Tito 3
1 Ɖo ŋku edzi na wò ameawo be ele be woabu dziɖuɖua kple eƒe dɔnunɔlawo; ele be woaɖo to wo, eye woanɔ klalo na dɔ nyui sia dɔ nyui wɔwɔ ɣe sia ɣi.
Remind them to submit to rulers and authorities, to obey them, to be ready for every good work,
2 Mele be woagblɔ nya vɔ̃ ɖe ame aɖeke ŋu loo alo awɔ dzre o, ke boŋ ele be woanye ame fafawo, eye woabu ame sia ame.
to revile no one, to not be eager to fight, and to be gentle, showing all humility toward everyone.
3 Míawo hã míenye abunɛtɔwo kpɔ, eye míegbe toɖoɖo. Ame bubuwo ble mí, eye míezu kluviwo na ŋutilã ƒe nudzodzro vɔ̃wo kple fieŋufieŋu vɔ̃ɖiwo. Havimalɔmalɔ̃ kple ŋuʋaʋã xɔ mía me keŋ. Míelé fu amewo, eye woawo hã lé fu mí.
For once we ourselves were thoughtless and disobedient. We were led astray and enslaved by various passions and pleasures. We lived in evil and envy. We were detestable and hated one another.
4 Ke esi ɣeyiɣi la de be Mawu, mía Ɖela ƒe amenuveve kple lɔlɔ̃ nado la,
But when the kindness of God our savior and his love for mankind appeared,
5 eɖe mí, menye esi míedze be woaɖe mí ta o, ke boŋ le eƒe amenuveve kple nublanuikpɔkpɔ sɔgbɔ la ta. Ewɔ esia to ale si wòklɔ míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ɖa kple ale si wòde Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ƒe dzidzɔ yeye mía me la me.
it was not by works of righteousness that we did, but by his mercy that he saved us. He saved us through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
6 Ekɔ eƒe Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la ɖe mía dzi, eye wòna wòsɔ gbɔ le mía me. Ewɔ esiawo katã le nu si Yesu Kristo, mía Ɖela wɔ la ta,
God richly poured the Holy Spirit on us through our Savior Jesus Christ,
7 ale be woate ŋu atso afia na mí le Mawu ƒe ŋkume, le eƒe dɔmenyo gbãgo la ta. Azɔ la, míate ŋu akpɔ gome le agbe mavɔ si wona mí la ƒe kesinɔnu la me. Míele mɔ kpɔm vevie na exɔxɔ. (aiōnios g166)
so that having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs with the certain hope of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
8 Esia nye nyateƒenya si wògblɔ, eye medi be nàte gbe ɖe nu siawo dzi, ale be ame siwo tsɔ woƒe xɔse de Mawu me la, nakpɔ nyuie be wotsɔ wo ɖokuiwo de nu nyui wɔwɔ me blibo; nu siawo nyo ŋutɔ, eye wohea viɖe geɖe vanɛ na ame sia ame.
This message is trustworthy. I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful to engage themselves in good works. These things are good and useful for everyone.
9 Mègade nu nyahehe siwo ku ɖe biabia siwo ŋu ŋuɖoɖo tututu aɖeke mele o kple mawunya ƒe akpa siwo ŋu ɖeklemiɖeɖe geɖe le la me o. Ɖe ɖokuiwò ɖa le nyahehe tso Yudatɔwo ƒe sewo dzi wɔwɔ ŋu me, elabena viɖe aɖeke mele nu sia tɔgbi ŋu o; nu gbegblẽ ko wòhena vɛ.
But avoid foolish debates and genealogies and strife and conflict about the law. Those things are unprofitable and worthless.
10 Ne ame aɖe le mama hem va mia dome la, ele be miagbe nya nɛ zi gbãtɔ kple zi evelia. Le esia megbe la, migatsɔ ɖeke le eƒe nya me o,
Reject anyone who is causing divisions among you, after one or two warnings,
11 elabena ame ma tɔgbi medaa asi ɖe nu nyui dzi o. Ele nu vɔ̃ wɔm, eye eya ŋutɔ nya nenema.
knowing that such a person has turned from the right way and is sinning and condemns himself.
12 Mele eɖom be maɖo Artema alo Tikiko ɖe wò. Ne wo dometɔ ɖeka va ɖo la, dze agbagba nàdo gom le Nikopoli kaba abe ale si nàte ŋui ene, elabena meɖo be manɔ afi ma le vuvɔŋɔli la me.
When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, hurry and come to me at Nicopolis, where I have decided to spend the winter.
13 Wɔ nu sia nu si nàte ŋui la be nàkpe ɖe Zenas, senyala la kple Apolo ŋu le woƒe mɔzɔzɔ me. Kpɔ egbɔ be wona nu sia nu si woahiã la wo.
Do everything you can to send on their way Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they lack nothing.
14 Fia míaƒe ameawo be woasrɔ̃ ale si woatsɔ wo ɖokuiwo ade nu nyui wɔwɔ me, ale be woate ŋu akpɔ woƒe gbe sia gbe ƒe nuhiahiãwo, eye womanɔ agbe maɖevi o.
Our people must learn to engage themselves in good works that provide for urgent needs, and so not be unfruitful.
15 Ame siwo katã le gbɔnye la do gbe na mi nyuie. Do gbe na ame siwo lɔ̃a mí le xɔse la me. Amenuveve nanɔ kpli mi katã.
All those who are with me greet you. Greet those who love us in faith. Grace be with all of you.
