1 Timothy 5 | New Testament

1 Timothy 5English

1 Timoti 5African Kalanga

English1
Do not rebuke an older man harshly, but exhort him as if he were your father. Treat younger men as brothers,
African Kalanga
Usitjemele nhuntana ne bushongola, koga unkulumbidze se unokulumbidza tate babo, ubhate balume batjetjana pakuli se banung'una babo,
English2
older women as mothers, and younger women as sisters, with absolute purity.
African Kalanga
bakadzi bawhola ubatole sa bomme yabo, bakadzi batjetjana pakuli, ibo se hazwadzi dzidzo ne bubuyanana gwakapelela.
English3
Give proper recognition to those widows who are really in need.
African Kalanga
Teta ne kwakafanila tjilikadzi dzinohaya kwemalebeswa.
English4
But if a widow has children or grandchildren, these should learn first of all to put their religion into practice by caring for their own family and so repaying their parents and grandparents, for this is pleasing to God.
African Kalanga
Koga ha tjilikadzi ina bana kene bana be bana, bakafanila kuti bazwidiye kutanga kuti balakidze bakanyi kwabo zila yekunamata ne kutenda bazwadzi babo, ngobe ikoku kohanhisa Ndzimu.
English5
The widow who is really in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day to pray and to ask God for help.
African Kalanga
Tjilikadzi inodziyila kwelebeswa ngono ili yoga koga, inogalabgwe mu Ndzimu, iyendila mbeli siku ne sikati kutembezela ne kukumbila bhatsho ku Ndzimu;
English6
But the widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she lives.
African Kalanga
Koga tjilikadzi inotjilila nzipo yakafa nenguba itjila.
English7
Give the people these instructions, too, so that no one may be open to blame.
African Kalanga
Ubabudze ikoku, kuti kusibe ne wabo unobong'wa nlandu.
English8
If anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for his immediate family, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
African Kalanga
Ha mmwe asingatjengete hama dzidze, kwazo kwazo be n’ha uwe, wazwilandula kugalamoyo kakale mbimbi kupinda nhu usingagalemoyo.
English9
No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband,
African Kalanga
Kusibe ne tjilikadzi yakwalisiwa kuhhe kwe ina makole anopinda makumi matanhatu nenge kuti ibe yakalobogwa kang'ompela,
English10
and is well known for her good deeds, such as bringing up children, showing hospitality, washing the feet of the saints, helping those in trouble and devoting herself to all kinds of good deeds.
African Kalanga
kakale izibgwa zubuyanana ne mihingo iye yakalulwama, inonga kulela bana ne fanilo ne kuamutjila bezi, kakale yakazwimisila kuzwiyisa pasi kungudza makumbo e bayengemali, ba mu manikano ne kuzwipa mu mihingo yose yakanaka.
English11
As for younger widows, do not put them on such a list. For when their sensual desires overcome their dedication to Christ, they want to marry.
African Kalanga
Usitongo kwalisa tjilikadzi tjetjana, ngobe njemulo dzadzo dzingadzikulila mu kuzwipa kwabo muna Khirisiti, dzikahaka kulobogwa,
English12
Thus they bring judgment on themselves, because they have broken their first pledge.
African Kalanga
ndizo dzikazwiwanisa nlandu dzikalobgwa ne Ndzimu, ngobe dzisalondolodza tjadzakazwimisila itjo kutanga.
English13
Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things they ought not to.
African Kalanga
Kuhhe kwa ikoko dzozwiwolobedza kutjinya lubaka ne kutendeleka mu mizi ngono adzitobe dzitjinya lubaka koga, dzoyenda dzileba haya dzakanginikana ne zwisi zwadzo dzileba zwadzisakafanila leba.
English14
So I counsel younger widows to marry, to have children, to manage their homes and to give the enemy no opportunity for slander.
African Kalanga
Ndizo ndokulumbidza tjilikadzi tjetjana kuti dzilobogwe, dzibe ne bana, dziyendise miha yadzo ne kusapa tjita tjibaka kuti tjinya mazina.
English15
Some have in fact already turned away to follow Satan.
African Kalanga
Ngobe dzimwe dzakalahika dzikatobela Satani.
English16
If any woman who is a believer has widows in her family, she should help them and not let the church be burdened with them, so that the church can help those widows who are really in need.
African Kalanga
Ha mmwe nkadzi unobe ali n'galimoyo ana makamu e tjilikadzi mu nzi uwe, wakafanila kubabhatsha asingaletje gubungano kulemegwa ndibo kuti ndizo gubungano libhatshe ibabo banodziyila kupinda.
English17
The elders who direct the affairs of the church well are worthy of double honor, especially those whose work is preaching and teaching.
African Kalanga
Bakulu banotungamila gubungano zubuyanana, bakafanigwa ne kulipiwa kabili, kwazo kwazo ibabo banohinga kwazo mu kusumikila nenge kudiya.
English18
For the Scripture says, “Do not muzzle the ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”
African Kalanga
Ngobe whalo dzoti, “Usisunge ng'ombe nlomo ha ihokola mapfunde.” Kakale “N’hingi wakafanigwa ne ndipo iye.”
English19
Do not entertain an accusation against an elder unless it is brought by two or three witnesses.
African Kalanga
Usiamutjile kubong'wa nlandu kwe nkulu we gubungano kuhhe kwekwahhisiwa batendeki babili kene batatu.
English20
Those who sin are to be rebuked publicly, so that the others may take warning.
African Kalanga
Ibabo banoyendilambeli notjinya ubatjemele mbeli kwe banhu, kuti ndizo bamwebo batjenjele.
English21
I charge you, in the sight of God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels, to keep these instructions without partiality, and to do nothing out of favoritism.
African Kalanga
Ndokulaya mbeli kwe Ndzimu na Khirisiti Jesu ne batumwa be kudzimu bakayengemala kulondolodza milayo iyeyi kuhhe kwe kumila mmwe, kakale kusathama tjimwe ne kuhalaula.
English22
Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure.
African Kalanga
Usilibilidzile kubiga banhu maboko kene kube ne gobe mu tjibi tjemmwe. Gala uli mbuyanana.
English23
Stop drinking only water, and use a little wine because of your stomach and your frequent illnesses.
African Kalanga
Using'we vula koga, ung'webo nkumbi we n’hhambi ntukununu kubhatsha kuhinga kwe ntumbu uwo se ugala ugwala koga wali.
English24
The sins of some men are obvious, reaching the place of judgment ahead of them; the sins of others trail behind them.
African Kalanga
Zwibi zwe bamwe banhu zwipatjena, kakale zotungamilila kunosumikilisiwa kubatangila, koga zwibi zwe bamwe banhu zobong'wa hule.
English25
In the same way, good deeds are obvious, and even those that are not cannot be hidden.
African Kalanga
Sa ikoko mihingo mibuya ipatjena, na iyeyo isipatjena aingagale yakasumbikala.

Source: The English-Kalanga Bilingual Language Learning Bible, Ndzimu-unami Emmanuel Moyo, 2026. This online edition was extracted and reformatted from the PDF edition. Licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.