Titus 3

3 ¹Remind dem make dem submit to rulers and authority, obey, and ready for every good work, ²make dem no talk bad about anybody, no dey quarrel, dey gentle, and show sotay consideration to everybody. ³We too, before before, we bin dey foolish, we no dey obey, dem deceive us, we bin be slave to different kind desire and enjoyment, we dey live inside bad mind and jealousy, dem hate us, we dey hate each other. ⁴But when di goodness and loving kindness of our Papa, wey be our Savior, show, ^a a v4 Here “Savior” na name for our Papa imsef — di source of salvation, wey dey save us through im Pikin and by im Spirit (verses 5-6). ⁵e save us—no be because of any correct-and-holy way wey we do, but na by im mercy, through di washing of new birth and di renewal wey di Holy Spirit dey do, ⁶wey e pour on us plenty through Jesus Christ our Savior, ⁷so that, since im grace don make us correct, we go fit become pipo wey go inherit, with di hope of life wey no dey end. ⁸Dis word na true word: I want make you stand strong for dis things, so that di pipo wey dey trust our Papa go dey mind well to dey put demsef for good work. Dis things good and dey helpful to everybody.

⁹But run from foolish argument, family-line matter, fight, and quarrel about di law, because dem no get use and dem no worth anything. ¹⁰Warn person wey dey cause division one time, then di second time; after dat, no get anything to do with am again, ¹¹as you know say dat kind person don spoil and e dey sin; na imsef don judge imsef.

Last Words and Greetings

¹²When I send Artemas or Tychicus come meet you, try well well make you come meet me for Nicopolis, because I don decide say na dia I go spend di cold season. ¹³Sharp sharp help Zenas di lawyer and Apollos for dia journey; make sure say dem no lack anything. ¹⁴Make our pipo too learn to dey put demsef for good work, to dey meet urgent need, so that dem no go dey without fruit.

¹⁵Everybody wey dey with me greet you. Greet di pipo wey love us for faith. Make grace dey with una all.