1 Timothy 3 in Ikwere

1 Ka bụ ikwu-ọnu ke kwesiri be kwnata ovu. Ọ bụru nụ nye ọbula ke pioru ọ bụru nye risi ọgbako Chiokike, o noopio nhne bụru ọma.

2 Kịtna, nye risi ọgbako Chiokike jọoburu nye nwée ọtna, nye nwernu otu nnwerne, nye anya udno, nye mkpọma dụru ẹli, nye be nọosonu anya, nye nookwubna ele izne, nye nwernu rikne o zni nhne,

3 nye nwọ́ okne manya, nye mée nhne rikne, enwerne badnụ, nye zá nookno ọka, nye whnụ́ge ịwai n'anya.

4 Nye risi ọgbako Chiokike jọoburiri nye nwernu rikne chịkwa ezi-nụ-ọro a nkarị, rụmu a jọoburu ele noobnonu a nsnị, nọoso a anya.

5 (Ọ bụru nụ nye ọbula nwée rikne chịkwa ọro a nkarị, ndaa kpa o jeenwe rikne legidne ọgbako Chiokike anya?)

6 Ọ jọ́oburu nye varụ ikne n'ọgbako Chiokike, ọ zị o mee oknomokno, dnabna n'otu ikpe ọmuma wam lele Ekwensu.

7 Ọ jọoburu nye nwernu rẹwhna ọma n'ederezi, ọ zị ọ dnabna nụ nhne iwhnerne nụ mbịta Ekwensu.

8 Ele dikneni masị jọoburu ele be nọosonu anya, ele ezi ọka, ele nwọ́ okne manya, ele zá noopio iru zíle ezi.

9 Be jeeji mkpọma bụru ọma jidnesi ezi ọka ke Chiokike nyernu aị rikne gbasịri ọkwnata ovu.

10 Be jeebe ọsno kpa be iru, ọ bụru nụ ọ zá nhne ke megidnernu be, be bụru dikneni ọgbako Chiokike.

11 Ele nnwerne be masị jọoburu ele nwernu ọson'anya, ele zá nookwu ọka etekne, kọvu ele ovu ọma, ele be kwesiri ọ tụkwasi ovu nụ kpakara nhne.

12 Nye dikneni jọoburiri nye nwernu otu nnwerne, nye nẹechikwa rụmu a nụ ezi-nụ-ọro a nkarị.

13 Ele nọornu ẹrnu be nkarị jeenwehịa ovulizọ n'olu bụru ọma, be joogwuzosi rikne n'ọkwnata ovu ke zị nụ rime Karaịsi Jizọsi.

14 M naagbanụ ị ọkwukwo ka, ọ bụ n'ezi nụ m neele anya nụ m jaava wara wara.

15 Kọvu ọ bụru me gbu ọkwnu, m naagba ma ị mahịa kpa ele badnụ jaabịta ẹhni be nụ ezi-nụ-ọro Chiokike ke bụ ọgbako Chiokike ke zị bụdnu, ke bụ nsnụsnu ọro nụ ntụ-ẹli ezi ọka.

16 A zá neesigha ọka, nhne tugwaru otugwa ke okpenu Chiokike zị agịda, Jizọsi whụyaru iwhne n'anọ-ẹhni, Enine Nsọ gbarụ akebne a, ele enine izi whnụrnu a, be kpọru okwo a n'esilawụru kpakara mba, ele badnụ kweru a n'ọwa, Chiokike kwuru a la n'oligwe n'igwugwu.