1Me Pawuli, tumu a Yiisu Kristo weti buli litumu la Nziaambi, Muyobili a bisi, na la Yiisu Kristo ilimbisi kia bisi.2Me nitsinduu mukaanda wu kwaa Timoteo, mwaana a me wa ngwanya mu imiini: Nyaala Nziaambi Taayi na Yiisu Kristo Pfumu a bisi baha we bweese, mbweeyili na iyeenge!
Usa mayele na nziisili ya pia
3Nha me nakiyene ku Masedwane, me natumi we, mu usaala ku ngaanda a Efeso. Mundaa ti, mu ngaanda yii, uli na baata babali mu uyiisi nziisili ya pia. Ha bo litumu, la unyaala nziisili yii!4Leele bo banyaala ukaangama mu matsaba matala bukulu ba bakaa, mamali uwa pe. Mandaa maa, mali mu ubee ndila ma makaama, nha mbuu ya usalila minhana mia liyobolo la Nziaambi, mi buyaaba mu imiini mu nde.5Ndutu a tumini yii, ni mu ubutusu litoono, lili mu umata mu mutimi watsieeme, mu matsimi mamabwe na mu imiini kia ngwanya.6Baata babamosi bamaasiisi kuulu yii, na bamaadiimbili kutso bimoo biahele a ndaanda.7Bo batoono umweese ti, bo bayiisi ba mikele mia Nziaambi. Ka bo a bayaaba tsutulu a mandaa ma bo makulu bali mu uleele, na so mandaa ma bo bali mu uyaabisa mu ilimbisi kioosi.8Bisi diayaaba ti mikele mimibwe mili, mbiiti diayaaba ndutu a mio.9Dilibilani moonyi ti: Nziaambi a ahi pe Mikele mia nde mundaa baata balibweeye. Ka nde ahi mio mundaa baata babali mu uhele utumumu nde, mundaa baata babahele na inziaambi, na baata bangaa buhaangi, na bangaa masumu. Nziaambi ahi mio, mundaa baata bali mu uhele ukiinzi nde. Nde ahi mio, mundaa babali mu udusu bataayi ba bo, so a buu pe banguu ba bo, na mundaa a badusi.10Nde ahi mio, mundaa bangaa tsoongili, mundaa babaala babali mu usoongo na bambayi babaala, mundaa bayalii ba baata mu butee. Mio mili ka mundaa bangaa pia na mundaa babali mu ulaba mikisi mia pia. Nde ahi mio, mundaa baata babali mu usa mandaa moosi ku buko nha kulu a nziisili ya ngwanya.11Nziisili yii yili mu tso Ndaa Yimbwe ya Nziaambi wa buzuti, yi ba heeri me, yo yili ndaa wa makinyi.
Mvutili a matoondo mu bubwe ba Nziaambi
12Me ndi mu uvutulu matoondo kwaa Yiisu Kristo, Pfumu a bisi waha me bweese bafwaana mu ukuusu isala kia me. Me ndi mu uvutulu nde matoondo bu amono ti, me ndi muutu wu nde afwaana uholo mu isala kia nde.13So bu yili ti me nakileele mandaa mamabi mu nde taanga dialuti, mukwaamisi, na natuyi nde, ka Nziaambi akwiilili me ngebe mu mundaa ti me nakiyiluu buu kutso bundimbi, bu nali nahele na imiini.14Pfumu a bisi aluusi me mu bweese bafwaabala. Nde ahi me imiini na litoono bili mu umata mu itwaari na Yiisu Kristo.15Mono, ndaa yi yili ya ngwanya, yi baata boosi bafwaana usa imiini mu yo: Yiisu Kristo ayiiri mu tsi mu uyobolo bangaa masumu. Me ndi watsiomi nha kati a bo.16Ka ni mubuu, Nziaambi amweesi libweeye la nde kwaa me. Nde atooni ti Yiisu Kristo amweese kamini a mutimi a nde yoosi mu me, me wuli wavulu mu masumu. Ki ni ifwaani kwaa babakaasa imiini mu nde, mu taanga dikaayira, na sa baholo moonyi wa bilimi na bilimi.17Nyaala likiinzi na buzitu biba mu taanga dioosi kwaa Mutini wa bilimi na bilimi, wu uhele ukwa, wu bali mu uhele umono, na Nziaambi ndila mosi! Ameni.
Udwaana mudiingi wumubwe
18Timoteo, mwaana a me, me niha we tumini di, weti buli mbilili yibayaabisi mu mataanga malutu mu we. Nyaala mandaa maa, maba mifuri mia we mu mudiingi wumubwe, wu we udwaana.19Kebe imiini na matsimi matsieeme. Baata babamosi babisi uyuu matsimi ma bo matsieeme na badiaamisi imiini kia bo, weti bu luungu libaadiaama mu maamba.20Nha kati a baata baa uli na Imene na Alekandere. Me nayeelili bo kwaa Saatina, paa bo bayii bwa uhele utuu Nziaambi.