Overseers for our Papa House
Na character, no be ability, dey qualify leaders. Overseer must dey blameless, gentle, no greedy, and e must fit manage im own house; dem go test deacons first. Paul write so Timothy go know how to carry imself for we Papa house, and e quote one hymn about Christ.
3 1Dis one na true-true word wey person fit trust: anybody wey wan be overseer dey desire fine work. 2So overseer no suppose get blame: e must dey faithful to im wife, get correct sense, control imsef, dey orderly, ready to welcome stranger, fit teach. 3E no suppose be person wey dey drink drunk, no be person wey dey fight, but gentle, no dey do quarrel, and no dey love money. 4E must run im own house well, dey make im pikin dem submit wit full respect, 5because if person no sabi how to run im own house, how e go take care of our Papa church? 6E no suppose be person wey just born again now-now, if not e fit blow imsef up wit pride and fall inside di same judgment wey catch di devil. 7E must also get good name for outside people eye, so dat e no go fall inside disgrace and di devil trap.
8Deacon dem too must dey carry demsef wit respect, no dey talk two-two mouth, no dey drink too much wine, no dey greedy for shameful gain. 9Dem must hold di deep secret of di faith wit clean conscience. 10Dem too must first pass test; den, if dem show sey dem no get blame, make dem serve as deacon. 11Di women too, na so, must dey worthy of respect, no dey carry gossip spoil person name, but wit clear mind and faithful for everytin. 12Deacon must dey faithful to im wife and must run im pikin dem and im house well. 13Deacon dem wey serve well dey earn good standing for demsef and plenty confidence for di faith wey dey inside Christ Jesus.
Di Deep Secret wey Dey for Middle of Our Faith
14I dey write dis instruction dem give you, even though I dey hope sey I go come meet you soon. 15But if delay hold me, you go sabi how person suppose behave for inside our Papa house, di church of di living Papa, wey be pillar and foundation of di truth. 16Nobody fit deny am, di deep secret of di way wey we take dey serve God big well well: e show imsef for flesh, di Holy Spirit prove sey e correct, angel dem see am, dem preach am among di nations, people for all di world believe am, dem carry am go up inside glory. a a v16 Dis early confession dey sing about Jesus—di one wey come for flesh, wey rise wit victory as dem prove sey e correct, and wey dem carry go up inside glory; “e” dey point to am from start to finish.
