Tito 1
1 Nĩ niĩ Paũlũ, ndungata ya Ngai na mũtũmwo wa Jesũ Kristũ. Ndũmĩtwo nĩguo andũ arĩa athuure nĩ Ngai mongererwo wĩtĩkio na ũmenyo wa kũmenya ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma ũrĩa ũtwaranĩte na ũhoro wa kwĩyamũrĩra Ngai,
Paul, the servant of God, and apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the elect of God, and the perfect knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
2 na nĩguo wĩtĩkio na ũmenyo iria irĩ na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩa muoyo wa tene na tene, iria Ngai ũrĩa ũtaheenanagia eeranĩire o kuuma kĩambĩrĩria. (aiōnios g166)
in the hope of eternal life, which God who cannot lie, promised before the eternal times, (aiōnios g166)
3 Narĩo ihinda rĩake rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩire rĩakinya, nĩaguũranĩirie kiugo gĩake kĩrĩa ndehokeirwo ndĩkĩhunjagie kũringana na ũrĩa njathĩtwo nĩ Ngai Mũhonokia witũ,
and manifested in his own seasons his word by preaching, with which I am intrusted, according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
4 Ndĩrakwandĩkĩra marũa maya wee Tito, o wee mũriũ wakwa kũna thĩinĩ wa wĩtĩkio ũrĩa tũgwatanĩire nawe: Wega na thayũ kuuma kũrĩ Ngai Ithe na kũrĩ Kristũ Jesũ Mũhonokia witũ, irogĩa nawe.
to Titus, my beloved son according to the common faith. Grace and peace from God the Father and Jesus Christ our Saviour.
5 Atĩrĩrĩ Tito, gĩtũmi kĩrĩa gĩatũmire ngũtige kũu Kirete nĩ atĩ ũthondeke maũndũ marĩa mataarĩkĩte na ũthuure athuuri thĩinĩ wa o itũũra, o ta ũrĩa ndakwĩrire.
Therefore I left you in Crete, in order that you may set in order remaining things, and establish elders in every city, as I commanded you;
6 Mũthuuri wa kanitha aagĩrĩirwo akorwo atarĩ na ũcuuke, na akorwo arĩ mũthuuri wa mũtumia o ũmwe tu, na arĩ mũndũ ũrĩ na ciana ciĩtĩkĩtie na itarĩ kaũndũ ingĩcuukĩrwo nĩ ũndũ wa ũmaramari kana kwaga gwathĩka.
if any one is irreproachable, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not in accusation of riot or incorrigible.
7 Kuona atĩ mũrori wa maũndũ ma kanitha nĩmwĩhokere wĩra wa Ngai, no nginya akorwo atarĩ na ũcuuke, na ndagakorwo arĩ mũndũ wa kwĩĩgũmĩra, kana wa kũhiũha kũrakara, kana arĩ mũnyui wa njoohi, kana wa kũhũthĩra hinya o na mbaara, kana mũndũ wa gũkorokera indo na njĩra ĩrĩa ĩtagĩrĩire.
For it behooves the bishop to be blameless, as the steward of God; not audacious, not irascible, not given to wine, not a controvertist, not fond of filthy lucre;
8 Nĩ kaba akorwo arĩ mũndũ ũũĩ gũtugana, na wendete maũndũ marĩa mega, na ũhotete kwĩgirĩrĩria merirĩria ma mwĩrĩ, na arĩ mũrũngĩrĩru ngoro, na arĩ mũthingu, o na mũndũ ũmenyagĩrĩra mĩtugo yake.
but hospitable, loving the good, prudent, righteous, holy, temperate;
9 Ningĩ no nginya arũmagie ũhoro ũrĩa wa kwĩhokeka, o ta ũrĩa ũrutanĩtwo, nĩguo ahotage kũũmĩrĩria arĩa angĩ na ũrutani ũrĩa mwagĩrĩru, na ahotage kũregana na arĩa maũkararagia.
holding that which is according to the teaching of the faithful word, in order that he may be able both to exhort with healthy teaching, and to convict the opposers.
10 Nĩgũkorwo nĩ kũrĩ andũ aingĩ aremi, andũ a mĩario ya tũhũ na aheenania, na makĩria arĩa a thiritũ ya arĩa maruaga.
For many are incorrigible, speaking vain things and egotistical, especially those from the circumcision,
11 Andũ acio no nginya makirio, tondũ nĩmarathũkia mĩciĩ mĩingĩ nĩkũrutanaga maũndũ marĩa mataagĩrĩire kũrutana, na mekaga ũguo nĩgeetha monage mbeeca iria itamagĩrĩire.
whose mouths it is necessary to stop; who overturn whole families, teaching those things which it does not behoove, for the sake of disgraceful gain.
12 O na mũnabii ũmwe wao nĩoigĩte atĩrĩ, “Andũ a Kirete matũũraga maheenanagia hĩndĩ ciothe, na mahaana ta nyamũ njũru, na nĩ igũũta ngoroku.”
A certain one of them, their own prophet, said, The Cretans are all liars, evil beasts, slow stomachs.
13 Ũira ũcio nĩ wa ma. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, makaanagie ũgwatĩirie, nĩgeetha mehaande wega ũhoro-inĩ wa gwĩtĩkia,
This testimony is true: on account of which cause convict them sharply, in order that they may be sound in the faith,
14 na nĩguo matikarũmbũyagie ngʼano cia Ayahudi kana mawatho ma andũ arĩa mareganaga na ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma.
not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men turning away from the truth.
15 Kũrĩ andũ arĩa marĩ meciiria matheru, maũndũ mothe nĩ matheru, no kũrĩ andũ arĩa marĩ na meciiria mathũku na matetĩkĩtie-rĩ, gũtirĩ ũndũ mũtheru. Ti-itherũ, meciiria mao na thamiri ciao nĩ thũku.
To the pure all things are pure: but to the corrupted and unbelieving there is nothing pure; yea, their mind and their conscience are polluted.
16 Kuuga nĩmoigaga atĩ nĩmooĩ Ngai, no nĩmamũkaanaga na ciĩko ciao. Nĩ andũ imaramari, na matiathĩkaga, na gũtirĩ ũndũ o na ũmwe mwega mangĩĩka.
They profess to know God, but deny him by their works, being abominable, and unbelieving, and reprobate unto every good work.
