¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus according to the commandment of God our Savior, and Christ Jesus our hope;

¹Paula, Pathian in Hondampa leh Khrist Jesu, I Lamet, thupiak banga Kris Jesu sawltak in:

²to Timothy, my true child in faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

²Ginna a ka ta taktak Timothi kiang ah: Pathian I Pa leh, Kris Jesu I Toupa kiang a kipan, hehpihna, zahngaihna, lemna hong om hen.

³As I urged you when I was going into Macedonia, stay at Ephesus that you might command certain men not to teach a different doctrine,

³Masidonia gama ka hoh dek laia konnget bangin Ephesa khua ah om gige in, huchia mi khenkhat thugin tuam himhim sinsak lou dinga na hilh theihna dingin.

⁴neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause disputes, rather than God’s stewardship, which is in faith—

⁴Huan Pathian lama phattuamna, ginnaa ompen hiloua, kiselna leh gintakthu gen khawng omsak lel tangthu lel khang thu sui zohlouh peuh buaipih sam lou dinga na hilh theihna dingin:

⁵but the goal of this command is love, out of a pure heart and a good conscience and sincere faith;

⁵Eiten thuhilh ding I kep pen bel lungtang siangthou leh sialehphatheihna siang leh ginnah taktak akipana pawt itna ahi zaw ngala.

⁶from which things some, having missed the mark, have turned aside to vain talking;

⁶Mi khenkhatten hiaite pialsanin thuginalou genna lamah a vakmangta ua.

⁷desiring to be teachers of the law, though they understand neither what they say, nor about what they strongly affirm.

⁷A thu gen uh leh thil ahi-a agente uleng bang ahia chih theiloupe in, dan hilhmite hih a ut nak uhi.

⁸But we know that the law is good, if a man uses it lawfully,

⁸Dan jaw a hoih chih I thei ngal ua, min a zat hoih peuhmah uleh.

⁹as knowing this, that law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

⁹Ahia lah, dan jaw mi dikatte adinga bawl ahi keia, dan kalhte leh dan lou a omte ading, Pathian limsakloute leh khialte mi siangthouloute leh Pathian zahloute, pate that khawng leh nute that khawng, mihing that khawng.

¹⁰for the sexually immoral, for homosexuals, for slave-traders, for liars, for perjurers, and for any other thing contrary to the sound doctrine;

¹⁰kingaihhat khawng ading, tawkohuk khawng a ding, mihing gukhat khawng a ding, juauthei khawng a ding, kichiam khemkhem khawng a ding leh

¹¹according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.

¹¹phat tuak Pathian tanchinhoih thupi hilhna dik ka kiang a kepsak bang kalha om thil dang himhim a dinga leng bawl ahi jaw hi.

¹²And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;

¹²A honhihhatpa Kris Jesu I Toupa kiangah kipahthu ka gen hi, muanhuai a honsak a, a nasempa dia a hon chih tak jiakin;

¹³although I was before a blasphemer, a persecutor, and insolent. However, I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

¹³tumalamin Pathian gensepa leh sawipa leh hihsemi nahita mahleng; himahleh, ginglou pia theilou a hih ka hih jiakin ahi, zahngaihna ka namuh tak;

¹⁴The grace of our Lord abounded exceedingly with faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁴huan, I Toupa hehpihna tuh, gina leh Kris Jesua itna in nakpi takin a dimletta.

¹⁵The saying is faithful and worthy of all acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.

¹⁵Kris Jesu khialte hondam dingin khovel ah a hongpai chih tuh ataksanhuai in a laktuak mahmah hi. A lak ua khialpen ka hi;

¹⁶However, for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first, Jesus Christ might display all his patience, for an example of those who were going to believe in him for eternal life.

¹⁶himaleh, hiai jiakin ahi zangaihna ka na muh: Jesu Kris in a dohzohna kim akhialpen keimaha a latsak theihna ding ahi, huai tuh tubansiah khantawna hinna muhna dinga Amah hon gingta ding-te adia etsakna hi ding in.

¹⁷Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, to God who alone is wise, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁷Kumpipa khantawna om, setheilou, muhtheihlouh, Pathian tak kia, khantawna zahtak leh thupiin om hen, Amen.

¹⁸This instruction I commit to you, my child Timothy, according to the prophecies which led the way to you, that by them you may wage the good warfare;

¹⁸Ka tapa Timothi aw, na tungtang genkholhnate toh kituakin, hiai mohpuakna leh thuhilhna konpia, huchia huai thute-a hilha om a, kidouna hoih na dou heihna ding in,

¹⁹holding faith and a good conscience; which some having thrust away made a shipwreck concerning the faith;

¹⁹ginna leh sialehpha theihna siang tak len chinten in, Mi khenkhatten huai sialehpha- theihna tuh paikhia in ginna lamah long sia bangin a kekseta uhi;huaite lakah tuh Himenai leh Aleksandar a tel ua; Pathian gensiat louh a chin theihna ding un amau tuh Setan ka peta hi.

²⁰of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.

²⁰huaite lakah tuh Himenai leh Aleksandar a tel ua; Pathian gensiat louh a chin theihna ding un amau tuh Setan ka peta hi.