1 Timothy 3
1 This is a faithful saying: someone who seeks to be an overseer desires a good work.
ilisio ili lya kyang'ani, “umunhu juno ilonda imbombo ijakuva muloleleli ghwa kipugha kya vitiki, ujuo asalwile imbombo inofu.”
2 The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;
kwekuti umuloleleli ghwa kipugha kya vitiki, avisaghe munhu juno naipikua, juno nam'bwafu,”unya kukughela kange unya kukulolelela, umunhu ghwa vutavike, ntengeleli, juno akimanyile kuvulanisia
3 not a drinker, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous;
aleke kuuva mughasi, aleke kuuva nyamabatu, avisaghe muhuugu. kange nangavisaghe muhojofu ghwa ndalama.
4 one who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all reverence;
avisaghe muunhu unyakwimila vunofu inyumba jaake, juno akimanyile kuvunga avaana muluveelo ulunofu, kange voope vikumpulika.
5 (for how could someone who doesn’t know how to rule his own house take care of God’s assembly?)
kwekuuti umunhu junoikunua kukwimilila unyumba jaake jujuo, ndepoonu ikwimilila ndaani ikipugha kya vitiki?
6 not a new convert, lest being puffed up he fall into the same condemnation as the devil.
kange nangavisaghe muunhu juno nanga asyetukagha, ulwakuva kyaikughinia. ulughinio uluo lukumpelela kukwingila muvuhighi ndavule alyahighilue uSetano.
7 Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
looli, avisaghe muunu juno ikwolekua vunofu nambe na vapanji, kuuti aleke kupikua na ghwilila mulutegho lwa Setano.
8 Servants, in the same way, must be reverent, not double-tongued, not addicted to much wine, not greedy for money,
navatangili vavisaghe vagholofu vano navasyetung'ani, navaghaasi, valekaghe kuuva vahojofu va ndalama.
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
looli vavisaghe vaanhu vano vigadilila uvwakyang'ani vwa lwitiko lwinu nu mwojo um'balafu.
10 Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.
voope ava vaghelwaghe taasi, neke vangavoneke kuuti vanoghiile, vavombaaghe imbombo ijio.
11 Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, and faithful in all things.
navadala vaave vavisaghe nuluveelo lunofu, vano navadesi, vano vikughela, kange vavombi vanofu musooni.
12 Let servants be husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.
avtangili valekaghe kuuva vavwafu, ulwene vavisaghe vaanhu vano vikwimila vunofu avaana vaake nasi nyumba saave.
13 For those who have served well gain for themselves a good standing and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.
vano vivomba vunofu imbombo ija vutangili, viiva voghopua. apuo viiva ni ngufu kupulikisia imhola ija lwitiko lwitu mwa Yeesu Kilisite.
14 These things I write to you, hoping to come to you shortly,
nikuvalembela amasio agha, kumo nihuvila kukwisa kulyumue munsiki n'debe ghuno ghukwisa.
15 but if I wait long, that you may know how men ought to behave themselves in God’s house, which is the assembly of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
neke nambe nidiile, ukagulaghe sino sinoghiile kuvomba munyumba ja Nguluve, jino kye kipugha kya vitiki va Nguluve juno mwumi, mbanda, kange lwako lwa kyang'ani.
16 Without controversy, the mystery of godliness is great: God was revealed in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, and received up in glory.
kyang'ani, sino uNguluve atuhufisie m'baha, soope se isi. uNguluve akivonesia mulwa m'bili, akalekua nu Mhepo kuuva mugholofu, akavoneka, akapulisivua mufisina fyoni, avaanhu ava muiisi vakamwitika, akatolua kuluta kukyanya muvuvaha.
