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:
Njame paulo musebenshi wa Lesa, mutumwa wa Klistu Yesu, walantuma ku bantu balasalwa ne Lesa, kwambeti ndibatangunine kulushomo lwakwinshiba cancinencine cela kubatwala kubuyumi bwakulemekesha Lesa.
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
Nekubapa kupembelela buyumi butapu. ubo Lesa utabepe, mbwalashomesha kumyaka ya ndoba. (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:
Lino pacindi celela walayubulula kushomesha uko mumakani akendi. Makani ayo walabika mumakasa akame, weco ndamukambaukili kwelana ne Lesa mupulushi wetu ncalang'ambila.
4 To Titus my beloved son, according to the common faith, grace and peace from God the Father, and from Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Ndakulembelenga Tito, mwaname wancine ncine mulushomo lwetu twense. Neco Mwami Lesa ne Klistu Yesu, bamupeni lumuno ne luse.
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:
Ecebo cakendi ndalakushiya ku Kelete kwambeti ubambulule bintu byalashala nekubika batangunishi ba mibungano mu minshi yonse mbuli ncondalakwambila.
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
Mutangunishi wa mubungano welela kuba muntu wa mpuwo yaina, kayi abe weba mukashi umo, ne bana bakendi bashoma Klistu, kayi beshikunyumfwila bamashali ne kutensa byaipa.
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:
Muntu weshikulangilila mubungano welela kuba ne mpuwo yaina mbulyeti mwembeshi wabikwa ne Lesa. Nkelela kuba muntu shikukolwa bwalwa nambi wabukalu nambi shikuma banendi kayi wabula kushomeka mumakwebo.
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
Welela kuba shikutambula cena bensu, weshikusuna byaina ne kulikata cali kayi walulama shikulikanisha kwinsa byaipa.
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.
Kayi welela kwikatishisha Maswi ashomeka mbuli ncaleishiwa, kwambeti acikonshe kuyuminisha nabambi ne lwiyisho lwancine ncine kayi ne kucikonsha kukanisha kwinsa byaipa abo bonse bakute kutoteka ciyisho ici.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
Pakwinga pali bantu bangi bakute kwambowa bintu byabuluya byela kutaya banabo. Makamaka bantu balafuma palikoto lya bantu balafuma mu Ciyuda beshikunyonganya nekubepa.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
Caina kubamweneka, pakwinga baleishinga mikowa ya bantu, bintu mbyobelela kubula kubeisha, nabo balayandangowa mali.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
Naumbi wa ku Kelete umo wabashinshimi wabo, walambeti, “Bantu baku Kelete ni ba bepeshi kayi ni bilongolo byaipa, nibatolo, nsombi basuni kulyowa,”
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
Pacebo ici ubakalalile cangofu kwambeti balulame mulushomo,
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
bacileke kukutika tulabi bwa Bayuda, ne milawo yeshikubikwa ne bantu beshikukana cancinencine.
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.
Bintu byonse byaswepa kubantu bakute miyeyo yaswepa, nsombi nkabyaswepa kuli bantu babula luushomo, pakwinga myoyo yabo yaipa.
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
Bakute kwambeti Lesa bamwinshi, nsombi minshilo yabo ikute kukana mbyobakute kwamba. Bakute kufundausha kumoyo kayi nkabanyumfwili Lesa, neco nkabelela cintu ciliconse caina.
