Titus 3
1 Remind them to respect and obey the rulers and authorities, to be ready for every kind of good work, to slander no one, to avoid quarrelling,
Yebisa bango lisusu ete basengeli kotosa bakambi mpe bakonzi, koselingwa mpo na misala nyonso ya malamu,
2 to be reasonable, and under all circumstances to show a gentle spirit with all.
komipekisa kotiola bato, kozala bato na kimia, na boboto mpe na bolingo epai ya bato nyonso.
3 There was a time when we ourselves were foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to all kinds of desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hating ourselves and hating one another.
Pamba te biso mpe, na kala, tozalaki kosala makambo lokola bazoba, lokola bato bazanga botosi na miso ya Nzambe, lokola bato babunga nzela, lokola bawumbu ya lolenge nyonso ya baposa mpe ya bisengo. Na bomoi na biso, tozalaki kobika bomoi ya kosalaka mabe na bato mpe ya bilulela. Bato bayinaki biso, mpe tozalaki koyinana biso na biso.
4 But, when the kindness of God our Saviour and his love for humanity appeared, he saved us,
Kasi tango Nzambe Mobikisi na biso amonisaki boboto mpe bolingo na Ye mpo na bato,
5 not as the result of any righteous actions that we had done, but due to his mercy. He saved us though the washing of rebirth and renewal by the power of the Holy Spirit,
abikisaki biso. Asalaki bongo mpo na bosembo na biso te, kasi mpo na mawa na Ye na nzela ya Molimo Mosantu oyo akomisaki biso bato ya sika na mokolo ya mbotama na biso ya mibale.
6 which he poured out on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour –
Nzambe asopelaki biso Molimo Mosantu na bofuluki penza na nzela ya Yesu-Klisto, Mobikisi na biso,
7 so that, having been put right with God through his grace, we become heirs to the hope of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
mpo ete, wana akomisi biso bato ya sembo na nzela ya ngolu na Ye, tokoma bakitani ya libula kolanda elikya ya bomoi ya seko. (aiōnios g166)
8 This saying is trustworthy! And it is on these subjects that I want you to lay special emphasis, so that those who have learned to trust in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing good. Such subjects are excellent in themselves, and of benefit to all.
Makambo oyo nawuti koloba ezali penza ya solo; mpe nalingi ete obetelaka yango sete makasi, mpo ete bato oyo bandimeli Nzambe bamipesa mobimba mpo na kosala misala ya malamu. Yango nde makambo oyo ezali penza malamu mpe na tina mpo na bato.
9 But have nothing to do with foolish controversies, or with genealogies, or with quarrels, or fights about the Law. They are useless and futile.
Kasi kima tembe ya bozoba, masolo ya milongo ya mbotama, koswana mpe bitumba na tina na mibeko: ezali na litomba te mpe ezali na tina te.
10 If someone is causing divisions among you then, after giving them a second warning, excuse yourself from them.
Soki, kati na Lingomba, ezali na moto oyo amemaka bokabwani, kebisa ye, mbala moko, mpe kebisa ye mbala ya mibale. Soki aboyi kaka koyoka, bimisa ye libanda ya Lingomba;
11 You can be sure that such a person has forsaken the truth and is in the wrong. They stand self-condemned.
pamba te osengeli koyeba ete moto ya ndenge wana abunga nzela, azali kosala masumu; mpe na ndenge wana, amikateli ye moko etumbu.
12 As soon as I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, join me as quickly as possible at Nicopolis, for I have arranged to spend the winter there.
Tango kaka nakotindela yo Artemasi to Tishike, sala nyonso mpo ete oya epai na ngai, na Nikopolisi, pamba te nazwaki mokano ya kolekisa kuna eleko ya malili makasi.
13 Do your best to help Zenas, the teacher of the Law, and Apollos, on their way, and see that they want for nothing.
Sala nyonso oyo okoki kosala mpo na kosunga mobembo ya Zenasi, molakisi ya Mobeko, mpe Apolosi mpo ete bazanga eloko moko te na nzela.
14 Let all our people learn to devote themselves to doing good, so as to meet the most pressing needs, and that their lives may not be unfruitful.
Bandeko na biso mpe basengeli koyekola komipesa na misala ya malamu, mpo na kosunga bosenga nyonso mpe kobika bomoi oyo ekobotaka bambuma.
15 All who are with me here send you their greeting. Give my greeting to our friends in the faith. God bless you all.
Bato nyonso oyo bazali elongo na ngai batindeli yo mbote. Pesa mbote na bato oyo balingaka biso kati na kondima. Tika ete ngolu ya Nzambe ezala na biso nyonso!
