Titus 1
1 Paul, a bondservant of God and an Apostle of Jesus Christ for building up the faith of God's own people and spreading a full knowledge of the truths of religion,
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 the Life of the Ages which God, who is never false to His word, promised before the commencement of the Ages. (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 And at the appointed time He clearly made known His Message in the preaching with which I was entrusted by the command of God our Saviour:
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 To Titus my own true child in our common faith. May grace and peace be granted to you from God the 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 I have left you behind in Crete in order that you may set right the things which still require attention, and appoint Elders in every town, as I directed you to do;
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 wherever there is a man of blameless life, true to his one wife, having children who are themselves believers and are free from every reproach of profligacy or of stubborn self-will.
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, as God's steward, a minister must be of blameless life, not over-fond of having his own way, not a man of a passionate temper nor a hard drinker, not given to blows nor greedy of gain,
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 to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;
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 to the faithful Message which he has received, so that he may be well qualified both to encourage others with sound teaching and to reply successfully to opponents.
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 that spurn authority--idle, talkative and deceitful persons, who, for the most part, are adherents of the Circumcision.
Elabena aglãdzela geɖewo le afi ma, nya dzodzro gblɔlawo kple ameblelawo, vevietɔ ame siwo tso aʋatsotso ƒe kɔmama me.
11 You must stop the mouths of such men, for they overthrow the faith of whole families, teaching what they ought not, just for the sake of making money.
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 One of their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons."
Woawo ŋutɔ ƒe nyagblɔɖilawo dometɔ ɖeka gblɔ be, “Kretatɔwo nye alakpadalawo ɖaa, wonye lã vɔ̃ɖiwo kple nutsuɖula kuviatɔwo”
13 This testimony is true. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,
Ɖaseɖiɖi sia le eteƒe, eya ta ka mo na wo vevie, ale be woade blibo le xɔse la me,
14 and not give attention to Jewish legends and the maxims of men who turn their backs on the truth.
eye womaɖo to Yudatɔwo ƒe gliwo alo aɖo to ame siwo gbe nu le nyateƒe la gbɔ ƒe sededewo o.
15 To the pure everything is pure; but to the polluted and unbelieving nothing is pure, but on the contrary their very minds and consciences are polluted.
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 They profess to know God; but in their actions they disown Him, and are detestable and disobedient men, and for any good work are utterly useless.
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.
