Tito 1

1 Nĩ niĩ Paũlũ, ndungata ya Ngai na mũtũmwo wa Jesũ Kristũ. Ndũmĩtwo nĩguo andũ arĩa athuure nĩ Ngai mongererwo wĩtĩkio na ũmenyo wa kũmenya ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma ũrĩa ũtwaranĩte na ũhoro wa kwĩyamũrĩra Ngai,

Paul, a bondservant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ for building up the faith of God's own people and spreading a full knowledge of the truths of religion,

2 na nĩguo wĩtĩkio na ũmenyo iria irĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩa muoyo wa tene na tene, iria Ngai ũrĩa ũtaheenanagia eeranĩire o kuuma kĩambĩrĩria. (aiōnios g166)

in hope of the Life of the Ages which God, who is never false to His word, promised before the commencement of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)

3 Narĩo ihinda rĩake rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩire rĩakinya, nĩaguũranĩirie kiugo gĩake kĩrĩa ndehokeirwo ndĩkĩhunjagie kũringana na ũrĩa njathĩtwo nĩ Ngai Mũhonokia witũ,

And at the appointed time He clearly made known His Message in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Saviour:

4 Ndĩrakwandĩkĩra marũa maya wee Tito, o wee mũriũ wakwa kũna thĩinĩ wa wĩtĩkio ũrĩa tũgwatanĩire nawe: Wega na thayũ kuuma kũrĩ Ngai Ithe na kũrĩ Kristũ Jesũ Mũhonokia witũ, irogĩa nawe.

To Titus my own true child in our common faith. May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5 Atĩrĩrĩ Tito, gĩtũmi kĩrĩa gĩatũmire ngũtige kũu Kirete nĩ atĩ ũthondeke maũndũ marĩa mataarĩkĩte na ũthuure athuuri thĩinĩ wa o itũũra, o ta ũrĩa ndakwĩrire.

I have left you behind in Crete in order that you may set right the things which still require attention, and appoint Elders in every town, as I directed you to do;

6 Mũthuuri wa kanitha aagĩrĩirwo akorwo atarĩ na ũcuuke, na akorwo arĩ mũthuuri wa mũtumia o ũmwe tu, na arĩ mũndũ ũrĩ na ciana ciĩtĩkĩtie na itarĩ kaũndũ ingĩcuukĩrwo nĩ ũndũ wa ũmaramari kana kwaga gwathĩka.

wherever there is a man of blameless life, true to his one wife, having children who are themselves believers and are free from every reproach of profligacy or of stubborn self-will.

7 Kuona atĩ mũrori wa maũndũ ma kanitha nĩmwĩhokere wĩra wa Ngai, no nginya akorwo atarĩ na ũcuuke, na ndagakorwo arĩ mũndũ wa kwĩĩgũmĩra, kana wa kũhiũha kũrakara, kana arĩ mũnyui wa njoohi, kana wa kũhũthĩra hinya o na mbaara, kana mũndũ wa gũkorokera indo na njĩra ĩrĩa ĩtagĩrĩire.

For, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,

8 Nĩ kaba akorwo arĩ mũndũ ũũĩ gũtugana, na wendete maũndũ marĩa mega, na ũhotete kwĩgirĩrĩria merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ, na arĩ mũrũngĩrĩru ngoro, na arĩ mũthingu, o na mũndũ ũmenyagĩrĩra mĩtugo yake.

but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;

9 Ningĩ no nginya arũmagie ũhoro ũrĩa wa kwĩhokeka, o ta ũrĩa ũrutanĩtwo, nĩguo ahotage kũũmĩrĩria arĩa angĩ na ũrutani ũrĩa mwagĩrĩru, na ahotage kũregana na arĩa maũkararagia.

holding fast to the faithful Message which he has received, so that he may be well qualified both to encourage others with sound teaching and to reply successfully to opponents.

10 Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kũrĩ andũ aingĩ aremi, andũ a mĩario ya tũhũ na aheenania, na makĩria arĩa a thiritũ ya arĩa maruaga.

For there are many that spurn authority--idle, talkative and deceitful persons, who, for the most part, are adherents of the Circumcision.

11 Andũ acio no nginya makirio, tondũ nĩmarathũkia mĩciĩ mĩingĩ nĩkũrutanaga maũndũ marĩa mataagĩrĩire kũrutana, na mekaga ũguo nĩgeetha monage mbeeca iria itamagĩrĩire.

You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole families, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.

12 O na mũnabii ũmwe wao nĩoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Andũ a Kirete matũũraga maheenanagia hĩndĩ ciothe, na mahaana ta nyamũ njũru, na nĩ igũũta ngoroku.”

One of their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons."

13 Ũira ũcio nĩ wa ma. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, makaanagie ũgwatĩirie, nĩgeetha mehaande wega ũhoro-inĩ wa gwĩtĩkia,

This testimony is true. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,

14 na nĩguo matikarũmbũyagie ngʼano cia Ayahudi kana mawatho ma andũ arĩa mareganaga na ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma.

and not give attention to Jewish legends and the maxims of men who turn their backs on the truth.

15 Kũrĩ andũ arĩa marĩ meciiria matheru, maũndũ mothe nĩ matheru, no kũrĩ andũ arĩa marĩ na meciiria mathũku na matetĩkĩtie-rĩ, gũtirĩ ũndũ mũtheru. Ti-itherũ, meciiria mao na thamiri ciao nĩ thũku.

To the pure everything is pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure, but on the contrary their very minds and consciences are polluted.

16 Kuuga nĩmoigaga atĩ nĩmooĩ Ngai, no nĩmamũkaanaga na ciĩko ciao. Nĩ andũ imaramari, na matiathĩkaga, na gũtirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe mwega mangĩĩka.

They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.