1 PBA paulus mi ho,Lahtal o hamba med rasul Kristus Yesus o u ahow ei, med name ba Lahtal u ale' tara o udume araham, hunin e na o no' udume fetang apuin na ono' akala BSB BSB: Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ for the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness,
2 PBA hunin sipi o udume fetang soem ba lahtal u paha' mong samanng e aradai mi araham, Lahtal fe h sa e tarakalufe eh nene. BSB BSB: in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
3 PBA osel mi, sa so mateng pa ho bit noam, na ba o u hu' tang eiy ba sa udume med nen ho Lahtal pi fetang asel o parenta. BSB BSB: In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
4 PBA Med Titus, ai batara pi udume ham ho. Lahtal, omang, med Yesus Kristus pi fetang o ase hal tafoi tining talaj med tarita barpi. TITUS O KARASANG BALETA PANATUA AFOH MONG KTRETA MI BSB BSB: To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 PBA Asel ba pilang horo na u i' elet mong kreta mi, hunin e iri di na ba o utaping taro' eiy ho panen med penatua-penatua afoh kota arian, mang fede' na ba u iri ira mateng eh hunin BSB BSB: The reason I left you in Crete was that you would set in order what was unfinished and appoint elders in every town, as I directed you.
6 PBA Sari ho name ba o ahal a aiy, on nu o lote, o ail bar di o udume ara, med panen aten kabesar kairlau ho name e bit araham eh nene BSB BSB: An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.
7 PBA Asel name ba serang bu uin u alang eiy fe ho, name ba o ahal a aiy, Lahtal om mi baleta, e sarabad nene, e err ariing nene, e araka na tabur nene, e taburang karang nene, med maro makakang o untu lap nene. BSB BSB: As God’s steward, an overseer must be above reproach—not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not greedy for money.
8 PBA O mi teabor ho, o ba atang afel bala, na o ho' akala ho apang u no', om hul, ham name, som tahang no', med so boam sari u alang no' BSB BSB: Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9 PBA sa mateng pa ba sa udume no' ho apuin gedeng, oruopa ba naba fe name u gur pel araham hunin, hunin e sa fom pa' o no' fe foi puin med name gur pel BSB BSB: He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
10 PBA Asel lafoh ariing fai eh, apano na o haai bit med kalufe karang o honin ho name ba taunung nu sunat om mi soba. BSB BSB: For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
11 PBA Sipi ho o abulta pi sipi at utei no' asel ba sipi so lelang bar ano susa, mong na o haai ba e puin name gur pel eiy nene horo, sipi puin name gur pel, fe horo o mala maniang fito BSB BSB: who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
13 PBA Na ba na bit eh ho o abul, hunin fe sipi ehap kufa fe e sa sipi di birang udume om homi BSB BSB: This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
14 PBA Haai dun Yahudi hinung o aba kalufe ataain e med name ba na o no' elet ho tahouw eh, he'e haai ataain e. BSB BSB: and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
15 PBA Fe abui so he e, barpi ho abul. sobo sipi o ba om e no' nene med o udume haai ho barpi e abul nene, asel ba sipi o tanut ee med om ah hele ho e no' nene BSB BSB: To the pure, all things are pure; but to the defiled and unbelieving, nothing is pure. Indeed, both their minds and their consciences are defiled.
16 PBA Oubang ho sipi Lahtal ahol, sobo o panen aten mi sipi ho Lahtal ara kalufe. Sipi ho e no' nene, e matemg pa atain nene, med na omo' panen ho sipi akala sah BSB BSB: They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.
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