¹Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God's elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;

¹[Fiarahabana] Paoly, mpanompon'Andriamanitra sy Apostolin'i Jesosy Kristy hampandroso ny finoan'ny olom-boafidin'Andriamanitra sy ny fahalalana tsara ny marina izay manaraka ny toe-panahy araka an'Andriamanitra,

²In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

²amin'ny fanantenana ny fiainana mandrakizay izay nampanantenain'Andriamanitra tsy mahay mandainga hatry ny fony fahagola;

³But hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;

³fa tamin'izay andro voatendry dia nasehony ny teniny tamin'ny tori-teny izay natolotra ho adidiko, araka ny didin'Andriamanitra, Mpamonjy antsika;

⁴To Titus, mine own son after the common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour.

⁴ho an'i Titosy, tena zanako araka ny finoana iombonantsika, anie ny fahasoavana sy ny fiadanana avy amin'Andriamanitra Ray sy Kristy Jesosy, Mpamonjy antsika.

⁵For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

⁵[Ny miendrika hotendrena ho loholona, sy ny faharatsian'ny toetry ny olona tany Kreta] Izao no namelako anao tany Kreta, dia ny handaminanao izay mbola tsy tanteraka sy hanendrenao loholona amin'ny isan-tanàna, araka ny nandidiako anao; [ Gr. presbytera]

⁶If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

⁶raha misy tsy manan-tsiny, dia lehilahy manambady tokana, manana zanaka mino izay tsy mba ampangaina ho mpanaram-po amin'ny ratsy na ho maditra.

⁷For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

⁷Fa ny mpitandrina dia tsy maintsy ho tsy manan-tsiny, fa mpitandrina ny an'Andriamanitra, tsy mitompo teny fantatra, tsy mora tezitra, tsy mpimamo lian'ady, tsy mpikapoka, tsy tia harena maloto,

⁸But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;

⁸fa mampiantrano vahiny, tia ny tsara, mahonon-tena, marina, masina, mahonom-po,

⁹Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

⁹mitana mafy ny teny marina araka ny efa nampianarina, mba hahaizany hananatra amin'ny fampianarana tsy misy kilema sady handresy lahatra ny mpanohitra. [ Gr. salama]

¹⁰For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

¹⁰Fa maro no maditra, mpitaria foana sy mpamitaka, indrindra fa ny avy amin'ny voafora -

¹¹Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre's sake.

¹¹tsy maintsy hotampenam-bava ireo - izay mampivadika mpianakavy maro, fa mampianatra izay tsy mety, mba hahazoany harena maloto.

¹²One of themselves, even a prophet of their own, said, The Cretians are alway liars, evil beasts, slow bellies.

¹²Hoy ny anankiray amin'ireny, izay mpaminany teo aminy: "Mpandainga mandrakariva ny Kretana, biby ratsy, kamo be tenda".

¹³This witness is true. Wherefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith;

¹³Marina izany vavolombelona izany. Ary noho izany dia anaro mafy izy mba hatanjaka amin'ny finoana, [ Gr. salama]

¹⁴Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.

¹⁴tsy mitandrina ny anganonganon'ny Jiosy sy ny didin'ny olona izay mivily miala amin'ny fahamarinana.

¹⁵Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled.

¹⁵Madio avokoa ny zavatra rehetra raha amin'ny olona madio; fa raha amin'ny olona voaloto sady tsy mino kosa dia tsy misy madio na inona na inona; fa voaloto na ny sainy na ny fieritreretany.Manaiky fa mahalala an'Andriamanitra izy, nefa mandà Azy amin'ny asany, dia olona vetaveta sady tsy manaraka ary olona tsy izy, izay tsy manao asa tsara na inona na inona.

¹⁶They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate.

¹⁶Manaiky fa mahalala an'Andriamanitra izy, nefa mandà Azy amin'ny asany, dia olona vetaveta sady tsy manaraka ary olona tsy izy, izay tsy manao asa tsara na inona na inona.