1Lihamba ali linguhuma kwa nenga Paulo, nndumila ghwa Yesu Kilisito kwa mapalo gha Chapanga, naghilwa kulandamiha ghula ubhumi tuulaghihitwe mukulilunga na kilisito Yesu.2Nungukutyekela ghwenga Timoti mwana ghwangu yunughupala muno, nungukuyupila umaha na unonelo na uhihimilo kuhuma kwa Chapanga Tate ghwetu na kwa kilisito Yesu Bambo ghwetu.
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3Nungunnumba Chapanga yununtendela lihengo kwa umaha kuhuma nkati ya mwoyo ghwangu handa paatendite aghohi bhangu, kangi nungunnumba Chapanga panughukulungwa pamuhi na pakilo mumayupo ghangu mu manjubha ghoha.4Nungughakulungwa mahohi ghako, na nungupala muno kughubhona ngati memekwe na uyelelo.5Nunguyikulungwa hyubhalilo yako yanga ufyangu, hyubhalilo ahyo kakibhegha naywo mbuyu ghwako Loisi, na kangi kakibhegha nahyo mama ghwako Eunike. Kulyaghila nungumanya kukita na ghwenga ghubhegha nahyo.6Kya habhu nungughuyupa ghukulungwe kughendelela kuyitumila kila kipala kyakakukamuhite Chapanga pala panughuyabhikilite mabhoko.7Kiyaha Chapanga kakitupegha ng'obhe Nhuki ghwa kututenda tuyoghope, ngati ndo nhuki ghwa kututenda tubhegha na makakala, na upalo, na uyukuto.8Hinu, ghukotoke kubhona honi kunnyimiha Bambo ghwetu, hangi ghukotoke kumonela honi nenga nuumeghite mmopwa kwa kya ywombe, hangi ghulilunge na nenga mu himbamanda ya Nhalo ghwa Maha, handa Chapanga pakaghukamuhite makakala gha kuhotola.9Mwene kakitulopoha na kakitukema tubheghe bhandu tuubhaghulitwe kwa kya Chapanga, kakitenda agha chepa kwa kya ghala ghatughatendite, peni kwa likaho na umaha ghwake. Umaha aghwo tukamuhwa mu Kilisito Yesu kukali na kuyanda midaluko,10peni hinu umaha aghwo ghuhwimulighwa kwa twenga kwa kuhika Nnopohi ghwetu Kilisito Yesu. Mwene kaghahotola yomo makakala gha kiho, na kya kukindila Nhalo ghwa maha kahwimula ubhumi ghwa nga kupela.11Kya habhu, Chapanga kakinninga meghe nnandamiha na nndumila na nhunda ghwa Nhalo ghwa Maha,12na ndo kwa kya agho nenga nungupamandika, peni ngali nungubhona honi ng'obhe, kiyaha nungummanya yula yununhyubhalila, kangi ninguhyubhalila kukita kila kyakakibhikite nkati ya nenga katakikingikiha, mbaka mu linjubha lila.13Ghughakamule muno mahundo gha hoto ghanughuhundite. Na ghuhighale mu akwo kuhyubhalila na upalo mu kulilunga na Kilisito Yesu.14Nnando ghula ghwa maha ghuukamuhitwe ghuukingikihe kwa makakala gha Nhuki ghwa Chapanga ywaatama nkati yetu.15Handa paghumanya kukita bhandu bhoha bha nnima ghwa Asia bhangiluka, mu bhombe ab hegha Filego na Helimogene.16Peni nunguyupa kukita Chapanga kalupeghe umaha lubhagha lwa Onesifolo, kiyaha kakimbughaha hangi kakibhona ng'obhe honi kiyaha nikibhegha mu kibhopo,17kihyegho kyaki, kamu pakahikite ku Lumi, mwene kakiyanda kumbalaha mbaka pakammonite.18Bambo kannonele ngati kamokole lipyanda lyake mu linjubha lila, na ghwenga ghungumanya ghamaha matangalo ghakandendelite akwo Efeso.