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,

Mini polo, Utienu naaceeno, leni Jesu Kilisti, n suani yua bi dandantieba po. ke ban bandi imoamoani leni mi tegima.

2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios g166)

lankuli tie ya miali kan gbeni yaa sugima tanpuuli. Utienu yua kan pua faama n den bili ya ŋoanianu hali mi ciilima. (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:

O den poogini ke min doagidi O maama u yogunu n den pundi.

4 to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

fini tita, n biboadiga, ti kuli dandanlini, Utienu ti Ba, leni Jesu Kilisti ti Candaano ŋanbili leni o yanduama n ya ye leni ŋa.

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;

n den ŋaaŋa kileta ki boa ŋan ŋanbi yaali n den sieni. nani min den bili ya ŋoabona.

6 if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.

dogu n kuli ŋan kaani bi gobidikaaba, li kani ya pia yaaba ke bi tendi bi po o siedi ŋamo, ki tie puo yendo Calo, ke bi bila tie yaaba n tiega, yaaba n kaa pia cangidi, kaa tie biyenyieeda.

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,

Li tie tiladi, ke li djandieli gobidikoa n ya pia ya siedo n ŋani, nani Utienu naacemo yeni. wan da ya tie tupaalu, leni mi pafiima daano. yua n ki puuni o yuli li daŋuoli ni. ka tie nibiado, ki da yaa bua ya baali n ki tieegi.

8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,

Ama ki gaandi bi niba cangu, ki go tie bi niŋanba danli, yumiinli dano, ki tiega, ki gagidi ki ŋana, ki pia mi dingima,

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.

yua n teni o yuli imoamoani maama, yaama ke o den bangima. yeni ke wan fidi ki teni mi bangimoama, ya min nia leni mi bangifaama.

10 For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;

Li tie yene, ke baa bi dandantieba siiga ni, bi nieyieekaaba leni bi maciandanba, leni i boandi danba ŋuana n mubini.

11 whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

bi yadi ti diedi, ki tendi ya bangima n ki ŋani, lan ki bi naani n ni ban bangi yaama, ki bua i fee panpaani.

12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons.”

Bi yaa sawalipuaba n ni yendo den yedi, kileta yaaba tie tuofadanba, muayanbiaditi, tugupialu danba.

13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

li siedo tie moamoani. fu leni ba, ke ban ba li dandan moanli.

14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

ke ban da teni bi yula ku maasuagu togida leni binisaaliba balimaama, yama n ki ŋua imoamoani.

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.

Li bonla kuli ŋani yaaba n gagidi ki ŋani po, ama li baa kuli ki ŋani yaaba n juagini leni a pajuaga danba po, bi yanfuoma leni yantiana juagini.

16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.

Bi tua ke bi bani Utienu, ama ki nan nia leni O bi tuona n ni, bi tie cangididanba, ni yiekaaba, ki kan fidi ki tieni mo tuonŋanli ba.