The wives of church elders were not to be "slanderers"; the original Greek word here is 'diabolos', which is the same word translated 'devil' elsewhere. Thus Paul warns Titus that the aged women in the ecclesia should not be "false accusers" or 'devils' (Tit.2:3). And likewise he told Timothy (2 Tim.3:1,3) that "In the last days...men shall be...false accusers (devils)". This does not mean that human beings will turn into superhuman beings, but that they will be increasingly wicked.
Wake wa wazee (Mashemasi) wa kanisa hawatakiwi kuwa 'wasingiziaji’; neno la asili la Kigriki hapa ni 'diabolos’ ambalo lina maana moja na 'Ibilisi’ kila mahali katika Biblia. Paulo alimuasa Tito ya kuwa wanawake wazee katika eklezia wasiwe "wachongezi" au'mashetani’ (Tito. 2:3 - B.H.N). Na hivyo hivyo alimwambia Timotheo (2 Tim. 3: 1,3) kuwa "Siku za mwisho …. Watu watakuwa …. Wasingiziaji (Mashetani)". Hii haina maana kuwa watu hawatakuwa watu wa kawaida, bali wataongezeka na kuwa waovu mno.