Tito 1
1 Njame paulo musebenshi wa Lesa, mutumwa wa Klistu Yesu, walantuma ku bantu balasalwa ne Lesa, kwambeti ndibatangunine kulushomo lwakwinshiba cancinencine cela kubatwala kubuyumi bwakulemekesha Lesa.
Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledgement of the truth, which is according to godliness;
2 Nekubapa kupembelela buyumi butapu. ubo Lesa utabepe, mbwalashomesha kumyaka ya ndoba. (aiōnios g166)
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can not lie, promised be fore the times of the ages, (aiōnios g166)
3 Lino pacindi celela walayubulula kushomesha uko mumakani akendi. Makani ayo walabika mumakasa akame, weco ndamukambaukili kwelana ne Lesa mupulushi wetu ncalang'ambila.
but he has in his own times manifested his word by preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;
4 Ndakulembelenga Tito, mwaname wancine ncine mulushomo lwetu twense. Neco Mwami Lesa ne Klistu Yesu, bamupeni lumuno ne luse.
to Titus, my true son, according to the common faith: grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 Ecebo cakendi ndalakushiya ku Kelete kwambeti ubambulule bintu byalashala nekubika batangunishi ba mibungano mu minshi yonse mbuli ncondalakwambila.
I left you in Crete for this purpose, that you might set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I commanded you:
6 Mutangunishi wa mubungano welela kuba muntu wa mpuwo yaina, kayi abe weba mukashi umo, ne bana bakendi bashoma Klistu, kayi beshikunyumfwila bamashali ne kutensa byaipa.
if any one is blameless, the husband of one wife, if he has faithful children that are not accused of riotous living, or disobedient.
7 Muntu weshikulangilila mubungano welela kuba ne mpuwo yaina mbulyeti mwembeshi wabikwa ne Lesa. Nkelela kuba muntu shikukolwa bwalwa nambi wabukalu nambi shikuma banendi kayi wabula kushomeka mumakwebo.
For the bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not self-willed, not passionate, not fond of wine, not quarrelsome, not one who makes money by base means;
8 Welela kuba shikutambula cena bensu, weshikusuna byaina ne kulikata cali kayi walulama shikulikanisha kwinsa byaipa.
but hospitable, a lover of goodness, sober-minded, just, holy, temperate,
9 Kayi welela kwikatishisha Maswi ashomeka mbuli ncaleishiwa, kwambeti acikonshe kuyuminisha nabambi ne lwiyisho lwancine ncine kayi ne kucikonsha kukanisha kwinsa byaipa abo bonse bakute kutoteka ciyisho ici.
holding fast the sure word as it is taught, that he may be able, by sound teaching, both to exhort and to convince the opposers.
10 Pakwinga pali bantu bangi bakute kwambowa bintu byabuluya byela kutaya banabo. Makamaka bantu balafuma palikoto lya bantu balafuma mu Ciyuda beshikunyonganya nekubepa.
For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 Caina kubamweneka, pakwinga baleishinga mikowa ya bantu, bintu mbyobelela kubula kubeisha, nabo balayandangowa mali.
whose mouths must be stopped: these subvert whole houses by teaching, for the sake of base gain, things which they ought not to teach.
12 Naumbi wa ku Kelete umo wabashinshimi wabo, walambeti, “Bantu baku Kelete ni ba bepeshi kayi ni bilongolo byaipa, nibatolo, nsombi basuni kulyowa,”
One of themselves, a prophet of their own, has said: The Cretans are always liars, evil wild beasts, lazy gluttons.
13 Pacebo ici ubakalalile cangofu kwambeti balulame mulushomo,
This testimony is true; wherefore rebuke them severely, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 bacileke kukutika tulabi bwa Bayuda, ne milawo yeshikubikwa ne bantu beshikukana cancinencine.
and not give heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men that turn away from the truth.
15 Bintu byonse byaswepa kubantu bakute miyeyo yaswepa, nsombi nkabyaswepa kuli bantu babula luushomo, pakwinga myoyo yabo yaipa.
To the pure, all things are pure: but to the denied and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but their mind and their conscience are denied.
16 Bakute kwambeti Lesa bamwinshi, nsombi minshilo yabo ikute kukana mbyobakute kwamba. Bakute kufundausha kumoyo kayi nkabanyumfwili Lesa, neco nkabelela cintu ciliconse caina.
They profess that they know God, but in their works they deny him, being detestable and disobedient, and, as it respects every good work, rejected.
