Tito 1
1 Ngai Polo, mowumbu ya Nzambe mpe ntoma ya Yesu-Klisto, mpo na kolendisa kondima ya baponami ya Nzambe mpe boyebi ya bosolo oyo ememaka na botosi kati na makambo ya Nzambe,
Paul, a slave of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ according to the faith of God's elect and a real knowledge of the Truth that accords with godliness,
2 mpo ete bazala na elikya ya bomoi ya seko oyo Nzambe, Ye oyo akosaka te, alakaki biso wuta kala, liboso ya ebandeli ya tango, (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life—which life God, who cannot lie, promised before the ages of time (aiōnios g166)
3 mpe atalisi sik’oyo polele na nzela ya Liloba na Ye, oyo napesamelaki mokumba ya kosakola, kolanda etinda ya Nzambe, Mobikisi na biso, na tango oyo Ye akata;
but has manifested by a proclamation of His Word at chosen times, which word was entrusted to me by the command of our Savior God;
4 epai ya Tito, mwana na ngai ya solo kati na kondima moko oyo tozali kokabola elongo na ye: Tika ete ngolu mpe kimia epesamela yo kowuta na Nzambe Tata mpe na Yesu-Klisto, Mobikisi na biso!
to Titus, a true son in a common faith: Grace, mercy, peace, from Father God and Sovereign Jesus Christ, our Savior.
5 Natikaki yo kati na Kreti mpo ete osilisa kobongisa makambo oyo etikalaki mpe opona bakambi ya Lingomba kati na engumba moko na moko, ndenge natindaki yo.
I left you in Crete for this reason, that you should set in order the things that were lacking and appoint elders in every town as I directed you
6 Mokambi ya Lingomba asengeli kozala moto azanga pamela, mobali ya mwasi moko, moboti ya malamu; mpe bana na ye basengeli kozala bandimi, bana ya mobulu te mpe ya kilikili te.
—if a man is blameless, a one-woman man, having children who believe and who are not open to the charge of being wild or disobedient.
7 Lokola motambolisi misala ya Nzambe, mokambi ya Lingomba asengeli kozala moto azanga pamela. Yango wana, asengeli kozala moto na lolendo te, moto na kanda te, molangwi masanga te, moto na kanza te, moto na lokoso ya mbongo te.
Because as an administrator under God the overseer must be blameless; not self-willed, not hotheaded, not given to wine, not a bully, not avaricious;
8 Asengeli nde kozala moto oyo ayambaka bato malamu kati na ndako na ye, alingaka makambo ya malamu, azalaka na ekenge; asengeli kozala moto ya bule, moto ya sembo, moto oyo ayebi komikanga,
but rather hospitable, a lover of what is good, prudent, just, holy, disciplined;
9 moto oyo akangama makasi na Liloba ya solo, ndenge kaka bateyaki ye yango. Na bongo, akoki kolendisa bato mosusu na nzela ya malakisi ya peto mpe kosukisa tembe ya bato oyo bandimaka te.
holding fast the trustworthy Word as taught, so that he may be competent both to exhort with the sound doctrine and to correct those who oppose it.
10 Bato mingi baboyi kotosa solo, bazali koteya makambo ezanga tina mpe ya lokuta, mingi-mingi kati na bato oyo bakatama ngenga.
Because there really are lots of rebels, loudmouths and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision group,
11 Osengeli kosukisa bango, pamba te bazali kobebisa mabota ebele na nzela ya malakisi oyo esengeli kutu te, mpo na kaka kozwa mbongo ya soni.
who must be silenced—they are ruining whole households, teaching things that they ought not, and for dishonest gain!
12 Moto moko ya Kreti, oyo bango moko bato ya Kreti bazwaka lokola mosakoli, alobaki: « Bato ya Kreti bazalaka bakosi, bazalaka banyama mabe, bato na lokoso mpe bagoyigoyi. »
One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
13 Litatoli oyo ezali penza ya solo. Yango wana, pamela bango makasi mpo ete bazala na kondima ya peto
This testimony is true. Therefore correct them rigorously, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 mpe balanda te masapo ya Bayuda to mibeko ya bato oyo baboyi solo.
not paying attention to Jewish fables or to commands of men who are rejecting the truth.
15 Mpo na bato oyo bazali peto, nyonso ezalaka peto; kasi mpo na bato oyo bazali mbindo mpe bazangi kondima, eloko moko te ezalaka peto, pamba te mayele mpe mitema na bango ezali mbindo.
To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; in fact, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 Balobaka ete bayebi Nzambe, kasi bawanganaka Ye na nzela ya misala na bango, pamba te bazali nkele, batomboki mpe bazangi makoki ya kosala ata likambo moko ya malamu.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him, being detestable, disobedient and disqualified for any good work.
