1 Ndomutulila hazwadzi yedu Foyebhi, n'hingikadzi* mugubungano letshipi liku Senkhiriya, 2 kuyetila kuti muwuwamutjile muna He, sekwakalulamila bayengemali, kakale muwumbhatshe kene neni tjaanoba ehaka kumuli, ngobe untungamili wakatjidza banhu banjinji, kose nami wakanditjidza.

3 Mubuyise Phirisika naAkhwila, batinohinga tose muna Khirisitu Yesu, 4 bakalonga butjilo gwabo mumboli ngentha yangu; anditoboka ibo boga, ndoboka kose nemakubungano etshipi ose eBataya. 5 Mubuyise kose negubungano letshipi linonginila munzi wabo.

Mubuyise ndhikani wangu Efayenetasi, unoba ali iye wekutanga handukila kuna Khirisitu muAsiya. 6 Mubuyise Mariya, iye wakamuhingila zwakalema. 7 Mubuyise Andhironikasi naJuniyasi, hama dzangu, taka takasungwa tose; banozibgwa kwazo nebapositoli, kakale bakanditangila handukila kuna Khirisitu.

8 Mubuyise Ampiliyatasi, ndhikani wangu muna He. 9 Mubuyise Ebhanasi, watinohinga tose muna Khirisitu, naSitakisi ndhikani wangu. 10 Mubuyise Aphelisi iye wakagagwabgwe muna Khirisitu. Mubuyise ben'ha waArisitobhalasi. 11 Mubuyise hama yangu Herodiyoni. Mubuyise ibabo bamuna He ben'ha waNakhisasi.

12 Mubuyise Thirayifina naThirayifosa, bakadzimayi banohinga kwazo muna He. Mubuyise ndhikani Phesisi, nkadzimayi wakahinga zwakalema muna He. 13 Mubuyise Rufusi, iye wakahagwa waHe, mubuyise namme babe, bakandibhata semwana wabo. 14 Mubuyise Asiyikiritasi, Filegoni, Hemesi, Phathirobhasi, Hemasi nebagalimoyo babanabo. 15 Mubuyise Filologasi, Juliya, Nereyasi nehazwadzi iye, kose naOlimpasi, nebayengemali bose babanabo.

16 Mulebelesane neputa kwakayengemala*. Ose makubungano etshipi yaKhirisitu anomulebelesa.

17 Ndomukumbilisisa, hama dzangu, kuti mube nehhiho bhabi kuna ibabo banomupalalanya pakati bepinganyidza bugalimoyo gwenyu, bepesana nezwidiyo zwamakadiyiwa; thubukanani nabo. 18 Banhu bakajalo abatohingila Khirisitu He wedu; banohingila mitumbu yabo, kakale banohingisa zwilebo zwinozipilila betjengela ibabo bana mimoyo minyolonyolo. 19 Kozibgwa nebanhu bose kuti munamazwibhato, ndizo ndomuhanhila, koga ndohaka kuti mutjenjelele tjakalulama, kakale musibe neluboko munatjakayipa. 20 Ndzimu wekunyalala tjinyolotjo unowhopwanya Satane kusi kwemakumbo enyu.

Ngoni dzaHe wedu Yesu Khirisitu dzibe namwi.

21 Thimothi, iye watinohinga tose unomubuyisa, kose nehama dzangu Lusiyasi naJasoni naSosipeta.

22 Imi Thetiyasi, nkwali wayigogu lukwalo, ndomubuyisa muzina laHe.

23 Gayiyasi, wandigele kuwunli, kakale gubungano letshipi palinohanganila unomubuyisa. Erasitasi, mbhatikwama wenzi-nkulu, negamu ledu Khuwatasi, banomubuyisa. 24 [Ngoni dzaHe wedu Yesu Khirisitu dzibe namwi mose. Akujalo.]*

25 Ngwenu ke kuNdzimu iye unotubula musimisa nekwendebo mbuya yangu yandinosumikila nekwaYesu Khirisitu, kuyendidzana nezumbunugwa kwemasazibgwa akabe akasumbikika kwelubaka gulefu kubvisila ntolo tjoselele, 26 koga atjibe patjena kakale ezibgwa nenjudzi dzose, ngentha yewhalo dzebalebesambeli, kuyendidzana nelaya kweNdzimu watjoselele, kuyetila kuti bose babe nemazwibhato ekugalabgwe.

27 Ngaakudziwe ndiYesu Khirisitu, iye yega Ndzimu wakatjenjela, ngekusingapele kose. Akujalo.