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Basi, kabla ya mambo yote, nataka dua, na sala, na maombezi, na shukrani, zifanyike kwa ajili ya watu wote;
First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgiving be offered for everyone—
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kwa ajili ya wafalme na wote wenye mamlaka, tuishi maisha ya utulivu na amani, katika utauwa wote na ustahivu.
for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
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Hili ni zuri, nalo lakubalika mbele za Mungu Mwokozi wetu;
This is good and pleasing in the sight of God our Savior,
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ambaye hutaka watu wote waokolewe, na kupata kujua yaliyo kweli.
who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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Kwa sababu Mungu ni mmoja, na mpatanishi kati ya Mungu na wanadamu ni mmoja, Mwanadamu Kristo Yesu;
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
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ambaye alijitoa mwenyewe kuwa ukombozi kwa ajili ya wote, utakaoshuhudiwa kwa majira yake.
who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
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Nami kwa ajili ya huo naliwekwa niwe mhubiri na mtume, (nasema kweli, sisemi uongo), mwalimu wa Mataifa katika imani na kweli.
For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
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Basi, nataka wanaume wasalishe kila mahali, huku wakiinua mikono iliyotakata pasipo hasira wala majadiliano.
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
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Vivyo hivyo wanawake na wajipambe kwa mavazi ya kujisitiri, pamoja na adabu nzuri, na moyo wa kiasi; si kwa kusuka nywele, wala kwa dhahabu na lulu, wala kwa nguo za thamani;
Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,
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bali kwa matendo mema, kama iwapasavyo wanawake wanaoukiri uchaji wa Mungu.
but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.
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Mwanamke na ajifunze katika utulivu, akitii kwa kila namna.
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
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Simpi mwanamke ruhusa ya kufundisha, wala kumtawala mwanamume, bali awe katika utulivu.
I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; she is to remain quiet.
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Kwa maana Adamu ndiye aliyeumbwa kwanza, na Hawa baadaye.
For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
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Wala Adamu hakudanganywa, ila mwanamke alidanganywa kabisa akaingia katika hali ya kukosa.
And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression.
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Walakini ataokolewa kwa uzazi wake, kama wakidumu katika imani na upendo na utakaso, pamoja na moyo wa kiasi. </p>
Women, however, will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.