Omahongero omasemba
1 Nungwari ove mo sokuhonga imbi mbi kayenda kumwe nomahongero omasemba. 2 Raera ovarumendu ovanene kutja ve kare nomitima omiwa nozondunge nomeritjaerero; ngave kare ovaveruke novaṱakame mongamburiro na morusuvero na monḓaro orure. 3 Momuhingo tjingewo raera ovakazendu ovanene kutja ve ritjinde otja ovakazendu mbe nongarero ondjapuke, ave hungire ondjambu ohunga novandu varwe, nu ave rire ovakarere womanuwa omazeu, nungwari ngave yandje otjihorera otjiwa, 4 kokutja ve honge ovakazendu omitanda okusuvera ovarumendu novanatje vawo, 5 okukara nozondunge noukohoke, nokutja ve rire ovakazendu ovahirona mozoyawo mbu mave u kehi yovarumendu vawo, kokutja ape ha ningi omundu ngu ma yamburura embo ra Ndjambi.
6 Nu momuhingo tjingewo ronga ovarumendu omitanda kutja ve kare nomeritjaerero. 7 Moviṋa avihe ove omuini rira otjihorera tjomeritjindiro omawa. Raisa otjikaro otjiwa noupyuke momahongero woye. 8 Hungira omambo omawa nge hi nokupimbwa, kokutja ovanavita na ove ve ṱisiwe ohoṋi, motjimbe tjokuhinoviṋenge pu mave tu zunḓire.
9 Honga ovakarere ve riwise kehi yovahona vawo, nu ve ve pe onyuṋe moviṋa avihe, nu ave ha yarura omaraka mu wo 10 nokuvaka oviṋa vyawo. Moruveze rwanao owo ngave raise kutja ovaṱakame moviṋa avihe, kokutja mu imbi avihe mbi mave tjiti ve yandje ko ondengero komahongero wa Ndjambi, Omuyame wetu.
11 Orondu Ndjambi wa raisa otjari tje kondjamo yovandu avehe. 12 Otjari hi tji tu vyura kutja tu poke kongarero ndji ha sere na kozonḓuma zouye, nokutja tu kare nongarero yozondunge nousemba nondjozikiro ku Ndjambi mouye mbwi, 13 ngunda amatu tara nonḓero keyuva eṋingandu, ndi tu undja. Meyuva ndo ounene wa Ndjambi wetu omunene nOmuyame wetu Jesus Kristus mau munika. 14 Eye we riyandjera eṱe okutukutura komaurunde aehe nokutukohorora tu rire otjiwaṋa tji tji ri otje omuini erike, nu tji tji ramangera okutjita oviungura oviwa.
15 Oviṋa mbi nga rire mbi wa hongo. Nu ungurisa ouvara woye auhe okuyanḓiparisa nokuvyura na wo ovekupuratene. Ape ningi omundu ngu me ku nyengura.
Instructions for Different Groups of People
1 Titus, you must teach only what is correct. 2 Tell the older men to have self-control and to be serious and sensible. Their faith, love, and patience must never fail.
3 Tell the older women to behave as those who love the Lord should. They must not gossip about others or be slaves of wine. They must teach what is proper, 4 so the younger women will be loving wives and mothers. 5 Each of the younger women must be sensible and kind, as well as a good homemaker, who puts her own husband first. Then no one can say insulting things about God's message.
6 Tell the young men to have self-control in everything.
7 Always set a good example for others. Be sincere and serious when you teach. 8 Use clean language that no one can criticize. Do this, and your enemies will be too ashamed to say anything against you.
9 Tell slaves always to please their owners by obeying them in everything. Slaves must not talk back to their owners 10 or steal from them. They must be completely honest and trustworthy. Then everyone will show great respect for what is taught about God our Savior.
God's Kindness and the New Life
11 God has shown us undeserved grace by coming to save all people. 12 He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world. 13 We are filled with hope, as we wait for the glorious return of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ. 14 He gave himself to rescue us from everything evil and to make our hearts pure. He wanted us to be his own people and to be eager to do right.
15 Teach these things, as you use your full authority to encourage and correct people. Make sure you earn everyone's respect.
