Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God and the acknowledging of the truth, which is according to godliness:
Paulusi, mutanga we Ereenza ni mutumwa wa Jesu Kereste, ke tumelo ye ereenza ni Vatu Vaketetwe ni zivo ye niti izumizana ni vurumeri.
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
Iva Vena i sepo yo vuhalo vusamani vwe Ereenza, iye a sa chengi, ava sepisi pili izinako niziseni kuva kwateni. (aiōnios g166)
3 But hath in due times manifested his word in preaching, which is committed to me according to the commandment of God our Saviour:
Ke nako iswanera, cha patulula lizwi lyakwe lyava nihi kuti ni lilete. Ni va tendi vuti kuya ke tayero ye Ereenza Muhazi wentu.
4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Kwa Tite, mwana mwitumelo ye niti yetu. Chisemo ni nkozo izwa kwe Ereenza Eshetu ni Christe Jesu Muhanzi wetu.
5 For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and shouldest ordain priests in every city, as I also appointed thee:
Keli evaka niva kusiyi mwa Kerete, kuti uva kanye zintu zisa manite ni keta vayetereri kayedisi mwi tolopo muni va kucho.
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
Muyetereri u swanela kusa nyazahala, mukwame wa mwanakazi umina, ni vana bakwe vaswanela kusepahala basiye kunyaswa cho vuvi ni kuvula ikute.
7 For a bishop must be without crime, as the steward of God: not proud, not subject to anger, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre:
Inswanelo ku muyendisi, muyendise we zubo ye Reenza, kusanyazahala. Uswanela kusa zuweka kapa kulinyemuna. U swanela kusabenga benga, kasaneli kutwaela kunywa iwaine, isinyi wenkondo, ni kusha lya hahulu.
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
Nihakwina vulyo, uswanela kuwola kutambula vene, mulikani wa zilontu. Uswanela kuba utalifite ulukite, vu ireeza, ni yo wolakulikwata.
9 Embracing that faithful word which is according to doctrine, that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine, and to convince the gainsayers.
Mi uswanela ku kwata ahuulu kulinzwi lisepehala liva rutwa, cho kuta kuti a wole ku susuwenza vamwi ni intuto ilotu ni kusikulula vose va mulwisa.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
Kwina vantu vava sandukiri vangi, sihulu avo vo mupato. Mazwi avo kaena ituso. Valichenga ni kuhitisa vatu mwi nzila isali njoyo.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
Mi vaswanela ku zimikwa. Varuta ziva sa swaneli kuruta kutenda bufumu vufosahele ni kuhauhanya masika onse.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
Umwina kuvali, utalilifite wavo, chati, “Makerete kuvasiyi kuchenga, vuvi ni ziñolozi zitiza, mavumu makata.”
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
Iyi ndava ye niti, cwale muvasikulule luli kuti va ve ni tumelo izuweka.
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
Musiye kuteeka matangu a ma Juda kapa milayo ya vantu vasandula initi.
15 All things are clean to the clean: but to them that are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean: but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Kwavo va jolola, zintu zonse jolola. Kwavo va va sachenete ni va sazumini, ka kwina colola. Mi mihupulo yavo ni maikuto avo e zwile vuvi.
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
Vata kuti venzi Ireeza, linu vamusapula muzitendantu zavo. Vena mitendo mivi nikusa zuwa. Ni musevezi milotu ivakanga.
