1 Timothy 4
1 [God’s] Spirit has clearly told us that in later times some people will stop believing the [teaching] that [all of us] believe. Instead, they will listen to [evil] spirits who deceive [people. They will also believe the false] doctrines/teachings that [they receive from] these evil spirits.
Mushimu Uswepa ulambilishingeti bantu nibakataye lushomo mu masuba akupwililisha, nekutatika kunyumfwila mishimu yabwepeshi nekukonkela biyisho bya mishimu yaipa.
2 The people who teach those false doctrines/teachings are liars! And they do not feel at all guilty [MET] [when they teach such teachings]!
Biyisho bilico, bantu bandemishibili ebakute miyeyo yafwa, yatentwa ne nshimbi yalungula.
3 [For example], they forbid [believers] to marry [because they say that it makes us unacceptable to God]. They also [command] that people abstain from [eating certain] foods. But God created such foods in order that we can eat them! We who believe [in Christ] know the true [teaching], and we thank [God for the food that he gives us. That is why we] can eat it.
Aba bantu endibo beshikukanisha kweba ne kulya byakula, kakuli Lesa walalenga byakulya kwambeti bashoma kayi bacinshi cancinencine babilye mwakulumba Lesa.
4 [We can eat all kinds of food] because God has created all [food], and it is all good. We should not refuse to eat certain kinds of food if we thank [God for it] when we eat it.
Ciliconse ncalalenga Lesa caina nkacela kusesemya bantu, na mucikutambula mwakulumba,
5 It is acceptable [to God] because God [long ago] said [that all things that he made are good], and because we pray that God will bless it.
pakwinga cikute kuswepeshewa ne maswi a Lesa ne mipailo.
6 When you teach these things to your fellow believers, you will be showing that you, [whom] Christ Jesus [appointed], serve them well. You will have become strong [spiritually] (by holding fast/by obeying) the true message that [we all] believe.
Na ubeyishenga bintu ibi bantu nabambi, nukabe musebenshi waina wa Klistu Yesu, walalesha kukula mushimba mu biyisho bya lushomo lwetu ne lunyumfwila ndokute kubiyisho bya ca ncinencine mbyolakonkelenga.
7 You must completely reject godless, silly/foolish stories [from your ancestors that old people tell]. Keep training yourself so that you have more (godly behavior/behavior that pleases God).
Nikukabeco kotantamuka ku makani a tulabi twabuluya, mbuli tulabi ntobasuna kwamba batukashi bamacembele. Obe pitilisha kusha mano ku buyumi bwaina bwa kupaila Lesa.
8 [Some people say], “It helps us in some ways if we exercise our bodies.” But [I say that] people benefit very much if they live (in a godly way/in a way that pleases God), because [if people live in a godly way, that] will benefit them both while they live now and when they live in the future life [in heaven].
Ee kwishibisha mubili kusebensa ncito nako kwaina pang'ana, nomba kwishibisha mubili kusebensa ncito sha ku mushimu kwapitapo kwina. Pakwinga kukute lulayo mu buyumi bwa cino cindi, kayi mu cindi ca kuntangu, buyumi butapu.
9 Those are words that are absolutely true, and everybody should believe them!
Awa ni makani a cancine ncine elela kutambulwa ca makasa abili, kayi ne kwashomwa.
10 This is the reason why we work so hard [DOU] [for others], because we confidently expect that God, who is all-powerful, [will do the things that he has promised]. He is the one who [wants to] save all people, [so he protects them]. He certainly [protects us] who believe [in Christ]!
Encetulasebenselenga cangofu, pakwinga kupembelela kwetu kuli muli Lesa muyumi, Mupulushi wa bantu bonse makamaka abo bashoma.
11 Command these things and teach these things.
Bayishe bintu ibi, kayi ubambile bensenga ncelabambilinga.
12 [Timothy], by the way you conduct your life, show the believers [in your congregation] how they should conduct their lives. Specifically, speak [good things], conduct yourself [well], love [people], trust [God], and be pure in every way. If you do all that, no one will [have any reason] (to belittle/to treat you disrespectfully) because of your being young.
Kakutaba muntu naba umo eti akunyanshe cebo cakuba kanike, koba cilesho kulyabo bashoma mung'ambilo, ne mucendo nemulusuno ne mulushomo kayi ne mukubula kampenda.
13 Until I come, be sure that you read [the Scriptures to the congregation] and that you exhort/urge them [to obey the Scriptures], and teach them.
Mpaka nkese, kosha mano kukubelenga Mabala a Lesa kwambeti wasansululenga ne kwiyisha cena.
14 Do not forget [to use] the [abilities that God] gave to you as a result of [people/us] (prophesying/telling what God revealed to them) [about you], and as a result of the elders putting their hands on you [to commission/appoint you to do God’s work].
Pitilisha kusebensesha cipo ca Mushimu Uswepa cili muli njobe calapewa kuli njobe mpobalakambauka bashinshimi makani a Lesa, abo batangunishi ba mubungano balabika makasa abo pali njobe.
15 Do these things [that I have told] you to do! (Concentrate on them/Do them [sincerely and] wholeheartedly) in order that everyone may see that you are improving [in how you do them].
Koyeyapo pa bintu ibi mwakushako mano, kwambeti kuya pantangu kwakobe kubonekele kuli bonse.
16 Be careful that you [conduct] yourself well. By continuing to do that, you will save yourself. And if you continue [to teach the good] doctrine/teaching, the result of your teaching will be that [God] will save the people who listen to you.
Shako mano ku bintu mbyolenshinga ne kubintu mbyoleyishinga. Pitilisha kwinsa bintu ibi, pakwinga wenseco, obe pamo ne bakunyumfwilinga nimukapuluke.
