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1 Kungai gutulepele kwiipililila kabhili, gututumbilile kulepeka ku Atene jika jwetu, 2 nigutuntumile mpwetu Timoteo, nkamula liengo jwa a Nnungu nkulunguya Ngani ja Mmbone ja a Kilishitu. Twashinkuntuma nkupinga anshimilikanje na kuntaganga ntima nngulupai jenunji, 3 nkupinga mundu anapuganywe nngulupai jakwe kwa ligongo lya mbotekoyo. Mmanganya mmumanyinji kuti tushibhishilwa mboteko. 4 Pabha, putwaliji pamo na mmanganyanji twammalanjilenje kuti shitupotekwe, malinga shimmumanyinji kuti ikoposhele. 5 Kwa 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.
6 Ikabheje 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. 7 Bhai, ga ngani ja ngulupai jenunji jishikututaga ntima nshilaje na potekwa kwetu kowe, 8 nnaino tunatama ukoto, ibhaga mmanganya mwiishimilikenje nkulundana na Bhakulungwa. 9 Na nnaino kanga twaatendele bhuli eja a Nnungu bhetu, kwa ligongo lyenunji! Tunakwaatendela eja kwa nng'angalo gutukwete kwa a Nnungu bhetu, kwa ligongo lyenunji. 10 Shilo na mui tunapunda kwaajuga a Nnungu kwa ntima gwetu gowe, nkupinga tubhonegane na mmanganya nkupinga tugumbashiye shitubhile nngulupai jenunji.
11 Tunakwaajuga Atati a Nnungu na Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu bhatulongoye kuika kunngwenunji. 12 Bhakulungwa bhankomboyanje ga pingana na punda kwaapinganga bhandu bhowe, malinga uwe shitukuti kumpinganga mmanganyanji. 13 Kwa 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.