Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones and the knowledge 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.
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 in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
Lukumbi lweluganikiwa pelwahikili. Akaligubukula muujumbi waki. Nene nagotoliwi ujumbi wenuwo niukokosa kulandana na malagizu ga Chapanga, Msangula witu.
4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
Nikuyandikila veve Tito, mwana vangu wa chakaka musadika yitu. Nikuganila ubwina na sadika kuhuma kwa Dadi Chapanga, na kwa Yesu Kilisitu, musangula witu.
5 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—
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 anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
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 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;
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, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled,
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 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.
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 unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those 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 whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’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, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”
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. For this cause, reprove 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 paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
Vavawula kuleka kuyuwanila miluhumu ya Vayawudi yangali chindu amala mihilu yeyihuma kwa vandu vevabeli uchakaka.
15 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.
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 by their deeds they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
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.
