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Paulo, mtumwa wa Mungu, na mtume wa Yesu Kristo; kwa ajili ya imani ya wateule wa Mungu, na ujuzi wa kweli ile iletayo utauwa;
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,
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katika tumaini la uzima wa milele, ambao Mungu asiyeweza kusema uongo aliuahidi tangu milele;
in the hope of eternal life, which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began.
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akalifunua neno lake kwa majira yake katika ule ujumbe niliowekewa amana mimi kwa amri ya Mwokozi wetu Mungu;
In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
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kwa Tito, mwanangu hasa katika imani tuishirikiyo. Neema na iwe kwako na amani zitokazo kwa Mungu Baba na kwa Kristo Yesu Mwokozi wetu.
To Titus, my true child in our common faith: Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
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Kwa sababu hii nalikuacha Krete, ili uyatengeneze yaliyopunguka, na kuweka wazee katika kila mji kama vile nilivyokuamuru;
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.
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ikiwa mtu hakushitakiwa neno, naye ni mume wa mke mmoja, ana watoto waaminio, wasioshitakiwa kuwa ni wafisadi wala wasiotii.
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.
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Maana imempasa askofu awe mtu asiyeshitakiwa neno ,kwa kuwa ni wakili wa MUNGU;asiwe mtu wa kujipendeza nafsi yake,asiwe mwepesi wa hasira,asiwe mlevi wala mgomvi,asiwe mpenda mapato ya aibu.
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.
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bali awe mkaribishaji, mpenda wema, mwenye kiasi, mwenye haki, mtakatifu, mwenye kudhibiti nafsi yake;
Instead, he must be hospitable, a lover of good, self-controlled, upright, holy, and disciplined.
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akilishika lile neno la imani vile vile kama alivyofundishwa, apate kuweza kuwaonya watu kwa mafundisho yenye uzima, na kuwashinda wenye kupinga.
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.
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Kwa maana kuna wengi wasiotii, wenye maneno yasiyo na maana, wadanganyaji, na hasa wale wa tohara, ambao yapasa wazibwe vinywa vyao.
For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
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Hao wanapindua watu wa nyumba nzima, wakifundisha yasiyowapasa kwa ajili ya mapato ya aibu.
who must be silenced. For the sake of dishonorable gain, they undermine entire households and teach things they should not.
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Mtu wa kwao, nabii wao wenyewe, amesema, Wakrete ni waongo siku zote, hayawani wabaya, walafi wavivu.
As one of their own prophets has said, “Cretans are always liars, evil beasts, lazy gluttons.”
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Ushuhuda huo ni kweli. Kwa sababu hiyo uwakemee kwa ukali, ili wapate kuwa wazima katika imani;
This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sternly, so that they will be sound in the faith
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wasisikilize hadithi za Kiyahudi, wala maagizo ya watu wajiepushao na yaliyo kweli.
and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the commands of men who have rejected the truth.
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Vitu vyote ni safi kwa hao walio safi; lakini hakuna kilicho safi kwao walio wanajisi, wasioamini; bali akili zao zimekuwa najisi, na nia zao pia.
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.
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Wanakiri ya kwamba wanamjua Mungu, bali kwa matendo yao wanamkana; ni wenye machukizo, waasi, wala kwa kila tendo jema hawafai.
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good deed.