23 Paulo anayangʼanitsitsa Khoti Lalikulu la Ayudalo nʼkunena kuti: “Anthu inu, abale anga, ndachita zinthu popanda chikumbumtima changa kunditsutsa ngakhale pangʼono pamaso pa Mulungu+ mpaka lero.”

16 Chifukwa cha zimenezi, ndikuyesetsa mwakhama kuti ndikhale ndi chikumbumtima chabwino kwa Mulungu ndiponso kwa anthu.+

5 Cholinga cha malangizo amenewa nʼchakuti tikhale ndi chikondi+ chochokera mumtima woyera, mʼchikumbumtima chabwino ndiponso mʼchikhulupiriro+ chopanda chinyengo.

18 Mwana wanga Timoteyo, ndikukulangiza kuchita zimenezi mogwirizana ndi maulosi amene ananeneratu za iwe, kuti mogwirizana ndi maulosiwo upitirize kumenya nkhondo yabwino.+ 19 Ukhale ndi chikhulupiriro komanso chikumbumtima chabwino+ chimene anthu ena asiya kuchitsatira, moti chikhulupiriro chawo chasweka ngati ngalawa.

9 Akhale ogwira chinsinsi chopatulika cha chikhulupiriro, ali ndi chikumbumtima choyera.+