Titus 1
1 Pasian teelte, upna le pasian-mina – a tun thutak theih nadinga –2 tua upna le theihna pen zuau a gen lo Pasian in hun kipat ma-a a ciamsa, nuntak tawntung nading lametna tungah kinga a,3 eite Honpa Pasian thupiakna tawh hun a sak hun lianin, thuhilhna tungtawna ama thu hong kilatsakna Pasian nasem le Jesu Christ sawltakpi keimah Paul in,4 Eite in i upkhawm upna sunga ka tapa taktak Titus tungah: Pa Pasian le eite Honpa Christ Jesu pana hehpihna le lemna hong tung ta hen.5 Crete a nang kong nusiatna pen, a kizo nai lo a kinusiate na zawhsiang theih nading le nang kong lamlah bangin khuapi kima upate a seh ding na hi hi.6 Upa dingte: a pel loin kawkbaanna om lo ding, zi khat bek a nei, a tate zong thu um mi hi ding a, phengphi-a a thumang lo mi a hi kei ding hi.7 Saptuam kem pen, Pasian na a kikemsak ahi khit nung sangin pel loin kawkbaanna a om lo, a kiliansak lua lo, a heh baih lo, zu a kham lo, a gamhtat lo, met nading zonga a zuautat lo mi hi ding hi.8 Tua sangsikin, a pel loin zindo siam mi, a hoih deih mi, ama pumpi ki-uk zo mi, a thutang mi, a siangtho le a kisek zo mi hi ding hi.9 Amah in midangte thu-upna maan tawh han thawna a langpante a nial theih nadingin a kihilhsa a muantak, thupuak kiptakin a len pelmawh ding hi.10 Bang hang hiam cih leh a diakdiakin vunat pawlte sungah a lehdo thei mi, a kamsi le a zuauphuak mi tampi a om hi.11 Amaute kamhum ding uh hi. Ahang in, a hilh loh ding pipi uh hillhin innkuan sung buppi a siasak uh hi; tua zong a maan lo-a metna zonna ahi hi.12 Amau kamsangte khat nangawn in, “Crete mite zuauphuak dente, gilo ngongtatte, thadah a anhaite ahi hi,” na ci hi.13 Hih teci panna a maan ahi hi. Tua ahi manin amaute upna ah a kip theih nading uh le14 Jew-te phuahtawm tang thute ahikeh thutak a nial mite thupiakte a thudon loh nadingun khauh takin tai in.15 A siangthote aa in na khempeuh siangtho a, ahi hangin a kisiate le a um lo mite aa in a siangtho khat beek a om kei hi. A taktakin amaute lungsim le a lungsim kitheihna uh a siakhawm hi.16 Pasian thei kineih uh a, ahi hangin a gamtatna uh tawh a nial uh hi. Amaute mi huathuai, a thumang lo, na hoih sem dinga a cin lo uh ahi hi.
Titus 1
Salutation
1 Paul, a bond-servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, for the faith of those chosen of God and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,2 in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised long ages ago,3 but at the proper time manifested, even His word, in the proclamation with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior,
4 To Titus, my true child in a common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Qualifications of Elders
5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,6 namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.7 For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,9 holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.
10 For there are many rebellious men, empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,11 who must be silenced because they are upsetting whole families, teaching things they should not teach for the sake of sordid gain.12 One of themselves, a prophet of their own, said, "Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons."13 This testimony is true. For this reason reprove them severely so that they may be sound in the faith,14 not paying attention to Jewish myths and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.15 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 They profess to know God, but by their deeds they deny Him, being detestable and disobedient and worthless for any good deed.