1Kungai gutulepele kwiipililila kabhili, gututumbilile kulepeka ku Atene jika jwetu,
2nigutuntumile mpwetu Timoteo, nkamula liengo jwa a Nnungu nkulunguya Ngani ja Mmbone ja a Kilishitu. Twashinkuntuma nkupinga anshimilikanje na kuntaganga ntima nngulupai jenunji,
3nkupinga mundu anapuganywe nngulupai jakwe kwa ligongo lya mbotekoyo. Mmanganya mmumanyinji kuti tushibhishilwa mboteko.
4Pabha, putwaliji pamo na mmanganyanji twammalanjilenje kuti shitupotekwe, malinga shimmumanyinji kuti ikoposhele.
5Kwa nneyo ngalepeleje kwiipililila kabhili, gunintumile Timoteo kungwenunji, nkupinga nijimanye ngani ja ngulupai jenunji. Inabhe nkulinga, anninjilenje nkupinga liengo lyowe litutendile kunngwenunji lila, libhe lya yoyo.
6Ikabheje nnaino, a Timoteo bhaishe kopoka kunngwenunji na bhatupeleshele ngani ja mmbone, ja ngulupai na pinga kwenunji. Bhashikutubhalanjila kuti nnakutukumbushilanga mobha gowe na nnalokolilanga kutubhona malinga shitulokolila uwe kummonanga.
7Bhai, ga ngani ja ngulupai jenunji jishikututaga ntima nshilaje na potekwa kwetu kowe,
8nnaino tunatama ukoto, ibhaga mmanganya mwiishimilikenje nkulundana na Bhakulungwa.
9Na nnaino kanga twaatendele bhuli eja a Nnungu bhetu, kwa ligongo lyenunji! Tunakwaatendela eja kwa nng'angalo gutukwete kwa a Nnungu bhetu, kwa ligongo lyenunji.
10Shilo na mui tunapunda kwaajuga a Nnungu kwa ntima gwetu gowe, nkupinga tubhonegane na mmanganya nkupinga tugumbashiye shitubhile nngulupai jenunji.
11Tunakwaajuga Atati a Nnungu na Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu bhatulongoye kuika kunngwenunji.
12Bhakulungwa bhankomboyanje ga pingana na punda kwaapinganga bhandu bhowe, malinga uwe shitukuti kumpinganga mmanganyanji.
13Kwa nneyo bhashimilishe mitima jenunji jibhe jangali sha gambwa, muukonjelo pa meyo ga a Nnungu Aina bhetu, mobha ga ika Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu pamo na bha ukonjelo bhabho bhowe.
