¹ Polo na Timote, bha manga bha Yezu kristu, na bhongami a sobhe ya Yezu kristu bho bhali a filipo, go bha kumu na bha mokumba: ² Kwanza ya Kunzi na bho kpotolo bho ngee, go Yezu kristu! ³ Na npa Kunzi modoo a kwa bha kwa bhenzanza bha ye ezili nde, ⁴ Te dhi a ngaame a masambo kumie bhanu, ⁵ Go wanisie sode ngaame gee mavaa kwa Kunzi lelia, paa lepupia kina na monema. ⁶ Na bhui to etene moto monde apungi na bhanu lekpeta le angemisaga go payi akwa sie ya Yezu kristu. ⁷ Abhongi tene nalaye pa goo akwa ngbaanu, a kwa maa ngaame a melema, ata go bho nayibani na bhu, a ta go holonise na bhuise lekpeta la Kunzi, go bhanu baazu bho ma zuu kwanza ye gee me. ⁸ A kwa tene Kunzi a pa ena emeleme o ngaame gee na mo bhaa na bokpotolo ba Yezu kristu. ⁹ Ndi nakonga a ngbaame a masembo, etene lebhanhatome le ngbaanu a ge naa mbola na hibe kwae go na ndhate. ¹⁰ Akwa kingisie bha kwa bhe nzanza, a kwa tene mali bhe wenge lambeye biti ya Kristu; ¹¹ Ma tumi na mosalame monzanza mali bia Yezu kristu, na lekumu na enlombelege Kunzi. ¹² Na bhaa tene mayibi, bha dame, kwaye etani azi tene lekpeta la Kunzi age naa mbola. ¹³ Ndi ndo bha soyi bha yaazu ye bhatena bha ngbange so, moto ma bhungagi etene nayibani a kwa Kristu, ¹⁴ bhadasu bho buwa asobhe ya Kristu, nguuyi akwa hibane ngaame, bhaa na ekpokpoe a kwe kpeteye lekpeta la Kunzi. ¹⁵ Bho dani, a epena, bha nwa nisa Krist na sie yakwa moti go na mabaza; bhodanali bha nkpetea pa na emeleme o nza. ¹⁶ Bhabhe bhaza na lebhabhatome, pa bha hiba etene bhebisi a kwa lile lekpeta la Kunzi, ¹⁷ konito bho bhoo, bha abha lina esumuyi ma lebaza, bha nkpetea Kristu a bha peesi bhenene go ma laani mo ngaabhu pa zuzusa bakwa nde asoyi na bha dame. ¹⁸ Kwa sina alii? a bha peesi yaazu, aliago a nsenge, alia go a nkpoto huwa, enkpeteye wa Kristu ka ho kedhe: na naa sode, natiga pa na sode. ¹⁹ Akwa na hibato tene kwa iya ebhongelea pame, a kwa masambio mo ngbaanu na nguuyi ma Yezu kristu, ²⁰ Emeleme o ngaame kasine tinde go tehoe soni, alia magwendi wane ki na ndele, na lia ndele pa na pa Kunzi mongame pa lekumu, goo nali pa ne kwee, goo na kwi; ²¹ Akwa tene Kristu nde lewoa le ngaame, go tekomi kuwa. ²² O mosalame mo ngaame ma nzoe monaza ali monza, tee gamisani. ²³ A nenilia bha peesi bhi bhale: siye ngaame a etene nage tali na Kristu, a osonelea bhato bhobuwa; ²⁴ A kwa ngbaanu abhongi tene nali na bhanu. ²⁵ Nabhui to tene, natiga nalia go na bhanu bhaazu, a kwa sode ya bhuiye na bhakwa bhe ngbaanu age naa mbola; ²⁶ A kwa tene, siye ngaame ebinana bhanu, a ntinde ngaama maa na bhakwa bhebua mekotoa nayi a sobe ya Yezu kristu. ²⁷ A pato etene, liani na leyongo, a kwa, onadu tene namo monde, singi go teeli, nabhaa tene na woe etene a mali na emeleme omoti akwa bhuiye lekpeta la Kunzi, ²⁸ ta modhe tene bhato bhone bhamo lulumisagi, aa bhu bhena etene maa lebhunge la kwa, konito bii ngbaanumawuito; ²⁹ Goo a peesi ya Kunzi, akwa tene amowanisi emeleme onza, pa gee Kristu, ka pa nakwa ma bhuiyi yi, ma woe go bongbongo ngbongo nakwa ngee, ³⁰ Na bibise enkando ho nde meemeni pa na holono, ndima woyi etene a pa na bibisa.