1Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ to further the faith of God’s elect and their knowledge of the truth that leads to godliness— 2in the hope of eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time, 3and which now at his appointed season he has brought to light through the preaching entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior,
4To Titus, my true son in our common faith:
Grace and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Savior.
Appointing Elders Who Love What Is Good
5The reason I left you in Crete was that you might put in order what was left unfinished and appoint1:5 Or ordain elders in every town, as I directed you. 6An elder must be blameless, faithful to his wife, a man whose children believe1:6 Or children are trustworthy and are not open to the charge of being wild and disobedient. 7Since an overseer manages God’s household, he must be blameless—not overbearing, not quick-tempered, not given to drunkenness, not violent, not pursuing dishonest gain. 8Rather, he must be hospitable, one who loves what is good, who is self-controlled, upright, holy and disciplined. 9He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.
Rebuking Those Who Fail to Do Good
10For there are many rebellious people, full of meaningless talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision group. 11They must be silenced, because they are disrupting whole households by teaching things they ought not to teach—and that for the sake of dishonest gain. 12One of Crete’s own prophets has said it: “Cretans are always liars, evil brutes, lazy gluttons.”1:12 From the Cretan philosopher Epimenides 13This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith 14and will pay no attention to Jewish myths or to the merely human commands of those who reject the truth. 15To the pure, all things are pure, but to those who are corrupted and do not believe, nothing is pure. In fact, both their minds and consciences are corrupted. 16They claim to know God, but by their actions they deny him. They are detestable, disobedient and unfit for doing anything good.
1Ñucaca, Taita Diosta servij Pablomi cani. Jesucristomi huillagrichun mingahuarca. Taita Diosta crij, Pai agllashcacunaman, Diosta yuyarina shinataj yuyarinata yachachichunmi, ñucataca agllarca. 2Cashcatataj huillaj Taita Diosca, tucuipaj ñaupami, ‘Huiñai causaita cushami’ nishca. Ñucanchijca, chai causaita chasquina yuyaillami shuyacunchij. 3Chaitaca, cunan punllacuna huillachingapajmi charicushca. Chai ña pajtajpimi, ñucanchijta Quishpichij Taita Diosca, huillachun ñucata mandarca.
4Ñucami, can Titoman quillcani. Canca, ñuca shinallataj crij cashcamanta, ñuca huahua shinami cangui.
Canmanca Yaya Diospish, ñucanchijta Quishpichij Apu Jesucristopish jatunta cʼuyashpa, llaquishpa, sumaj causaita cuchun.
Titotaca Cretapi crijcunata allichichunmi mandashca
5Cantaca Cretapica, crijcunapurapi imalla allichicushcata, allichishpa catichunmi saquimurcani. Tandanacushca crijcuna tiyan chai tucui pueblocunapimi, ñuca mandashca shinallataj, cunaj yuyajcunata agllashpa churana cangui. 6Ima juchachipajta mana ruraj, shuj huarmiyujlla, crij huahuacunayujta agllangui. Paipaj huahuacunapish ama ‘Maipish cachun purij, mana caźujcuna’ nishpa juchachishca cachun. 7Crijcunata ricujca, Taita Dios mingashcatami Paipaj maquipi charicun. Chaimanta paica, ima juchachipajta mana ruraj, alli causaj, mana jatun tucuj, mana pʼiñarij, mana machaj, mana pihuanpish pʼiñanacuj, mana ima mana allita rurashpa cullquij cachun. 8Huasiman pi chayajpipish alli chasquij, imatapish allita ruraj, alli yuyaiyuj, cashcata ruraj, Diospajlla causaj, tucui millaimanta jarcarij cachun. 9Diosmanta allita yachashcatapish, ima shina yachachishca shinataj huaquichichun. Pai alli yachashpami, Diospaj Shimita ‘Mana chashnachu’ nijcunatapish cashcatataj huillashpa, paicuna pandarishcata ricuchishpa upallachinga.
10Mana caźusha nijcunaca, ñamari achcacuna tiyan. Ashtahuanca, charishca aicha punta carata pʼitichishcacunapuramantami chashnacuna jatarishca. Paicunaca, yanga imatapish rimashpami, umashpa purincuna. 11Chashnacunataca upallachinatajmi. Paicunaca, cullquita japingaraicullami, manapish yachachina cashcata yachachishpa, tauca huasi familiacunata urmachishcacuna.
12Paicunapaj shuj huillajllatajmi, paicunamantaca cashna nishca: «Cai Creta llajta runacunaca, llullapi rijsishcacunami, millai animalcuna shinami, qʼuillacunami, micushpalla sirijcunami» nishcami. 13Chaitaca allillatatajmi nishca. Chaimanta paicunataca, Jesusta alli crijcuna cachun, paicunataca sinchita rimai nini. 14Chashna rimajpica, judiocunapaj parlocunatapish, cashcatataj yachachishcata saquijcunapaj parlocunatapish, ña mana chasquingacunapishchari.
15Chuya shungucunapajca, imapish chuyallatajmi. Ashtahuanpish mapa shungucunapaj, mana crijcunapajca tucui imapish mapallatajmi. Paicunapaj yuyaimanta callarishpa, ucu shungucama mapallatajmi. 16‘Taita Diostaca rijsinchijmi’ nincunami. Chashna nijpipish, paicuna imalla rurashcacunata ricujpica, manapish Diosta rijsijcuna cashcatami ricuchincuna. Millananacuna, mana caźujcuna, ima allitaca mana rurai tucujcunami.
