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:
Nene Pauli, mtangatila wa Chapanga na mtumi wa Yesu Kilisitu, nene nihaguliwi kutumwa kuyijenga sadika ya vandu vevahaguliwi na Chapanga yeniyi na kuvalongosa vaumanya na kutama wumi wa kumganisa Chapanga.
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
Sadika yeniyi na umanya uwu vikutipela huvalila ya wumi wa magono goha gangali mwishu. Chapanga alagazili kutipela wumi hati kwakona mulima kuwumbwa. (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:
Lukumbi lweluganikiwa pelwahikili. Akaligubukula muujumbi waki. Nene nagotoliwi ujumbi wenuwo niukokosa kulandana na malagizu ga Chapanga, Msangula witu.
4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Nikuyandikila veve Tito, mwana vangu wa chakaka musadika yitu. Nikuganila ubwina na sadika kuhuma kwa Dadi Chapanga, na kwa Yesu Kilisitu, musangula witu.
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:
Nakulekili ku Kilete muni uvika bwina mambu gala gegavi gakona kuvya bwina, na kuvahagula vagogo vilongosi va msambi wa vandu vevakumsadika Kilisitu mukila muji, ngati chenakulagazili,
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
gogo chilongosi wa msambi wa vandu vevakumsadika Kilisitu iganikiwa avya mundu mwangali kuhoka, mweana mdala mmonga ndu, na vana vaki viganikiwa kuvya vevakumsadika Kilisitu, vangali kuvya na matendu gahakau na vangayidakila.
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:
Ndava muni gogo chilongosi wa msambi wa vandu vevakumsadika Kilisitu ndi myimila wa lihengu la Chapanga. Iganikiwa kuvya mundu angahoka na angameka angali ligoga amala chigaligali, angali luhonda angagana kupata mashonga.
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
Avya mundu mweikalibisa vayehe na mweigana mambu gabwina na avya mngolongondi na mweikita geigana Chapanga na avya mweajiwusili neju kwa Chapanga na mweihotola kujilongosa mwene.
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.
Iganikiwa kukamula ujumbi wula weusadikiwa ngati chauwuliwa. Ndi cheihotola kuvapela vangi mtima kwa mawuliwu gegavi gachakaka na kuvahotola kugafiyula mabudilu ga vala vevakugabela mawuliwu ago.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
Muni vavi vandu vamahele, neju vala vevihuma muchikundi cha Vayawudi ndi vevabwelili vevamsadika Kilisitu, ndi vanang'omo, na vakuvabudisa vangi kwa uyimu wavi.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
Ndi yiganikiwa kugagunisa malovi gavi, muni vakuvakita vandu vakotoka kuyuwangana mutamilu yamahele na kuvawula mambu gangaganikiwa kuwuliwa, vikita chenicho ndava ya mnogo uhakau wa kupata chiyonjokesu cha mashonga.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
Hati mmonga wavi wa vamlota vave ndi mewa Mkilete, ajovili, “Vakilete vijova udese magono goha, ngati hinyama hihakau, vahutulu na vakata!”
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
Mambu ago geajovili ndi gachakaka, ndi uganikiwa uvaywangila neju, muni vahotola kuyima chakukangamala musadika ya chakaka.
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
Vavawula kuleka kuyuwanila miluhumu ya Vayawudi yangali chindu amala mihilu yeyihuma kwa vandu vevabeli uchakaka.
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.
Chindu chochoha chanyambiswi kwa vandu vevanyambiswi palongolo ya Chapanga, nambu kawaka chochoha chechinyambiswi kwa vandu vahakau na vangamsadika Chapanga, muni maholo na mtima wavi wa kukumbuka kukita gabwina amala uhakau uhalibiki.
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
Vandu ngati avo vijova kuvya vammanyili Chapanga, nambu kwa matendu gavi vakumbela. Vandu veviyomesa neju na viyuwana lepi la mundu, vihotola lepi kuhenga lihengu loloha la bwina.
