The elders are Christian men made wise by their knowledge of Scriptural truths, and Paul says that they are "able to judge between . . . brothers" when it comes to "matters of this life."
Bagolwane ke banna ba Bakeresete ba ba tlhalefisitsweng ke kitso ya bone ya boammaaruri jwa Dikwalo, mme Paulo a re ba kgona "go atlhola mo gare ga bakaulengwe" fa go na le "dikgang tsa botshelo jono."