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:
Ikalata iji jihumile kulyune ne Paulo ne m'bombi ghwa Nguluve, kange ne n'sung'hua ghwa Yeesu Kilisite. Une nisung'ilue nivalungike avabaghulua va Nguluve mulwitiko namuvukagusi uvwa kyang'ani vuno vukuvalongosia mumaghendele amimike.
2 Unto the hope of life everlasting, which God, who lieth not, hath promised before the times of the world: (aiōnios g166)
valinuluhuvio ulwa vumi uvwa kisila na kusila vuno uNguluve alyalaghile kuhuma iisi ye jikyale kupelua umwene naijova uvudesi. (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:
Mun'siki ghwa Nguluve ghuno ghufikile, alyavonesisie ilisio lyake mu mhola jinoalyamelile une kudalikila. jikanighanile kuvomba ndiki kululaghilo lya Nguluve mpoki ghwitu.
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 Tiito, umwana ghwa lweli mu lwitiko lwitu. ulusungu, ikisa nulutengano kuhuma kwa Nguluve Nhaata nu Yesu Kiisite mpoki ghwitu.
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:
mu uluo nikakulekile kuti, usitende sooni sinasikao kamilike na kuvika avalolesi va tembile mumakaja ghoni ndavule finonikakulaghiile.
6 If any be without crime, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
umulolesi ghwa tembile avaghile kuva kisila lupiko, mughosi ghwa n'dala jumo, unyavana vitiki vanonavilolela na vasila lwitiki.
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:
luvaghile kuvalolesi ndavule umwimilisi ghwa likaaja lwa Nguluve, alekaghe piva nulupiko. nangavisaghe munhu ghwa njeghelo au juno naikujisigha, nangavisaghe munhu ghwa kutengulisia uvuhovesi kange nagavisaghe mhojofu.
8 But given to hospitality, gentle, sober, just, holy, continent:
looli avisaghe ntengeleli, junoikela inofu, avisaghe nyaluhala lunolukwiliine, mugholofu juno ikum'bingilila uNguluve nyakughela.
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.
junoiwesia kukwimilia imbulanisio sa lweli sinosivulanisivue, neke awesie kuvakangasia mu mbulanisio inono juno iwesia kukuvavunga vooni vanovikunkana.
10 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers, and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision:
ulwakuva kulinavahosi vinga, vinga vala vano navakundi. amasio ghavanave gheghakijasu, visyanga na kukuvalongosia avanhu muvusyovi.
11 Who must be reproved, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
luvaghile kukuvasigha avanhu ndavule avuo. vivulanisia ghala ghano naghavavaghile kuluvumbulilo lwa soni nakunangania ikaja soni.
12 One of them a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are always liars, evil beasts, slothful bellies.
jumonga muvanave, umunhu unyaluhala alyatiile,”avakelete valinuvudesi vusila vusililo, vahene fikanu, voolo na vanyamwojo,”
13 This testimony is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;
injovele iji je ja lweli, lino uvasighe ku ngufu neke kuti wawesie kujova ilweli mu lwitiko.
14 Not giving heed to Jewish fables and commandments of men, who turn themselves away from the truth.
uleke kupulikisia ifipango fino nafyalweli ifya kiyahudi ni ndaghilo sa vanhu, vano vavulekile uvunyakyang'ani.
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.
kuvanhu voni vano valogholofu, ifinu fyoni fivalasivue, looli kuvala voni vano vanavano na valamafu kange navitiki, ifinhu fyoni filamafu. ulwakuva amasaghe ghave nuluvumbulilo lwave lulamafu.
16 They profess that they know God: but in their works they deny him; being abominable, and incredulous, and to every good work reprobate.
vikujova veene kuti vamanyile unguluve, neke kumaghendele ghaave vikun'kaana. avuo vahosi kange navitiki. navanoghile nambe mumbombo jimonga inofu.
