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, Pathian i tealna te upna bang in, Pathianmi hina zui in thuman a lungkimpui Pathian i sal le Jesus Christ i sawltak;
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 g166)
Tawntung nuntakna i lametna sung ah, leilot thu son ngawl Pathian in leitung kipatcil ma in a kamciam sa; (aiōnios g166)
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.
A hun a cin ciang in Ama thu sia thuhilna tungtawn in hong kilang a, eite hong tan Pathian i thupiakna bang in keima tung ah hong ap hi;
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.
Upna kibang sung ah ka tapa tatak Titus tung ah Pa Pathian le eite hong tan Topa Jesus Christ tung pan thuthiamna, hesuakna le thinnopna hong om tahen.
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.
Hi thu hang in Crete ah kong nusia hi, a kisam nate a pua tu le nangma nasep kong piak bang in, khuapi tatuam ah:
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.
Paubang ngawl, zi khat nei, cilesa deina sang ah mawsia tu om ngawl le thu ni ngawl tate hi ngawl in, a thuman ta nei te ahile upa nasep pia in.
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.
Banghangziam cile bishop sia Pathian neisa keam te bang in paubang ngawl hi tu a, ama thu bek dei, a thin tom, sapittui dawn nuam mama, ngual vua thei le a thiangtho ngawl sum le pai duhop te hi heak tahen;
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].
Ahihang leangna a it, mipha te a it, mi pilvang, mi thutang, mithiangtho, ki tek zo mi hi tahen;
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].
Hilna man a hanthawn thei hi tu le, ngual thu nial thei te a zo thei natu in, a muanhuai hilna thu sia a khotak in a len hi tahen.
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].
Banghangziam cile thu ni nuam ngawl, a mannung ngawl kampau le ngual theam tam mama om hi, a tuan in vunteap tan te sung ah tam mama hi:
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].
Amate kam humsak tu a hihi, a thiangtho ngawl sum le pai duhopna hang in, a hil kul ngawl te zong hil uh a, innkuan sung theampo lumlet siat hi.
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]!”
Amate sung pan khat, amate kamsang khat in, Crete mite sia leilot thuson te, nganhing ngilo te, datham antuang te, ci hi.
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.
Hi te sia a man a hihi. Tua ahikom upna sung ah a man heak natu in nasiatak in tei in;
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].
Judah te phuatawm tangthu te le, mihing te thupiakna te sia thuman pan pialsak ahi hu in thusim heak hi.
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].
A thiangtho te kung ah na theampo thiang hi: ahihang a thiangtho ngawl te le a um ngawl te tung ah bangma thiangtho ngawl hi; amate i ngaisutna khentel theina zong thiangtho ngawl hi.
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!
Amate in Pathian ka he uh hi, ci in pualak uh hi; ahihang amate in a nasep te pan in Pathian nial uh a, a lipkhaphuai te, thu ni ngawl te le nasep pha sung ah ngina ngawl uh hi.
