Tito 3

1 Yebisa bango lisusu ete basengeli kotosa bakambi mpe bakonzi, koselingwa mpo na misala nyonso ya malamu,

And admonish them to be submissive and obedient to princes and potentates; and that they be ready for every good work;

2 komipekisa kotiola bato, kozala bato na kimia, na boboto mpe na bolingo epai ya bato nyonso.

and that they speak ill of no man; that they be not contentious, but mild; and that in every thing they manifest benignity towards all men.

3 Pamba te biso mpe, na kala, tozalaki kosala makambo lokola bazoba, lokola bato bazanga botosi na miso ya Nzambe, lokola bato babunga nzela, lokola bawumbu ya lolenge nyonso ya baposa mpe ya bisengo. Na bomoi na biso, tozalaki kobika bomoi ya kosalaka mabe na bato mpe ya bilulela. Bato bayinaki biso, mpe tozalaki koyinana biso na biso.

For we also were formerly reckless, and disobedient, and erring, and serving divers lusts, and living in malice and envy, and were hateful and also hating one another.

4 Kasi tango Nzambe Mobikisi na biso amonisaki boboto mpe bolingo na Ye mpo na bato,

But when the kindness and compassion of God our Life-giver was revealed,

5 abikisaki biso. Asalaki bongo mpo na bosembo na biso te, kasi mpo na mawa na Ye na nzela ya Molimo Mosantu oyo akomisaki biso bato ya sika na mokolo ya mbotama na biso ya mibale.

not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his mercy, he vivified us, by the washing of the new birth, and by the renovation of the Holy Spirit,

6 Nzambe asopelaki biso Molimo Mosantu na bofuluki penza na nzela ya Yesu-Klisto, Mobikisi na biso,

which he shed on us abundantly, by Jesus the Messiah our Life-giver:

7 mpo ete, wana akomisi biso bato ya sembo na nzela ya ngolu na Ye, tokoma bakitani ya libula kolanda elikya ya bomoi ya seko. (aiōnios g166)

that we might be justified by his grace, and become heirs in the hope of eternal life. (aiōnios g166)

8 Makambo oyo nawuti koloba ezali penza ya solo; mpe nalingi ete obetelaka yango sete makasi, mpo ete bato oyo bandimeli Nzambe bamipesa mobimba mpo na kosala misala ya malamu. Yango nde makambo oyo ezali penza malamu mpe na tina mpo na bato.

Faithful is the word: and in these things, I would have thee also establish them; so that they, who have believed in God, may be careful to cultivate good works: these are the things, which are good, and profitable to men.

9 Kasi kima tembe ya bozoba, masolo ya milongo ya mbotama, koswana mpe bitumba na tina na mibeko: ezali na litomba te mpe ezali na tina te.

But foolish questions, and stories of genealogies, and the disputes and contests of the scribes, avoid: for there is no profit in them, and they are vain.

10 Soki, kati na Lingomba, ezali na moto oyo amemaka bokabwani, kebisa ye, mbala moko, mpe kebisa ye mbala ya mibale. Soki aboyi kaka koyoka, bimisa ye libanda ya Lingomba;

An heretical man, after thou hast instructed him once and again, avoid:

11 pamba te osengeli koyeba ete moto ya ndenge wana abunga nzela, azali kosala masumu; mpe na ndenge wana, amikateli ye moko etumbu.

and know thou, that such a man is perverse, and sinful, and self-condemned.

12 Tango kaka nakotindela yo Artemasi to Tishike, sala nyonso mpo ete oya epai na ngai, na Nikopolisi, pamba te nazwaki mokano ya kolekisa kuna eleko ya malili makasi.

When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, strive thou to come to me at Nicopolis; for I have purposed to winter there.

13 Sala nyonso oyo okoki kosala mpo na kosunga mobembo ya Zenasi, molakisi ya Mobeko, mpe Apolosi mpo ete bazanga eloko moko te na nzela.

As for Zenas the scribe, and Apollos, endeavor to help them well on their way, that they may want nothing.

14 Bandeko na biso mpe basengeli koyekola komipesa na misala ya malamu, mpo na kosunga bosenga nyonso mpe kobika bomoi oyo ekobotaka bambuma.

And let our people learn also to perform good works, on occasions of emergency, that they may not be unfruitful.

15 Bato nyonso oyo bazali elongo na ngai batindeli yo mbote. Pesa mbote na bato oyo balingaka biso kati na kondima. Tika ete ngolu ya Nzambe ezala na biso nyonso!

All they that are with me salute thee. Salute all them who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.