Tiito 1

1 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.

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,

2 valinuluhuvio ulwa vumi uvwa kisila na kusila vuno uNguluve alyalaghile kuhuma iisi ye jikyale kupelua umwene naijova uvudesi. (aiōnios g166)

in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)

3 Mun'siki ghwa Nguluve ghuno ghufikile, alyavonesisie ilisio lyake mu mhola jinoalyamelile une kudalikila. jikanighanile kuvomba ndiki kululaghilo lya Nguluve mpoki ghwitu.

but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;

4 kwa Tiito, umwana ghwa lweli mu lwitiko lwitu. ulusungu, ikisa nulutengano kuhuma kwa Nguluve Nhaata nu Yesu Kiisite mpoki ghwitu.

to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.

5 mu uluo nikakulekile kuti, usitende sooni sinasikao kamilike na kuvika avalolesi va tembile mumakaja ghoni ndavule finonikakulaghiile.

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;

6 umulolesi ghwa tembile avaghile kuva kisila lupiko, mughosi ghwa n'dala jumo, unyavana vitiki vanonavilolela na vasila lwitiki.

if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.

7 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.

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;

8 looli avisaghe ntengeleli, junoikela inofu, avisaghe nyaluhala lunolukwiliine, mugholofu juno ikum'bingilila uNguluve nyakughela.

but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined;

9 junoiwesia kukwimilia imbulanisio sa lweli sinosivulanisivue, neke awesie kuvakangasia mu mbulanisio inono juno iwesia kukuvavunga vooni vanovikunkana.

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.

10 ulwakuva kulinavahosi vinga, vinga vala vano navakundi. amasio ghavanave gheghakijasu, visyanga na kukuvalongosia avanhu muvusyovi.

For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

11 luvaghile kukuvasigha avanhu ndavule avuo. vivulanisia ghala ghano naghavavaghile kuluvumbulilo lwa soni nakunangania ikaja soni.

whose mouths must be silenced; who are upsetting whole families, teaching things which they should not, for the sake of dishonest gain.

12 jumonga muvanave, umunhu unyaluhala alyatiile,”avakelete valinuvudesi vusila vusililo, vahene fikanu, voolo na vanyamwojo,”

One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."

13 injovele iji je ja lweli, lino uvasighe ku ngufu neke kuti wawesie kujova ilweli mu lwitiko.

This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

14 uleke kupulikisia ifipango fino nafyalweli ifya kiyahudi ni ndaghilo sa vanhu, vano vavulekile uvunyakyang'ani.

not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who reject the truth.

15 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.

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.

16 vikujova veene kuti vamanyile unguluve, neke kumaghendele ghaave vikun'kaana. avuo vahosi kange navitiki. navanoghile nambe mumbombo jimonga inofu.

They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.