Tihtuh 3

1 Na khyange cän jah upkie ja ana takie cun jah kcang na u lü ami kea ve lü anaküt üng akdaw ami pawh vaia jah msüma.

PUT them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

2 Khyang käh cijangei lü nglawieinak ja dim’yenak üng ve lü mlung hnipnak cun khyang naküta veia angläta ami mdan vaia jah mtheha.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

3 Mimi pi ajana nghmawang lü pyen käh ngja lü hmakat lü mi ve khawiki. Mimi cun mtisa hlüei ja khawmdek jekyainak naküta mpyaa mi kyaki. Mimi cun am dawkia mlung ja ng’eihnak üng mi ve khawi lü khyange naw jah cawkei u lü khyang pi mi cawkeikie ni.

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

4 Acunsepi, Jah küikyanki Pamhnama dawkyanak ja mhläkphyanak mdan lü,

But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

5 a jah küikyan. Ahin cun mimät naw akdaw mi bilawha phäh am kya ania mpyeneinak üngkhyüh jah küikyan lü Ngmüimkhya Ngcim naw jah mthikpyawt lü akthaia hminak ja akthaia xünnak jah peki.

Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

6 Mi küikyan Bawi Jesuh Khritaw üngkhyüh Ngmüimkhya Ngcim mi khana Pamhnam naw khawhah bui lawki,

Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

7 acuna kyase, ania bäkhäknak am Pamhnam üng mi ngsungpyun be lü mi äpei angsäia xünnak pi mi ka na lawki. (aiōnios g166)

That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

8 Ahin cun akcanga pyen ni. Ahine kei naw ktung na lü ka pyen hin Pamhnam jumeikie naw khyanga akdawnak ja a summang vaia akdaw bilawhnak am ami kcün ami pet vaia phäh ni.

This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

9 Ia am kyaki ngcuhngkaihe, ksawn tähnake, ngtunngvawknake ja Thum ngcuhnak cän jah mphenei bä. Ahine cun summang vaia am kya lü am ngtähngkeh u.

But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

10 Ngkhawingpanak pawhki cun nghngih vei bang mcäi lü acun käna amimi am na pawh vai i am ve.

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

11 Acu banga khyange cun pyakmsai u lü ami mkhye naw am cang u tia mdanki ni.

Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

12 Atemas ja Taikikah na veia ka jah tüi law üng ka venak Nikopoliha akjanga na law vai, isetiakyaküng, acua khawksik kya sumei vai ka ngtängki ni.

When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

13 Thum ksing Zenah ja Apawluh cän na khyaih khawha jah kuei lü kdung ami cehnak vai üngpi ami hlükaw naküt cän jah bühteng pet kawm pi.

Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

14 Mi khyange amdanga käh ve u lü hlükaw kcangki ami yahnak vai phäha akdaw bilawhnak am ami kcün ami sumei thei vaia ngtheingthang u se.

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

15 Ka hlawnga vekie naw ning hnukset ve u. Jumeinak üng mi nglawipüie üng ami jah hnuksetnak jah mtheha. Pamhnama bäkhäknak nami khana ve se.

All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. It was written to Titus, ordained the first bishop of the church of the Cretians, from Nicopolis of Macedonia.