1 Timoteo 3
1 Ɛyɛ sɛnnahɔ sɛ, sɛ obi pɛ sɛ ɔyɛ asafopanin a, na wafa adwuma pa.
Nansi isitsho esiqotho esithi: Lowo ofuna ukuba ngumthungameli ufisa umsebenzi olesithunzi.
2 Asafopanin yɛ obi a mfomsoɔ nni ne ho. Ɛsɛ sɛ ne yere yɛ baako. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbrɛ ne ho ase na ɔhyɛ ne ho so yɛ ne biribiara pɛpɛɛpɛ. Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔgye ahɔhoɔ wɔ ne fie na ɔkyerɛkyerɛ nso.
Umthungameli akumelanga abengosolekayo njalo kumele abeyindoda elomfazi oyedwa, ezithibayo, elamandla okuzibamba, ehloniphekayo, ephatha kuhle izihambi, eyenelisa ukufundisa,
3 Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ɔsadweam anaa basabasa, na mmom, ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbrɛ ne ho ase na ɔpɛ asomdwoeɛ. Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ sikaniberefoɔ.
engayisiso sidakwa, engeladlakela kodwa emnene, engathandi ingxabano, engathandi imali.
4 Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtumi hwɛ ne fiefoɔ so yie na ɔtumi ma ne mma yɛ ɔsetie de obuo ne anidie ma no.
Kayibe ngephatha kuhle umuzi wayo njalo ibone ukuba abantwana bayo bayayilalela ngenhlonipho efaneleyo.
5 Na sɛ obi nnim sɛdeɛ ɔhwɛ ne fie so yie a, ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔbɛtumi ahwɛ Onyankopɔn asafo so?
(Nxa umuntu engakwazi ukuphatha umuzi wakhe angaliphatha njani ibandla likaNkulunkulu na?)
6 Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ obi a afei na wahunu Awurade; sɛ ɛba saa a, ne tirim bɛyɛ no dɛ na wayɛ ahomasoɔ ama wɔabu no atɛn sɛdeɛ wɔbuu ɔbonsam atɛn no.
Akumelanga kube ngosanda kuphenduka hlezi azikhukhumeze abe ngaphansi kokwahlulelwa kunye loSathane.
7 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔnnyɛ akyidifoɔ no mpo de anidie ma no sɛdeɛ ɛbɛyɛ a, wɔrengu nʼanim ase na ɔbonsam afidie renyi no.
Njalo kumele abe ngodume ngokuhle kwabangaphandle ukuze angaweli ehlazweni lasemjibileni kaSathane.
8 Ɛsɛ sɛ asafo mu aboafoɔ nso yɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ suban pa na wɔdi nokorɛ. Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔnom nsã pii anaasɛ wɔyɛ aniberefoɔ.
Ngokunjalo, amadikoni lawo kumele kube ngabantu abahloniphekayo, abaqotho, abanganathi iwayini elinengi, abangadingi inzuzo ngobuqili.
9 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde adwenem fann gyina pintinn ma nokorɛ no ne gyidie no.
Kumele babambelele eqinisweni elizikileyo kanye lasekukholweni ngesazela esihlanzekileyo.
10 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsɔ wɔn hwɛ ansa, na sɛ wɔdi sɔhwɛ no so nkonim a, wɔasom.
Kumele baqale bahlolwe; nxa kungekho lutho olubi ngabo, kabasebenze njengamadikoni.
11 Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn yerenom nso wɔ suban pa a wɔnni nsekuro. Biribiara mu ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbrɛ wɔn ho ase di nokorɛ.
Ngokunjalo, labomkabo kumele babe ngabesifazane abahloniphekayo, abangahlebiyo kodwa abazithibayo labathembekileyo ezintweni zonke.
12 Ɛsɛ sɛ asafo no mu ɔboafoɔ no wɔ yere baako na afei ɔtumi hwɛ ne mma ne ne fiefoɔ yie.
Umdikoni kabe lomfazi oyedwa kuphela njalo ophatha kuhle abantwana bakhe kanye labendlu yakhe.
13 Wɔn a wɔsom yie no bɛnya nnyinaso pa, na wɔn gyidie a wɔwɔ wɔ Kristo Yesu mu no nso ayɛ nam.
Labo abasebenze kuhle bazuza isithunzi lesithembiso esikhulu ekukholweni kwabo kuKhristu uJesu.
14 Saa nwoma a mede rebrɛ wo yi akyi no, mewɔ anidasoɔ sɛ ɛrenkyɛre biara mɛba wo nkyɛn.
Lanxa ngikhangelele ukuza kuwe masinyane, ngikulobela iziqondiso lezi ukuze kuthi
15 Na sɛ mannuru wo nkyɛn ntɛm a, saa nwoma yi bɛma woahunu sɛdeɛ yɛbɔ yɛn bra wɔ Onyankopɔn fie. Efie a ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn teasefoɔ no asafo a ɛyɛ nokorɛ no nnyinasoɔ.
nxa ngibambeka, ukwazi ukuthi abantu kumele baziphathe njani endlini kaNkulunkulu elibandla likaNkulunkulu ophilayo, insika lesisekelo seqiniso.
16 Akyinnyeɛ biara nni ho sɛ, ahintasɛm a ɛwɔ nyamesom pa mu no krɔnn: Ɔbaeɛ onipa tebea mu, Honhom no buu no bem, na abɔfoɔ hunuu no, wɔkaa ne ho asɛm amanaman mu, na ewiase gyee no diiɛ, wɔfaa no kɔɔ ɔsoro animuonyam mu.
Kungekho kuthandabuza imfihlakalo yokwesaba uNkulunkulu inkulu: Wabonakaliswa emzimbeni, wafakazelwa nguMoya, wabonwa yizingilosi, watshunyayelwa phakathi kwezizwe, umhlaba wakholwa kuye, wenyukiselwa phezulu ngenkazimulo.
