1 Man Pool maa lay bind, man miy jaamu Yàlla ak ndaw li Yeesu Kirist yónni, ngir xamle ngëm, gi lal yoonu ñi Yàlla tànn, tey yokk xam-xamu dëgg, giy meññ ragal Yàlla;
1Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s chosen ones, and the knowledge of the truth which is according to godliness,
2 mu sukkandiku ci yaakaar ju dëggu, ji nu am ci dund gu dul jeex, gi Yàlla dige ba dara sosoogul, moom mi dul tebbi waxam.
2in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
3 Te léegi, ci jamono ji ko soob, feeñal na xebaaram boobu ci waaraate, bi ma Yàlla sunu Musalkat dénk te digal ma, ma xamle ko.
3but in his own time revealed his word in the message with which I was entrusted according to the commandment of God our Savior;
4 Maa ngi lay bind, Tit, yaw sama doomu diine ju wér ci ngëm, gi nu bokk nun ñépp. Na la Yàlla Baay bi ak Kirist Yeesu sunu Musalkat may yiw ak jàmm.
4to Titus, my true child according to a common faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ our Savior.
5 Bàyyi naa la ca réewu Kereet, ngir nga mottali la desoon ci liggéey bi, te samp ay njiiti mbooloo ca dëkk bu nekk, ni ma la ko sante woon.
5I left you in Crete for this reason, that you would set in order the things that were lacking, and appoint elders in every city, as I directed you;
6 Njiit nag nii la war a mel: war na ñàkk ŋàññ, yem ci benn soxna, am ay doom yu gëm yu amul baatu gannaaw cig yàqute mbaa déggadi.
6if anyone is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, who are not accused of loose or unruly behavior.
7 Ndaxte kuy sàmm mbooloo mi mooy jawriñu Yàlla, kon warul am ŋàññ, walla di ku dëgër bopp mbaa ku tàng bopp; warul dib màndikat walla xeexkat mbaa ku bëgge ci alal ju lewul.
7For the overseer must be blameless, as God’s steward; not self-pleasing, not easily angered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for dishonest gain;
8 Waaye war na man gan te bëgg lu baax, di ku maandu te jub, ku sell te noot boppam.
8but given to hospitality, a lover of good, sober minded, fair, holy, self-controlled;
9 War na jàpp ci xebaar bu dëggu, bi lal sunu yoon, ba man a dénkaane ci njàngale mu wér mi, tey yey ñi weddi.
9holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict those who contradict him.
10 Loolu war na, ndaxte am na ñu bare ñu déggul lenn ndigal, rawatina ci Yawut yi, ñuy yàq xeli nit ñi ak seen waxi neen.
10For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,
11 Fàww nga wedamloo leen, ndax dañuy tas këri lëmm, ciy jàngale li warul ngir sàkku alal ju lewul.
11whose mouths must be stopped; men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.
12 Am na nitu Kereet, di yonent ci ñoom, mu ne: «Waa Kereet, ay fenkat lañu mas a doon, ñu soxor ni ay rabi àll, fuqle te tayel.»
12One of them, a prophet of their own, said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, and idle gluttons.”
13 Te li mu wax dëgg la. Looloo tax nga war leen a yey bu wóor ci seeni bàkkaar, ngir ñu am ngëm gu wér
13This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,
14 te bañ a topp léebi diiney neen yu Yawut yi, mbaa tegtali nit, ñi dëddu dëgg.
14not paying attention to Jewish fables and commandments of men who turn away from the truth.
15 Ñi sell seen lépp a sell, waaye ñi selladi te gëmadi seen dara sellul, du seeni xalaat, du seeni xel.
15To the pure, all things are pure; but to those who are defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure; but both their mind and their conscience are defiled.
16 Dañoo mbubboo xam-xamu Yàlla, waaye seeni jëf weddi na ko; ñu sikk lañu te déggadi, ba tële ci jëf lenn lu baax.
16They profess that they know God, but by their works they deny him, being abominable, disobedient, and unfit for any good work.