Tito 3

¹Uvayevudzire kuti vazviise pasi pavabati navanesimba, kuti vaterere, kuti vave vanhu vakazvigadzira kubata mabasa ose akanaka,Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

²varege kurevera mumwe zvakaipa, varege kuva negakava, vave vanyoro, vaitire vanhu vose vunyoro bwose.To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

³Nokuti nesu vo kare taiva vokusafunga, tisingatereri, takarashika, tiri varanda vokuchiva kuzhinji navezvose zvinofadza, tigere mukati mokushata negodo, tichivengwa, tichivengana.For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

⁴Asi vunyoro bwaMwari, Muponesi wedu, norudo rwake kuvanhu, zvakati zvavonekwa,But after that the kindness and love of God our Saviour toward man appeared,

⁵wakatiponesa, asingazviiti nokuda kwamabasa akarurama, atakanga taita isu, asi nokuda kwenyasha dzake, nenzira yokushambidzwa kwokuberekwa kutsva nokuvandudzwa noMweya Mutsvene,Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

⁶waakadurura achiwanza pamusoro pedu, naJesu Kristu Muponesi wedu,Which he shed on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁷kuti isu, taruramiswa nenyasha dzake, tiitwe vadyi venhaka nokuda kwetariro yovupenyu bwusingaperi.That being justified by his grace, we should be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life.

⁸Ishoko ra zvokwadi, vuye ndinoda kuti usimbise kwazvo zvinhu izvi, zvokuti avo vakatenda Mwari vachenjere kuti varambe vachiita mabasa akanaka. Ndizvo zvakanaka, zvinobatsira vanhu;This is a faithful saying, and these things I will that thou affirm constantly, that they which have believed in God might be careful to maintain good works. These things are good and profitable unto men.

⁹asi unzvenge mibvunzo yovupenzi, namazita amadziteteguru, negakava, nokukakavara pamusoro pomurairo, nokuti hazvinamaturo, hazvinebasa.But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

¹⁰Munhu unodzidzisa zvakatsauka, kana arairwa kamwe norwechipiri, umurambe,A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

¹¹zvaunoziva kuti wakadaro wakatsauka, unotadza, wazvipa mhosva amene.Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

¹²Kana ndichituma Artema kwauri, kana Tikiko, ushingaire kuvuya kwandiri Nikopori; nokuti ndakati ndichagara chando ikoko.When I shall send Artemas unto thee, or Tychicus, be diligent to come unto me to Nicopolis: for I have determined there to winter.

¹³Zenasi, mududziri womurairo, naAporo, uvaise zvakanaka parwendo, varege kushaiwa chinhu.Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.

¹⁴Vanhu vedu ngavadzidze vo kuramba vachiita mabasa akanaka, kuti vabatsire panoshaikwa zvinofanira kuvapo, kuti varege kuva vanhu vasinezvibereko.And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

¹⁵Vose vari kwandiri vanokukwazisa. Ndikwazisire avo vanotida pakutenda. Nyasha ngadzive nemi mose.All that are with me salute thee. Greet them that love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen.