1 Abhatumwa bhonti bhe bhamwitishile ʉMʉlʉngʉ, bhakhondeeye kʉtɨ bhabhatinikhaje abhapɨtɨ bhaabho ku lushindikho lwonti kʉtɨ, ɨtaawa lya Mʉlʉngʉ lɨtakhalongwe akhabhiibhi, peeka nɨ manyɨzyo zye tʉkʉmanyɨzya. 2 Ɨnga abhapɨtɨ bhaabho bhamwitishile uKilisiti, abhatumwa bhatabhasholanyaaje kʉtɨ, bhaatɨ pe bhanholo bhaabho mwa Kilisiti. Lyoli bhakhondeeye kʉtɨ bhonjezyaje kʉbhabhombela akhinza, kʉnongwa ye bhanaabho bhe bhakʉkabha mʉ mbombo yaabho, bhakʉbha bhamwabho mʉ lwɨtɨkho, khabhɨlɨ bhaganwa bhaabho.

Ganaago amazwi, ʉbhamanyɨzyaje abhantʉ bhonti mʉ shɨbhanza, na kubhasundiilila genego.

3 Ɨnga umuntu we akʉmanyɨzya amazwi agɨ lenga, awe atakwɨtɨnhana na mazwi aga wanalyoli aga Mwene wɨɨtʉ uYeesu Kilisiti, awe ɨmanyɨzyo zye zɨkʉbhalongozya abhantʉ kumutinikha ʉMʉlʉngʉ wʉnʉʉyo akʉyɨbaada, khabhɨlɨ atamanyile naakhamu. 4 Bhanaabho bhakʉyɨbaada bhʉʉlo, bhatazimanyile naazimo, bhakwanza kʉ kʉdalɨnhana ku mazwi aga khasa bhʉʉlo. Wʉnʉʉwo we wandɨlo wa bhantʉ kʉbha nʉ mwone, ibho, ni ndigo, kʉbhasɨbhɨɨlɨla akhabhiibhi abhamwabho, 5 na kʉdalɨnhana na bhamwabho khabhɨlɨ khabhɨlɨ. Abhantʉ bhe bhalɨ anza bhanaabho, zye bhakʉsɨɨbha mbiibhi, bhatalɨ nu wanalyoli. Bhakʉsɨɨbha kʉtɨ, kumutinikha ʉMʉlʉngʉ lye lɨdala ɨlya kʉwaajɨla uwukabhi.

6 Zya nalyoli kʉtɨ, bhonti bhe bhakumutinikha ʉMʉlʉngʉ bhakʉwaaga uwukabhi ʉwʉpɨtɨ, ɨnga bhakʉkhobhokha mʉ mooyo gaabho kʉ vwe bhalɨ navwo. 7 We tʉkʉpaapwa mʉ nsɨ umu, tutínzile nakho naakhamu. Shishiila, khatalɨɨpo khe tʉkhayɨkhola kwega we tʉkʉsogola mʉ nsɨ umu. 8 Pe ɨnga twabha ni vwakulya na menda, tʉkhobhokhaje na vɨnɨɨvwo mʉ mooyo gɨɨtʉ. 9 Abhantʉ bhe bhakwanza kʉkabha ɨshʉʉma kʉbha bhadumbwe, bhakuyinjizya mʉ ndɨngo, na kʉlemwa mʉ shɨtego nɨ nsʉngʉkho inyinji ɨzya wʉlema. Ɨnsʉngʉkho zɨnɨɨzyo zɨkʉbhakwesela mu wunanjisu, bhakusilila mʉmwo. 10 Kʉnongwa ye kʉzɨgana ɨnhela, we wandɨlo wi mbiibhi ɨzya vɨkholo nɨ vɨkholo. Bhalɨɨpo abhantʉ bhamu bhe bhaziganile nhaani ɨnhela, zibhabhiishile kʉtɨ, bhalʉleshe ʉlwɨtɨkho lwabho, bhavwalaziizye amooyo gaabho ku wuswimiilizu nhaani.

