< Titus 1 >
1 I, Paul, [am writing this letter to you, Titus]. [God appointed me to be] his servant and [to be] an apostle [who represents] Jesus Christ. [God appointed me in order that I might teach] those whom God has chosen [to be his people] to [correctly] believe [in him]. He wants me to teach them the true [teachings about God], in order that they will learn to behave (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]).
Paul, Pathien tîrlâm le Jisua Khrista tîrton renga han. Pathien a mi thangngei an taksônna san rang le sakhuo lama dikna tieng ruoi ngei rang le sanngei rang le,
2 [As a result of my doing these things, his people] confidently expect that God will cause them to live forever. God, who never lies, promised before he created the world that [his people] would live forever. (aiōnios )
kumtuong ringna sabeina chunga ânngam hah minriet ranga thang ki ni. Pathien, milak tho ngâiloi han, zora hônphut mân renga ma ringna hih ni leikhâm pea, (aiōnios )
3 Then at the time that he [chose], he revealed [to us his] message. [Specifically], God our Savior gave this message to me, and he trusted me to proclaim it to people.
male ama han azora diktaka han a thurchi a juong minlang zoi ani. Sanminringpu Pathien chongpêk anghan phuong minzar rangin sintum pêk ki ni zoi.
4 Titus, [I am writing this letter] to [you because you are like] a true son [MET] [to me because I led/helped you to] believe the same [teachings about Christ that I do]. ([I pray that/May]) [God our Father and Christ Jesus our Savior will continue to] act kindly toward you and cause you to have [inner] peace.
Ei rêngin munkhat ei nina taksônna sika ka nâipasal diktak, Titus rang ki miziek ani. Pa Pathien le mi sanminringpu Khrista Jisua moroina le inngêina nangni pêk rese.
5 When I [asked you] to stay on Crete [island], I wanted you to do these things: [Teach the believers what they need to know so that they] can understand correctly the [spiritual] matters about which some are teaching wrongly. Appoint elders [in the congregation] in each town in the manner in which I told you to do.
Neinunngei jêk ranga ala nângngei jêk rangin le khopui tina koiindang upangei phun pe ngei rangin, Crete tuihuola nang ka mâk ani. Nang ki rilnangei hih riettit roh:
6 [When you appoint men as elders], you must choose men whom no one can [justly] accuse of [habitually] doing what is wrong (OR, whom everyone speaks well of). Specifically, appoint men who have been faithful to their wives. Appoint men whose children faithfully obey [them. Do not appoint men whose children habitually] do all the things that their bodies urge them to do, or who refuse to obey their parents.
Upangei chu demnaboi ngêt; lômnu inkhat dônpu ngêt, a nâingei khom Pathien taksôn mi le hoiinhôkna lama dem theiloi le chongdonloi mi niloi ani ngêt rang ani.
7 Leaders [of the congregation] must be [men] who, as everyone knows, habitually do what is good (OR, [whom] no one can [justly] accuse of doing what is wrong), because it is on God’s behalf that they will direct/serve [the congregation. Specifically, they must] not be arrogant/proud. They must not easily become angry. They must not [be men who] drink much alcohol. They must not [be men who] ([act] violently/fight) [when they are angry. They must] not [be men who are] (greedy for/strongly desire to get) money.
Koiindang upa chu Pathien sin enkolpu ani sikin, demnaboi ani ngêt rang ani. Theiintum mi aninônchu ningthik bai, ju inrûi mi aninônchu rahangrât mi, aninônchu sum inruôk mi ani rang ni tet nimak.
8 Instead, they must be ones who welcome and take care of guests. They must (be devoted to/like to do) what is good. They must do [what God considers] to be right. They must be (holy/completely dedicated to God). They must be men who do what their minds tell them is right to do [and not what their emotions/desires urge them to do].
Mi donsûi thei le neinun sa midit mi, indînthei mi, mi diktak, mi inthieng le mi omchan dik ani ngêt rang ani.
9 They must firmly believe in the message [about Jesus Christ] exactly as [I/we(inc)] taught it, in order that they might be able to teach [the believers] what is correct and to urge [them to follow it well. If they firmly accept our message], they will be able to convince those who oppose [what is correct that they are wrong].
Ama han, minchuna dik taktak lehan mingei a mohôk theina rang le adoipungei khom an dikloina a min mu theina rangin, thurchi taksôn omtak, chongrin leh injûipui ngei sûrngit ngâi mi ngêt ani sa rang ani.
10 [I say this] because there are many [people who oppose the correct teachings]. They refuse to obey people who have authority over them, they talk ([on and on/without stopping]), saying what helps no one, and they deceive people. The Jewish [believers] [MTY] [who insist we must obey all the Jewish rituals are] especially [doing this].
An omphuoloi han, midangngei hah adikna minjûiloi le huongna tieng an tuong ngâi ani, aliekin Juda sakhuo renga hong inheipu ngei hah an ni uol.
11 [You and the leaders whom you appoint] should prevent such people from teaching [the believers]. They are causing whole families to stop believing in the correct teachings [MET] by means of their teaching [people wrong ideas/teachings. They are teaching people only] in order that people will give them money, [which is very] shameful [for them to do].
An bâi hîp pe ngei rang anânga, asikchu inzakpuiruoi tak sum rujûlin, an minchu loi rang ngei minchûn, an insûngmingei nâm mulungjîng an mintong ngei zoi ani.
12 A man from Crete [island] whom [they consider] a prophet said, “[My fellow] Cretan people are always lying [to one another! They are like dangerous] wild animals [MET]! They are lazy and always eat too much food [SYN]!”
Crete mingei lâia nanâk, an dêipungei inkhatlam, chongdik misîr ngâipu han “Crete mingei chu milakkok, rama sarângngei, thaboi rôlruokngei,” a ti lehan, ngo bit ngei roh, taksônna dik an dôn theina rangin le
13 The words that this man said [about the Cretan people] are [still] true, [especially about their being liars]. So, rigorously convince/show [those Cretan believers] that those [false teachings] are wrong. Tell them to [firmly] believe in the correct teachings.
14 [Teach them that] they should no [longer] listen to the stories that the Jews (made up/invented). [Especially] they should refuse to obey those who reject our true teachings, because those people are teaching things that only come from human beings, [not from God].
Juda thurchimuruongei renga hong, chongtak hengpai ngâi miriem chongpêkngei jôm khâi no rese ngei.
15 [Believers should reject] what they teach about food, [because] no [food that we eat] can make us unacceptable to God if we are pure [in our] ([inner beings/hearts]). But if people are evil and they do not trust [in Christ Jesus], there is no [ritual] that can make them acceptable to God. Such people’s way of thinking has been ruined {Such people have ruined their way of thinking}, and they do not even feel guilty [when they do what is evil].
Mi inthieng ngei ta rangin chu neinun nâm hih ânthieng ania; hannirese, mi innim ngei le iemloipu ngei ta rangin chu ite hih ânthieng reng om maka, an mindona le asielesarietna ten khom ânnim ani.
16 Even though they claim/say that they know God, by what they do they [show that they] do not know (God/his true teaching). They do not obey [God], and they are unable to do anything that he considers to be good. [So God considers them to be absolutely] disgusting!
Pathien riet mi kin ni an intia, aniatachu an sintho han an saloina aminlang pe ngei ngâi ani. Mangei hah ennuôm pêlloi le chongdonloi mi, asa sin rang ti reng inhoiloi an ni.