Okukala kwOvakriste
1 Ndelenee ove tonga eshi sha wapalela elongo liwa. 2 Ovashamane nava kale ovalidiliki, ve neenghedi da fimana, ovakoshoki, ve li nawa meitavelo nomohole nomelidiliko. 3 Osho tuu novakainhu nava kale ve neenghedi da wapalela ovayapuki, vehe fi ovalundili, havapika voikunwa ihapu, ndelenee ovalongi vomwaashi shiwa, 4 opo va shiive okupukulula ovakainhu ovanyasha vo va kale ve hole ovalumenhu vavo nokuhola ovana vavo, 5 ndele va kale ve neenghedi diwa novakoshoki ve shii okutekula omaumbo avo, ve nomwenyo muwa, ndele tava dulika kovalumenhu vavo vene, opo ondjovo yaKalunga iha shekifwe.
6 Novalumenhu ovanyasha va kumaida yo va kale ovalidiliki. 7 Ove mwene liulikila omuhopaelelwa moilonga aishe iwa, nelongo loye nali kale la yela nola fimana 8 neendjovo doye nadi kale diwa nodihe noshipo, omunandubo a fifwe ohoni eshi ina mona omhito oku tu popila molwii.
9 Kumaida ovapiya va dulike koovene vavo, vo ve va hafife moinima aishe, inava kala neenyamukudi, 10 vaha vake, ndelenee va holole oudiinini meenghedi adishe, opo va wapaleke mwaaishe elongo laKalunga, Omukulili wetu.
Efilonghenda laKalunga tali xupifa ndele tali yapula omunhu
11 Osheshi efilonghenda laKalunga ola holoka li etele ovanhu aveshe exupifo, 12 ndele tali tu tekula, fye tu efe okudina Kalunga nouhalu wopaunyuni, fye tu kale tu neendunge nouyuki nokuhola Kalunga fimbo tu li mounyuni ou wopaife, 13 mokuteelela kwetu ewanifo leteelelo lelao neholoko loshinge shaKalunga omunene nolOmukulili wetu Jesus Kristus, 14 Oye ou e liyandja ponhele yetu e tu kulile mo mowii aushe Ye e liyelifile oshiwana shaye mwene, osho hashi diinine shili oilonga iwa.
15 Oinima ei i tonga noku va kumaida noku va hanyena meenghono adishe we di pewa. Paha kale nande umwe te ku dini.
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.
