Titus 1

1 Paul, a servant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in accord with the faith of God’s elect and in acknowledgment of the truth which is accompanied by piety,

Bulus Ivre koh Irji u toh du Yesu Almasihu ni chuidi bi Irji ni toh njanjaji.

2 in the hope of the eternal life that God, who does not lie, promised before the ages of time, (aiōnios g166)

Biyi ni ye suron ni drie u kakle wa ice na hei ni mi Irjina wa a hlah ni sen. (aiōnios g166)

3 which, at the proper time, he has manifested by his Word, in the preaching that has been entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior;

Ni ton kima a tsoro itere ma ni to du ma wa mba ne dume dub mi ti wayi ni tre Irji u kpata chuwo.

4 to Titus, beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace, from God the Father and from Christ Jesus our Savior.

Hi ni Titus Ivren u njanji ni mi kpayemebu isi suron u ndedema u Irji iti Buachi bu Yesu.

5 For this reason, I left you behind in Crete: so that those things which are lacking, you would correct, and so that you would ordain, throughout the communities, priests, (just as I also ordained you)

Ni tu kima me kawu do ni karita na kima u ka mla kpie ba ti ni ba wa bana Shuna chu be nikon ni gbu'a wawu'u na de me hla'u'a

6 if such a man is without offense, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of self-indulgence, nor of insubordination.

Na ki du nikon du na he idi u memeti na. Lilo du he ni iwa riri da he ni imri be wo tre.

7 And a bishop, as a steward of God, must be without offense: not arrogant, not short-tempered, not a drunkard, not violent, not desiring tainted profit,

A naki nikon u tra Irji du hi u ya tra ni ko ito rime du na ti kpi meme na du na he idi u sohda hwa na, u kpa bubu timeme da soh tuma.

8 but instead: hospitable, kind, sober, just, holy, chaste,

Na kima ka he idi u kpa be tsiri ni wo ha. ikpan ikpi dedema naki du he idi. dedema. u mla kpi ti ni klu sisiri Irji ni sonroma da he u vutuma.

9 embracing faithful speech which is in agreement with doctrine, so that he may be able to exhort in sound doctrine and to argue against those who contradict.

Du he u hla tre wa ba towu do'a da na hla ice ni mina. Nakima a ni ya gron bari da tsro ba dedeme u mla ti.

10 For there are, indeed, many who are disobedient, who speak empty words, and who deceive, especially those who are of the circumcision.

Naki idi be sehtu ba hay gbugbu be wa ba tre kukklu da ni guru idi ni ce tutu be wa ba tre ade ba ye jia.

11 These must be reproved, for they subvert entire houses, teaching things which should not be taught, for the favor of shameful gain.

Abi du ba zuba mba bah itere Irji kwansra da ni tsoro mba ikpi u shan wa a na bi du ba tsoro ba na.

12 A certain one of these, a prophet of their own kind, said: “The Cretans are ever liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”

Iri ni mi ba a hi u toh gyegyere a “tere “keme ni glu ingle bi cei, be memeti.

13 This testimony is true. Because of this, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith,

Itere a njanji mlati ni bawu ni gbegble wa ba gburu ni mi njaji.

14 not paying attention to Jewish fables, nor to the rules of men who have turned themselves away from the truth.

Na ka sroun me wo holocholo u Yahudawa ni ibe mba wa mba kwab njaaji Sarah.

15 All things are clean to those who are clean. But to those who are defiled, and to unbelievers, nothing is clean; for both their mind and their conscience have been polluted.

Ye ni bi wa ba he tsratsra ko nge ni mba a hi tsratsra. i be wa bana he tsratsra na mba na he tsratsra na da he ni njaji na.

16 They claim that they know God. But, by their own works, they deny him, since they are abominable, and unbelieving, and reprobate, toward every good work.

Koge na he tsratsra na ni tu isroun mba ni i meren mba a hi hlotsu megi.