ᏉᎳ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏗᎹᏗ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 5

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

Don't rebuke a man who is older than you. Instead, encourage him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,

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

older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, with the highest standards of decency.

3 ᏕᎯᎸᏉᏕᏍᏗ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᏒ ᏧᏃᏑᎶᏨᎯ ᏱᎩ.

Help widows who don't have a family.

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

For the Christian responsibility of a widow's children or grandchildren is to do their duty for their own family, and repay their parents by helping them out. This is what pleases God.

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

Now a real widow, having no family, alone and without support, puts her hope in God and prays for help night and day.

6 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏄᏁᎸᎾ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏲᎱᏒᎯ ᎨᏐ ᎠᏏᏉ ᎠᎴᏂᏙᎲᎢ.

But a widow who concentrates on pleasing herself is already dead, even though she's still physically alive.

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

Give people these instructions so that they will be above criticism.

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

But those who don't look after their relatives, especially their own family, have denied their beliefs, and are worse than those who don't believe.

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

Only widows over sixty who have been faithful to their husbands should be put on the list.

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.

The widow should have a reputation for doing good. Did she bring up children properly? Has she been hospitable? Has she washed the feet of church members? Has she helped those who were in trouble? Has she really tried to do good in every way?

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

Don't take on widows who are younger, because when their physical desires make them want to re-marry they abandon their dedication to Christ.

12 ᏧᎾᏚᎪᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎪ ᏕᎤᏂᏲᏒ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏅᎢ.

In this they are guilty of breaking their previous commitment.

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

They also get used to a lazy life, just visiting each other in their homes. Not only lazy, but they gossip and meddle, talking about things they shouldn't.

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

So my best advice is that younger widows marry and have children and take care of the home. That way there's no opportunity for criticism from the Enemy.

15 ᎦᏳᎳᏰᏃ ᎢᎦᏛ ᎤᎾᎪᎸᏒ ᏎᏓᏂ ᎤᎾᏍᏓᏩᏕᏅ.

However, some have already gone the way of Satan.

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

Any Christian woman who has widows in the family should help them, so that the church is not burdened with the responsibility, and can help those widows who are truly in need.

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

Elders who direct the church well should be seen as doubly valuable, particularly those who work in speaking the Word and in teaching.

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

As Scripture says, “Don't muzzle the ox when it's threshing out the grain.” Also, “The worker deserves to be paid.”

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

Don't entertain any accusation against an elder unless two or three witnesses support it.

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

Censure those who sin in front of everyone as a warning to others as well.

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

Before God and Christ Jesus, and the holy angels, I instruct you to follow these instructions without bias. Don't do anything from an attitude of favoritism.

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

Don't be in a hurry to lay hands on anyone; and don't get involved in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.

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

Don't just drink water, but use a little bit of wine because of your bad stomach—you're sick so often!

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

The sins of some people are really obvious, and they are clearly guilty, but the sins of others are not seen until later.

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

Similarly some good works are obvious, and even those that are hidden won't be for long.