Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
I Paoly, fetrek’ oron’ Añahare naho Firàhe’ Iesoà Norizañey, ho ami’ty fatokisa’ o jinobon’ Añahareo naho ty faharendrehañe ty hatò amy fañorihañe Hake,
misalala i haveloñe nainai’e nampitaman’ Añahare tsy mandañitsey, taolo’ ty fifotora’ o saao, (aiōnios g166)
3 but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
ie naboake an-tsà mañeva i tsara’ey añamy fitaroñañe nafantok’ amako ami’ty lilin’ Añahare Mpandrombak’ antikañey.
4 to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Ho a i Titosy, toe anake amy fatokisañe itraofañey: hasoa, naho fañanintsiñe boak’ aman’ Añahare Rae naho Iesoà Norizañe Mpandrombak’ antikañey.
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;
Ty talim-pañengako azo homb’e Kreta añe, le ty hañity o raha tsy nihènekeo, naho ty hampijadoñe roandriañe amo hene rovao, amy nafantoko ama’oy,
6 if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.
ie tsy aman-kila, migahiñe amy tañanjomba’ey, naho aman’ anake mpiato, tsy mitangingìñe, tsy mañarinjeñe.
7 For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;
Toe tsy mahay tsy malio tahiñe ty mpifehe amy te mpamandron’ Añahare, tsy mpitea-teña, tsy mora viñetse, tsy loho mpinon-divay, tsy mpandafa, tsy mikiram-bokàñe,
8 but given to hospitality, a lover of good, soberminded, just, holy, temperate;
f’ie mpanao antalatalasaba, mpitea ty soa, mahalie-batañe, malili-po, miavake naho migahiñe;
9 holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.
mpifahatse ami’ty fañòhañe to milahatse amy tsara atokisañey, hahafitaroña’e ty entan-tsoa-fehe naho hañitia’e o mpandietseo.
10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,
Maro ty te hiola, mpivolambolañe naho mpamañahy, somandrake o mpiamo savatseo.
11 whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
Ie tsy mahay tsy hampitsiñeñe, fa mandrotsake hasavereñañe heneke, mañoke raha tsy mañeva, hahazoañe tambe vìlañe.
12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.
Fa hoe ty mpitoky am’ iereo ao: Mpandañitse avao o nte-Kretao, biby raty, vòtro màhake.
13 This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
To i talilieñey. Aa le itrevoho, hampatoe’ ty fatokisa’ iareo,
14 not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
tsy hiantofa’e o lantom-bolañe Tehodao naho ty fandilia’ ondaty mpiamboho ami’ty hatòo.
15 To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
Toe hene hiringiry amo hiringiriñeo, fe tsy eo ty malio amo malotoo naho amo tsi-miatoo, ie sambe maleotse an-troke naho am-pitsakoreañe.
16 They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.
Ie mieva mahafohiñe an’ Andrianañahare te mone tetize’ o sata’eo, mpitangingìñe naho mpiola, milesa amy ze atao asa soa.
