The Epistle to Titus is one of the three pastoral epistles in the New Testament, historically attributed to Paul the Apostle. It is addressed to Saint Titus and describes the requirements and duties of presbyters/bishops.

1. Thithu
ISAHLUKO 1
1 UPawulu, inceku kaNkulunkulu, nomphostoli kaJesu Kristu,
ngokokholo lwabakhethiweyo bakaNkulunkulu, nokulazi
iqiniso elingokokumesaba uNkulunkulu;
2 ethembeni lokuphila okuphakade, uNkulunkulu
ongenakuqamba amanga akuthembisa kungakabikho umhlaba;
3 kodwa ngesikhathi esifaneleyo ubonakalisile ilizwi lakhe
ngentshumayelo engiphathiswe yona ngokomlayo
kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu;
4 kuThithu, indodana yami uqobo ngokukholwa
esihlanganyela ngakho: Makube umusa, nesihawu, nokuthula
okuvela kuNkulunkulu uBaba naseNkosini uJesu Kristu
uMsindisi wethu.
5 Ngaleso sizathu ngakushiya eKrethe, ukuze ulungise
okusilelayo, umise amalunga emizini yonke, njengokuba
ngakuyala;
6 uba ekhona ongasolekiyo, indoda emfazi munye,
elabantwana abathembekileyo abangabekwa icala
lokungalaleli kumbe abangalaleliyo.
7 Ngokuba umbhishobhi umelwe ukuba ngongasolekiyo,
njengomphathi kaNkulunkulu; ongesiye othanda ubugovu,
ongasheshi ukuthukuthela, ongadakwa, ongashayi, ongesiye
inzuzo embi;
8 kodwa ophatha kuhle izihambi, othanda okuhle, ozithibileyo,
olungileyo, ongcwele, ozithibileyo;
9 ebambelele ezwini elithembekileyo njengalokho efundisiwe,
ukuze abe-namandla okuyala ngesifundiso esiphilileyo,
nokuqinisekisa abaphikayo.
10 Ngoba banengi abangalaleliyo, abakhuluma okuyize
labakhohlisayo, ikakhulu abokusoka;
11 abamelwe ukuvalwa umlomo, abachitha izindlu ziphela,
befundisa okungafanele ngenxa yenzuzo embi.
12 Omunye wabo, umprofethi wakubo, wathi: AmaKrete
ahlala eqamba amanga, izilo ezimbi, izisu eziphuzayo;
13 Ubufakazi lobu buqinisile. Ngakho-ke bakhuze kabukhali,
ukuze baphile ekukholweni;
14 bangalaleli izinganekwane zamaJuda, nemiyalo yabantu
abafulathela iqiniso.
15 Kwabahlanzekile zonke izinto zihlanzekile, kodwa
kwabangcolileyo nabangakholwayo akukho okuhlanzekileyo;
kodwa ngisho ingqondo nonembeza wabo kungcolile.
16 Bavuma ukuthi bayamazi uNkulunkulu; kodwa
bayamphika ngemisebenzi, benengekayo, nabangalaleliyo,
nakuyo yonke imisebenzi emihle bengaboshiwe.
ISAHLUKO 2
1 Kepha wena khuluma izinto ezifanele isifundiso esiphilileyo;
2 ukuthi amadoda amadala abe ahluzekile, ahlonipheke,
ahluzekile, aphilile ekukholweni, othandweni,
nasekubekezeleni.
3 ngokunjalo nabesifazane asebekhulile baziphathe ngendlela
efanele ubungcwele, bangabi ngabahlebi, bangabi yizigqila
zewayini eliningi, babe abafundisi bokuhle;
4 ukuze bafundise abesifazana abasakhulayo ukuthi bahluze,
bathande amadoda abo, bathande abantwana babo;
5 babe ngabaqondayo, abamhlophe, abagcina ikhaya,
abalungile, abathobela amadoda abo, ukuze izwi
likaNkulunkulu lingahlanjalazwa.
