ᏉᎳ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏗᎹᏗ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 5

1 ᎤᏛᏐᏅᎯ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᎬᏍᎪᎸᏁᏍᏗ, ᎯᏍᏗᏰᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎠᏂᏫᏅᏃ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏟ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ,

Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:

2 ᎠᎾᎦᏴᎵᎨᏃ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᏗᏣᏥ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎠᏂᏫᏅᎨᏃ ᎠᏂᎨᏴ ᏤᏣᏙ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ, ᎤᏐᏅ ᏄᏓᏑᏴᎾ.

To the older women as to mothers, to the younger as to sisters, with a clean heart.

3 ᏕᎯᎸᏉᏕᏍᏗ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏒ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᏱᎩ.

Give honour to widows who are truly widows.

4 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎠᎴ ᏧᎵᏏ ᏯᏁᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏧᏂᎸᏉᏙᏗᏱ ᏙᏧᏁᏅᏒ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᎾᎫᏴᎡᏗᏱ ᏧᏂᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎣᏏᏳ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗᏳ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ.

But if any widow has children or children's children, let these see that it is right to take care of their family and their fathers and mothers: for this is pleasing in the eyes of God.

5 ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ Ꮎ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒᎯᏳ ᏥᎨᏐᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏓᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏐ ᎠᏔᏲᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᏙᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᏚᎵᏏᏂᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏂᏚᎩᏨᏂᏒᎢ.

Now she who is truly a widow and without family puts her hope in God, giving herself to prayer day and night.

6 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏄᏁᎸᎾ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᎨᏐ ᎠᏏᏉ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ.

But she who gives herself to pleasure is dead while she is living.

7 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎯᏁᎨᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎨᎫᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

Give orders to this effect, so that no evil may be said of anyone.

8 ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂᏃ ᎩᎶ ᏂᏓᏛᏅᎢᏍᏓᏁᎲᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏧᏤᎵᎦ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮀ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏘᎿᎭᎥᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏱᎸ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎤᏲᎢᏳ ᎡᏍᎦᏉ Ꮎ ᏄᏬᎯᏳᏒᎾ.

If anyone has no care for his family and those in his house, he is false to the faith, and is worse than one who has no faith.

9 ᎤᏬᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᏃ ᏑᏓᎳᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏳᏕᏘᏴᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏕᏍᏗ, ᏌᏉᏉ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᎾᏁᎳᏛᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

Let no woman be numbered among the widows who is under sixty years old, and only if she has been the wife of one man,

10 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎣᏏ ᏕᎤᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲᎢ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏗᏂᏲᎵ ᏧᏛᎯᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎠᏁᏙᎯ ᏧᏍᏆᏂᎪᏔᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏘ ᏧᎾᎳᏏᏕᏂ ᏧᏬᏑᎴᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᏧᏍᏕᎸᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᎩᎵᏲᎩ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏍᏓᏩᏛᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

And if witness is given of her good works; if she has had the care of children, if she has been kind to travellers, washing the feet of the saints, helping those who are in trouble, giving herself to good works.

11 ᎠᏂᏫᏅᎨᏌᏂᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᎩᏲᎢᏎᎮᏍᏗ; ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᏄᎾᏁᎸᎾ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏓ ᎠᏁᎲ, ᎦᎶᏁᏛᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎠᏁᎳ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎪ ᏧᎾᏨᏍᏗᏱ,

But to the younger widows say No: for when their love is turned away from Christ, they have a desire to be married;

12 ᏧᎾᏚᎪᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᏕᎤᏂᏲᏒ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅᎢ.

And they are judged because they have been false to their first faith;

13 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᎪ ᎤᎾᏓᏄᎸᏗ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᏁᏙᎵᏙᎰ ᏓᏓᏁᎳᏗᏒᎢ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏓᏄᎸᏗᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏱᎨᏐᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᏂᏱᏙᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏂᏂᎳᏗᏌᏘ, ᎠᏂᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏗᏱ.

And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.

