Tiitoo 1
1 Phaawulos isa amantii filatamtoota Waaqaatii fi dhugaa beekuu gara Waaqaaf buluutti nama geessuuf garbicha Waaqaatii fi ergamaa Yesuus Kiristoos taʼe irraa;
Paul, a bondman of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the chosen of God, and the knowledge of truth according to piety,
2 kunis abdii jireenya bara baraa isa Waaqni hin sobne sun jalqaba addunyaatiin dura waadaa gale irratti kan hundeeffamee dha; (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life, which the non-lying God promised before times eternal, (aiōnios g166)
3 innis yommuu yeroon murteeffame sun gaʼetti karaa lallaba isa ajaja Fayyisaa keenya Waaqaatiin imaanaa natti kennameetiin dubbii isaa ifatti baaseera,
but in his own times he made known his word by preaching, which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
4 Gara Tiitoo isa amantii walii wajjin qabnuun ilma koo dhugaa taʼeetti: Waaqa Abbaa fi Fayyisaa keenya Kiristoos Yesuus irraa ayyaannii fi nagaan siif haa taʼu.
to Titus, a genuine child according to the common faith: Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 Sababiin ani Qareexitti si hambiseef akka ati waan utuu hin xumuramin hafe toora qabsiiftuu fi akkuma ani si ajajettis magaalaawwan hunda keessatti jaarsolii muudduuf ture.
I left thee behind in Crete on account of this: That thou should set in order the things lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded thee,
6 Jaarsi tokko kan mudaa hin qabne, dhirsa niitii tokkittii, kan ijoolleen isaa amananii jireenya gad dhiisiitii fi ajajamuu diduun maqaan isaanii hin badin taʼuu qaba.
if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having believing children, not with an accusation of debauchery or insubordinate.
7 Phaaphaasiin tokko sababii hojiin Waaqaa imaanaa isatti kennameef inni nama mudaa hin qabne taʼuu qaba malee kan of tuulu, kan dafee aaru, kan machaaʼu, kan lola jaallatuu fi kan karaa hin malleen buʼaa argachuuf tattaaffatu taʼuu hin qabu.
For the overseer must be blameless as a steward of God, not self-willed, not prone to anger, not a drunkard, not a fighter, not greedy of base gain,
8 Qooda kanaa inni nama keessumaa simatu, nama waan gaarii jaallatu, kan of qabu, qajeelaa, qulqulluu fi nama naamusa qabu taʼuu qaba.
but a lover of strangers, a lover of good, serious minded, just, devout, self-controlled,
9 Inni akka barsiisa dhugaatiin warra kaan gorsuu, warra barsiisa sanaan morman immoo akka dogoggora isaanii itti himee amansiisuu dandaʼuuf akkuma barsiifametti dubbii amanamaa sana jabeessee qabachuu qaba.
holding firm the faithful word according to the teaching, so that he may also be able to exhort by the sound doctrine, and to correct those who contradict.
10 Finciltoonni baayʼeen, warri dubbii faayidaa hin qabne dubbatanii fi gowwoomsitoonni keessumattuu miseensonni garee warra dhagna qabatanii hedduutu jiraatii.
For there are also many insubordinate men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those from circumcision,
11 Isaan buʼaa hin malle argachuuf jedhanii waan barsiisuun isaan irra hin jirre barsiisuudhaan waan maatii guutuu diiganiif afaan qabachiifamuu qabu.
who must be muzzled, men who subvert whole houses, teaching things that they ought not, for sake of ugly profit.
12 Raajota isaanii keessaa tokko, “Warri Qareexi yeroo hunda sobdoota; bineensota hamoo dha; albaadheyyii dhibaaʼoo dha” jedheera.
A certain man of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies.
13 Dhuga baʼumsi kun dhugaa dha. Kanaafuu akka isaan amantii dhugaa qabaataniif jabeessii isaan ifadhu.
This testimony is true, because of which reason, reprove them harshly, so that they may be sound in the faith,
14 Akka isaan mammaaksa Yihuudootaa kan hundee hin qabne yookaan ajaja warra dhugaadhaan mormanii duukaa hin buuneefis jabeessii isaan ifadhu.
not giving heed to Jewish myths, and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 Warra qulqullaaʼoof wanni hundinuu qulqulluu dha; warra xuraaʼoo fi warra hin amanneef garuu wanni tokko iyyuu qulqulluu miti. Dhugumaanuu yaadni isaaniitii fi qalbiin isaanii xuraaʼeera.
Truly to the pure all things are pure, but to those who are defiled and unbelieving nothing is pure, but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
16 Isaan nu Waaqa beekna jedhu; hojii isaaniitiin garuu isa ganu. Isaan jibbamoo dha; warra hin ajajamnee fi warra waan gaarii tokko iyyuu hojjechuuf gaʼumsa hin qabnee dha.
They profess to know God, but in their works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and worthless for every good work.
