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

¹ Ay, Bulos, ay ya Almasihu Yesu diya no, Irikoy iri Faabakwa da Almasihu Yesu kaŋ ti iri beeja lordo boŋ.

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

² Ay go ga tira wo hantum Timotiyos se, ay ize no da cimi cimbeeri* ra. Gomni nda suuji nda laakal kanay ma bara ni banda kaŋ yaŋ ga fun iri Baabo Irikoy d'iri Rabbo Yesu Almasihu do.

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,

³ Ay ga ba ni ma goro Afasos kwaara ra, danga mate kaŋ cine ay na ni ŋwaaray waato kaŋ ay goono ga koy Masidoniya, hala ni ma boro fooyaŋ lordi ka ne i ma si dondonandiyaŋ waani fo dondonandi.

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

⁴ I ma si laakal ye jandey da asuli* lasaabuyaŋ kaŋ sinda me gaa mo. Woodin yaŋ no ga kande kosongu kaŋ si naŋ Irikoy goyo ma koy da jina cimbeeri ra.

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

⁵ Amma lordo wo mafaaro ga ti baakasinay kaŋ ga fun bine kaŋ ga hanan do da bine lasaabu hanno nda cimbeeri kaŋ sinda munaficitaray mo do.

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

⁶ Boro fooyaŋ mo na hayey din harta ka kamba ka furo sanniyaŋ kaŋ sinda nafa ciyaŋ ra.

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

⁷ I ga ba ngey ma ciya asariya* dondonandikoyaŋ, amma i si ga faham da haŋ kaŋ yaŋ ngey goono ga ci, da haŋ kaŋ yaŋ ngey goono ga daahirandi.

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

⁸ Amma iri ga bay kaŋ asariya ga boori da boro ga goy d'a mate kaŋ a ga hima.

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,

⁹ Iri ga bay kaŋ i mana asariya te boro hanno se, amma asariya taamukoy, da murtantey, da borey kaŋ yaŋ wangu Irikoy, da zunubikooney, da borey kaŋ yaŋ si lalabu Irikoy da hay kulu kaŋ ga hanan gaa, da baaba wiikoy da nya wiikoy, da boro-wiyey sabbay se,

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

¹⁰ da zina-teerey, da aru-baay, da boro zaykoy, da tangarikomey, da borey kaŋ yaŋ ga ze tangari boŋ, da hay kulu kaŋ ga gaaba nda dondonandiyaŋ cimi-cimo.

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

¹¹ Dondonandiyaŋo wo ga ti Baaru Hanna wano, kaŋ i talfi ay gaa, kaŋ fun Irikoy darza nda albarka Koyo do.

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

¹² Ay goono ga saabu Almasihu Yesu iri Rabbo se, nga kaŋ n'ay no gaabi. Ay go ga saabu zama a n'ay lasaabu naanaykoy k'ay daŋ nga goyo ra,

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

¹³ baa kaŋ waato ay ya Irikoy wanga no, da gurzugandiko, da halaciko. Amma ay du suuji zama ay na woodin yaŋ te jaŋ-ka-bayyaŋ da cimbeeri-jaŋay ra mo.

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

¹⁴ Iri Rabbi gomno mo baa gumo, da cimbeeri nda baakasinay kaŋ yaŋ go Almasihu Yesu ra.

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

¹⁵ Sanno wo naanaykoy no kaŋ to boro kulu m'a ta: Almasihu Yesu kaa ndunnya ra zama nga ma zunubikooney faaba. I ra mo ay ga ti ikulu ibeero.

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.

¹⁶ Amma woodin sabbay se ay du suuji, hala Yesu Almasihu na nga suuru kuuko bangandi ay do, ay kaŋ ga ti zunubikooney kulu ibeero, zama ay ma ciya deedandiyaŋ hari borey se kaŋ yaŋ ga aniya k'a cimandi ka du fundi hal abada.

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

¹⁷ Sohõ, zamaney Koyo, nga kaŋ si bare ka sara, kaŋ boro kulu si di a, Irikoy follonka, beeray da darza ma bara a gaa hal abada abadin. Amin!

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;

¹⁸ Ya ay izo Timotiyos, ay goono ga lordo wo haw ni gaa, annabitara do kaŋ i ci ni boŋ za doŋ. Woodin no ga ti, annabitaray sanney din boŋ, ni ma tangam da tangami hanna.

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

¹⁹ Ma cimbeero gaay nda bine lasaabu hanno, kaŋ boro fooyaŋ tuti ka hibandi ngey gaa, ka ngey cimbeero jisandi, sanda mate kaŋ cine hi ga jisi hari ra.

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

²⁰ Himinayos da Iskandari go borey din ra. Ay n'i no Saytan* se zama i ma dondon i ma si Irikoy kayna.