Lwakusaanguna Luya Kuli Timoti
1 Ndime Pawulu, mwaapostoli waKkristu Jesu, kwiinda mukulayililwa aaLeza Mufutuli wesu aKkristu Jesu bulangilizi bwesu, 2 ndilikukulembela Timoti,* mwanaangu wachoonzyo mulusyomo:
Luzyalo lupati alweetelelo aluumuno kuzwa kuli Leza Taata akuli Kkristu Jesu Mwaami wesu, azibe aanduwe.
3 Mbuli mbundakakusungwaazya kuti ukkale mu-Efeso nindakali ndaba aafwiifwi kuya kuMakkedoniya, ndilikukusungwaazya lino kuti uchite oobo, kuchitila kuti ulayilile bamwi kuti batayiisyi imwi njiisyo, 4 nikuba kuswiilila twaano twakubeja atwamazyalani. Zintu zili boobu taakwe anchizigwasya pe, pesi zipa kuzumbuuzya muchiindi chakuti zipe chimwi chintu chizwa kuli Leza chisimya lusyomo. 5 Kwaamba choonzyo, makanze aanjiisyo eeyi, ngakuti tube aaluyando luzwa mumoyo uusalala amumoyo uutatupi mulandu* amulusyomo lutali lwakuupa-wupa. 6 Kwiinda mukuleya kuzintu eezi, bamwi bakaliswaanizya mutwaambo tutagwasyi pe. 7 Bayanda kuba bayiisi bamulawu, pesi tabazimvwisisisyi pe zintu nzibaamba, niziba zintu nzibasimatizya kwaamba kuti nzyachoonzyo.
8 Tulizi kuti Mulawu ulikabotu kuti muntu wawubelesya kabotu,* 9 kazi kuti mulawu teewakapangilwa muntu uululeme pe, pesi wakapangilwa aabo bataswiilili mulawu ababukila bweendelezi, batayoowi Leza abasizibi, batasyomeki* abatalemeki zintu zisalala, bajaya mawisi abajaya manyina, bajayi, 10 basibwaamu,* baalumi boona baaluminyina,* bantu babba bantu, babeja, bakonka zyakubeja, azintu zyoonse zikazyania aanjiisyo iilikabotu* 11 yeendelana aamakani mabotu aabulemu aaLeza uubotelwa, ngindakapegwa.
12 Ndilamulumba Kkristu Jesu Mwaami wesu, ooyo wakandipa manguzu, nkaambo wakandibona kuti ndilasyomeka kwiinda mukundipa mulimu, 13 nikuba kuti chiindi ndakali muntu uusampula, uupenzya bamwi alubo uutalemeki pe. Nikuba oobo, ndakafwidwa luzyalo, nkaambo ndakachita zintu eezi mukutaziba amukutaba aalusyomo. 14 Pesi luzyalo lupati lwaMwaami wesu, lwakavula loko aamwi alusyomo aluyando luli muli Kkristu Jesu. 15 Makani aaya alasyomeka alubo ayelede kutambulwa zizwide, aakuti: Kkristu Jesu wakaza munyika kuti azoofutule basizibi. Aakati kabo, ime ndiliindilide. 16 Nikuba oobo, ndakafwidwa luzyalo kuchitila kuti, kwiinda mulindime ndisizibi wiindilide, Kkristu Jesu atondeezye moyo mulamfu wakwe woonse, kuchitila kuti ndibe chikozyano kubantu boonse batazoobikke lusyomo lwabo aalinguwe kuti bakajane buumi butamani.
17 KuMwaami uuliwo kusikila kukabe kutamani, uutaboli, uutaboneki, Leza uuli aalikke, akube lulemeko abulemu, kusikila kukabe kutamani. Ameni.
18 Timoti mwanaangu, ndilikukupa malayilile aaya kweendelana abupolofita bwakaambwa atala anduwe, kuchitila kuti kwiinda mulimbubo, wiinkilile kunembo kulwana nkondo mbotu, 19 kujisilidi kulusyomo amoyo uutakupi mulandu,* eezyo bamwi nzibakayumbila kumbali, mpawo zyakapa kuti lusyomo lwabo lunyonyooke mbuli bwaato bwanyonyooka. 20 Himenayo a-Alekizanda bali aakati kabantu aaba alubo ndabapa kuli Saatani, kuchitila kuti balayigwe kuti batasampuli Leza.