6 Ngokufanayo izinsizwa zikhuthaze ukuba zihluze.
7 Ezintweni zonke zibonakalise wena uyisibonelo
semisebenzi emihle: emfundisweni ubonakalisa ukungonakali,
ukuqina, ubuqotho,
8 Inkulumo ephilileyo, engalahlwa; ukuze ophambeneyo abe
namahloni, engenalutho olubi angalusho ngani.
9 Khuthaza izinceku ukuthi zilalele amakhosi azo,
zibathokozise ezintweni zonke; angaphenduli futhi;
10 lingazenzisi, kodwa litshengise konke ukuthembeka okuhle;
ukuze bahlotshise imfundiso kaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu
ezintweni zonke.
11 Ngokuba umusa kaNkulunkulu oletha ukusindiswa
ubonakalisiwe kubantu bonke;
12 lisifundisa ukuba sidele ukungamesabi uNkulunkulu
nezinkanuko zezwe, siphile ngokuqonda, nangokulunga,
nangokumesaba uNkulunkulu kulesi sikhathi samanje;
13 sibheke ithemba elibusisiweyo, nokubonakala
kwenkazimulo kaNkulunkulu omkhulu noMsindisi wethu
uJesu Kristu;
14 owazinikela ngenxa yethu, ukuze asihlenge kubo bonke
ububi, futhi azihlanzele isizwe esiyisizwe, esishisekela
imisebenzi emihle.
15 Khuluma lezi zinto, uyale, ukhuze ngawo wonke amandla.
Makungabikho muntu okudelelayo.
ISAHLUKO 3
1 Bakhumbuze ukuba bathobele izikhulu namandla, balalele
izinduna, balungele yonke imisebenzi emihle;
2 bangakhulumi kubi ngomuntu, bangabi yizingxabano,
kodwa babe mnene, bebonisa ubumnene bonke kubantu bonke.
3 Ngoba nathi kade sasiyiziwula, singalaleli, sikhohliswa,
sikhonza izinkanuko nezinjabulo ezihlukahlukene, siphila
ebubini nasemoneni, sizondwa, sizondana.
4 Kepha emva kwalokho kwabonakala umusa nothando
lukaNkulunkulu uMsindisi wethu kubantu.
5 kungeyisikho ngemisebenzi yokulunga esayenzayo thina,
kodwa ngokwesihawu sakhe wasisindisa, ngokugeziswa
kokuzalwa kutsha lokwenziwa batsha ngoMoya oNgcwele;
6 owalithululela phezu kwethu ngokuchichimayo ngoJesu
Kristu uMsindisi wethu;
7 ukuze kuthi sesilungisisiwe ngomusa wakhe, sibe
yizindlalifa ngokwethemba lokuphila okuphakade.
8 Likholekile leli zwi, futhi lezizinto ngithanda ukuba
uziqinise njalo, ukuze abakholwa nguNkulunkulu baqaphele
ukugcina imisebenzi emihle. Lezi zinto zinhle futhi zinenzuzo
kubantu.
9 Kepha gwema imibuzo yobuwula, nezindaba zozalo,
nokubanga, nokubanga ngomthetho; ngoba azisizi futhi ziyize.
10 Umuntu ongumhlubuki emva kokuyalwa kokuqala
nokwesibili umlahle;
11 lisazi ukuthi onjalo uphambukisiwe, njalo uyona, ezilahlile
yena.
12 Lapho ngithuma u-Artemase kuwe, noma uThikhiku,
khuthala ukuza kimi eNikopholi, ngokuba nginqume ukuhlala
khona ebusika.
13 Khuthalela uhambise uZena, isazimthetho, no-Apholo,
ukuze bangasweli lutho.
14 Nabethu mabafunde ukugcina imisebenzi emihle
ngokuswela, ukuze bangabi abangatheli.
15 Bonke abalami bayakhonza kuwe. Bingelela abasithandayo
ekukholweni. Umusa mawube nani nonke. Amen.
(Lalotshelwa uThithu, owagcotshwa umbhishobhi wokuqala
webandla lamaKrethe, waseNikopoli yaseMakedoniya.)