1 Timote 5
1Do not rebuke an older man but encourage him as you would a father, younger men as brothers,
1ʻOUA naʻa ke valoki kakaha ki ha motuʻa, kae fakakolekolea, ʻo hangē ki ha tamai; pea ki he kau talavou ʻo taau mo e ngaahi kāinga;
2older women as mothers, younger women as sisters, in all purity.
2Lea ki he kau finemātuʻa ʻo taau mo e faʻē; mo e kau finemui ʻo taau mo e ngaahi tuofefine, ʻi he angamaʻa kotoa pē.
3Honor widows who are truly widows.
3Tauhi ki he kau fefine kuo mate honau ʻunoho, ʻakinautolu ʻoku masiva moʻoni.
4But if a widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness to their own household and to make some return to their parents, for this is pleasing in the sight of God.
4Pea kapau ʻoku ai ha fefine kuo mate hono ʻunoho ʻoku ai ʻene fānau pe mokopuna, tuku ke nau fuofua fakahā ʻenau anga fakalotu ʻi ʻapi, pea totongi lelei ki heʻenau mātuʻa: he ʻoku lelei pea mālie ia ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua.
5She who is truly a widow, left all alone, has set her hope on God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day,
5Pea ko eni, ko e fefine kuo mate hono ʻunoho, pea paea moʻoni, ʻoku falala ia ki he ʻOtua, pea fai maʻu pe ʻene kole tāumaʻu mo e lotu ʻi he pō mo e ʻaho.
6but she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.
6Ka ko ia ʻoku moʻui ki he fiemālie fakakakano, ʻoku mate ia ʻi he lolotonga ʻene moʻui.
7Command these things as well, so that they may be without reproach.
7Pea ko e ngaahi meʻa ni ke ke fekauʻaki koeʻuhi ke nau taʻehalaia.
8But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
8He kapau ʻoku ʻikai ke tokonaki ʻe ha tokotaha ki hono kāinga, pea kiate kinautolu tonu ʻi hono fale, kuo siʻaki ʻe ia ʻae lotu, pea lahi hake ʻene kovi ʻaʻana ʻiate ia ʻoku taʻelotu.
9Let a widow be enrolled if she is not less than sixty years of age, having been the wife of one husband,
9Ke ʻoua naʻa fili ki he fakataha ha fefine kuo mate hono ʻunoho ʻoku teʻeki ai onongofulu taʻu ʻene motuʻa, naʻe ʻunoho ia ki he tangata pe taha,
10and having a reputation for good works: if she has brought up children, has shown hospitality, has washed the feet of the saints, has cared for the afflicted, and has devoted herself to every good work.
10Kuo fakaongolelei ia ʻi he ngaahi ngaue lelei; ʻo kapau naʻa ne tauhi fānau ʻo kapau naʻa ne fakaafe ʻae kakai fononga, kapau naʻa ne fufulu ʻae vaʻe ʻoe kāinga māʻoniʻoni, kapau naʻa ne tokoni ki he kakai mahaki, kapau naʻa ne faʻa fai ʻae ngaahi ngaue lelei kotoa pē
11But refuse to enroll younger widows, for when their passions draw them away from Christ, they desire to marry
11Kae tuku pe ʻae kau finemui kuo mate honau ʻunoho; he ʻoka nau ka taʻeanganofo kia Kalaisi, pea te nau fie mali;
12and so incur condemnation for having abandoned their former faith.
12ʻO nau halaia ai, ko e meʻa ʻi heʻenau liʻaki ʻenau fuofua tui.
13Besides that, they learn to be idlers, going about from house to house, and not only idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not.
13Kaeʻumaʻā ʻoku nau fai fakapikopiko, ʻo feʻaluʻaki fano pe ʻi he fale ki he fale; pea ʻikai ngata ʻi he fakapikopiko, ka koe kau fakalanga lau foki ʻo kaunoa, ʻonau lea ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻoku ʻikai totonu.
14So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, manage their households, and give the adversary no occasion for slander.
14Ko ia ko hoku loto ke mali ʻae kau finemui, pea fānau, mo tauhi ʻae fale, pea ʻoua naʻa ai ha tuʻunga ki he lea manuki ʻoe fili.
15For some have already strayed after Satan.
15He kuo afe ʻeni ʻae niʻihi ʻo muimui ʻia Sētane.
16If any believing woman has relatives who are widows, let her care for them. Let the church not be burdened, so that it may care for those who are truly widows.
16Kapau ʻoku kāinga ha tangata pe ha fefine ʻoku tui, ki ha kau fefine kuo mate honau ʻunoho, tuku ke nau tauhi ʻakinautolu, kaeʻoua naʻa fakamāfasia
17Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.
17ʻIlonga ʻae kau mātuʻa ʻoku pule lelei, ke ʻatu kiate kinautolu ʻae fakaʻapaʻapa lahi, kae lahi hake kiate kinautolu ʻoku ngaue ʻi he folofola mo e akonaki.
18For the Scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox when it treads out the grain,” and,“The laborer deserves his wages.”
18He ʻoku pehē ʻae tohi, “ʻOua naʻa ke nonoʻo ʻae ngutu ʻoe pulu ʻoku ne molomoloki ʻae uite.” Pea, “ʻOku taau mo e tangata ngaue hano tauhi.”
19Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses.
19ʻOua naʻa ke tali ha fakaʻilo kovi ki ha motuʻa, ka ʻi he ʻao ʻoe fakamoʻoni ʻe toko ua, pe toko tolu.
20As for those who persist in sin, rebuke them in the presence of all, so that the rest may stand in fear.
20Ko kinautolu ʻoku fai angahala, valoki fakahā pe, ke manavahē ai ʻae niʻihi.
21In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus and of the elect angels I charge you to keep these rules without prejudging, doing nothing from partiality.
21ʻOku ou fekau ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua, mo e ʻEiki ko Sisu Kalaisi, mo e kau ʻāngelo kuo fili, ke ke tokanga ki he ngaahi meʻa ni, ʻo taʻefilifilimānako ki ha taha ʻae taha ʻi he filifilimānako.
22Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, nor take part in the sins of others; keep yourself pure.
22ʻOua naʻa ke hilifaki nima fakavave ki ha tangata ʻe tokotaha, pea ʻoua naʻa ke kau ki he angahala ʻoe kakai: ke ke tauhi koe ke ke maʻa.
23(No longer drink only water, but use a little wine for the sake of your stomach and your frequent ailments.)
23ʻOua naʻa ke kei inu vai pe, ka ke ʻai ʻae uaine siʻi, telia ho fatu mo hoʻo faʻa mahamahaki.
24The sins of some men are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later.
24ʻOku tomuʻa hā ʻae angahala ʻae kakai niʻihi, ʻo muʻomuʻa ki he fakamaau; ka ʻoku muimui pe ʻi he niʻihi.
25So also good works are conspicuous, and even those that are not cannot remain hidden.
25Pea ʻoku pehē foki ʻoku tomuʻa hā mai ʻae ngaahi ngaue lelei ʻae niʻihi; pea ko ia ʻoku ʻikai pehē, ʻe ʻikai faʻa fufū ia.