1 Imi Paulu umpositoli waKristo Jesu nechido chaMwali zwindila muchibimbiso chobupenyu bumo munaKristo Jesu.

2 Kuna Timoti mwana wangu unodikana.

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

3 Ndoboka Mwali wandinoshingila nomyoyo unchena, sezwakata matategulu angu, pandinomukumbuluka unshaji wose muminamato yangu masikati nobusiku. 4 Pandinokumbulukwa mishoji yiyo, ndozwimba kukubona, kutila kuti ndizhajwe nolushanto. 5 Ndokumbulukwa kudimbwa kuko kwechokomende, kudimbwa kwakatanga kuna amegulu babo Loyisi nokuna mai babo Yunisi akale ngweno ndosimisa kuti kumo mwauli. 6 Nokudalo ndinokukumbuluja kuti ufulijile chipo chaMwali chimo mwauli chakava mukukubiga kwangu maboko, 7 nokuti Mwali aajakatipa umpepo wolutyo koga umpepo wesimba, ludo nokuzwibhata.

8 Nokudalo usibe neshoni kusumikija zwaTezi wedu, kana nozwangu imi unsungwa uwe, koga tambula kuyabulila indebo imbuya mumasimba aMwali, 9 kuvila kumatangisilo iye wakatichija akale akatishoba, kuti tibe bachena zwisinovila mumishingo yedu koga zwili zwechinangwa chiche nechipiwo chaakatipa munaKristo Jesu makole manji apinda. 10 Yechi chipiwo chakatondejela nokuzha koNchiji wedu Kristo Jesu, Iye wakajima lufu akabuza bupenyu businopela nokumunika nendebo imbuya.

11 Nokudalo ndakabigwa kuba umbhaunuli, umpositoli, nondayiji, 12 akale nokudalo ndizwo ndilimukuyabula ali. Koga azwitondipe shoni, nokuti ndinonziba wandakadimbwa, akale ndinobimba kuti unotubula kulinda zwaakandilondotesa kuswikila yelyo izhuba. 13 Tobela igwala lyontimbo wamawhi angu echokomende awakawha kunami, mukudimbwa akale noludo zwimo munaKristo Jesu, 14 londota chinhu chibuya chawakatambikwa noMpepo uNchena unogala mwatili.

15 Unoziba kuti bose bokuEzhiya bakanditizha, akale bamwe babo ndiFijelasi naHemojinisi. 16 Tezi ngewhile ishe imhuli yaOnesifolasi, nokuti unshaji unji wakabendimusilija, aajakabeli neshoni namaketani angu, 17 Paakaswika kuRoma wakandipyanga nokusungwala mane akandiwana 18 ngana Tezi boopa ishe jabo nelyo izhuba akale iwi unoziba zwibuyanana mishingo yose yaakata kuEfeso.