¹Jadi', Timotius ana' -ku! Pakaroho mpu'u nono-nu hante karohoa to tarata ngkai Kristus Yesus ngkai kabula rala-na Alata'ala.

¹Naizvozvo iwe, mwana wangu, simba munyasha dziri muna Kristu Jesu.

²Nu'epe moto wengi hawe'ea tudui' -ku, pai' wori' wo'o tauna to mposabii' pai' mpo'epe tudui' -ku toe. Jadi', tudui' toe kana nuparata wo'o-raka tauna to ma'ala rasarumaka pai' to nginca mpotudui' tau ntani' -na.

²Nezvinhu zvawakanzwa kwandiri pakati pezvapupu zvizhinji, uzvikumikidze izvozvo kuvanhu vakatendeka vachagonawo kudzidzisa vamwe.

³Jadi', Timotius, kana sadia wo'o-ko-kowo mpokolo kaparia hangkaa-ngkania hante aku', hewa tantara Kristus Yesus to lompe'.

³Naizvozvo iwe utambudzike zvakaoma, semurwi wakanaka waKristu Jesu.

⁴Apa' ane tantara to lompe' -hana, bate tari-i mpokolo kaparia, pai' uma-i sese' mpo'urusi urusia-na moto, apa' doko' -i mpakagoe' nono tadulako-na.

⁴Hakuna munhu unorwa semurwi unozvipinganidza nezvinhu zveupenyu, kuti agone kufadza uyo wakamupinza basa.

⁵Wae wo'o, tauna to mpobago bago Pue' ma'ala rarapai' -ki tauna to motanta' mokeno. Kana natuku' atura-atura po'orea', apa' ane uma natuku', uma-i mpai' mporata parasee.

⁵Uye kana munhuwo achikwikwidza, haashongedzwi korona kana asina kukwikwidza zviri pamurairo.

⁶Pai' tauna to mpobago bago Pue' ma'ala rarapai' -ki topolia'. Ane mobago ntomo-i, masipato' lia ane hi'a to lomo' -na mpokoni' wua' polia' -na.

⁶Murimi unoshanda ndiye unofanira kutanga kugamuchira zvibereko.

⁷Poinono paresa' -ku toi, Pue' moto mponotohi nono-nu bona nupaha omea.

⁷Fungisisa zvandinoreva, uye Ishe ngaakupe kunzwisisa pazvinhu zvose.

⁸Kolo-mi kaparia, pai' kiwoi Yesus Kristus, to tuwu' nculii' ngkai kamatea, Magau' Topetolo' muli Magau' Daud. Toe-mi ihi' -na Kareba Lompe' to kukeni-e.

⁸Rangarira Jesu Kristu wakamutswa kuvakafa, werudzi rwaDhavhidhi, zvichienderana neevhangeri yangu;

⁹Ngkai kampokeni-ku Kareba Lompe' toe-mi, pai' alaa-ku ngkolo kaparia, duu' -na oi-ama rahilu' hi rala tarungku' hewa tauna to dada'a. Aga Lolita Alata'ala uma-hana tehilu'.

⁹yandinotambudzika mairi zvakaipa kusvikira pazvisungo semuiti wezvakaipa; asi shoko raMwari harina kusungwa.

¹⁰Toe pai' ku'agi-mi mpengkatarii hawe'ea toi-e. Nau' -a rabalinai', kupalele oa' Lolita Alata'ala, bona tauna to napelihi-mi mpo'epe pai' mpopangala', duu' -na mporata-ra kalompea' pai' katuwua' to ncola duu' kahae-hae-na ngkai posidaia' -ra hante Kristus Yesus.

¹⁰Saka ndinotsungirira zvinhu zvose nekuda kwevakasanangurwa, kuti ivo vawanewo ruponeso rwuri muna Kristu Jesu, pamwe nekubwinya kusingaperi.

¹¹Kolo-mi kaparia, apa' makono mpu'u lolita to mpo'uli': Ane ntoa' mate-ta-damo dohe-na, bate tuwu' wo'o-ta mpai' dohe-na.

¹¹Shoko iri rakatendeka; nekuti kana takafa pamwe naye, tichararamawo pamwe naye.

¹²Ane mosabara-ta mpokolo kaparia, moparenta wo'o-ta-tawo mpai' dohe-na. Aga ane tasapu-di petuku' -ta hi Hi'a, nasapu wo'o-ta-tawo mpai' kakita' -na topetuku' -na.

¹²Kana tikatsungirira, tichatonga pamwe naye; kana tikamuramba, iye uchatirambawo.

¹³Nau' molaka' pepangala' -ta hi Hi'a, uma molaka' pepewili' -na hi kita'. Apa' uma-i bisa mo'ungkere' ngkai lolita-na.

¹³Kana tisingatendeki, iye unoramba akatendeka, haangazvirambi.

¹⁴Timotius! Popokiwoii-ra hawe'ea to ku'uli' tohe'i. Paresai' -ra hi rala hanga' Pue' Ala bona neo' -ra momehono' mpomehonoi' ada agama. Apa' pomehonoa' to hewa toe uma ria kalaua-na hi rala katuwu' -ta, mpokero lau-wadi pepangala' -ra to mpo'epe.

¹⁴Uvayevudzire zvinhu izvi, uchiraira pamberi paIshe, kuti varege kuita nharo dzemashoko dzisina rubatsiro, zvinongoparadza vanonzwa.

