Wo Tete ku Timotiu
1 Ame Paulu mutumwa wa* Kilisitu Sesusi, kotyitumino tya Huku Omuyovoli wetu, kotyitumino tya Kilisitu Sesusi, omphamekelo yetu,+ 2 wenda ku Timotiu,*+ omona wange mwene+ metavelo:
Okankhenda okanene kakale noove, atyiho nouwa-tima, nombembwa itunda ku Huku, Tate, no ku Kilisitu Sesusi Tatekulu yetu.
3 Etyi nekutile-ale sala mo Efesu etyi apa mandyii no ko Masendonia, otyo vali ndyilinga, opo utolele vamwe vahaete ondongeso ityayo, 4 vahape okutwi evi vionoñgano mbounkhembi,+ no viomaanda. Ovipuka ovio vitupu-ale oku vikavitukila,+ vipa vala ovanthu okufwanyeka, kavieeta natyike tya Huku tyiyemba keyumba-nthumbi. 5 Otyili, ondunge oyo* ilava kolwembia+ lutuka komutima wasukuka, kombungo ipumphi, keyumba-nthumbi+ liehe-liomaandambeyo. 6 Vamwe vapambuka-mo mu ovio, vakaya vala pahe momatompho ehena-le oku apilukila.+ 7 Vahanda valinge ovalongesi+ votyitumino, ngwe vati vala avehei evi vapopia, avehei evi vanamenena.
8 Onthwe tutyii okuti Ovitumino oviwa umwe vala tyina omunthu evitavela umwe nawa,* 9 mokwetyimona okuti ovitumino kavialingililwe onondingaviwa, vialingilwa vokwehetavela,+ onomphuki, vokuyele tya Huku, ovakwankhali, vehena onthyole yotyotyili,* vehena nthilo neetyi tyikola, vaipaa o vohe, vaipaa o voina, onondyipai, 10 ovihayo kokulihanda,* ovalume valala na valume vakwavo, vokutyinda ovanthu, ononkhembi, vokwaanena omatutu, novipuka ovikwavo vali aviho vipikiya ondongeso ongwa,*+ 11 iyemba koviwa ovipe viomunkhima vya Huku wehambu, evi ame napakulilwa.+
12 Ame ndyipandula Kilisitu Sesusi Tatekulu yetu, ou wampha omafa, mwene wanthala umwe ati ndyiyumbwa onthumbi amphe otyilinga,+ 13 ngwe ankho ndyilinga Huku omutomba, ndyihukaisa ovanthu vae, nonondunge ankho ndyitupu.+ Mahi nalingwa okankhenda tyokwetyilingilile vala okwehetyii, mokwakamba eyumba-nthumbi. 14 Mahi okankhenda okanene ka Tatekulu yetu, keyula umwe akahamphiuka, atyiho neyumba-nthumbi nolwembia luli mu Kilisitu Sesusi. 15 Ondaka ei iyumbwa onthumbi, ihanda okwitavela umwe nawa-nawa: Kilisitu Sesusi weya mouye ayovole ovakwankhali.+ Pu ovo, ame pahe nevilapo umwe.+ 16 Mahi pahe ame nalingiwa okankhenda opo mwaame wokwevilapo, Kilisitu Sesusi aholololele-mo oumphwa-lundo wae auho, andinge otyilekesa vatalele kwaame ava veli nokumuyumba onthumbi vesuka nokukamona omwenyo wahapu.+
17 Ohamba ya apeho,+ yahankhi,+ yahamonwa,+ Huku wike vala,+ ankhimanekwe, ahilivikwe-hilivikwe umwe apeho. Amem.
18 Ove ndyikupa otyitumino otyo,* mona wange Timotiu, ngo omu omaulo apopia ove etyipopila, mokweetavela ulipake-po umwe olu ovilwa oviwa,+ 19 ukakatele meyumba-nthumbi, momutima upumphi,+ etyi vamwe vaanya atyivetwala umwe, onthumbi yavo aikasambwilikita umwe momeva. 20 Himineu+ na Alesandele navo o vamwe pu ovo, ame nevetahela ku Satanasi+ vatyepeko, vetyimone okuti omutomba kaulingwa.