1 Timothy 6

1 Let, as many as are servants under a yoke, be counting, their own masters, worthy, of all honour, lest, the name of God and the teaching, be defamed.

Yaaba n ye ti yonbdi cacagma nni ń ya nua bi yonbdanba nani yaaba n dagdi yeni ti kpiagdi, ke ban da ti fanbi U Tienu yeli yeni o bangima.

2 They, however, that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are, brethren but, the more, be doing them service, because, believing and beloved, are they who, from the good workmanship, receive advantage. These things, be teaching, and exhorting: —

Yaaba ya canbaanaa n ŋua U Tienu, ń da fali ba, ki ya tama ke bi tie bi kpiiba i; ama ban ŋanbi ki ya tuuni bi po kelima bi tie dugikaaba yeni buakaaba yaaba n gbaa ke ban tieni ba yaali n ŋani. ŋan ya wandi lanya bona, ki go cedi ke bi cɔlni li bona.

3 If anyone doth otherwise teach, and doth not adhere to healthful discourses—those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the teaching that is, according to godliness,

Nilo ya pia bangtianma ke maa taa yeni a yaama, bii kaa tuo U Tienu bangima yaama n ŋua ti Diedo Jesu Kiristi ñɔmaama yeni mi yenŋɔdma bangima,

4 He is beclouded, knowing, nothing, rightly, but is diseased about questionings, and word-battles—out of which spring envy, strife, defamations, wicked surmising,

O tie yuondaano, ki naa bani libakuli. Yaali n pugdi, o pia ku ñɔniagu yeni mi niama yianu, uni n cuoni yeni ki nanga, a kɔnkɔna, ti sugdi, ku tuotabgu,

5 incessant quarrellings of men wholly corrupt in their mind and bereft of the truth, —supposing godliness to be, a means of gain!

Nufanu nunfandanba ñɔniama yaama n ki pia gbenma. Bi tudi i mɔmɔni sanu, ki maali ke mi yenŋɔdma tie ŋalmani tuonli i.

6 Now it is a great means of gain—godliness, with a sufficiency of one’s own;

Lani n yeni mi yenŋɔdma yeni li pamanli n tie ya ŋalmani n yabi ñiali.

7 For, nothing, brought we into the world, neither, to take anything out, are we able; —

Kelima ti ki cua yeni libakuli ŋanduna nni ne. Ti go kan gedi yeni libakuli mo.

8 And, having sustenance and covering, we shall be content;

Lanwani ii, ti ya pia tin ba di yaali yeni tin ba ŋagni ti gbanu yeni yaali, li dagdi ti.

9 But, they who are determined to be rich, fall into temptation, and a snare, and many foolish and hurtful covetings, the which, sink men into ruin and destruction, —

Ama, yaaba n kpaani ke ban tua ŋalmandanba, bani n baali mi biigma nni, ku diagu nni, yeni ya ŋalmanbuama n ki pia mayuli, ki tulni ba, ki kuandi bi niba u ŋmanbiidu yeni u dogu biidma nni.

10 For, a root of all the vices, is the love of money, which, some, being eager for, have been seduced from the faith, and have pierced, themselves, about with many pangs.

Kelima, mi ligibuama n tie ti tuonbiadi kuli jiinjali; nitianba ba i ligi, ki ji bodi ki fagdi yeni U Tienu sanu, ki kuani bi yuli ti yanyagdi nni.

11 But, thou, O man of God! from these things, flee! and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, meekness;

Ama fini, U nilo, ŋan sani ki ŋa lanya bona ki na lingi mi teginma, mi yenŋɔdma, ti dudugdi sanu, mi buama, li juunli, ti nimɔndi.

12 Be contesting the noble contest of the faith, —lay hold of the age-abiding life—unto which thou wast called, and didst make the noble confession before many witnesses. (aiōnios g166)

ŋan kɔni ti dudugdi kɔkɔnmɔnli, ŋan cuo ban yini a ya miali n ki pia gbenma ya po, yaali ya po ke a tieni kasiedimɔno a dudugdi po bi nib boncianli nintuali. (aiōnios g166)

13 I charge thee, before God, who engendereth life in all things, and Christ Jesus, who, before Pontius Pilate, witnessed the noble confession,

N miadi a U Tienu yua n tieni bonlikuli li miali nintuali yeni Jesu Kiristi yua waani kasiedmɔno o dudugdi po Pɔnsi Pilati kani,

14 That thou keep the commandment without spot, free from reproach, until the forthshining of our Lord Jesus Christ—

ke ŋan kubi U Tienu ñɔmaama bonŋanla ki ŋɔdi ya yema n ki pia taglibakuli, haliyeni ti Diedo Jesu Kiristi ń ba dɔgdi.

15 Which, in its own fit times, the happy and only Potentate will shew—the King of them that reign, and Lord of them that wield lordship,

Yua n ba kadi ki waani ti kpiagdi yudaano, u paaciamu daano, bi badcianba ya badciamo, bi diediba ya diedo, yua n kubi ya miali n ki pia gbenma, li yogu ya pundi,

16 Who alone hath immortality, dwelling in light unapproachable, —Whom no man hath seen—nor can see: unto whom, be honour and might age-abiding. Amen. (aiōnios g166)

Yua n ye ban kan nandi ya yenma kani, yua ke niloba kuli ki kpeli ki la, ki go kan la halibada, yua n yeni ti yudandi yeni u paaciamu. Ami! (aiōnios g166)

17 Upon them who are rich in the present age, lay thou charge—not to be high-minded, nor to have set their hope on, riches’, uncertainty, —but on God, who offereth us all things richly for enjoying, (aiōn g165)

ŋan tundi ŋanduna ne ŋalmandanba ke ban da tie japaadanba, ki go da kuani bi dandanli ya piama n ki pia dugdi po, ama, ban ya daani U Tienu nni, wani yua n puuni ya piamɔnma n pia ti po li pamanli todma. (aiōn g165)

18 To be doing good, to be rich in noble works, to be, generous in giving, ready for fellowship, —

ŋan tundi ba, ban ya tie yaali n ŋani, bi piama ń ya yabi a tuadŋama, ti bulcindi yeni ya nuu n tiani yama nni.

19 Treasuring up for themselves a good foundation for the future, that they may lay hold on the life [which is life] indeed.

Bi ya tie yeni, bi ba taani ki dogni ya piama ya fiagli n paa ki ŋani, ki fidi ki baa ya miamɔnli.

20 O Timothy! that which hath been entrusted, do thou guard, avoiding the profane pratings and oppositions of falsely named knowledge, —

Timote, ŋan ŋanbi ki guudi ban teni a yaali ki nan ŋa ya maacianma n ki tie maamɔnma, kaa pia mayuli, yeni u nufanu bancianma n̄ɔniagu

21 Which, some professing, concerning the faith, have missed the mark! Favour be with you.

yaagu ke yaaba n tudi ki fagdi yeni ti dudugdi taa ke gu tua bi tuonli. U Tienu ŋanbli ń ya ye yeni a.