Kana Taoma'bai ri
1 Mi'bidri agoambago ro ko, oko nyolo'baru ndäri oso nda orivoya täpi miro. Miye agoanjii oso ädrupii miro ronye, 2 tòkoadraŋwai oso endrei ronye, ago 'ditoko ndiriŋwa ro oso endreŋwà ronye, a'do wäṛi cini si.
3 Nyaka'da taoro ävuzii se cini ṛote endaro iṛe ri. 4 Oko ondro ävuzi aza orivoya ŋgwai be kode kwozoi be, beṛo ànyari taunine käti ono anjioko kama ànyaro mätu ro oyene katidri modo ànyaro ro ri ago oyena nonye si go kayi ŋga ozo uti'bai ànyaro ri tana ono ni tase kabe Lu usi owo. 5 Ävuzi se orivoya ṛote iṛe, teinye 'diaza ako vo anyaro ondrene, 'ba mi anyaro te Lu dri ago ka mätu oye 'duro ago ka nda eji ta ŋgaopa ndaro rota ŋgäkyi si kpa kitu si. 6 Oko ävuzi se kabe andivo anyaro ozo riyä awi ri dra ṛote nja, anya ka gica ori owo. 7 Nyozo taŋgaembaro kwoi ànyari, ukyi 'diaza kozi ànya 'da. 8 Oko ondro 'diaza kotita 'didiri ndaro ro kote, para ndrana gboko katidri modo ndaro ro, anjioko nda ga taoma tezo ago orivoya kozipara ndrani taomaako'ba ri.
9 Nyoloci ävuzi aza ko ävuru ävuzii se egyite roya e'be gialo ndroa na kälävu 'butenjidrialo (60) lutu, ago agye anya te, ṛo perena alodi. 10 Ago a'dote liku kado be takado oyesi; toko se eca ŋgwai anyaro te kadoro, ru atrai te 'ba anyaro ya, ye kama te driuŋgyiako si Kristo'bai azi ri, pa lidri se rriti ya te, ago ozo andivo anyaro te ugu takado oyene.
11 Oko nyoloci ävuzii se mbara ro ko ävuru ävuzii se egyite roya; tana ondro koleyite iyi ogyene, ànya onanayi iyi ndi ni Kristo resi, 12 ago 'dooko a'donayi ndi taenji tao'ba se ànya ko'babe kyeno Lu ri 'do ro perena robe. 13 Ànya orinayi kpa gwo saa ànyaro enjine ugunayi aba kpa gwo zo yasi zo yasi, oko kozi parana ànya embayi iyi te a'done kyere'bai ro, ago loci'bai ro ta cini yasi, ugu ŋgase ko ànyari atane atana be. 14 Oko male ävuzii mbara ro ri iyi ogyene, a'doza ŋgwai be, ago kotiyi 'ba ànyaro tana robe, ukyi ozo kandrakado 'da kyila'baazii ri ugu taundi ataza ama lomvo. 15 Tana ävuzii azaka so ṛote nja Satani vo. 16 Oko ondro toko aza Kristo'ba yi ka'dote ävuzii be katidri anyaro ya, beṛo anyari ta ànyaro otine, ago ko ŋgaläŋgyi o'bane känisa dri, tana ko'ba känisa kotita ävuzii se ṛote iṛe ro robe.
17 'Di'desii se kayibe losi kado oye oso dri'bai ronye beṛo tana usune kadoro kuguyi päläti uru robe kadoro amba, para ndrana ànya se kayibe losi mbara oye ugu taope si ndi miemba be iyi. 18 Tana taegyi ka ata ekye: “Nyembe kala 'daŋgo ro ko ondro nyate ugu losi oye sina inya otone owo,” ago “losioye'ba, beṛo ndi päläti ndaro ozone.” 19 Ate 'di'desi aza kicu miri nyeri tana ko e'be gialo ezi tazevoedre'bai ritu kode amba lutu. 20 Ànya se cini kayibe takozi oye mi'bi drî na ṛo miamba ya, tana ambana kuturi robe. 21 Ṛo orivoya Lu kandra ndi Kristo Yesu be ndi malaikai alokado be ma mi eji taŋgaembaro kwoi orone teinye 'di gyele ako kode ko 'diaza lune ayani ŋgase aza nyabe oyena ya. 22 Miye ta ko karagbagba ro drio'ba si 'diaza se nda odine ruindune Opi ri dri. Nyoloci mi ko takozi azii roya, nyagaga andivo miro wäṛiro.
23 Mimvu ko toto gyi ayani, oko mimvu vino fere ta ya miro rota, tana mi orivoya adravoro ondoalo.
24 Takozii lidri azaka ro ṛo orivoya ŋbelero ondrene, ago takozi ànyaro ka ànya ugu mileya vure ya; oko takozii azaka ro andrete le kovolesi. 25 Kpa oso inye andre taoye kado te ŋbelero, ago ca ànya se andre kote ŋbelero ro äni kote da'done.
How To Act toward Others
1 Don't correct an older man. Encourage him, as you would your own father. Treat younger men as you would your own brother, 2 and treat older women as you would your own mother. Show the same respect to younger women that you would to your sister.
3 Take care of any widow who is really in need. 4 But if a widow has children or grandchildren, they should learn to serve God by taking care of her, as she once took care of them. This is what God wants them to do. 5 A widow who is really in need is one who doesn't have any relatives. She has faith in God, and she keeps praying to him night and day, asking for his help.
6 A widow who thinks only about having a good time is already dead, even though she is still alive.
7 Tell all this to everyone, so they will do the right thing. 8 People who don't take care of their relatives, and especially their own families, have given up their faith. They are worse than someone who doesn't have faith in the Lord.
9 For a widow to be put on the list of widows, she must be at least 60 years old, and she must have been faithful in marriage. 10 She must also be well-known for doing all sorts of good things, such as raising children, giving food to strangers, welcoming God's people into her home, helping people in need, and always making herself useful.
11 Don't put young widows on the list. They may later have a strong desire to get married. Then they will turn away from Christ 12 and become guilty of breaking their promise to him. 13 Besides, they will become lazy and get into the habit of going from house to house. Next, they will start gossiping and become busybodies, talking about things that are none of their business.
14 I would prefer that young widows get married, have children, and look after their families. Then the enemy won't have any reason to say insulting things about us. 15 Look what's already happened to some of the young widows! They have turned away to follow Satan.
16 If a woman who is a follower has any widows in her family, she should help them. This will keep the church from having that burden, and then the church can help widows who are really in need.
Church Leaders
17 Church leaders who do their job well deserve to be paid twice as much, especially if they work hard at preaching and teaching. 18 It is just as the Scriptures say, “Don't muzzle an ox when you are using it to grind grain.” You also know the saying, “Workers are worth their pay.”
19 Don't listen to any charge against a church leader, unless at least two or three people bring the same charges. 20 But if any of the leaders should keep on sinning, they must be corrected in front of the whole group, as a warning to everyone else.
21 In the presence of God and Christ Jesus and their chosen angels, I order you to follow my instructions! Be fair with everyone, and don't have any favorites.
22 Don't be too quick to accept people into the service of the Lord by placing your hands on them.
Don't sin because others do, but stay close to God.
23 Stop drinking only water. Take a little wine to help your stomach trouble and the other illnesses you often have.
24 Some people get caught in their sins almost at once, even before the time of judgment. But other people's sins don't show up until later. 25 It is the same with good deeds. Some are easily seen, but none of them can be hidden.