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 Ay Bulos, ay ya Irikoy bannya nda Yesu Almasihu diya no Irikoy suubanantey cimbeero se da cimo bayra se kaŋ ga to da boro Irikoy ganayaŋ do.

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

² Woodin yaŋ go fundi hal abada beeja ra. Irikoy kaŋ si taari, a n'a alkawlo sambu za zamaney kulu mana te.

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

³ A na nga sanno bangandi mo a alwaato ra, waazuyaŋo kaŋ a talfi ay gaa do iri Faabakwa Irikoy lordo boŋ.

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

⁴ Ay, Bulos, go ga hantum Titos se, ay izo no da cimi cimbeero ra kaŋ g'iri boro hinka kulu margu. Gomni nda laakal kanay ma bara ni banda kaŋ yaŋ ga fun Baaba Irikoy d'iri Faabakwa Almasihu Yesu do.

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 Haŋ kaŋ se ay na ni naŋ Karita laabo ra neeya: zama ni ma hay kulu kaŋ ga ba teeyaŋ sasabandi, ni ma arkusuyaŋ* daŋ mo _Almasihu margey ra|_ kwaara kulu ra, sanda mate kaŋ cine ay na ni lordi nd'a.

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

⁶ Arkusu ma ciya boro kaŋ i si du ka jance, wayboro folloŋ kurnye. A izey mo ma ciya cimandikoyaŋ, kaŋ i mana i kalima furkutaray wala hanga sanday sabbay se.

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;

⁷ Zama jine boro, za kaŋ a ga te jine funa Irikoy goyo boŋ, tilas kal a ma bara boro kaŋ i si jance. A ma si ciya boŋ sando, wala boro kaŋ ga waasu ka te bine, wala baji boobo hanko, wala yanjekaari, wala mo boro kaŋ ga riiba ziibo bini.

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

⁸ Amma a ma ciya yaw gaayko, a ma ciya mo boro kaŋ ga ba ihanno teeyaŋ. A ma ciya laakalkooni, adilitaraykoy, boro kaŋ ga Irikoy gana nda cimi, boŋ hinko.

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.

⁹ A ma gaabu sanni naanaykoyo gaa kaŋ ga saba nda dondonandiyaŋo kaŋ a du, hal a ma du ka borey yaamar da dondonandiyaŋ cimi-cimo, ka hin borey kaŋ ga gaaba nd'a mo.

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

¹⁰ Zama boro boobo go no kaŋ murtanteyaŋ no, sanni kaŋ sinda nafa salankoyaŋ no, fafagukoyaŋ mo no, sanku fa borey kaŋ go dambanguyaŋ* borey do haray.

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

¹¹ A ga hima i m'i meyey daabu, zama i ga dira no windi ka kaa windi ka borey laakaley tunandi. I goono ga haŋ kaŋ si hima dondonandi, zama ngey ma du riiba ziibo se.

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

¹² I ra boro fo, kaŋ ngey bumbo wane annabi* no ka ci ka ne: «Karita borey ya tangarikomyaŋ no alwaati kulu. Ganji ham futoyaŋ no, ŋwaari boobo ŋwaakoyaŋ no kaŋ yaŋ ga hawfun mo.»

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

¹³ Seeda din kaŋ a te mo, cimi no. Woodin sabbay se binde, ni ma deeni i gaa da deeniyaŋ konno, hal i ma te gaabi cimbeeri fonda ra.

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

¹⁴ I ma si hangan Yahudancey jandey se da Adam-izey lordey* kaŋ goono ga fun borey kaŋ na banda bare cimo gaa do.

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.

¹⁵ Hay kulu ga hanan fundi hannokoyey se, amma borey kaŋ ga ziibi, kaŋ si cimandi mo, hay kulu si hanan i se. Amma i laakaley d'i bine lasaabey kulu ga ziibi no.

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

¹⁶ I goono ga ne ngey ga Irikoy bay, amma i goyey do no i goono g'a ze. Fanta hariyaŋ no, murtanteyaŋ, kaŋ yaŋ si hin ka goy hanno kulu te.