kushikamana sana na ile siri ya imani kwa dhamiri safi.
holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
10 Ni lazima wapimwe kwanza; kisha kama hakuna neno dhidi yao, basi na waruhusiwe kuhudumu kama mashemasi.
And let these also first be proved; then let them serve as deacons, if they be blameless.
11 Vivyo hivyo, wake zao wawe wanawake wanaostahili heshima, wasio wasingiziaji, bali wawe na kiasi na waaminifu katika kila jambo.
Women in like manner [must be] grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.
12 Shemasi awe mume wa mke mmoja na inampasa aweze kusimamia watoto wake na watu wa nyumbani mwake vyema.
Let deacons be husbands of one wife, ruling [their] children and their own houses well.
13 Wale ambao wamehudumu vyema katika huduma ya ushemasi hujipatia msimamo bora na ujasiri mkubwa katika imani yao ndani ya Kristo Yesu.
For they that have served well as deacons gain to themselves a good standing, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
14 Ingawa ninatarajia kuja kwako hivi karibuni, ninakuandikia maagizo haya sasa ili kwamba,
These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly;
15 kama nikikawia, utajua jinsi iwapasavyo watu kuenenda katika nyumba ya Mungu, ambayo ndiyo kanisa la Mungu aliye hai, lililo nguzo na msingi wa kweli.
but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
16 Bila shaka yoyote, siri ya utauwa ni kubwa: Alidhihirishwa katika mwili wa kibinadamu, akathibitishwa kuwa na haki katika Roho, akaonekana na malaika, akahubiriwa miongoni mwa mataifa, akaaminiwa ulimwenguni, akachukuliwa juu katika utukufu.
And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness; He who was manifested in the flesh, Justified in the spirit, Seen of angels, Preached among the nations, Believed on in the world, Received up in glory.
