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,
Paulo ntumwa wa Nnungu na ntumwa wa Yesu kilisito kwa haminia, panga bandu bake Nungu na hakili yake ya uhakika ya ileta aminia.
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)
Babile katika haminia ukoto wa milele wa Nungu juwa wechali baya ubuchu hatiaidi milele. (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:
Kwa wakati wapangite. Hatiumukwa likowe liake katika jukumu mbeile nenga chimulia likowe liake. yatinibidi panganyo naipeilwe jukumu na Nnungu nkombochi witu.
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.
Kwa tito mwana wangu kiukwli katika haminia kwitu, Neema, tuipatike uku witu buka kwa Nnungu tati bitu na Yesu kristu hatitukomboa twenga. Kwa sababu wenga natikuleka Krete.
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;
Kwa sababu mambo uyabike vizuri gote gagabile bado kamilika natibika bandu mukanisa liak kwa kila neema ganikulekile wenga.
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.
Mzee wa kanisa kana habe nalikosa lioliote habe na nalume wa nwawa yumo, ywa bile na bana bakweli banga likupekelwa makowe kumbwali mundu.
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,
Ni muimu kwa kiongosi, msimamisi wa nyumba ya Nnungu kana habe na lawama, kana habe mundu nduti, kana habe na nyonge, kana hanywe wimbi, kana habe nabulwe, kana habe natama.
8 but hospitable to strangers, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, upright, saintly, self-controlled;
Habe mundu wa kalibicha bandu, ywapenda mema, ywabile na akili na nchima, ywa penda akihamwamini Nnungu, ywa itawala mwene.
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.
Ywa manyi kagayemelya mapandiso gaga pundisilwe ili awese kubayea moyo kwa mapundiso gana nnoga nakuagalambwa boti babakana.
10 For there are many that spurn authority--idle, talkative and deceitful persons, who, for the most part, are adherents of the Circumcision.
Maana baba kana bananchima mno mno babo kotwike pita nikombe makoe gabe akilalo banda kuakomba na kubaindi bandu kumbu katika upotofu.
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.
Lasima kubakinya bhandu katibo babapundi gangali na gapaikanagaoni gangali faida na kuibomwana nyumba yoti.
12 One of their own number--a Prophet who is a countryman of theirs--has said, "Cretans are always liars, dangerous animals, idle gluttons."
Mundu yumo, atibaya ywaabi na busara “Aakrete bai na uboso wangali mwaiso, anyatau manyama ganatari mkata ywange yukuta.”
13 This testimony is true. Therefore sternly denounce them, that they may be robust in their faith,
Aga ganikubakia ga-kweli, kwa iya ubakanikie kwa ngupu leka balongele ikoe ya kweli katika imani.
14 and not give attention to Jewish legends and the maxims of men who turn their backs on the truth.
Wenga kana ujingie katika adithi ya ubonjo ya kiyaudi au amri ya bandu bo ikoeya kweli kuipanga ubonjo.
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.
Kwa boti baba pelekite ikowe yote mbeleteka. boti babile asapo bange amini utopo sakipeletike, kwa kuwa mawaso gabe na fikra yabe itichafuliwa.
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.
Baipanga kumtanga Nnungu lakini kwa makowe gabe bana kumkana bembeni baasi na bangali tii awaku banda bonekalia kwa kikowe chochoti chana unoga.
