1 Imi Paulu, umpositoli waKristo Jesu sokulaya kwaMwali uNchiji wedu akale nomuna Kristo Jesu lubimbo lwedu.

2 Kuna Timoti mwana wangu wechokomende mukudimbwa.

Mwali Tate naTezi wedu Kristo Jesu bekupe chipiwo, ishe, nolunyalalo.

3 Sokusungwaja kwangu pandakabenda kuMasedoniya, gala muEfeso kutila kuti ulaye bamwe banhu kuti besilayije kana ipi indayijo ilosiyana, 4 kana kuti bezwibalayije nengano jisina ichokomende akale nokubanda matategulu zwisinopela zwinokuja kuyeyesela koga zwisina mabambo aMwali okudimbwa. 5 Chinangwa chokulaywa kwedu ludo lunova mumwoyo unchena nenjeyo imbuya akale nokudimbwa kwechokomende. 6 Bamwe banhu bakabhuda muna yezwi bakapamhala bengwina mukukwejisa mayabwe, 7 bedisisisa kuba balayiji bomulawo, koga besinowhisisa zwabamuleba kana zwabakumusimatija.

8 Ngweno toziba kuti mulawo umbuya, kana umwe ewushingisa zwimomumulawo. 9 Zwiwhisisika kuti mulawo aujilotilwa balolulama koga banobipisa nabasinowhilila, basina zwaMwali nabachinyi, basili bachena akale nabasijiloshambijika, babulayi bamatate nababulayi bamamai, nababulayi babanhu, 10 basangu, ingochani, banopamba banhu, iniepi, banokowha maniepwa, naizwo zwose zwinonyenyeja indayijo imbuya, 11 zwikwendelana neNdebo iMbuya ina lukujo lwaMwali lulokombolelwa lundakapiwa kuti ndilondote.

12 Ndoboka iye wakandipa isimba, Kristo Jesu Tezi wedu nokuti wakandibona ndikabimbika akandishala kuti ndiunshingile, 13 kojoba pakutanga ndakabefizha Mwali, ndunjabisa akale nduutila bukali, koga ndakatambula ishe jije nokuti ndakazwita mukusoziba nokusodimbwa, 14 akale chipiwo chaTezi chakafwashukila imi nokudimbwa akale noludo lumo munaKristo Jesu. 15 Isumo yeyi ngiyelebeswa akale ilokwelela kutambulwa zwizhele, kuti Kristo Jesu wakezha penyika koochija bachinyi. Akale imi, ndimi nchinyi unkulwana kuna bose, 16 koga ndakatambula ishe neechi chisoko, kuti munami sonkulwana wabachinyi, kutila kuti Jesu Kristo etondejele moyondefu uwe ulopelelela, chili chitondejelo kuna yabo baloodimbwa kuna iye kwobupenyu businopela. 17 Kuna She walini nalini, usinofa, usinoboneka, Mwali umwempela, ngekujwe akale elemekejwe kwemisi isinopela. Ameni.

18 Timoti, mwana wangu ndinokupa indayilo yeyi, zwikwendelana nobupolofeti bwaka tiwa kwauli kuti bukunyungumule kuti ulwane ihondo imbuya, 19 ukabhata kudimbwa nomwoyo umbuya. Nokulamba umoyo umbuya bamwe banhu bakapwachawula kudimbwa kwabo. 20 Bamwe babo ndiHemenausi naAlekizanda, bandakalanga nokupila kuna Satani kuti belayijwe beleke kutuka Mwali.