1 PBP Ila si Paulus, botuang nu Allah ta ala sono Rasul Kristus Yesus, to ni tuju demi iman to to, to ni ebi'i nu Allah ta ala, sono mo'otoi o tono ono, to no mimpin sono kesalehan. 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 PBP Tau jimo mo'odua pengharapan metubu kekal, to nijanjia sejak lulu nu Allah ta ala to ndau diang neakal. BSB BSB: in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
3 PBP Pada waktunya, io no meilua buranyo melalui pemberitaan to ni parsayakan nonyo sono a'u sesuai sono parenta nu Allah ta ala, to mepesalamaa ito. 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 PBP Sosono si Titus, unga to na sah ri lalong iman ito jo jo Anugrah sono damai sejahtra ila Allah ta ala, Siama, sono Yesus Kristus to mepesalamaa ito. BSB BSB: To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
5 PBP Karna alasan moo lah niebiling ngo'u o ri Kreta, uomo uo emu maala mo po'o tou sapa to mo'ono. Paralu ro po'o mbosi sono mongengkat penatua-penatua ri setiap kota. Selio to nipeilu'u sono o. 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 PBP Io kana too to ndau diang masala, rapi ila soung rapi, ni ediani unga-unga to no parsaya, to ndau ni tudu karna metubu to ndau bermoral sono pemberontak. 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 PBP Saba to penilik jemaat haruslah soung too, to ndau asala selio palayan Allah ta ala, ndau mo tumpo, ndau molongkang manasu, ndau to meilu, ndau meseilu mosisala, sono ndau seraka lalong melolo keuntungan. 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 PBP Sebaliknya moluar mepelibuti, meseilua sapa to nombosi, bijaksana, adil, saleh, sono maala menguasi alae. BSB BSB: Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
9 PBP Io malingkomung mo'osi sono bura to maala ni parsaya, selio sono sapa to ni pagurua, pae io maala mepetujui pangajarong to nasehat, o no nyimang jimo to nepebaro-baro io. 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 PBP Saba nedea too to manasu, meseilu mebura to ndau mo'ono, sono mepeakali husus sonyo, jimo to ila pasiromuong to ni suna. BSB BSB: For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
11 PBP Jimo masipato niomponi ngunjunyo, apa jimo nompa'a sesa jojo sampe suwu sono mepepagurua sapa-sapa to ndau maala rapagurua ni jimo, to sura mo dua'a to mepe'esili. BSB BSB: who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
13 PBP Kesaksian moo no ono. Uomo uo, simang jimo sono ma'adal, tau jimo majari masehat ri lalong iman. BSB BSB: This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
14 PBP Nyaa ra parhatikana uma-umanong to yahudi sono parenta to to, to nanola to no'ono. BSB BSB: and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
15 PBP Selio to nooring, jo jo nooring, namun selio jimo to nanajis, to ndau parsaya, ndau diang soung pun to nooring, karna maumpo pikiran sono aambo ni jimo nanajis. 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 PBP Jimo nangaku no'otoi Allah ta ala, tetapi sono pogau'ong ngonyo jimo mepesapua Allah ta ala. Jimo uo mempe'ensing ndau manuru, ndau maule mo gau'a sapa to nombosi. 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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