Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
ᎠᏴ, ᏉᎳ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏙᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏧᏑᏰᏛ, ᎠᎴ [ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ] ᏗᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎦᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏥᎩ,
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began; (aiōnios g166)
ᏧᎵᏠᏯᏍᏗ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏞᏩᏥᎪᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏧᏚᎢᏍᏔᏁ ᎠᏏ ᎾᏓᎴᏂᏍᎬᎾ ᏥᎨᏎ ᎡᎶᎯ; (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎠᏎᎸᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᎴ ᎤᏤᎵ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏮᏔᏁ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎥᏆᎨᏅᏛᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏁᏨ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ;
4 to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
ᏫᎬᏲᏪᎳᏏ, ᏓᏓᏏ, ᎠᏇᏥᏯᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏛᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ, ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏴᎵᎨᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ, ᏕᏣᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ.
5 I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᏟᏗᏱ ᏨᏓᎬᏯᎧᎯᏴᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏨᏁᎵᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᏃᏒᏅᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏘᎪᏗᏱ ᏗᎨᎦᏁᎶᏗ ᏕᎦᏚᏩᏗᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎢᏣᏛᏁᏗᏱ ᎬᏁᏤᎸᎢ;
6 if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᎫᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏌᏉ ᎠᏓᏰᎮᏍᏗ, ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏚᏪᎧᎮᏍᏗ ᏧᏪᏥ, ᏂᎨᏥᎳᏫᏎᎲᎾ ᏄᎾᏁᎸᎾ ᎤᎾᎴᏂᏙᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏂᏚᎾᏓᏁᎶᏛᎾ.
7 For the overseer must be blameless, as God's steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
ᎠᏥᎦᏘᏗᏍᏗᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᎫᎢᏍᏛᎾ ᏱᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᏳᏩᎿᎭᏕᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᎥᏝ ᎤᏩᏒ ᎠᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎤᏟ ᎤᏰᎸᎯ, ᎥᏝ ᎤᎿᎭᎸᏣᏘ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎦᎨ-ᎠᏗᏔᏍᏗ ᎤᎦᎾᏏᏍᎩ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏓᏛᏂᎯ, ᎥᏝ ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎤᎬᎥᏍᎩ.
8 but given to hospitality, as a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined;
ᎤᏓᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᏱᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎤᏰᎸᎯ, ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎨᏳᎯ, ᎤᏴᏍᏕᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ, ᎾᏍᎦᏅᎾ, ᎤᎵᏏᎾᏍᏗ;
9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᏧᏂᏴᎯ ᏄᏓᎵᏓᏍᏛᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎠᎨᏲᏅᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏰᎵᏉ ᏗᎬᏩᏬᏁᏙᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏗᏍᎬᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎾᏙᎯᏳᎾᏁᏗ ᎢᎬᏩᏁᏗ ᏗᏂᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎨᏒᎢ.
10 For there are many rebellious people, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
ᎤᏂᏣᏔᏰᏃ ᏂᏚᎾᏓᏁᎶᏛᎾ, ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏠᎾᏍᏗ, ᎨᎤᎬᏫᏳᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏗᎨᏥᎤᏍᏕᏎᎸᎯ;
11 whose mouths must be silenced; who are upsetting whole families, teaching things which they should not, for the sake of dishonest gain.
ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏂᎰᎵ ᎠᏎ ᏗᎨᏥᏍᏚᏁᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏂᎥ ᏏᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏗᏂᎦᏔᎲᏍᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏓᎾᏕᏲᎲᏍᎦ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᏥᎩ ᏧᎾᏕᏲᏗᏱ, ᏧᎬᏩᎶᏗ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎤᏂᎬᎥᏍᎬ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ.
12 One of them, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons."
ᎩᎶ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎠᏁᎲ ᎡᎯ, ᎠᏙᎴᎰᏍᎩ ᎤᏅᏒᏉ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ, ᎯᎠ ᏄᏪᏎᎢ, ᏟᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎠᏂᏰᎪᎩ ᎨᏐ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ, ᎤᏂᏲ ᎢᎾᎨ ᎠᏁᎯ, ᏧᏍᎦᏃᎸ ᏧᏂᏍᏉᎵᏱ.
13 This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ ᏥᎩ ᎤᎪᎯᏳᎭ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᏕᎯᎬᏍᎪᎸᏅᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎪᎸ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᏒᎢ;
14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of people who reject the truth.
ᏄᎾᎦᏌᏯᏍᏛᎾᏉ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎠᏂᏧᏏ ᎤᏂᏃᎮᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏗᏂᎪᎸᏍᎩ ᎤᏂᏁᏨᎯ.
15 To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᎦᎸᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏂᎦᏗᏳ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᎦᎸᎡᎸᎯ ᎨᏐᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ Ꮎ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏃᎯᏳᏒᎾ, ᎥᏝ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᎦᎸᎡᎸᎯ ᏱᎨᏐᎢ; ᎾᏍᏉᏍᎩᏂ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏛ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏄᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᎸᎯ.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.
ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎾᏅᏁᎭ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᏚᏂᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎲ ᎢᎬᏩᏓᏱᎭ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎤᏂᏂᏆᏘᏍᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏃᎯᏳᎯᏍᏛ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎨᏥᏐᏅᎢᏍᏔᏅᎯ.