14 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᎭ ᎠᏂᏫᏅᎨᏌᏂ ᏧᎾᏨᏍᏗᏱ, ᏗᏂᏲᎵ ᏧᏂᎾᏄᎪᏫᏍᏗᏱ, ᏧᏂᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᏓᏂᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎾᏡᏗᏍᎩ ᏧᏂᎳᏅᏓᏕᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏐᏅ ᎬᏩᏂᏃᎮᏗᏱ.

So it is my desire that the younger widows may be married and have children, controlling their families, and giving the Evil One no chance to say anything against them,

15 ᎦᏳᎳᏰᏃ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᎪᎸᏒ ᏎᏓᏂ ᎤᎾᏍᏓᏩᏕᏅ.

For even now some are turned away to Satan.

16 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎠᎨᏴ ᏚᏪᎧᎮᏍᏗ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ, ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᏗᏂᏍᏕᎵᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗᏃ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᏱᏚᏂᏓᏁᎴᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏒ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ.

If any woman of the faith has relations who are widows, let her give them help, so that the care of them does not come on the church, and so it may give help to those who are truly widowed.

17 ᎠᎴ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᏥᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᏔᎵ ᎢᏳᏩᎫᏗ ᏕᏥᎸᏉᏕᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮀ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᏎᏍᏗ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ.

Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

18 ᎯᎠᏰᏃ ᏂᎦᏛᎭ ᎦᎸᏉᏗ ᎪᏪᎵ; ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏲᏴᏑᎳᏁᏍᏗ ᏩᎦ ᎠᎦᏔᏙᎥᏗᏍᎩ; ᎠᎴ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏛᏁᎯ ᎠᎦᎫᏴᎡᏗ ᎨᏐ ᏚᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ.

For the Writings say, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. And, The worker has a right to his reward.

19 ᏣᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᎳᏫᏎᎲᎢ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏣᏛᏓᏍᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎬᏂ ᎠᏂᏔᎵ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏦᎢ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᏛ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

Do not take as true any statement made against one in authority, but only if two or three give witness to it.

20 ᎾᏃ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏅᎩ ᏕᎯᎬᏍᎪᎸᎥᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏂᎦᏛ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏂᏐᎢ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏂᎾᏰᏍᏗᏱ.

Say sharp words to sinners when all are present, so that the rest may be in fear.

21 ᎬᏁᏤᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎨᎦᏑᏰᏛ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᎦᏌᏯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎬᏱ ᎦᏰᎯ ᏂᏚᎪᏗᏍᎬᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎩᎶ ᏂᏯᎵᎪᏁᎲᎾ.

I give you orders before God and Christ Jesus and the angels of God's selection, to keep these orders without giving thought to one side more than another.

22 ᏞᏍᏗ ᎤᎵᏍᏗ ᏱᏘᏯᏏᏔᏕᏍᏗ ᎩᎶᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏯᏖᎳᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏅᎬᎢ. ᏣᏓᎦᏌᏯᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᎯᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.

23 ᎿᎭᏉ ᏞᏍᏗ ᎠᎹᏉ ᏯᏗᏔᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎤᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎭᏗᏔᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎭᎵᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏦᎸᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᏯᏃᏉ ᏣᏢᏥᏰᏍᎬᎢ.

Do not take only water as your drink, but take a little wine for the good of your stomach, and because you are frequently ill.

24 ᎩᎶ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏅᎬ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎨᏐ ᎢᎬᏪᏅᏛ, ᎢᎬᏱ ᏫᎦᎷᎪ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎩᎶᏃ ᎤᎨᏍᏓᏩᏕᎪᎢ.

The sins of some men are clearly seen, going before them to be judged; but with others, their sins go after them.

25 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎩᎶ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎨᏐ ᎢᎬᏪᏅᏛ; ᎩᎶᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏛᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏎ Ꮭ ᎦᎬᏍᎦᎶᏗ ᏱᎨᏐᎢ.

In the same way, there are good works which are clearly seen; and those which are not so, may not be kept secret.