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 bondservant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ for building up the faith of God's own people and spreading a full knowledge of the truths of religion,

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 the Life of the Ages which God, who is never false to His word, promised before the commencement of the 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 at the appointed time He clearly made known His Message in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command 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 own true child in our common faith. May grace and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus 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:

I have left you behind in Crete in order that you may set right the things which still require attention, and appoint Elders in every town, as I directed you to do;

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.

wherever there is a man of blameless life, true to his one wife, having children who are themselves believers and are free from every reproach of profligacy or of stubborn self-will.

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, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,

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

but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, 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 fast to the faithful Message which he has received, so that he may be well qualified both to encourage others with sound teaching and to reply successfully to opponents.

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 that spurn authority--idle, talkative and deceitful persons, who, for the most part, are adherents 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.

You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole families, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.

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 their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, 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. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,

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

and not give attention to Jewish legends and the maxims of men who turn their backs on 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 everything is pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure, but on the contrary their very minds and consciences are 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 their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.