11 Ɨleelo ɨwe wumuntu wa Mʉlʉngʉ, ʉzɨshɨmbɨle zɨnɨɨzyo zyonti. Ʉyɨkʉngʉlaje kʉlandata zyonti izi ɨpa: uwugolosu, zye zɨkhondeeye pamiiso ga Mʉlʉngʉ, ʉlwɨtɨkho, ʉlʉgano, uwujimvi, na kuyiisya. 12 Uyifumwaje nhaani mʉ wʉlʉgʉ uwinza ʉwa kʉlwɨla ʉlwɨtɨkho kʉtɨ, ʉkhawaaje uwuumi ʉwa wiila na wiila. Uwuumi wʉnʉʉwo we wábhilishiliilwe nʉ Mʉlʉngʉ, wítishile ʉlwɨtɨkho lwakho kwa Yeesu, pamiiso ga bhakeeti abhinji.

13 Ɨnkʉkʉlajɨzya pamiiso ga Mʉlʉngʉ we akuvipa vwonti uwuumi, na pamiiso ga Yeesu Kilisiti, we áfumwizye uwukeeti uwinza pamiiso ga Pontiyo Pɨlaato*6:13 Bhaazya Maalika 15:2. sita lyoga, 14 uzitinikhaje ɨndajɨzyo zɨnɨɨzyo sita kʉpʉbhɨla, paka ukhaafishe pi siku lye ʉMwene wɨɨtʉ uYeesu Kilisiti akhayɨnza winza. 15 Kwɨnza kwakwe kʉnʉʉkwo kʉkhayɨbha mʉ khabhalɨlo khe ʉMʉlʉngʉ wʉʉyo ámʉbhɨshɨɨye.

17 Ʉbhalajɨzye bhe bhadumbwe mʉ nsɨ umu kʉtɨ, bhatayɨbaadaje, na kʉtɨ bhatabhɨɨkhaje ʉlʉsʉʉbhɨlo lwabho mu vintu vwe bhalɨ navwo, kʉnongwa ye ɨvwa mʉ nsɨ umu vɨngabha vwabho kʉ khabhalɨlo khashe bhʉʉlo. Ʉbhabhʉʉzye kʉtɨ, bhabhɨɨkhaje ʉlʉsʉʉbhɨlo lwabho kwa Mʉlʉngʉ, we akuutupa ivintu vwonti ku winji kʉtɨ, tʉseshelaje navwo. 18 Khabhɨlɨ ʉbhabhʉzyaje kʉtɨ bhabhombaje inyinza inyinji, anza she ɨshʉʉma shaabho shinji. Bhavwaje abhantʉ abhanjɨ mu vintu vwabho kʉ mooyo amazelu. 19 Shɨnɨɨsho pe bhatɨbhe bhayisenguliiye ɨvwa khabhalɨlo khe khakwɨnza, vwe vɨkhayɨbha lwalo ʉlwa kʉbhagomwa, ɨnga bhakhawaaje uwuumi ʉwa nalyoli.

20 Ɨwe Tiimoti, ɨmbombo ɨya kʉbhamanyɨzya uwanalyoli abhantʉ, ye ʉMʉlʉngʉ akupiiye, ʉyɨbhombe akhinza. Ʉyefwaje mʉ nongwa ɨzya khasa zye zitakufuma kwa Mʉlʉngʉ. She poope zɨkʉlongwa kʉtɨ zya wumanyi, ɨleelo te zya nalyoli khaala, lyoli zya kʉnanganya uwanalyoli. 21 Bhalɨɨpo abhantʉ bhamu bhe bhakʉyɨbaada kʉtɨ, bhalɨ nu wumanyi wʉnʉʉwo, ɨleelo wubhateziizye kʉtɨ bhaleshe kwɨtɨkha uwanalyoli.

Uwiila wa Mʉlʉngʉ wʉbhe peeka nɨɨmwe mwenti.