Titus 1
1 Paul, a servant of God—an apostle moreover of Jesus Christ, —according to the faith of the chosen ones of God, and the personal knowledge of the truth that is according to godliness, —
Nye, Paulo, Mawu ƒe dɔla kple Yesu Kristo ƒe apostolo na Mawu ƒe ame tiatiawo ƒe xɔse kple sidzedze nyateƒe si kplɔa ame yia Mawusosroɖa gbɔe,
2 In hope of life age-abiding; which God, who cannot lie, promised before age-during times, (aiōnios g166)
xɔse kple sidzedze si ku ɖe mɔkpɔkpɔ na agbe mavɔ la ŋu, nu si ŋugbe Mawu, ame si medaa alakpa o la do, hafi ɣeyiɣi mavɔwo dze egɔme, (aiōnios g166)
3 but hath manifested in its fitting seasons, even his word, in the proclamation with which entrusted am I—by injunction of our Saviour God:
eye wòɖe eƒe nya la fia le eya ŋutɔ ƒe azãgbe la dzi, to nyanyui la gbɔgblɔ si wòtsɔ de asi nam le Mawu, mía Ɖela la ƒe gbeɖeɖe nu.
4 Unto Titus, my true child according to a common faith, —favour and peace, from God [our] Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.
Mele agbalẽ sia ŋlɔm na Tito, vinye vavãtɔ le xɔse ɖeka si le mía si la nu. Amenuveve kple ŋutifafa si tso Mawu Fofo la kple Kristo Yesu mía Ɖela gbɔ la nanɔ kpli wò.
5 For this cause left I thee in Crete, that, the things remaining undone, thou mightest completely set in order, and mightest establish, in every city, elders, as, I, with thee arranged: —
Nu si ta megblẽ wò ɖe Kreta lae nye be nàɖɔ nu siwo susɔ la ɖo, eye nàɖo hamemegãwo le du ɖe sia ɖe me abe ale si meɖoe na wò ene.
6 If anyone is unaccusable, a husband of, one wife, having children that believe, who are not charged with riotous excess, nor insubordinate;
Ele na hamemegã be wòanye mokakamanɔŋutɔ, nyɔnu ɖeka ko srɔ̃, ŋutsu si ƒe viwo lé xɔse la me ɖe asi, eye nya mele wo ŋu be wonye aglãdzelawo kple tomaɖolawo o.
7 For it is needful that the overseer be—unaccusable, as God’s steward, not self-willed, not soon angry, not given to wine, not ready to wound, not seeking gain by base means,
Esi wònye be wotsɔ Mawu ƒe dɔ de asi na hamemegã ta la, ele nɛ be wòanye mokakamanɔŋutɔ. Manye dadala alo ame si doa dɔmedzoe kabakaba o, manye ahatsunola o, manye ame si wɔa nu gbodogbodo alo tia viɖe ƒoɖi yome o.
8 But hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, kind, possessing self-control,
Ke boŋ wòanye amedzrowɔla, ame si lɔ̃a nu nyui, ɖokuidziɖula, nu dzɔdzɔe wɔla, ame si le kɔkɔe, eye wòwɔa nu ɖe ɖoɖo nu.
9 Holding fast, in the matter of his teaching, the faithful word, that he may be able both to encourage with his healthful instruction, and, the gainsayers, to refute.
Ele nɛ be wòalé nyateƒenya la me ɖe asi sesĩe abe ale si wofiae ene, ale be eya hã natsɔ nu dzɔdzɔe fiafia ade dzi ƒo na ame bubuwo, eye wòatsi ɖeklemiɖelawo ƒe nya nu.
10 For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision, —
Elabena aglãdzela geɖewo le afi ma, nya dzodzro gblɔlawo kple ameblelawo, vevietɔ ame siwo tso aʋatsotso ƒe kɔmama me.
11 Whose mouths must needs be stopped, men who are upsetting whole houses, teaching the things which ought not [to be taught] —for the sake of base gain.
Ele be woatsi woƒe nuwɔnawo nu, elabena wole aƒekɔ blibowo dome gblẽm to nu siwo mele be woafia o la fiafia me, eye wowɔa esia ɖe viɖe ƒoɖi ta.
12 Said one from among them, a prophet, of their own!—Cretans! always false, mischievous wild-beasts, idle gluttons:
Woawo ŋutɔ ƒe nyagblɔɖilawo dometɔ ɖeka gblɔ be, “Kretatɔwo nye alakpadalawo ɖaa, wonye lã vɔ̃ɖiwo kple nutsuɖula kuviatɔwo”
13 This witness, is true, —for which cause, be reproving them sharply, that they may be healthy in their faith,
Ɖaseɖiɖi sia le eteƒe, eya ta ka mo na wo vevie, ale be woade blibo le xɔse la me,
14 Not giving heed to Judaical stories and commandments of men who are turning away from the truth:
eye womaɖo to Yudatɔwo ƒe gliwo alo aɖo to ame siwo gbe nu le nyateƒe la gbɔ ƒe sededewo o.
15 All things, are pure, unto the pure, but, unto the polluted and faithless, nothing, is pure, but polluted are both their mind and conscience;
Ame siwo dza la, nu sia nu le dzadzɛe na wo, ke ame siwo me gbegblẽ le, eye womexɔe se o la, naneke mele dzadzɛe le wo gbɔ o. Le nyateƒe me la, woƒe susu kple dzitsinya katã me do viviti.
16 God, they confess that they know, but, by their works, they deny him, being, abominable, and obdurate, and, as to any good work, found, worthless.
Wogblɔna be yewonya Mawu, gake wogbea nu le egbɔ to woƒe nuwɔnawo me. Wonye ŋunyɔnuwo kple tomaɖolawo, eye womedze na nu nyui aɖeke wɔwɔ o.
