Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus (the) Messiah, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

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

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

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)

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;

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,

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

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

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;

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.

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

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.

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;

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.