1 Ɔtanfuo ye ɔbanya ntoolenkee wo ninnɛɛ oso, butootuna bulɛ buokple munsiɛ di Atene, 2 Ni munkpee Timoteo anwa amakpee ye osie, ankyakaako ye di ofũ onu lee kamɛ. Nnwɔɔ ninle obiloo wɔ ninkyakaako wo ni di Yaa ɔkpɛ ku Kristo ɔlaa biene nwu obuɛ kamɛ nɛ. 3 Buɔbla nkpo diekye buloomiɛ bulɛ kuonwii lee akple nkpaamaa di ditikanko le nikɔwa ye ni di suoto. Aye bamu biye bilɛ ditikanko le mmle okle nle Kristo batikankotɛ lele. 4 Bionyuma bilɛ obe wɔ buawɛ ni di ɔkyɛ lee, buatɔkɔ ye bualesa katũ bulɛ ditikanko le mmle okle mawa wo di suoto. Fɛ mmle biye nii, nni nfɛ nikɔwa nɛ. 5 Nioso ntookyesee Timoteo nlɛ awa abanyu, nse biekple bikle ofũ onu nwu osie kanya. Diekye ɔlaa lee wɔ mmle dilɔɔtɛɛ suoto lɛyɔɔ. Kɔyɛkɛ nlɛ loobia kpiletɛ nwu ntɔɔkpɔkpɔtɔsa ye disibu, ni dibuo loo nwu nimuu mabla kasakasa.

6 Kafɔɔ Timoteo ntookple ɛɛwa, ɛɛbatɔkɔ wo suoto lɛyɔɔ ɔlaa di ofũ onu ku lɛbɔmbɔ lee suoto. Ɛɛbatɔkɔ wo alɛ obe lele bionyuma wo osie kanya, biomiɛ bilɛ binya wo, fɛ mmle okle di awoo buomiɛ bulɛ bunya ye ni osie kanya. 7 Nioso, babiloo, di amiina loo ku abuo loo kamɛ yi, otu ntoote wo, di ofũ onu wɔ biekple bikle ni oso. 8 Mianfɛ di nkpa ntoobuo wo kaamɛ nɛ, diekye butoonu mmle okle biyɛ ni osie kanya di Saate ofũ onu nwu kamɛ.

9 Sɛmɛnfa buapɛ Yaa diisi lee siawo? Buɔpɛ nwɔ sɛfa di suoto lɛyɔɔ kplɛ le butɔɔwɛ ni di anu nɔɔ ta aye oso. 10 Buotikiti nwɔ lekoto kakũ ku kakyɛ bulɛ buakple munkyaka anu ku anu alɛ, buayɔ lɛsaa le niebu ni di ofũ onu lee kamɛ munkyakaa ye.

11 Nunua, Teete Yaa omu ku Saate Yesu basɛkɛtɛ osuku bata wo alɛ buawa ɔkyɛ lee. 12 Saate nwu ata alɛ lɛbɔmbɔ le bikpe biɛta ni bawo ku batii bamba dipɔ dikyakaa. Fɛ mmle okle mumbɔmbɔ ye ni. 13 Di nle mmle ɔbla kamɛ abakpee ye osie, ni bibawo, minte klekle di Teete Yaa anu nse Saate loo Yesu lɛwa ku batii ba bamuu ninle nwɔ ni bale.