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1 Paulus servus Dei apostolus autem Iesu Christi secundum fidem electorum Dei et agnitionem veritatis quae secundum pietatem est
Nne Pauli, ntumwa jwa a Nnungu na ntume jwa a Yeshu Kilishitu, njitumwa kwa ligongo lya bhanndunji bhaagwilwenje na a Nnungu, kwaalongoyanga ku ngulupai na kweli na namuna ja mmbone ja tama malinga shibhaapinga a Nnungu.
2 in spem vitae aeternae quam promisit qui non mentitur Deus ante tempora saecularia (aiōnios )
Na kwa nneyo, ngulupai yabhonji yaapeleshelanje nnolelo gwa gumi gwa pitipiti gubhalajile a Nnungu, kuumila bhukala shilambolyo shikanabhe panganywa, na bhenebho bhakabheleketa ya unami. (aiōnios )
3 manifestavit autem temporibus suis verbum suum in praedicatione quae credita est mihi secundum praeceptum salvatoris nostri Dei
Gubhagatendile malobhe gabho gamanyishe kwa malanga gubhapanjile, kwa ntenga gubhangamwiye, niinajila nunguye kwa mashili gabho bhayene a Nnungu bhaatapula bhetu.
4 Tito dilecto filio secundum communem fidem gratia et pax a Deo Patre et Christo Iesu salvatore nostro
Jene bhaluwa jino, ngunakukujandishila ugwe Tito mwanangu jwa kweli nngulupai jikutulundanya pamo. Nema na ulele kukopoka kwa Atati a Nnungu na kwa a Yeshu Kilishitu Bhaatapula bhetu, ibhe na ugwe.
5 huius rei gratia reliqui te Cretae ut ea quae desunt corrigas et constituas per civitates presbyteros sicut ego tibi disposui
Nashinkukuleka ku Kilete shilambo shitimbililwe na mashi, nkupinga umalishiye maengo galepeshe, na kwaabhikanga bhanangulungwa mmakanisha, kila shilambo malinga shinakulajile.
6 si quis sine crimine est unius uxoris vir filios habens fideles non in accusatione luxuriae aut non subditos
Nkulungwa jwa likanisha anabhe mundu jwa gambwa. Alombe jwankongwe jumo, anabhe mundu jwa matala, na ashibhana bhabho bhabhanganje Bhakilishitu ukoto, wala bhanakolanje sha gambwa kwa itendi ya shonanga na ungakunda.
7 oportet enim episcopum sine crimine esse sicut Dei dispensatorem non superbum non iracundum non vinolentum non percussorem non turpilucri cupidum
Pabha nkulungwa jwa likanisha anapinjikwa abhe mundu jwangali sha gambwa, pabha jwenejo ni mundu ajimilila liengo lya a Nnungu, anabhe mundu jwa mbwinya, eu jwa nngomo, eu jwa kolelwa, na wala anabhe jwa mipwai, na anabhe mundu jwangajogopa tokomala ga mmbiya,
8 sed hospitalem benignum sobrium iustum sanctum continentem
ikabhe abhe mundu jwa poshela bhajeninji na bhapita mpanda, na apinga ya uguja, na abhe mundu jwa lunda na jwa pinga ya aki, na abhe mundu jwa ukonjelo na kwiiluma.
9 amplectentem eum qui secundum doctrinam est fidelem sermonem ut potens sit et exhortari in doctrina sana et eos qui contradicunt arguere
Anapinjikwa abhe mundu jwa kamulila ukoto lilobhe lya ngulupai malinga shajigenywe, nkupinga akombole kwaataganga ntima bhandu kwa majiganyo ga kweli, na abhapeyanje bhandu bhaataukanga.
10 sunt enim multi et inoboedientes vaniloqui et seductores maxime qui de circumcisione sunt
Pabha bhapalinji bhandunji bhabhagwinji bhakaakananga, bhakwetenje malobhe gangali mana, bhanaminji, kajekaje bhaatolelelanga ga jaluka kubha shiumilo sha ukilishitu.
11 quos oportet redargui qui universas domos subvertunt docentes quae non oportet turpis lucri gratia
Inaapinjikwa kwaapeyanga bhene bhanganyabho bhanakolanje sha bheleketa, pabha bhanakwaapuganyanga bhandunji bha likaja lyowe, bhalijiganyanga indu ikapinjikwa, nkupinga bhaipatilanje mmbiya kwa tekeya bhandu.
12 dixit quidam ex illis proprius ipsorum propheta Cretenses semper mendaces malae bestiae ventres pigri
Na mundu jumo akwiitemba nkulondola ashibheleketa kuti, “Bhandunji bha ku Kilete bhanami mobha gowe, bhannyama bha jogoya, na bhandunji bha kongolela kulya, na bhandunji bha ukata.”
13 testimonium hoc verum est quam ob causam increpa illos dure ut sani sint in fide
Gene malobhego ga kweli. Kwa nneyo mwaakalipilanje kwa kaje, nkupinga bhaishimilikanje nngulupai ya kweli.
14 non intendentes iudaicis fabulis et mandatis hominum aversantium se a veritate
Bhanapilikanishiyanje ndango ya unami ya Bhayaudi, wala malajilo ga bhandunji bhaakananga indu ya kweli.
15 omnia munda mundis coinquinatis autem et infidelibus nihil mundum sed inquinatae sunt eorum et mens et conscientia
Kila shindu shinakonja kwa mundu akonjile, ikabheje shakwa sha konja kubhandu bhanyatilenje mitima, na bhanyatilenje lumanyio na ng'aniyo yabhonji ya muntima.
16 confitentur se nosse Deum factis autem negant cum sunt abominati et incredibiles et ad omne opus bonum reprobi
Bhandunji bhakuitendanga kuti bhanakwaamanyanga a Nnungu, ikabheje kwa itendi yabhonji bhanakwaakananga, bhandunji bhaatendanga ya nnjimwa, bhaatendebhukenje a Nnungu, na wala bhakapwaanga kwa itendi yoyowe ili ya mmbone.