¹An aged person thou mayest not rebuke, but be entreating as a father; younger persons as brethren;

¹Usimkemee mtu mzee, bali msihi kama vile angekuwa baba yako. Watendee vijana kama ndugu zako,

²aged women as mothers, younger ones as sisters — in all purity;

²wanawake wazee kama mama yako, na wasichana kama dada zako, kwa usafi wote.

³honour widows who are really widows;

³Waheshimu wanawake wajane walio wajane kweli.

⁴and if any widow have children or grandchildren, let them learn first to their own house to show piety, and to give back a recompense to the parents, for this is right and acceptable before God.

⁴Lakini mjane aliye na watoto au wajukuu, hao wanapaswa kujifunza kutimiza wajibu wao wa kidini kwa jamaa zao wenyewe na hivyo kuwalipa wazazi wao na wazee wao, kwani hilo ni jambo la kupendeza mbele ya Mungu.

⁵And she who is really a widow and desolate, hath hoped upon God, and doth remain in the supplications and in the prayers night and day,

⁵Mwanamke mjane kweli, asiye na mtu wa kumsaidia, amemwekea Mungu tumaini lake na huendelea kusali na kumwomba msaada usiku na mchana.

⁶and she who is given to luxury, living — hath died;

⁶Lakini mwanamke ambaye huishi maisha ya anasa, huyo amekufa, ingawa yu hai.

⁷and these things charge, that they may be blameless;

⁷Wape maagizo haya, wasije wakawa na lawama.

⁸and if any one for his own — and especially for those of the household — doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

⁸Lakini kama mtu hawatunzi watu wa jamaa yake, hasa wale wa nyumbani kwake, basi, mtu huyo ameikana imani, na ni mbaya zaidi kuliko mtu asiyeamini.

⁹A widow — let her not be enrolled under sixty years of age, having been a wife of one husband,

⁹Usimtie katika orodha ya wajane, mjane yeyote ambaye hajatimiza miaka sitini. Tena awe amepata kuolewa mara moja tu,

¹⁰in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints` feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;

¹⁰na awe mwenye sifa nzuri: aliyewalea watoto wake vizuri, aliyewakaribisha wageni nyumbani kwake, aliyewaosha miguu watu wa Mungu, aliyewasaidia watu wenye taabu, na aliyejitolea kufanya mambo mema.

¹¹and younger widows be refusing, for when they may revel against the Christ, they wish to marry,

¹¹Usiwaandikishe wajane vijana, kwani kama tamaa zao za maumbile zikizidi kuwa na nguvu zaidi kuliko kujitolea kwao kwa Kristo watataka kuolewa tena,

¹²having judgment, because the first faith they did cast away,

¹²na wataonekana kukosa uaminifu kuhusu ahadi yao ya pale awali.

¹³and at the same time also, they learn [to be] idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;

¹³Wajane kama hao huanza kupoteza wakati wao wakizurura nyumba hata nyumba; tena ubaya zaidi ni kwamba huanza kuwasengenya watu, na kujitia katika mambo ya watu wengine, huku wakisema mambo ambayo hawangepaswa kusema.

¹⁴I wish, therefore, younger ones to marry, to bear children, to be mistress of the house, to give no occasion to the opposer to reviling;

¹⁴Kwa hiyo ningependelea wajane vijana waolewe, wapate watoto na kutunza nyumba zao ili adui zetu wasipewe nafasi ya kusema mambo maovu juu yetu.

¹⁵for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.

¹⁵Kwa maana wajane wengine wamekwisha potoka na kumfuata Shetani.

¹⁶If any believing man or believing woman have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the assembly be burdened, that those really widows it may relieve.

¹⁶Lakini kama mama Mkristo anao wajane katika jamaa yake, yeye anapaswa kuwatunza na si kuliachilia kanisa mzigo huo, ili kanisa liweze kuwatunza wajane wale waliobaki peke yao kabisa.

¹⁷The well-leading elders of double honour let them be counted worthy, especially those labouring in word and teaching,

¹⁷Wazee wanaowaongoza watu vizuri wanastahili kupata riziki maradufu, hasa wale wanaofanya bidii katika kuhubiri na kufundisha.

¹⁸for the Writing saith, `An ox treading out thou shalt not muzzle,` and `Worthy [is] the workman of his reward.`

¹⁸Maana Maandiko Matakatifu yasema: "Usimfunge ng'ombe kinywa anapopura nafaka." na tena "Mfanyakazi astahili malipo yake."

¹⁹Against an elder an accusation receive not, except upon two or three witnesses.

¹⁹Usikubali kupokea mashtaka dhidi ya mzee yasipowakilishwa na mashahidi wawili au watatu.

²⁰Those sinning, reprove before all, that the others also may have fear;

²⁰Wale wanaotenda dhambi waonye hadharani, ili wengine wapate kuogopa.

²¹I testify fully, before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the choice messengers, that these things thou mayest keep, without forejudging, doing nothing by partiality.

²¹Nakuamuru mbele ya Mungu, mbele ya Kristo Yesu, na mbele ya malaika watakatifu uyazingatie maagizo haya bila kuacha hata moja, wala kumpendelea mtu yeyote katika kila unachotenda.

²²Be laying hands quickly on no one, nor be having fellowship with sins of others; be keeping thyself pure;

²²Usiharakishe kumwekea mtu yeyote mikono kwa ajili ya kumtumikia Bwana. Usishiriki dhambi za wengine; jiweke katika hali safi.

²³no longer be drinking water, but a little wine be using, because of thy stomach and of thine often infirmities;

²³Usinywe maji tu, bali unywe divai kidogo kwa ajili ya tumbo lako, kwani unaugua mara kwa mara.

²⁴of certain men the sins are manifest beforehand, leading before to judgment, and certain also they follow after;

²⁴Dhambi za watu wengine huonekana waziwazi, nazo zawatangulia kwenye hukumu; lakini dhambi za wengine huonekana tu baadaye.

²⁵in like manner also the right works are manifest beforehand, and those that are otherwise are not able to be hid.

²⁵Vivyo hivyo, matendo mema huonekana waziwazi, na hata yale ambayo si dhahiri hayawezi kufichika.