uTito 1:1 UPawulos, umkhonzi kathixo, umpostile ke kaYesu Kristu ukholo lwabanyulwa bakaThixo, nokuyazi inyaniso eya kubakho emva kwayo ukuhlonela uThixo; 1:2 ngethemba lobomi obungunaphakade, awathi uThixo, ongenakuxoka, wabubeka idinga phambi koYehova ihlabathi laqala; 1:3 ke yena wabonakalalisa ilizwi lakhe ngamaxesha amisiweyo, ngokushumayela oku Ndiphathiswe mna ngokomthetho woMsindisi wethu uThixo; 1:4 kuTito, umntwana wam wenene ngokwaselukholweni, esinobudlelane ngalo: Makube lubabalo, nenceba, noxolo; evela kuThixo uYise, neNkosi yethu uYesu Kristu, uMsindisi wethu. 1:5 Ndakushiya eKrete ngenxa yoku, ukuze ulungiselele ndimise amadoda amakhulu kwimizi ngemizi, njengoko ndakwenzayo mna ukumisele wena: 1:6 ukuba ubani ungongenakumangaleleka, eyindoda yamfazi mnye enabantwana abakholwayo ongatyholwa ngoqhushululu okanye ukungalawuleki. 1:7 Kuba umveleli umelwe kukuba ngongenakumangaleleka, njengegosa likaThixo; hayi ngokuthanda, ungecaphuki kwamsinya; ingeniso 1:8 Umelwe kukuthi abe ngobuka iindwendwe, umthandi wokulungileyo, onesidima, olilungisa, ongcwele, ngcathu; 1:9 ebambelele ezwini elithembekileyo ngokwemfundiso, ukuze abekho enokuvuselela ngayo imfundiso ephilileyo, nokubohlwaya badane abaphikayo. 1:10 Kuba baninzi abathetha izinto ezingento, nabakhohlisayo, ngokukodwa abo yolwaluko: 1:11 abamelwe kukuvingcwa imilomo yabo; abangafanele batsho ngenxa yenzuzo embi. 1:12 Wathi omnye kubo, kwangowabo umprofeti, ngamaKrete amaxoki ngamaxesha onke, amarhamncwa amabi, izisu ezicothayo. 1:13 Obo bungqina buyinene. Ngenxa yoko khalimela kabukhali, ukuze babe ngabo phila elukholweni; 1:14 banganyamekeli zintsomi zabuYuda, namithetho yabantu abajikajikayo enyanisweni. 1:15 Izinto zonke zihlambulukile kwabahlambulukileyo; kwabadyobhekileyo, nabadyobhekileyo Lowo ungakholwayo ke, akukho nto ihlambulukileyo; kodwa nengqondo nesazela sabo sinjalo ingcolile. 1:16 Bayavuma ukuba bayamazi uThixo; kanti ke ngayo imisebenzi bayamkhanyela, engulowo abalisikizi, nabangevayo, nakumsebenzi wonke olungileyo bengenakucikideka.