Zwidiyo zwinogalikabgwe
1 Koga iwe udiye tjinodumana ne zwidiyo zwe malebeswa. 2 Udwe balume bahwola kuti badzikame, babe nge njalakang'wa dzakalulwama bazwibhate, babe ne bugalimoyo ne ludo ne kusimisila. 3 Udwe bakadzi bahwola kuti na ibo bathame sa ikokobo, kuti babe ne mazwiibhato anoyemulika, basi banyepi kene balanda be zwing'o. Bakafanila kudiya tjakalulwama, 4 kuti ndizo badiye bakadzi batjetjana kuda balume babo ne bana babo, 5 kuti bazwibhate, babe babuyanana bashinge mishingo yabo ye mu nzi, babe ne buthu, kakale bazwiyise pasi mu balume babo, kuti ndizo dama le Ndzimu lisilingigwe pasi.
6 Sa ikoko ukulumbidze bazhuzha kuzwibhata. 7 Uthame kuti mu tjimwe ne tjimwe tjaunothama ube tjilakidzo tje mishingo yakalulwama, udiye zwidiyo zwinogalikabgwe, nge zila ina ntutshi, 8 kakale udiye zwidiyo zwakatambunuka zwisingasolese, kuti ndizo banokunyanyayidza babhakhwe nge shoni, bashaye bubi gwabangaleba nge kwedu.
9 Udwe balanda bazwiyise pasi muna botetshi babo ne kubashathisa nge zila dzose, basingashandudzane nabo, 10 abazofanila kubakwibila, bagalikebgwe mu tjimwe ne tjimwe kuti bubuya gwe zwidiyo zwe Ndzimu Ntjidzi wedu guzwilakidze mubali.
11 Nge kuti ngoni dze Ndzimu dzakazumbunukila kutjidziwa kwe mmwe ne mmwe, 12 dzitidiya kuthubukana ne kushaya bugalimoyo nenge nyota ye zwithu zwe shango ino, kuti tigadzikane, titambunuke, nge kutjila butjilo gunolakidza bundzimu mu shango iyeyi, 13 takalindila kugalabgwe kwaka kombolegwa ne kuzha kwe gudzo le Ndzimu wedu nkulu ne Ntjidzi wedu Jesu Kirisiti, 14 iye wakazwipa kutidzutunula mu bubi gose ne kutizwitjenapadzila etithama tjaba iye mbuyanana ina ludo bukulu gwe kuthama mishingo mibuyanana.
15 Ulebe zwithu izwezwi. Usimise gubungano kakale utjemele nge masimba. Kushaye wakulingila pasi.
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.