Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that [is] according to piety,
I Paoly, fetrek’ oron’ Añahare naho Firàhe’ Iesoà Norizañey, ho ami’ty fatokisa’ o jinobon’ Añahareo naho ty faharendrehañe ty hatò amy fañorihañe Hake,
2 on hope of continuous life, which God, who does not lie, promised before times of ages (aiōnios g166)
misalala i haveloñe nainai’e nampitaman’ Añahare tsy mandañitsey, taolo’ ty fifotora’ o saao, (aiōnios g166)
3 (and He revealed His word in [His] own times), in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God our Savior,
ie naboake an-tsà mañeva i tsara’ey añamy fitaroñañe nafantok’ amako ami’ty lilin’ Añahare Mpandrombak’ antikañey.
4 to Titus—true child according to a common faith: Grace, [[kindness, ]] peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior!
Ho a i Titosy, toe anake amy fatokisañe itraofañey: hasoa, naho fañanintsiñe boak’ aman’ Añahare Rae naho Iesoà Norizañe Mpandrombak’ antikañey.
5 For this cause I left you in Crete, that you may arrange the things lacking, and may set elders down in every city, as I appointed to you,
Ty talim-pañengako azo homb’e Kreta añe, le ty hañity o raha tsy nihènekeo, naho ty hampijadoñe roandriañe amo hene rovao, amy nafantoko ama’oy,
6 if anyone is blameless, a husband of one wife, having believing children, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate—
ie tsy aman-kila, migahiñe amy tañanjomba’ey, naho aman’ anake mpiato, tsy mitangingìñe, tsy mañarinjeñe.
7 for it is required of the overseer to be blameless, as God’s steward, not self-pleased, nor prone to anger, not given to wine, not an abuser, not given to shameful gain,
Toe tsy mahay tsy malio tahiñe ty mpifehe amy te mpamandron’ Añahare, tsy mpitea-teña, tsy mora viñetse, tsy loho mpinon-divay, tsy mpandafa, tsy mikiram-bokàñe,
8 but a lover of strangers, a lover of [the] good, sober-minded, righteous, holy, self-controlled,
f’ie mpanao antalatalasaba, mpitea ty soa, mahalie-batañe, malili-po, miavake naho migahiñe;
9 holding—according to the teaching—to the steadfast word, that he may also be able to exhort in the sound teaching, and to convict the deniers;
mpifahatse ami’ty fañòhañe to milahatse amy tsara atokisañey, hahafitaroña’e ty entan-tsoa-fehe naho hañitia’e o mpandietseo.
10 for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers—especially those of the circumcision—
Maro ty te hiola, mpivolambolañe naho mpamañahy, somandrake o mpiamo savatseo.
11 whose mouths must be covered, who overturn whole households, teaching what things it should not, for [the] sake of shameful gain.
Ie tsy mahay tsy hampitsiñeñe, fa mandrotsake hasavereñañe heneke, mañoke raha tsy mañeva, hahazoañe tambe vìlañe.
12 A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans! Always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!”
Fa hoe ty mpitoky am’ iereo ao: Mpandañitse avao o nte-Kretao, biby raty, vòtro màhake.
13 This testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
To i talilieñey. Aa le itrevoho, hampatoe’ ty fatokisa’ iareo,
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth.
tsy hiantofa’e o lantom-bolañe Tehodao naho ty fandilia’ ondaty mpiamboho ami’ty hatòo.
15 All things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and nothing [is] pure to the defiled and unsteadfast, but even the mind and the conscience of them [is] defiled.
Toe hene hiringiry amo hiringiriñeo, fe tsy eo ty malio amo malotoo naho amo tsi-miatoo, ie sambe maleotse an-troke naho am-pitsakoreañe.
16 They profess to know God, but they deny [Him] by their works, being abominable, and disobedient, and disapproved to every good work.
Ie mieva mahafohiñe an’ Andrianañahare te mone tetize’ o sata’eo, mpitangingìñe naho mpiola, milesa amy ze atao asa soa.
