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 Jesus Christ, for promoting the faith of God's chosen people, 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 eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before all ages; (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;

and hath in his own times manifested his word, by the preaching, with which I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour:

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 son in the common faith, grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

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:

For this cause I left thee in Crete, that thou mightest set in order what remained, and ordain elders in every city as I directed thee:

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.

to wit, if any one be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of debauchery, or unruly.

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 a bishop must be blameless as the steward of God, not self-willed, not passionate, not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of sordid gain:

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

but hospitable, benevolent, sober, just, holy, temperate;

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 fast the faithful word, according as he hath been taught, that he may be able both to instruct in sound doctrine, and to convince gainsayers.

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 disorderly persons, vain-talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision; whose mouths must be stopped:

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.

who subvert whole families, teaching what they ought not, for shameful gain:

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

as said one of themselves, a prophet of their own, "The Cretans are always liars, mischievous beasts, sluggish 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 which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be found 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 attending to Jewish fables, and the precepts of men who turn away from 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 indeed all things are pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure; even their mind and conscience is polluted.

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 to know God, but in works deny Him, being abominable and disobedient, and to every thing that is good void of understanding.