¹ⲟⲩϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯⲧⲉⲛϣⲓ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲙⲁⲛⲟⲙϯ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲓⲱⲧ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛ⳿ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ.

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

²ⲛⲓϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲥⲱⲛⲓ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.

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

³ⲛⲓⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲉ.

³Waheshimu wanawake wajane walio wajane kweli.

⁴ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲓⲉ ϩⲁⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϯⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⳿ⲛⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲣⲡ ⳿ⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲧϣⲏⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ.

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.

⁵ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲥⲥⲟϫⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲥ ⲁⲥⲉⲣϩⲉⲗⲡⲓⲥ ⳿ⲉⲫϯ ⲉⲥⲙⲏⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲓⲧⲱⲃϩ ⳿ⲛϫⲱⲣϩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲙⲉⲣⲓ.

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

⁶ⲑⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϫⲉⲣϫⲉⲣ ⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲟⲛϧ.

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

⁷ϩⲟⲛϩⲉⲛ ⳿ⲛⲛⲁⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ.

⁷Wape maagizo haya, wasije wakawa na lawama.

⁸ⲓⲥϫⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛϥⲓⲫⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁϥϫⲉⲗ ⳿ⲫⲛⲁϩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ϥϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲁⲑⲛⲁϩϯ.

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.

⁹ⲟⲩⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲛⲝ̅ ⳿ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲁⲛ ⳿ⲉⲁⲥⲉⲣ⳿ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.

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

¹⁰ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲉϣ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲉⲡ ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲣⲁⲧⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧϩⲉϫϩⲱϫ ⲓⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲥⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ.

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.

¹¹ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛⲭⲏⲣⲁ ϩⲉⲛⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲟⲧⲁⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϫⲉⲣϫⲉⲣ ⳿ⲛⲥⲁ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣ ⳿ⲉϭⲓϩⲁⲓ.

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

¹²⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲡ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩϫⲟⲗϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.

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

¹³ⲁⲙⲁ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲩⲉⲣ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲁⲃⲟ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲕⲱϯ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲏⲓ ⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲉⲙ ⳿ⲡⲗⲓⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲓⲉⲣⲅⲟⲥ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲥⲉ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⲁⲛ.

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.

¹⁴ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓ⳿ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲓ⳿ⲟⲙⲓ ϭⲓϩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉ⳿ϫⲫⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲉⲉⲣⲛⲏⲃ ⳿ⲉⲡⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙϯ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲁⲛⲧⲓⲕⲓⲙⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲱⲟⲩϣ.

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

¹⁵ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁ ϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲩ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲥⲁⲧⲁⲛⲁⲥ.

¹⁵Kwa maana wajane wengine wamekwisha potoka na kumfuata Shetani.

¹⁶ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲓⲥⲧⲏ ⳿ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲭⲏ ⲣⲁ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ ⳿ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲛ⳿ⲑⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϩⲃⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⳿ⲉϯⲉⲕ⳿ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲥⲣⲱϣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲛⲧⲱⲥ ϩⲁⲛⲭⲏⲣⲁ ⲛⲉ.

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.

¹⁷ⲛⲓ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲡⲣⲟⲉⲥⲧⲱⲥ ⳿ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁⲓⲟ ⲉϥⲕⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧϧⲟⲥⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ.

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

¹⁸⳿ⲥϫⲱ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ϯ⳿ⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϯⲥⲁⲭⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲉϩⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲅⲁⲧⲏ ⲥ ⳿ϥⲉⲙ⳿ⲡϣⲁ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲉⲭⲉ.

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

¹⁹⳿ⲛⲛⲉⲕϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲧⲏⲅⲟⲣⲓⲁ ϧⲁ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲙⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲃ̅ ⲓⲉ ⲅ̅.

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

²⁰ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟϯ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ.

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

²¹ϯⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ⳿ⲙⲑⲟ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲡ ⳿ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲁϭⲛⲉ ⳿ⲑⲙⲁⲓ⳿ⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϧⲁϫⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲣ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲟⲩⲣⲓⲕⲓ.

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.

²²⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁ ϫⲓϫ ⳿ⲉϫⲉⲛ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲛⲭⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲉⲣ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⳿ⲉϩⲁⲛⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⳿ⲛϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲉⲕⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ.

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

²³ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥⲉ ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲥⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲏⲣⲡ ⲛⲁⲕ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲧⲉⲕϣⲟϣⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲕϣⲱⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟϣ.

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

²⁴ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲃⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉϯ⳿ⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲙⲟϣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩ.

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

²⁵ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲓⲕⲉ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲑⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ ⲥⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲕⲉⲭⲱⲟⲩⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲣⲏϯ ⲥⲉⲛⲁ⳿ϣϩⲱⲡ ⲁⲛ

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