¹Xban a'an nak k'axal takaj raj rabinquil êresil. Inc'a' chic xkacuy roybeninquil. Jo'can nak lâo xocana arin Atenas kajunes.

¹Saka zvatakanga tisisagoni kutsunga, takati zvakanaka kuti tisiiwe tiri toga paAtene;

²Ut xkatakla li hermano Timoteo êriq'uin. A'an laj c'anjel chiru li Dios chixyebal resil li colba-ib sa' xc'aba' li Cristo. Laj Timoteo tixq'ue xcacuilal êch'ôl sa' lê pâbâl ut tixq'ue ajcui' êna'leb.

²tikatuma Timotio hama yedu nemushumiri waMwari nemushandi pamwe nesu muevhangeri yaKristu, kuti akusimbisei, nekukunyaradzai parutendo rwenyu;

³Inc'a' nakaj nak tâch'inâk êch'ôl xban li raylal a'in. Lâex nequenau nak takac'ul li raylal.

³kuti kurege kuva neumwe unozununguswa nematambudziko awa, nekuti munoziva mumene kuti takagadzirwa izvozvi.

⁴Nak toj cuanco chak sa' êyânk xkaye resil êre nak takac'ul li raylal lâo aj pâbanel. Ac nequenau lâex nak jo'can quic'ulman.

⁴Nekuti kunyange tichinemwi takagara takuudzai kuti tava kuzotambudzwa; kunyange sezvazvakaitika, nemwi munoziva.

⁵Jo'can nak xintakla laj Timoteo êriq'uin xban nak inc'a' chic xincuy roybeninquil resil chanru cuanquex sa' lê pâbâl. Mâre anchal xex-âlêc xban laj tza ut li kac'anjel mâre chicanâk chi mâc'a' rajbal.

⁵Nekuda kwaizvozvi zvandakanga ndisingachagoni kutsunga, ndakamutuma kuti ndizive rutendo rwenyu, zvimwe neumwe mutowo muidzi wakakuidzai, basa redu rikava pasina.

⁶Toje' xsuk'i chak laj Timoteo êriq'uin ut a'an xc'am chak jun châbil esilal chêrix chanru nak cau êch'ôl sa' lê pâbâl ut chanru nak nequexrahoc. Ut xye ajcui' ke nak rajlal nocoêc'oxla jo' ajcui' nak nequexkac'oxla lâo. Lâex nequeraj rilbal ku ut jo'can ajcui' lâo nakaj rilbal êru lâex.

⁶Asi zvino Timotio wakati asvika kwatiri achibva kwamuri, akatipira mashoko akanaka erutendo rwenyu nerudo, uye kuti mune murangariro wakanaka pamusoro pedu nguva dzose muchishuva zvikuru kutiona isu, sesuwo imwi;

⁷Riq'uin a'in, ex hermân, sa' chixjunil li raylal li yôco chixc'ulbal, nac'ojla kach'ôl chirabinquil nak cau êch'ôl sa' lê pâbâl.

⁷nekuda kwezvizvi, takanyaradzwa, hama, pamusoro penyu pakutambudzika kwedu kose nenhamo nerutendo rwenyu;

⁸Ut anakcuan naru chic tocuânk chi sa sa' kach'ôl xban nak nakanau nak cau êch'ôl sa' êpâbâl sa' xc'aba' li Jesucristo.

⁸Nekuti ikozvino tinorarama, kana imwi mumire makasimba muna Ishe.

⁹Inc'a' nakatau chanru nak takabantioxi chiru li Dios riq'uin lix sahil li kach'ôl nequeq'ue ke sa' xc'aba' lê pâbâl. Li Dios naxnau nak c'ajo' xsahil li kach'ôl êban lâex.

⁹Nekuti kuvonga kwakadini kwatingaripira kuna Mwari pamusoro penyu, nemufaro wose watinofara nawo nekuda kwenyu pamberi paMwari wedu?

¹⁰Chi k'ek chi cutan nakatz'âma chiru li Dios nak takil cui'chic êru re nak takaq'ue xcacuilal êch'ôl sa' lê pâbâl.

¹⁰Siku nesikati tichikumbira zvikuru kuti tione chiso chenyu, tizadzise zvakataira parutendo rwenyu?

¹¹A' taxak li Dios li kaYucua' ut a' taxak li Kâcua' Jesucristo chitenk'ânk ke re nak târûk toxic cui'chic êriq'uin.

¹¹Zvino iye Mwari pachake naBaba vedu naIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, ngaaruramisire nzira yedu kwamuri;

¹²A' taxak li Kâcua' chitenk'ânk êre re nak têra êrib chêribil êrib ut chi anchal êch'ôl cherahak taxak lê ras êrîtz'in jo' nak nequexkara lâex.A' taxak li Dios li kaYucua' chiq'uehok xcacuil êch'ôl. Tz'akalak taxak re ru lê pâbâl. Mâc'a'ak taxak êmâc chiru li Dios nak tâchâlk li Jesucristo rochbeneb li ac colbileb.

¹²uye ishe akukurisei nekukuwanzirai rudo umwe kune umwe nekune vose, sesu kwamuri,

¹³A' taxak li Dios li kaYucua' chiq'uehok xcacuil êch'ôl. Tz'akalak taxak re ru lê pâbâl. Mâc'a'ak taxak êmâc chiru li Dios nak tâchâlk li Jesucristo rochbeneb li ac colbileb.

¹³kuti asimbise moyo yenyu isamhurika pautsvene pamberi paMwari, uye Baba vedu, pakuuya kwaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu pamwe nevatsvene vake vose.