Taitus 1

1 Paul, Pathian i tealna te upna bang in, Pathianmi hina zui in thuman a lungkimpui Pathian i sal le Jesus Christ i sawltak;

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Yeshua Meshikha, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 Tawntung nuntakna i lametna sung ah, leilot thu son ngawl Pathian in leitung kipatcil ma in a kamciam sa; (aiōnios g166)

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

3 A hun a cin ciang in Ama thu sia thuhilna tungtawn in hong kilang a, eite hong tan Pathian i thupiakna bang in keima tung ah hong ap hi;

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 Upna kibang sung ah ka tapa tatak Titus tung ah Pa Pathian le eite hong tan Topa Jesus Christ tung pan thuthiamna, hesuakna le thinnopna hong om tahen.

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

5 Hi thu hang in Crete ah kong nusia hi, a kisam nate a pua tu le nangma nasep kong piak bang in, khuapi tatuam ah:

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 Paubang ngawl, zi khat nei, cilesa deina sang ah mawsia tu om ngawl le thu ni ngawl tate hi ngawl in, a thuman ta nei te ahile upa nasep pia in.

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

7 Banghangziam cile bishop sia Pathian neisa keam te bang in paubang ngawl hi tu a, ama thu bek dei, a thin tom, sapittui dawn nuam mama, ngual vua thei le a thiangtho ngawl sum le pai duhop te hi heak tahen;

For the qashisha 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 Ahihang leangna a it, mipha te a it, mi pilvang, mi thutang, mithiangtho, ki tek zo mi hi tahen;

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

9 Hilna man a hanthawn thei hi tu le, ngual thu nial thei te a zo thei natu in, a muanhuai hilna thu sia a khotak in a len hi tahen.

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 Banghangziam cile thu ni nuam ngawl, a mannung ngawl kampau le ngual theam tam mama om hi, a tuan in vunteap tan te sung ah tam mama hi:

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

11 Amate kam humsak tu a hihi, a thiangtho ngawl sum le pai duhopna hang in, a hil kul ngawl te zong hil uh a, innkuan sung theampo lumlet siat hi.

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

12 Amate sung pan khat, amate kamsang khat in, Crete mite sia leilot thuson te, nganhing ngilo te, datham antuang te, ci hi.

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

13 Hi te sia a man a hihi. Tua ahikom upna sung ah a man heak natu in nasiatak in tei in;

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

14 Judah te phuatawm tangthu te le, mihing te thupiakna te sia thuman pan pialsak ahi hu in thusim heak hi.

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

15 A thiangtho te kung ah na theampo thiang hi: ahihang a thiangtho ngawl te le a um ngawl te tung ah bangma thiangtho ngawl hi; amate i ngaisutna khentel theina zong thiangtho ngawl hi.

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 Amate in Pathian ka he uh hi, ci in pualak uh hi; ahihang amate in a nasep te pan in Pathian nial uh a, a lipkhaphuai te, thu ni ngawl te le nasep pha sung ah ngina ngawl uh hi.

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