Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Christ Jesus, for the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
Paulo ntumwa wa Nnungu na ntumwa wa Yesu kilisito kwa haminia, panga bandu bake Nungu na hakili yake ya uhakika ya ileta aminia.
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios g166)
Babile katika haminia ukoto wa milele wa Nungu juwa wechali baya ubuchu hatiaidi milele. (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own seasons manifested his word through the preaching with which I was intrusted by the commandment of God our Saviour:
Kwa wakati wapangite. Hatiumukwa likowe liake katika jukumu mbeile nenga chimulia likowe liake. yatinibidi panganyo naipeilwe jukumu na Nnungu nkombochi witu.
4 to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Kwa tito mwana wangu kiukwli katika haminia kwitu, Neema, tuipatike uku witu buka kwa Nnungu tati bitu na Yesu kristu hatitukomboa twenga. Kwa sababu wenga natikuleka Krete.
5 For this cause I left thee behind in Crete, that thou shouldst set in order the things that are wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed thee;
Kwa sababu mambo uyabike vizuri gote gagabile bado kamilika natibika bandu mukanisa liak kwa kila neema ganikulekile wenga.
6 if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.
Mzee wa kanisa kana habe nalikosa lioliote habe na nalume wa nwawa yumo, ywa bile na bana bakweli banga likupekelwa makowe kumbwali mundu.
7 For a bishop must be without reproach, as God's steward; not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not a striker, not greedy of base gain,
Ni muimu kwa kiongosi, msimamisi wa nyumba ya Nnungu kana habe na lawama, kana habe mundu nduti, kana habe na nyonge, kana hanywe wimbi, kana habe nabulwe, kana habe natama.
8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
Habe mundu wa kalibicha bandu, ywapenda mema, ywabile na akili na nchima, ywa penda akihamwamini Nnungu, ywa itawala mwene.
9 holding fast the sure word according to what he was taught, that he may be able by sound teaching both to exhort, and to refute the gainsayers.
Ywa manyi kagayemelya mapandiso gaga pundisilwe ili awese kubayea moyo kwa mapundiso gana nnoga nakuagalambwa boti babakana.
10 For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
Maana baba kana bananchima mno mno babo kotwike pita nikombe makoe gabe akilalo banda kuakomba na kubaindi bandu kumbu katika upotofu.
11 whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
Lasima kubakinya bhandu katibo babapundi gangali na gapaikanagaoni gangali faida na kuibomwana nyumba yoti.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons.”
Mundu yumo, atibaya ywaabi na busara “Aakrete bai na uboso wangali mwaiso, anyatau manyama ganatari mkata ywange yukuta.”
13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
Aga ganikubakia ga-kweli, kwa iya ubakanikie kwa ngupu leka balongele ikoe ya kweli katika imani.
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
Wenga kana ujingie katika adithi ya ubonjo ya kiyaudi au amri ya bandu bo ikoeya kweli kuipanga ubonjo.
15 To the pure all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and conscience are defiled.
Kwa boti baba pelekite ikowe yote mbeleteka. boti babile asapo bange amini utopo sakipeletike, kwa kuwa mawaso gabe na fikra yabe itichafuliwa.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
Baipanga kumtanga Nnungu lakini kwa makowe gabe bana kumkana bembeni baasi na bangali tii awaku banda bonekalia kwa kikowe chochoti chana unoga.
