Kuli Tito 1:1-16
1 Ine ne Paulo, ne musha wa kwa Lesa kabili ne mutumwa wa kwa Yesu Kristu ne wakwata icitetekelo nge co abasalwa ba kwa Lesa bakwata, kabili icalingana no kwishiba bwino bwino icine ca bukapepa
2 kabili icashimpwa pe subilo lya mweo wa muyayaya,+ uo Lesa uushingabepa+ alaile kale sana;
3 lelo uwalengele icebo cakwe caishibikwa mu nshita yalinga, ukupitila mu mulimo wa kushimikila uo napeelwe+ ukulingana ne fyo Lesa, Umupusushi wesu anjebele;
4 nalembela iwe Tito ino kalata, we mwana wine wine ukulingana ne citetekelo ico bonse twakwata:
Icikuuku no mutende ukufuma kuli Lesa Shifwe na kuli Kristu Yesu Umupusushi wesu fibe na iwe.
5 Ico nakushiilile mu Krete, ni pa kuti ulungike ifyalubene, kabili usonte baeluda mu misumba yonse, ukulingana ne fyo nakwebele ukuti:
6 uulingile ukuba kangalila afwile ukuba uwabula umulandu, umulume wa mukashi umo, uwaba na bana abasumina abo bashitunga ukuti bali-ilekelesha nelyo ukuti ni bacintomfwa.+
7 Apo kangalila mubomfi wa kwa Lesa, afwile ukuba uushitungwa akabi, tafwile ukuba munshebwa,+ tafwile ukuba uwa cipyu,+ tafwile ukuba cakolwa, tafwile ukuba uupuma, kabili talingile ukuba no lunkumbwa lwa fyuma,
8 lelo afwile ukulapokelela abeni,+ uwatemwa ubusuma, uwa mano,*+ uwalungama, uwa cishinka,+ uwailama,+
9 uukonka sana icebo ca kwa Lesa ica cishinka* mu misambilishishe yakwe,+ pa kuti alekoselesha* abantu ukupitila mwi sambililo ilisuma*+ kabili alekalipila+ abapilika ili isambililo.
10 Pantu kuli bacintomfwa abengi, abasabaila fye, abalufya abantu, kabili abengi pali aba bakonka ulutambi lwa kusembulula.+
11 Tufwile ukwisala utunwa twa aba bantu, pantu aba e bonaula indupwa pa mulandu wa kuti basambilisha ifyo bashifwile ukusambilisha pa kuti banonke ifyuma mu bucenjeshi.
12 Kasesema umwina Krete munabo, atile: “Abena Krete lyonse balabepa, ni nama mbi, kabili banang’ani abafunuka nga nshi.”
13 Ifi alandile fya cine. E mulandu wine ndekwebela nati utwalilile ukubakalipila, pa kuti babe ne citetekelo icakosa,*
14 belabika amano ku milumbe ya baYuda na ku mafunde ya bantu abasuula icine.
15 Ifintu fyonse fyalisanguluka ku bantu abasanguluka;+ lelo ku bakowela kabili abashakwata icitetekelo takwaba nangu cimo icasanguluka, pantu amatontonkanyo yabo na kampingu yabo fyalikowela.+
16 Basosa abati balishiba Lesa, lelo balamukaana mu fyo bacita,+ pantu ba bunani kabili ni bacintomfwa kabili te kuti babombe umulimo uusuma nangu umo.
Amafutunoti
^ Nelyo “uusala bwino ifya kucita.”
^ Nelyo “icacetekelwa.”
^ Nelyo “alekonkomesha.”
^ Mu ciGriki, “ilituntulu.”
^ Mu ciGriki, “abatuntulu mu citetekelo.”
