1 Timotheo 5
1 Usimkemee mzee kwa ukali bali umshawishi kama vile angekuwa ni baba yako. Uwatendee vijana kama vile ndugu zako;
Do not rebuke an elderly man, but entreat him as a father; the younger men, as brothers:
2 nao wanawake wazee uwatendee kama mama zako, na wanawake vijana kama dada zako, katika usafi wote.
the elder women, as mothers; the younger women, as sisters, with all purity.
3 Waheshimu wanawake wajane ambao ni wajane kweli kweli.
Honor widows that are widows indeed.
4 Kama mjane ana watoto ama wajukuu, hawa inawapasa awali ya yote wajifunze kutimiza wajibu wao wa kumcha Mungu katika matendo kwa kuwatunza wale wa jamaa zao wenyewe, na hivyo wawarudishie wema waliowatendea wazazi wao, kwa kuwa hivi ndivyo impendezavyo Mungu.
But if any widow has children or grand-children, let them learn first to be dutiful to their own family, and to requite their parents; for that is good and acceptable in the sight of God.
5 Mwanamke ambaye ni mjane kweli kweli, yaani, yeye aliyebaki peke yake huweka tumaini lake kwa Mungu naye hudumu katika maombi usiku na mchana akimwomba Mungu ili amsaidie.
But she that is a widow indeed, and left alone, trusts in God, and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.
6 Lakini mjane aishiye kwa anasa amekufa, ingawa anaishi.
But she that lives voluptuously, is dead while she lives.
7 Wape watu maagizo haya pia, ili asiwepo yeyote wa kulaumiwa.
These things also give in charge, that they may be blameless.
8 Kama mtu hawatunzi wale wa jamaa yake, hasa wale wa nyumbani mwake mwenyewe, ameikana imani, tena ni mbaya kuliko yeye asiyeamini.
And if any one provides not for his own, and especially for those of his own house hold, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Mjane yeyote asiwekwe kwenye orodha ya wajane isipokuwa awe ametimiza umri wa miaka sitini, na ambaye alikuwa mke wa mume mmoja,
Let a widow be put on the list, if she is not under sixty years, having been the wife of one man,
10 awe ameshuhudiwa kwa matendo yake mema, aliyewalea watoto wake vizuri, aliye mkarimu, aliyewanawisha watakatifu miguu, aliyewasaidia wenye shida na aliyejitolea kwa ajili ya matendo mema ya kila namna.
having a good reputation for good works; if she has borne children, if she has entertained strangers, if she has washed the saints feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.
11 Lakini kwa habari za wajane vijana usiwaweke kwenye orodha hiyo, maana tamaa zao za kimaumbile zikizidi kule kujitoa kwao kwa Kristo, watataka kuolewa tena.
But the younger widows reject: for when they become wanton against the Christ, they desire to marry,
12 Nao kwa njia hiyo watajiletea hukumu kwa kukiuka ahadi yao ya kwanza.
incurring condemnation, because they have set aside their former obligation.
13 Zaidi ya hayo, wajane kama hao huwa na tabia ya uvivu wakizurura nyumba kwa nyumba, wala hawawi wavivu tu, bali pia huwa wasengenyaji, wajiingizao katika mambo yasiyowahusu na kusema mambo yasiyowapasa kusema.
At the same time, also, they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busybodies, speaking things which are not proper.
14 Hivyo nawashauri wajane vijana waolewe, wazae watoto na wasimamie nyumba zao, wasije wakampa adui nafasi ya kutushutumu.
I will, therefore, that the younger widows marry, bear children, manage the house, and thus give no occasion to the adversaries to speak reproachfully.
15 Kwa maana kwa kweli wajane wengine wamepotoka ili kumfuata Shetani.
For some have already turned aside after Satan.
16 Lakini kama mwanamke yeyote aaminiye ana wajane katika jamaa yake, inampasa awasaidie wala si kuwaacha wakililemea kanisa, ili kanisa liweze kuwasaidia wale ambao ni wajane kweli kweli.
If any believing man or woman has widows, let him or her relieve them, and let not the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are widows indeed.
17 Wazee wa kanisa wanaoongoza shughuli za kanisa vizuri wanastahili heshima mara mbili, hasa wale ambao kazi yao ni kuhubiri na kufundisha.
Let the elders who rule well, be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in word and teaching.
18 Kwa maana Maandiko husema, “Usimfunge maksai kinywa apurapo nafaka,” tena, “Mfanyakazi anastahili mshahara wake.”
For the scripture says: You shall not muzzle the ox that treads out the grain; and, The laborer is worthy of his hire.
19 Usiendekeze mashtaka dhidi ya mzee isipokuwa yawe yameletwa na mashahidi wawili au watatu.
Receive not an accusation against an old man, unless before two or three witnesses.
20 Wale wanaodumu katika dhambi uwakemee hadharani, ili wengine wapate kuogopa.
Those who sin rebuke before all, that the rest also may fear.
21 Ninakuagiza mbele za Mungu na mbele za Kristo Yesu na mbele za malaika wateule, shika maagizo haya pasipo ubaguzi wala upendeleo.
I charge you before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, and that you do nothing by partiality.
22 Usiwe na haraka kumwekea mtu mikono wala usishiriki dhambi za watu wengine. Jilinde nafsi yako uwe safi.
Lay hands hastily on no man, nor be partaker of other men’s sins: keep yourself pure.
23 Acha kunywa maji peke yake, tumia divai kidogo kwa sababu ya tumbo lako na maumivu yako ya mara kwa mara.
Drink water no longer, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake, and your frequent infirmities.
24 Dhambi za watu wengine ni dhahiri nazo zinawatangulia kwenda hukumuni; na dhambi za watu wengine zinawafuata nyuma yao.
Some men’s sins are manifest beforehand, going before to judgment. Some persons, however, they follow after.
25 Vivyo hivyo, matendo mema yako dhahiri, na hata yale ambayo si mema hayawezi kufichika.
Likewise, also, the good works of some are manifest beforehand; and those which are otherwise can not be concealed.
