< 1 Timothy 3 >

1 Faithful is the saying, If any man aspires to supervision, he desires a good work.
ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ; ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏚᏝᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏚᎵᏍᎨᏍᏗ.
2 The overseer therefore must be blameless, the husband of one wife, sober, serious minded, disciplined, loving strangers, able to teach,
ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎠᏎ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏌᏉᏉ ᎠᏓᏰᎮᏍᏗ, ᎨᏯᏔᎯ, ᎤᎵᏏᎾᎯᏍᏗ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ, ᏧᏓᏓᏂᎸᏣᏘ, ᏗᎬᏩᏕᏲᏗ;
3 no drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain, but gentle, noncontentious, no lover of money,
ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᎾᏏᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏗᏓᏛᏂᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᎬᎥᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏍᎩᏂ, ᏧᏘᏲᏌᏘ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᏕᎸ ᏧᎨᏳᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.
4 a man who rules his own house well, having children in subjection with all propriety
ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏘᎿᎭᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ, ᏧᏪᏥ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᎯᏳ ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎢᎬᏁᎯ.
5 (but if any man knows not how to rule his own house, how will he take care of a congregation of God?),
ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎾᎦᏔᎲᎾ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏘᎿᎭᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏓᏍᏗᏱ, ᎦᏙ ᏱᎦᎵᏍᏙᏓ ᏱᏓᎦᏌᏯᏍᏓ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᎯ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ?
6 not a new convert, lest having been puffed up he may fall into the condemnation of the devil.
ᎠᎴ ᎥᏞᏍᏗ ᎩᎳᎢ ᎤᎵᎪᏃᏅᎯ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᏢᏉᏙᏗᏰᏃ ᎨᏒ ᏯᎵᏌᎳᏙᏓ ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏚᏚᎪᏓᏏ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᏚᏚᎪᏓᏁᎸᎢ.
7 And he must also have good testimony from those outside, lest he may fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
ᎠᎴᏬ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎬᏩᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᏱᎩ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏅᎫᏛᎢ, ᎤᏐᏅᏰᏃ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎩ ᏱᏅᎦᎵᏍᏓ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᎩᎾ ᎤᏌᏛ ᏳᏪᎯ.
8 Helpers likewise, be honorable, not double-tongued, not attending to much wine, not greedy of base gain,
ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎯ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎥᏞᏍᏗ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏯᏂᏪᏍᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎥᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᎦᎨᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᎦᎾᏏᏍᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏞᏍᏗ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᏂᎬᎥᏍᎩ ᏱᎨᏎᏍᏗ;
9 holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.
ᏚᏂᏂᏴᏎᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏅᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.
10 And let these also first be proven, then being blameless, let them serve.
ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎢᎬᏱ ᏗᎪᎵᏰᎥᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎩᎳ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎲ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᎨᎫᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.
11 The wives likewise, be honorable, not slanderous, sober, faithful in all things.
ᎾᏍᏉᏃ ᏧᎾᏓᎵᎢ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᎤᏐᏅ ᎠᎾᏓᏃᎮᎵᏙᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᏁᏯᏔᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏰᎵᎦᏯ ᎢᏯᎾᏛᏁᎯ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ.
12 Let helpers be husbands of one wife, ruling children and their own houses well.
ᎠᏯᏙᎯᎯ ᏌᏉᎭ ᎠᏓᏰᎮᏍᏗ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᏧᏪᏥ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒ ᏚᏓᏘᎿᎭᎥᎢ.
13 For those who serve well will acquire to themselves a good standing, and much boldness in the faith in Christ Jesus.
ᎾᏍᎩᏰᏃ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏧᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎲᎢ, ᎠᏂᏩᏛᏗᎭ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᎦᏓᏅᏖᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏄᎾᏰᎯᏍᏛᎾ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᏱ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ.
14 These things I write to thee, hoping to come to thee sooner,
ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏫᎬᏲᏪᎳᏏ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎠᏋᎭ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎾᏉ ᏫᎬᎷᏤᏗᏱ;
15 but if I delay, that thou may know how it is necessary to live in a house of God, which is a congregation of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
ᎢᏳᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᏉᎯᏤᎵᏙᎸᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᏗᏣᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎠᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏡᎬ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏥᎩ, ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏍᏓᏱᏙ ᏥᎩ ᏚᏳᎯᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ.
16 And without controversy great is the mystery of piety. God was manifested in flesh, justified in spirit, seen by agents, proclaimed among nations, believed in the world, taken up in glory.
ᎠᎴ ᏄᏜᏓᏏᏛᏒᎾ ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏁᎶᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᎬᏁᎴ ᎤᏬᏓᎵ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏄᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᎴ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ, ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎬᏩᎪᎮᎢ, ᏧᎾᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᏴᏫ ᎨᎦᎵᏥᏙᏁᎴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᏃᎮᏍᎨᎢ, ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᎪᎢᏳᏁᎢ, ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏫᏓᎦᏓᏂᎸᏤᎢ.

< 1 Timothy 3 >