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,

¹Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of the choice ones of God, and an acknowledging of truth that [is] according to piety,

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

²upon hope of life age-during, which God, who doth not lie, did promise before times of ages,

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

³(and He manifested in proper times His word,) in preaching, which I was entrusted with, according to a charge of God 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.

⁴to Titus -- true child according to a common faith: Grace, kindness, peace, from God the Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ our Saviour!

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]

⁵For this cause left I thee in Crete, that the things lacking thou mayest arrange, and mayest set down in every city elders, as I did appoint to thee;

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.

⁶if any one is blameless, of one wife a husband, having children stedfast, not under accusation of riotous living or insubordinate --

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,

⁷for it behoveth the overseer to be blameless, as God's steward, not self-pleased, nor irascible, not given to wine, not a striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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

⁸but a lover of strangers, a lover of good men, sober-minded, righteous, kind, self-controlled,

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]

⁹holding -- according to the teaching -- to the stedfast word, that he may be able also to exhort in the sound teaching, and the gainsayers to convict;

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

¹⁰for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers -- especially they of the circumcision --

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

¹¹whose mouth it behoveth to stop, who whole households do overturn, teaching what things it behoveth not, for filthy lucre's sake.

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

¹²A certain one of them, a prophet of their own, said -- `Cretans! always liars, evil beasts, lazy bellies!'

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

¹³this testimony is true; for which cause convict them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

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

¹⁴not giving heed to Jewish fables and commands of men, turning themselves away from the truth;

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.

¹⁵all things, indeed, [are] pure to the pure, and to the defiled and unstedfast [is] nothing pure, but of them defiled [are] even the mind and the conscience;

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.

¹⁶God they profess to know, and in the works they deny [Him], being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work disapproved.