ᏉᎳ ᏓᏓᏏ ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1

1 ᎠᏴ, ᏉᎳ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏑᏰᏛ, ᎠᎴ [ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ] ᏗᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎦᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᎩ,

Paul, a servant of God and an emissary of Yeshua the Messiah, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 ᏧᎵᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏞᏩᏥᎪᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏧᏚᎢᏍᏔᏁ ᎠᏏ ᎾᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏎ ᎡᎶᎯ; (aiōnios g166)

in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)

3 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎠᏎᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᎴ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏮᏔᏁ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎥᏆᎨᏅᏛᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ;

but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,

4 ᏫᎬᏲᏪᎳᏏ, ᏓᏓᏏ, ᎠᏇᏥᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏛᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ, ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ, ᏕᏣᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ.

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Yeshua the Messiah our Savior.

5 ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᏟᏗᏱ ᏨᏓᎬᏯᎧᎯᏴᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏨᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᏃᏒᏅᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏘᎪᏗᏱ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᏕᎦᏚᏩᏗᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᎬᏁᏤᎸᎢ;

I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you—

6 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᎫᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏌᏉ ᎠᏓᏰᎮᏍᏗ, ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏚᏪᎧᎮᏍᏗ ᏧᏪᏥ, ᏂᎨᏥᎳᏫᏎᎲᎾ ᏄᎾᏁᎸᎾ ᎤᎾᎴᏂᏙᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏚᎾᏓᏁᎶᏛᎾ.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

7 ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᎫᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᎥᏝ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎤᏟ ᎤᏰᎸᎯ, ᎥᏝ ᎤᎿᎭᎸᏣᏘ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᎾᏏᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏓᏛᏂᎯ, ᎥᏝ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᎬᎥᏍᎩ.

For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;

8 ᎤᏓᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᏱᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᎯ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎨᏳᎯ, ᎤᏴᏍᏕᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ, ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ, ᎤᎵᏏᎾᏍᏗ;

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,

9 ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᏧᏂᏴᎯ ᏄᏓᎵᏓᏍᏛᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎨᏲᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏗᎬᏩᏬᏁᏙᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎾᏙᎯᏳᎾᏁᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᏁᏗ ᏗᏂᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.

10 ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏰᏃ ᏂᏚᎾᏓᏁᎶᏛᎾ, ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏠᎾᏍᏗ, ᎨᎤᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏗᎨᏥᎤᏍᏕᏎᎸᎯ;

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

11 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎰᎵ ᎠᏎ ᏗᎨᏥᏍᏚᏁᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏏᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏗᏂᎦᏔᎲᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏓᎾᏕᏲᎲᏍᎦ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᏥᎩ ᏧᎾᏕᏲᏗᏱ, ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎤᏂᎬᎥᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.

whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.

12 ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎠᏁᎲ ᎡᎯ, ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏟᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏂᏰᎪᎩ ᎨᏐ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ, ᎤᏂᏲ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᏧᏍᎦᏃᎸ ᏧᏂᏍᏉᎵᏱ.

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”

13 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎪᎯᏳᎭ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᏕᎯᎬᏍᎪᎸᏅᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎪᎸ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ;

This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

14 ᏄᎾᎦᏌᏯᏍᏛᎾᏉ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏗᏂᎪᎸᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏁᏨᎯ.

not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

15 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᎦᎸᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᎦᎸᎡᎸᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏃᎯᏳᏒᎾ, ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᎦᎸᎡᎸᎯ ᏱᎨᏐᎢ; ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏄᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᎸᎯ.

To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

16 ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏅᏁᎭ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᏱᎭ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏂᏂᏆᏘᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎨᏥᏐᏅᎢᏍᏔᏅᎯ.

They profess that they know God, but by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.