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]).
Hiche Lekhathot hi Pathen soh chule Yeshua Christa solchah, Paul'a kon ahi. Keima Pathen in alhendoh saho laha tahsan thudol seiphong ding le Pathen mite hindan ahetthem theina diu thutah chu hil dinga ei kisol ahi.
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)
Chuche thutah, jou seitheilou Pathen in vannoi bul kiphudoh masanga ana tepsa, chun tonsot hinna aneiyu chu kisonna apeh ahi. (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.
Chule tua aphat alhintaha hiche thuhi aman ahin phondoh'a, keihon mijouse laha kasei phongleu ahi. Hiche hi eihuhhing uva Pathen a kona thupeh, ama na tong dinga keima ei kinganse ahi.
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.
Keiman, kakikop pi tahsanna jal'a kachapa dihtah, Titus henga kasut ahi. Pa Pathen chule eihuhhing uva Christa Yeshuan chamna le lungmon nape 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.
Keiman nangma Crete twikol a kadalhah chu, inatoh lhon nasuhbulhit a chule kahilna banga khopi tinchenga upa ho napansah na dinga kadalhah nahi.
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.
Upa khat chun nolnabei hinkho amanding ahi. Ainneipi dinga kitahna neimi hiding, chule achate chu atahsan chonchatvaina lamle thua nunlouna lama seiset changlou hiding ahi.
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.
Upa khat chu Pathen insunga gouching ahi, hijeh a chu nolna beiya hinkho amanding ahi. Ama chu kichamsah, lungsabai, ju'a loplou hiding, alamlouva sum ngailu mi hilouding ahi.
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].
Maljin phatbol mi, a-in'a jin alhunle kipah, chule Pathen ginga, chondihtaha hinkho mang mi hiding, thilpha ngailu, lunglimgeh, chondih, amachang kitimthei, Pathen ging mi hiding ahi.
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].
Tahsan umtah thu ana kihilna ho detchet a tuhchah mi hiteiding ahi; chutileh aman midang ho chu kihilna hoitah a atilkhou thei ding chule mi nelkal hatho jong athemmonau akomu peh thei ding ahi.
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].
Ajeh chu adoudal ah mi tamtah panna bei thuseiya thanom chule milhemlha tamtah aume. Hiche hi ahideh'a cheptan vanga sochatna um ahi tia sei holah'a aum nom e.
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].
Amaho chu suhthip ding ahiuve, ajeh chu athuhil dihlou uva kon chun insung tamtah apuimangun ahi. Chule hiche athilbol u chu sum ngailut jeh a bou abolu ahi.
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]!”
Amaho lah jenga jong, mi khat, Crete a kona themgao khat, in amaho thudol hitin aseiyin, “Crete miho hi abon'uva mijou, gam sahang, chule mithase nehlop ahiuve” ati.
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.
Hichehi adihtah mong ahi. Chuti ahijeh chun amaho hi tahsan kicheh mi ahi nadingun hatah in phohsal 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].
Thutah'a kona mi puikon thei, Juda ho moh thusimle miho thupeh ah lunglut dauhen.
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].
Alung theng dinga imajouse thengsoh kei ahi, ahinlah akisuboh atahsanlouho ding vanga athenga khatcha umlou ahi, ajeh chu alunggel ule selepha hetna alungsungu bohji a ahi.
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!
Hitobang miho chun akamsunguva Pathen kahenai tin aphongdoh nauvin, ahinlah ahinkho mandan uvin aseilep un ahi. Amaho chu thet umtah, thungailou ahiuvin, thilpha bolna lama panna bei ahiuve.
