Titu 1

1 Khawsa tyihzawih na awm nawh Khawsa ing ak tyh thlangkhqi ak cangnaak ingkaw Khawsa ak kawngaih benna ak sawikung awitak cyihnaak –

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 Kumqui hqingnaak ngaih-unaak awh ak dyi cangnaak ingkaw cyihnaak, qaai amak kqawn Khawsa ing a tym amik kqan hlan awhkawng awi a taak amyihna, (aiōnios g166)

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; (aiōnios g166)

3 amah ing a tym hoep nawh a taak amyihna ningnih hulkung Khawsa ak awipeeknaak amyihna ak awi ce vangnaak ak khuina ak haw law kung amah ak awipeek amyihna ak awi ak khypyikung kai Paul ing,

but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4 Cangnaak awh ka capa Tita a venawh: Pa Khawsa ingkaw ningnih hulkung Jesu Khrih a ven awhkaw qeennaak ingkaw ngaihqepnaak awm seh.

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

5 Krete sanglak anglak na ka ni ceh taaknaak taw ni hu awh ak coeng kaana ka cehtaak bibi coeng aham ingkaw awi ka peek hawh amyihna khaw boeih awh a hqamca taak peek aham ni.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

6 A hqamca taw coet amak awm thlang, a zu pynoet doeng ak ta, a cakhqi ing amik cangnaak ak thlang ingkaw awi am ngai nawh a awm a hqoh a dawngawh thlang a haiawh toelna amak awm ak thlangkhqi na ami awm aham awm hy.

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

7 Thlangboel khoemkung taw Khawsa bibi ak khoemkung na a awm a dawngawh, coet kawina amak awm ak thlang na a awm aham awm hy- amah ak kawngaih doeng ak ngaih ak thlang na am awm kaw, am thin amak tawi, zu amak aw, hqo ang hqit amak ngaih, amak thym ik-oeih huh amak ngaih thlang na a awm aham awm hy.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

8 Khin ak khai ak toek thai, ik-oeih leek ak lungnaak, yh thainaak kawlung ak ta, kawpoek ak dyng, ak ciim ingkaw a khawboe ak leek thlang na awm kaw.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled;

9 Cawngsaknaak amyihna ypawm kawi awihcak ce ak tu ak thlang na awm kaw, cawh ni cangnaak thym ing thlakchang ce tha pe thai nawh ak oelhkhqi ce a hlat hly khqi thai.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

10 Ikawtih, cem a qaal na ak tho thlang khawzah awm hy, am lai ak haalkhqi ingkaw thlang ak thainaak khqi na awm uhy, chahhui ak qeetkhqi ce cemyihna awm khqoet uhy.

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

11 Cemyih thlangkhqi ce ami awm dym aham awm hy, ama mi cawngpyi hly kawi ce cawngpyi unawh ipkhuikaw thlang boeih qawk sak uhy - amak thym ik-oeih huhnaak aham cemyihna sai uhy.

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

12 A mingmih ak khui awhkaw tawngha pynoet ingawm vemyihna kqawn hy, “Krete thlangkhqi taw qaai ak kqawn thlangkhqi na awm uhy, thlak che cakhqi, thakdam cakhqi na awm uhy,” tinawh.

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

13 Vawhkaw awih kqawn ve thym hy. Cedawngawh cekkhqi ce khawteh na toel lah, cawh ni cangnaak awh ak thym na a ming dyih hly.

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

14 Judahkhqi a syn awi mailai ing awitak ak oelh thlangkhqi ak awi ce koeh ngai law pe uh.

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

15 Ak ciim thlangkhqi ham nataw, ik-oeih boeih caih hy, cehlai ak qawk thlangkhqi ingkaw amak cangnaak thlangkhqi ham ikaw awm am caih hy. Ak cang cang awhtaw, amik kawlungkhqi ing amik kawpoekkhqi boeih awm qawk kang hawh hy.

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

16 Khawsa sim nyng ti lawt hlai uhy, a ik-oeih sai ingtaw oelh qu noe noe bai hy. Ce mihkhqi ce tyih ak cu khqi ni, haa amak za thlangkhqi ing ik-oeih leek sai aham amak kawih thlangkhqi ni.

They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.