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,
Paulusi, mutanga we Ereenza ni mutumwa wa Jesu Kereste, ke tumelo ye ereenza ni Vatu Vaketetwe ni zivo ye niti izumizana ni vurumeri.
2 in hope of everlasting life, which God, who cannot lie, promised from the most ancient times, (aiōnios g166)
Iva Vena i sepo yo vuhalo vusamani vwe Ereenza, iye a sa chengi, ava sepisi pili izinako niziseni kuva kwateni. (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:
Ke nako iswanera, cha patulula lizwi lyakwe lyava nihi kuti ni lilete. Ni va tendi vuti kuya ke tayero ye Ereenza Muhazi wentu.
4 to Titus, true child after the common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Kwa Tite, mwana mwitumelo ye niti yetu. Chisemo ni nkozo izwa kwe Ereenza Eshetu ni Christe Jesu Muhanzi wetu.
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;
Keli evaka niva kusiyi mwa Kerete, kuti uva kanye zintu zisa manite ni keta vayetereri kayedisi mwi tolopo muni va kucho.
6 if any one is without reproach, the husband of one wife, having believing children, that are not accused of dissoluteness, or unruly.
Muyetereri u swanela kusa nyazahala, mukwame wa mwanakazi umina, ni vana bakwe vaswanela kusepahala basiye kunyaswa cho vuvi ni kuvula ikute.
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,
Inswanelo ku muyendisi, muyendise we zubo ye Reenza, kusanyazahala. Uswanela kusa zuweka kapa kulinyemuna. U swanela kusabenga benga, kasaneli kutwaela kunywa iwaine, isinyi wenkondo, ni kusha lya hahulu.
8 but hospitable, a lover of what is good, discreet, just, holy, temperate,
Nihakwina vulyo, uswanela kuwola kutambula vene, mulikani wa zilontu. Uswanela kuba utalifite ulukite, vu ireeza, ni yo wolakulikwata.
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.
Mi uswanela ku kwata ahuulu kulinzwi lisepehala liva rutwa, cho kuta kuti a wole ku susuwenza vamwi ni intuto ilotu ni kusikulula vose va mulwisa.
10 For there are many unruly vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision;
Kwina vantu vava sandukiri vangi, sihulu avo vo mupato. Mazwi avo kaena ituso. Valichenga ni kuhitisa vatu mwi nzila isali njoyo.
11 whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.
Mi vaswanela ku zimikwa. Varuta ziva sa swaneli kuruta kutenda bufumu vufosahele ni kuhauhanya masika onse.
12 One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said: “The Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, slothful gluttons.”
Umwina kuvali, utalilifite wavo, chati, “Makerete kuvasiyi kuchenga, vuvi ni ziñolozi zitiza, mavumu makata.”
13 This testimony is true; for which cause rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
Iyi ndava ye niti, cwale muvasikulule luli kuti va ve ni tumelo izuweka.
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
Musiye kuteeka matangu a ma Juda kapa milayo ya vantu vasandula initi.
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.
Kwavo va jolola, zintu zonse jolola. Kwavo va va sachenete ni va sazumini, ka kwina colola. Mi mihupulo yavo ni maikuto avo e zwile vuvi.
16 They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable and disobedient, and for every good work reprobate.
Vata kuti venzi Ireeza, linu vamusapula muzitendantu zavo. Vena mitendo mivi nikusa zuwa. Ni musevezi milotu ivakanga.
