Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
Paulo, mtumishi wa Mungu na mtume wa Yesu Kristo, kwa imani ya wateule wa Mungu na maarifa ya kweli iletayo utauwa.
2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began. (aiōnios g166)
Wapo katika tumaini la uzima wa milele ambao Mungu asiyeweza kusema uongo aliuahidi tangu milele. (aiōnios g166)
3 In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
Kwa wakati muafaka, alilifunua neno lake katika ujumbe alionipa mimi kuhubiri. Ilinipasa kufanya hivi kwa amri ya Mungu mwokozi wetu.
4 To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Kwa Tito, mwana wa kweli katika imani yetu. Neema, huruma na amani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba na Yesu Kristo mwokozi wetu.
5 The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
Kwa sababu hii nalikuacha Krete, kwamba uyatengeneze mambo yote yaliyokuwa hayajakamilika na kuweka wazee wa kanisa kwa kila mji kama nilivyokuagiza.
6 An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
Mzee wa kanisa lazima asiwe na lawama, mme wa mke mmoja, aliye na watoto waaminifu wasioshuhudiwa mabaya au wasio na nidhamu.
7 As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-absorbed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
Ni muhimu kwa mwangalizi, kama msimamizi wa nyumba ya Mungu, asiwe na lawama. Asiwe mtu wa kelele au asiye jizuia. Lazima asiwe mwepesi wa hasira, asiwe mlevi, asiwe mtu wa kusababisha ugomvi, na asiwe mwenye tamaa.
8 Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
Badala yake: awe mtu mkaribishaji, apendaye wema. Lazima awe mtu mwenye akili timamu, mwenye haki, mcha Mungu, anayejitawala mwenyewe.
9 He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
Awezaye kusimamia mafundisho ya kweli yaliyofundishwa, ili aweze kuwatia moyo kwa mafundisho mazuri na awezaye kuwarekebisha wote wanaompinga.
10 For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
Kwa kuwa kuna waasi wengi, hasa wale wa tohara. Maneno yao ni ya upuuzi. Wanadanganya na kuwaongoza watu katika upotovu.
11 who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
Ni lazima kuwazuia watu kama hao. Wanafundisha yale wasiyopaswa kwa faida za aibu na kuharibu familia zote.
12 As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
Mmoja wao, mtu mwenye busara, alisema, “Wakrete wana uongo usio na mwisho, wabaya na wanyama wa hatari, wavivu na walafi.”
13 This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
Haya maelezo ni ya kweli, kwa hiyo uwazuie kwa nguvu ili kwamba waweze kusema kweli katika imani.
14 and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
Wewe usijihusishe na hadithi zisizo za kweli za Kiyahudi au amri za watu, ambao hurudisha nyuma ukweli.
15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
Kwa wote walio safi, vitu vyote ni visafi. Lakini kwa wote walio wachafu na wasioamini, hakuna kilicho kisafi. Kwa kuwa mawazo yao na dhamira zao zimechafuliwa.
16 They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
Wanakiri kumjua Mungu, lakini kwa matendo yao wanamkana. Wao ni waovu na wasiotii. Hawakuthibitishwa kwa tendo lolote jema.
