1 Timotheo 5
1 Usimkemee mwanamume mzee. Bali mtiye moyo kama baba yako. Uwatiye moyo vijana wa kiume kana kwamba ni ndugu zako.
Don’t rebuke an older man, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brothers;
2 Uwatiye moyo wanawake wazee kama mama zako, na wanawake vijana kama dada zako kwa usafi wote.
the elder women as mothers; the younger as sisters, in all purity.
3 Waheshimu wajane, wale walio wajane kweli kweli.
Honour widows who are widows indeed.
4 Lakini kama mjane ana watoto au wajukuu, waache kwanza wajifunze kuonesha heshima kwa watu wa nyumbani mwao wenyewe. Waache wawalipe wazazi wao mema, kwa kuwa hii inapendeza mbele za Mungu.
But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety towards their own family and to repay their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.
5 Lakini mjane kweli kweli ni yule aliyeachwa peke yake. Naye huweka tegemeo lake kwa Mungu. Siku zote hudumu katika sala na maombi usiku na mchana.
Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
6 Hata hivyo, mwanamke yule aishiye kwa anasa amekufa, ingawaje yu hai.
But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she lives.
7 Na uyahubiri haya mambo ili kwamba wasiwe na lawama.
Also command these things, that they may be without reproach.
8 Ila kama mtu asipowatunza ndugu zake, hususani wale walioko nyumbani mwake, ameikana imani na ni mmbaya kuliko mtu asiye amini.
But if anyone doesn’t provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
9 Basi mwanamke aandikishwe kwenye orodha kama mjane akiwa na umri usiopungua miaka sitini, na ni mke wa mume mmoja.
Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,
10 Lazima awe amejulikana kwa matendo mema, ikiwa ni kwamba amewajali watoto, au ameshakuwa mkarimu kwa wageni, au ameosha miguu ya waaminio, au alimesaidia ambao wamekuwa wakiteswa, au alijitoa kwa kazi yeyote njema.
being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the holy ones’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.
11 Lakini kwa wale wajane vijana, kataa kuwaandikisha kwenye orodha ya wajane. Kwa kuwa wakiingia kwenye matamanio ya kimwili dhidi ya Kristo, wanataka kuolewa.
But refuse younger widows, for when they have grown wanton against Messiah, they desire to marry,
12 Kwa njia hii huingia kwenye hatia kwa kuwa huvunja kujitoa kwao kwa awali.
having condemnation, because they have rejected their first pledge.
13 Na pia huingia kwenye mazoea ya uvivu. Wao huzunguka nyumba kwa nyumba. Si tu kwamba ni wavivu, bali pia huwa wasengenyaji na na wenye kuingilia mambo ya wengine. Wao husema mambo wasiyopaswa kuyasema.
Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
14 Kwa hiyo mimi nataka wanawake vijana waolewe, wazae watoto, wasimamie nyumba zao, ili kutokumpa adui nafasi ya kutushitaki kwa kufanya dhambi.
I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.
15 Kwa sababu baadhi yao wameshamgeukia Shetani.
For already some have turned away after Satan.
16 Kama mwanamke yeyote aaminiye ana wajane, basi na awasaidie, ili kanisa lisilemewe, ili liweze kuwasaidia wale walio wajane kweli kweli.
If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.
17 Basi wazee wale watawalao vyema wahesabiwe kuwa wamestahili heshima maradufu, hasa wale wanaojishughulisha na kufundisha neno la Mungu.
Let the elders who rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially those who labour in the word and in teaching.
18 Kwa kuwa maandiko yanasema, “Usimfumbe ng'ombe kinywa apulapo nafaka,” na “Mfanya kazi anastahili mshahara wake.”
For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle the ox when it treads out the grain.” And, “The labourer is worthy of his wages.”
19 Usipokee mashitaka dhidi ya mzee isipokuwa kuna mashahidi wawili au watatu.
Don’t receive an accusation against an elder except at the word of two or three witnesses.
20 Waonye wakosaji mbele ya watu wote ili wengine waliobaki labda wataogopa.
Those who sin, reprove in the sight of all, that the rest also may be in fear.
21 Nakuagiza kwa dhati mbele ya Mungu, na mbele ya Kristo Yesu, na malaika wateule, kwamba uzitunze maagizo haya bila ubaguzi wowote, na kwamba usifanye jambo lolote kwa upendeleo.
I command you in the sight of God, and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah, and the chosen angels, that you observe these things without prejudice, doing nothing by partiality.
22 Usimwekee mtu yeyote mikono haraka. Usishiriki dhambi ya mtu mwingine. Yakupasa kujitunza mwenyewe uwe usafi.
Lay hands hastily on no one. Don’t be a participant in other people’s sins. Keep yourself pure.
23 Hakupasi kunywa maji pekee. Badala yake, unywe mvinyo kidogo kwa ajili ya tumbo na magonjwa yako ya mara kwa mara.
Be no longer a drinker of water only, but use a little wine for your stomach’s sake and your frequent infirmities.
24 Dhambi za baadhi ya watu hujulikana kwa uwazi, na huwatangulia hukumuni. Lakini baadhi ya dhambi hufuata baadaye.
Some men’s sins are evident, preceding them to judgement, and some also follow later.
25 Vivyo hivyo, baadhi ya kazi njema hujulikana kwa uwazi, lakini hata zingine hazitafichika.
In the same way also there are good works that are obvious, and those that are otherwise can’t be hidden.
