KuTitosi
1 UPowula, inceku kaZimu nompostoli kaJesu Krestu ngokuvumelana nokukholwa kwabakhethiweko bakaZimu nelwazi elinembileko leqiniso elivumelana nokuzinikela kuZimu 2 begodu elisekelwe ethembeni lokuphila okungapheliko,+ uZimu ongeze aleya amala+ akuthembisa kade khulu 3 kodwana ngesikhathi sakhe esifaneleko, wenza ilizwi lakhe laziwa ngokutjhumayela engaphathiswa khona+ ngokuvumelana nomyalo woMsindisethu, uZimu. 4 Ngitlolela uTitosi umntwana wamambala ngokuvumelana nokukholwa esikuhlanganyelako:
Kwanga ungaba nomusa omkhulu nokuthula okuvela kuZimu uBaba noKrestu Jesu uMsindisethu.
5 Ngakutjhiya eKrete bona ulungise izinto ezitlhoga ukulungiswa nokuthi ubeke abadala idorobho nedorobho njengombana ngakuyala ngathi: 6 Kufuze kube yindoda engamangalelwa ngalitho, indoda enomfazi munye, enabantwana abakholwako abangamangalelwa ngokuzinikela emanyaleni namkha ukuvukela.+ 7 Njengenceku kaZimu, umdala ebandleni* kufuze kungabi khona amangalelwa ngakho, angabi nekani,+ angasilingeki msinya,+ angabi sidakwa, angabi sisilwi, angabi marhamaru bona afumane inzuzo yokungathembeki 8 kodwana amukele iimvakatjhi,+ athande okuhle, abe nomkhumbulo oqaqulukileko,*+ abe ngolungileko, othembekileko,+ ozibambako,+ 9 okakarela elizwini elithembekileko* malungana nekghono lakhe lokufundisa,+ bona akghone ukukhuthaza* ngefundiso eyakhako+ nokusola+ abaphikisako.
10 Ngombana kunabantu abanengi abavukelako, abakhuluma izinto ezingasizi ngalitho, nabakhohlisi, khulukhulu labo ababambelele ekusokeni.+ 11 Kuqakathekile ukubavala imilomo ngombana abantwaba baketula yoke imizi ngokufundisa izinto okungakafuzi bazifundise ukuthi bazifumanele inzuzo yokungathembeki. 12 Omunye wabaphorofidi babo wathi: “Abantu beKrete bahlala baleya amala, baziimbandana ezirhiribidelako namagovu avilaphako.”
13 Ubufakazobu buliqiniso. Nje-ke ragela phambili ubasola ngokuqinileko bona badzimelele ekukholweni, 14 bangazinaki iinolwana zamaJuda nemiyalo yabantu abafulathele iqiniso. 15 Zoke izinto zihlwengile ebantwini abahlwengileko+ kodwana kilabo abasilapheleko nabangakholwako, akunalitho elihlwengileko ngombana iingqondo zabo nabonembeza babo basilaphele.+ 16 Bavuma tjhatjhalazi bona bayamazi uZimu kodwana bayamphika ngemisebenzabo+ ngombana bayanyenyisa begodu abalaleli, abakufanelekeli ukwenza nanyana ngimuphi umsebenzi omuhle.