TITO 2

Batho ba phuthego ba a laiwa, gore ba be setšhaba se sekgethwa

1 Gomme wena bolela tše di amanago le thuto ye e phedilego. 2 Banna ba bagolo o ba eletše gore ba hlwe ba phafogile, e be ba bokwala le ba tlhaologanyo, le ba ba phedilego tumelong, e le ba lerato le go se fele pelo. 3 Le basadi ba bagolo e be ba babjalo, ba sware ka tsela ya ba bakgethwa. E se ke ya ba baphari, le ba go bušwa ke sebela; a e be baruti ba bothakga. 4 Ba rute bafsa bokwala; ba rate bana ba bona.

5 E be ba bokwala bailabowatla, balotodi ba malapa a bona, gore lentšu la Modimo le se gobošwe.
6 Le banna ba bafsa o ba eletše ka mokgwa woo, ba ithute bokwala. 7 Gomme wena, mediro e botse yohle ba e bone e le mo go wena, thuto ya gago e sa iše thoko, e le ya bonatla.

8 Thuto e be ye e phedilego, ye e sa ganetšegego, gore e a sa emego le rena a lewe ke maseme, a hloke sebe se a kago re bolela ka sona.
9 Bahlanka a ba ipoetše ba kwe beng ba bona; e be ba ba kgahlišago dilong tšohle; ba se ke ba nganga.

10 Ba se ke ba tšitlanya thoto; ba bonatše bolo ka go botega gohle; e be gona go thakga thuto ya Modimo Mophološi wa rena.
11 Go bonagetše kgaugelo ya Modimo ya go phološa batho bohle. 12 Ke yona e re rutago go lahla go nyatša Modimo, go lahla dikganyogo tša lefase; gore mehleng yeno re phele re eletšegile, re loka, re na le borapedi, 13 re dula re lebeletše mahlogonolo a re a holofetšego, le go bonala ga Modimo o mogolo le Mophološi wa rena Jesu Kriste.

14 Ke yena a ikgafilego ka baka la rena, gore a re lopolle bokgopong ka moka, a ithuele setšhaba sa diroto medirong e botse.
15 Bolela o realo, o eletše, o kgothatše ka setia sa ruri. Go se ke gwa ba le e a go nyatšago.

TITUS 2

Instructions for Different Groups //of People

1 Titus, you must teach only what is correct.

2 Tell the older men to have self-control and to be serious and sensible. Their faith, love, and patience must never fail.
3 Tell the older women to behave as those who love the Lord should. They must not gossip about others or be slaves of wine. They must teach what is proper, 4 so the younger women will be loving wives and mothers.

5 Each of the younger women must be sensible and kind, as well as a good homemaker, who puts her own husband first. Then no one can say insulting things about God's message.

6 Tell the young men to have self-control in everything.
7 Always set a good example for others. Be sincere and serious when you teach.

8 Use clean language that no one can criticize. Do this, and your enemies will be too ashamed to say anything against you.
9 Tell slaves always to please their owners by obeying them in everything. Slaves must not talk back to their owners

10 or steal from them. They must be completely honest and trustworthy. Then everyone will show great respect for what is taught about God our Savior.

God's Kindness and //the New Life

14 t He gave himself to rescue us from everything evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.
15 Teach these things, as you use your full authority to encourage and correct people. Make sure you earn everyone's respect.