1 Ime Pawulu, mutumwa waKkirisitu Jesu akuyanda kwaLeza mukwiinda muchisyomezyo chabuumi oobo buli muli Kkirisitu Jesu.

2 Kuli Timoti, mwana wangu ngundiyandisya:

Luzyalo aluse aluumuno luzwa kuli Leza Taata akuli Kkirisitu Jesu Mwami wesu lube anduwe.

3 Ndilumba Leza ooyo ngundibelekela amoyo ululeme, mbuli mbubakachita bamataata, nindikuyeeya lyoonse munkombyo zyangu sikati amansiku. 4 Mbuli mbundiyeeya misozi yako, ndilaachiyandisyo chakuti ndizookubone, kuchitila kuti ndikazuzigwe alukondo. 5 ✝Ngandayeezegwa alusyomo lwako lwini, lusyomo oolo lwakali mulibanyookulu Loyisi lutaanzi abanyoko Yunisi alimwi lino, ndili achoonzyo, luli muli nduwe. 6 Nkikaako ndakuyibalusya kuti ufulilizye mulilo wachipo chaLeza nchwakajana mukwiinda mukubikkwa maboko aangu; 7 nkaambo Leza teewakatupa muuya wabuyoofu pe pesi muuya wanguzu aluyando akulizyotolola.

8 Eelyo utabi abweeme akupa bukamboni kuMwami wesu, nikuba bwangu ndimwaange wakwe, pesi kwaabana mumapenzi nkaambo kamakani mabotu munguzu zyaLeza, 9 ooyo wakatufutula akutwiita kuti tupone buumi busalala, peepe nkaambo kamilimu yesu pesi nkaambo kamabambe aakwe aluzyalo oolo ndwakatupa muli Kkirisitu Jesu kuzwa kumatalikilo. 10 Lino luzyalo oolu lwakayubunwa mukwiinda mukuliboniya kwamufutuli wesu Kkirisitu Jesu, wakazunda lufu mpawo weeta buumi akutabola kumumuni mukwiinda mumakani mabotu.

11 Nkaambo kamakani mabotu aaya ndakasalwa kuti ndibe mukambawusi amutumwa amuyiisi, 12 nkaambo kacheechi ndiliikupenzegwa mbuli mbundibede. Pesi tandikwe bweme, nkaambo ndilimwizi ooyo ngundakasyoma, alimwi ndili achoonzyo kuti ulakonzya kukwabilila eecho nchaakandisyoma mane Buzuba oobo. 13 Tobela mukondo wamajwi akasimpe ngwakamvwa kulindime, mulusyomo aluyando luli muli Kkirisitu Jesu; 14 kwabilila chintu eecho nchuwakasyomegwa mukwiinda mulugwasyo lwaMuuya Usalala ukkede mulindiswe.

15 Ulizi kuti boonse bali muEziya bakandichija, kubalilizya aamwi aFayijilasi aHemojenzi. 16 Ngakube kuti Mwami ape luse kuŋanda yaOnesiforasi, nkaambo chiindi chiingi wakandibukulusya; teewakaba abweeme pe abwaange bwangu, 17 naakasika muRoma wakandiyanduula kapati alimwi wakandijana. 18 Ngakube kuti Mwami amupe kuti ajane luse luzwa kuMwami Buzuba oobo, alimwi uluuzi kabotu mulimu woonse ngwakachita kuEfeso.