¹ Paulo,muluwa wa Kilisitu Yesu kwitila mu chithzango cha Njambi,kwetheketha na chkulahetho cha mwonyo muli Kilisitu Yesu, ² kuli Timoteo,munange wa chithzango: ngothzi,ng'eke na kwoloka kutunda kuli Njambi Tate na Kilisitu Yesu Shukulu yetu. ³ Njinakandelela kuli Njambi,uje njikapangela kutunda kuli ba kukulwila bange,na chitakutaku cha kujela,ngwe muje njinatwalelelaho ku kwanuka mu malombelo ange butsiki na mutanya. ⁴ Ngwe muje njili nakwanuka mithothzi yobe,njashaka nji kumone,mangana njipwe wakushula na kubwahelela. ⁵ Bana njanukitha kukulahela kwobe chakma,chije chakele muli bakuku yobe Loisi na banyoko Yunisi,cho lalo nja kulahela ngwange chili muli yobe nawa. ⁶ Echihoni chikecho chanjilingitha njikwanukithe mangana ubwethelele ku bwana bwa Njambi owu muli yobe kwitla muku nangeka maboko ange. ⁷ Mwafwa Njambi katwanene mithzithzime wa lyoba,olojo wa ndthzili na chithemo na kwononoka. ⁸ Cho honi muthzibe shwama ya kwambulula bukaleho bwa Shukulu yetu,nambe yange,Paulo,chithzinda wendi. Olojo,ambatako mutambela wa kuyandela muthzimbu bwa bubwa. kwetheketha na thzili ya Njambi. ⁹ Njambi yikeye wa twobwele na kututhana na mutambi wa kujela. Walingile ngechi,kethi kwetheketha na bipangi byetu,oloni kwetheketha na biyongola byendi na ng'eke. Watwanene ebi byuma muli Kilisitu Yesu ku thimbu yaku thang'ulu. ¹⁰ Oloni hanolyapwa kwoboka kwa Njambi bana chijombolola haku sholoka kwa mwobole Kilisitu Yesu. Kilisitu ikeye wamanethele kuthsa na kunena mwonyo wa myaka yoshe na kunena cheke kwitila mu muthzimbu waubwa. ¹¹ Ngechihoni ebi,ba njangwile kupwa heloti, muluwa na mulongethi. ¹² Hamulonga ou nange lalo njayanda ali ebi byuma. Oloni kunja thzibile shwama,mwafwa njinathzibuka uje unjinakulahela. Njinataba ngwange ikeye natha kunyunga bije bya nanji kulahetha palanga naku mamanethelo. ¹³ Nyunga katalelo ka majwi abushanga aje wathzibi kutunda kuli yange,na likulahelo na chithzemo cha bije bili muli Kilisitu Yesu. ¹⁴ Chije chuma cha cibwa chakwanene Njambi,chinyunge kwitila mu muthzithzime wa kujela,uje wayoyela muli yetu. ¹⁵ WAthzibuka echi,baje boshe bayoyela mu Asiya bana njitengulukila. Omu mumbunga mukemo muli ba Fingelyase na ba Helemengenesi. ¹⁶ Echenu Shukulu ane ng'eke mu nanga ya Onesifolose,mwafwa aka njithzembeleka cho lalo kakele na shwama ya malyenge ange. ¹⁷ Oloni,omwo wakele mu Loma wakeleko maana naku njishakethzeka,nomu wanjiwanene. ¹⁸ Shukulu amyane ngila ya kuwanenamo ng'eke kutunda kuli ikeye ha litangwa,mungila yoshe ikeye yanji kwathele mu Efeso,watanekeya bwino.