Taịtọs 1

1 Akwụkwọ ozi a si nʼaka m, Pọl, odibo Chineke, na onyeozi Jisọs Kraịst, onye ahọpụtara ime ka okwukwe ndị Chineke, na nghọta banyere ịmara eziokwu ahụ na-eduba na ndụ ịsọpụrụ Chineke gaa nʼihu,

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,

2 nke a dabere nʼolileanya maka ndụ ebighị ebi, nke Chineke onye na-adịghị agha ụgha kwerelarị na nkwa tupu mmalite nke oge. (aiōnios g166)

in hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before times eternal; (aiōnios g166)

3 Mgbe oge imezu nkwa ahụ ruru, o mere ka okwu ya pụta ìhè site na nkwusa oziọma, nke e nyefere m nʼaka idebe, dị ka Chineke Onye nzọpụta anyị si nye ya nʼiwu.

but in his own seasons manifested his word in the message, wherewith I was intrusted according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

4 Ọ bụ gị Taịtọs, ezi nwa m nwoke nʼime okwukwe nke anyị nwekọrọ. Ka amara na udo nke sitere na Chineke bụ Nna, na Kraịst Jisọs Onye nzọpụta anyị dịrị gị.

to Titus, my true child after a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Saviour.

5 Ahapụrụ m gị na Kriit ka i dozie ihe ụfọdụ a na-edozibeghị, ka ị họpụtakwa ndị okenye nʼobodo niile, dị ka m siri nye gị nʼiwu.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

6 Ọ ga-abụ onye a na-enweghị ihe ịta ụta, ọ ga-abụ onye na-alụ otu nwanyị. Ụmụ ya bụ ndị kwere ekwe, ndị ama na ha anaghị ebi ndụ ọjọọ, maọbụ na-eme isiike.

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

7 Ebe ọ bụ na onye nlekọta nʼahụ ihe banyere chọọchị Chineke, ọ ga-abụ onye na-enweghị ihe ịta ụta. Ọ gaghị abụ onye nganga, onye na-ewe iwe ọkụ, onye na-aṅụbiga mmanya oke, onye na-alụ ọgụ mgbe niile, onye hụrụ ego nʼanya.

For the bishop must be blameless, as God’s steward; not selfwilled, not soon angry, no brawler, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre;

8 Ọ ga-abụ onye na-anabata ndị ọbịa, na onye na-ahụ ezi ihe nʼanya. Ọ ga-abụ onye na-akwanyere onwe ya ugwu, ezi mmadụ ụzọ ya kwụ ọtọ, onye dị nsọ, na onyeisi zuruoke.

but given to hospitality, a lover of good, soberminded, just, holy, temperate;

9 Ọ ga-abụkwa onye jidesiri oziọma ahụ nke kwesiri ntụkwasị obi aka ike dịka eziri ya. Nke ga-eme ka o nwe ike gbaa ndị ọzọ ume site na ozizi ahụ nke zuruoke, nakwa ịtụ ndị ahụ na-eguzogide ya mmehie ha nʼihu.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

10 Nʼihi na e nwere ọtụtụ mmadụ ndị na-ekweghị, ndị na-ekwu okwu efu, na ndị aghụghọ, nke ka nke, ndị si nʼotu ndị obibi ugwu pụta.

For there are many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision,

11 Aghaghị ịkwụsị ha maka na ha na-akụzi ihe ha ekwesighị ikuzi nʼihi ego, si otu ahụ na-eme ka ọtụtụ ezinaụlọ gbasaa.

whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.

12 Ọ bụ otu onye nʼime ha, onye bụkwa onye amụma ha kwuru okwu banyere ha sị, “Ndị Kriit niile bụ ndị ụgha. Ha kwara obi nʼazụ dị ka anụ ọhịa jọrọ njọ. Ha bụ ndị umengwụ nwere akpịrị ogologo.”

One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are alway liars, evil beasts, idle gluttons.

13 Nʼezie, okwu a bụ eziokwu. Nʼihi nke a, baara ha mba nʼolu ike banyere mmehie ha ka ha nwee ike zuo oke nʼokwukwe,

This testimony is true. For which cause reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

14 ka ha kwụsị ige ntị nʼakụkọ ifo ndị Juu na-akọ, maọbụ iwu nke ndị jụrụ ịnabata eziokwu nyere.

not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.

15 Ihe niile dị ọcha nʼebe ndị dị ọcha nọ, o nweghị ihe ọbụla dị ọcha nʼebe ndị rụrụ arụ na ndị na-ekweghị ekwe nọ. Nʼihi na uche ha na akọnuche ha rụrụ arụ.

To the pure all things are pure: but to them that are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.

16 Ha na-ekwupụta na ha maara Chineke, ma ha ji omume ha na-agọnarị ya. Ha bụkwa ndị na-akpọ mmadụ ibe ha asị, ndị isiike, na ndị na-adịghị ike nʼezi ọrụ ọbụla.

They profess that they know God; but by their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.