¹⁵Aga iko Timotius, parata tudui' to makono hante kanoa' -noa' -na. Huduwukui mpokamu bago-nu toe, bona ane rata-ko mpai' hi nyanyoa Alata'ala, uma-ko me'ea'. Na'uli' -koko mpai': "Iko-mi topobago-ku to lompe'!"

¹⁵Shingaira kuti uzviratidze kuna Mwari uri munhu wakatendeka, mushandi usingafaniri kunyadziswa, unonyatsoruramisa shoko rechokwadi.

¹⁶Neo' nudohei-ra tauna to mpokeni lolita to uma mo'ihi. Apa' tudui' -ra toe uma mpokeni tauna mpakaroli' katuwu' -ra. Tudui' -ra toe mpokeni tauna kamolaa-laaa lau-di ngkai Alata'ala.

¹⁶Asi nzvenga kutaura kwetsvina kusina maturo; nekuti vacharamba vachingonyanya pakusava neuMwari,

¹⁷Tudui' to hewa toe melelei hewa haki' pai' mpakada'a katuwu' wori' tauna. Himeneus pai' Filetus, hira' roduaa toe-mi to mpokeni tudui' to dada'a hewa toe.

¹⁷neshoko ravo richanyenga segomarara; pakati pavo pana Himenayo naFireto;

¹⁸Meleli' -ra ngkai tudui' to makono, ra'uli' -rana timpaliu-mi pemataa hawe'ea tauna to mate. Tudui' -ra to uma makono toe mpaka'ingu' lau-mi ba hangkuja dua tauna, alaa-na mere' -mi pepangala' -ra.

¹⁸ivo vakatsauka pachokwadi, vachiti kumuka kwevakafa kwatopfuura, vachipidigura rutendo rwevamwe.

¹⁹Aga nau' wae, Lolita Alata'ala bate makono pai' ma'ala raparasaya. Lolita Alata'ala hewa parawatu to uma molengo. Hi rala Lolita Alata'ala te'uki' hewa toi: Na'inca Pue' kahema-ra to napobagia," Hema-hema to mpo'uli' Kayesus-na Pue' -ra, kana mpobahakai gau' -ra to dada'a."

¹⁹Kunyange zvakadaro nheyo dzaMwari dzinomira dzakasimba, dzine chisimbiso ichi: Ishe unoziva vari vake; vuye: Umwe neumwe unoreva zita raIshe ngaabve pakusarurama.

²⁰Hi rala tomi to bohe, wori' nyala rewa hi poruhea. Ria rewa to lompe', hewa rapa' -na to rababehi ngkai bulawa pai' salaka'. Ria wo'o to rababehi ngkai kaju ba tana' pulu' -wadi. To lompe', rahenta ane ria torata to rabila'. To uma lompe' rahi, rahenta eo-eo-na.

²⁰Zvino muimba huru hamuna midziyo yendarama neyesirvheri chete, asiwo yematanda neyevhu, neimwe inokudzwa neimwe isingakudzwi.

²¹Jadi', ane tabahakai kehi-ta to dada'a, kita' jadi' hewa rewa to lompe', to rahenta mpobila' torata. Batua-na, kita' jadi' topobago to moroli' pai' to ria kalaua-na hi Pue' -ta, pai' sadia-ta mpobago butu nyala pobago to lompe'.

²¹Naizvozvo kana munhu achizvinatsa pazvinhu izvi, uchava mudziyo unokudzwa, wakaitwa mutsvene, wakakwanira basa ratenzi, wakagadzirirwa basa rose rakanaka.

²²Toe pai' kuparesai' -ko Timotius, neo' nutuku' kahinaa nono to biasa hi tauna to mongura. Huduwukui mpotuku' gau' to napokono Pue', perohoi pepangala' -nu hi Pue' pai' ahi' -nu hi doo. Tuwu' hintuwu' hante hawe'ea tauna to mekakae hi Pue' ngkai karoli' nono-ra.

²²Tiza kuchiva kweuduku, asi uteverere kururama, rutendo, rudo, rugare, pamwe nevanodana kuna She zvichibva pamoyo wakachena.

²³Ria tauna to ntora mpomehonoi' tudui' to uma ria kalaua-na, tapi' ko'ia monoto nono-ra mpo'inca tudui' to makono. Neo' nudohei-ra hi rala pomehonoa' -ra toe, apa' nu'inca moto, lolita-ra toe mpobabehi posisalaa lau-wadi, alaa-na uma-pi hintuwu' tauna.

²³Asi mibvunzo yeupenzi neyekusadzidza urambe, uchiziva kuti zvinomutsa kukakavara.

²⁴Pai' uma-hawo natao ane kita' to jadi' batua-na Pue' uma hintuwu' hante doo-ta. Kana tapoka'olu po'ingku-ta hi hawe'ea tauna, pante metudui', pai' mosabara.

²⁴Zvino muranda waIshe haafaniri kukakavara, asi ave munyoro kune vose, unoziva kudzidzisa, une moyo murefu,

²⁶Tauna to me'ewa kana tapaka'olu mpotanee' -ra, meka' ba lue' Pue' mpalogai-ra medea ngkai pe'ewa-ra duu' -na monoto-mi nono-ra pai' ra'inca tudui' to makono, alaa-na tebahaka-ra ngkai kuasa Magau' Anudaa' to mpewuku-ra mpotuku' konoa-na.

²⁵unoraira neunyoro avo vanopikisa, kuti zvimwe Mwari avape kutendevukira mukugamuchira chokwadi,

²⁶uye vapengenukezve kubva pamusungo wadhiabhorosi, wavakanga vakabatwa naye muuranda pakuda kwake.