1Mii Paolo, karumiya a Kuristo Yesu kiihaniye wo uthanana wawe Nlhuku wiira kihimiache ukumi nilhehiye ihu ulhe wo ulhutaana wihu ni Kuristo Yesu, 2kinolhepa iwarakha iwe uwaninyu Natimotheo, mwaamwanaka kinonttuna aka.
Kinoulhapelhelhani nnema, ikiriri ni mpuha ukhuma wa Nlhuku Athumwanihu ni wa Kuristo Yesu Athithi.
Napaolo anowaahelha nrima Natimotheo
3Kinonshukuru Nlhuku kinonthimicha aka wo nrima worera thoko chaapanga aya manyaapwiiya. Kinonshukuru Nlhuku kila vanowuupuwelhaakani wo uhimalha ni kila ikatema vanonlhapelha aka uthana ni uhiyu. 4Vanoopuwelha aka miithori chinyu kinoothanana chinene uwoonani wiira kiteelhiye nrima. 5Kinowuupuwelha nrima inyu uhirii ni unafiki, upisha nrima waarina aya apwiiya inyu Naloisi ni chiicho anumwaninyu Eunike. Ni mii kihanaa ikekhiaye wiira ni inyu nhanaa yoyo nrima uyo chiicho. 6Wo yoyo nlhatu uyo etu, kinowupushani wiira nthotherieke chinene mooro wo mahalha avahiye inyu ni Nlhuku voweshenreakani miono chaka. 7Ukhalhawaya Iphumu ivahiye ihu ni Nlhuku kihii yo unoopopiha, mena, nansho Iphumu yo machiri ni yo univaha nrima wo uttunana ni wiitimarikha.
8Paahi etu nhoone ishoni waahimiechesha Athithi, mena nhoone ishoni wo nlhatu waka mii kittukiye wo nlhatu waya. Nansho nvilhelheke uhuva vamoka ni mii wo nlhatu wo Malhove Orera, wo machiri a Nlhuku. 9Nlhuku ahonoopolha nkaaniihana nikhalhe attu awe, kuhiwe wo nlhatu wo mitheko chihu nansho wo nlhatu wo malhakelho awe ni wo nnema waya. Yoyo nnema uyo naavahiye wo iphiro ya Kuristo Yesu mahuku toka machokholhelho. 10Nansho vano nihopatakulhelhiya nnema wawe wo uwa wa Moopolhi ihu Yesu Kuristo. Yoyo hontiyelhelha nookhwa ni wo iphiro yo Malhove Orera honipatakulhelha ukumi uhiri ni nookhwa.
11Ni Nlhuku hokithanlha mii kikhalhe karumiya ni owiittuchiha wo nlhatu no uhimiacha Malhove Orera, 12ni wo yoyo nlhatu uyo etu phi notwaruwa aka chiicho. Nansho vano akinoona ishoni ukhalhawaya kihaachuwelha kaarumelhenlhe aka ayo, tho kihanaa ikekhiaye wiira anowooria ushunga rata ilhe ikivanhe aya mpaka nenno nihuku no uwa waya nno. 13Nvarechesheke rata meettuchiho e ikeekhene kuhimenrieakani, ntwariheke ni upisha nrima ni uttunana wo ulhutaana wihu ni Kuristo Yesu. 14Wo machiri o Iphumu ya Nlhuku nokhalha nhina mwihu, nshungeke rata ikeekhene nvahiye inyu.
15Thoko chinochuwelha inyu, attu onkhaye o ilhapo yo Uasiya ahokihiya, ata Nafigelo ni Nahemogene ni ayo ahokihiya chiicho. 16Athithi aakavihereke attu o unupani u Naonesiforo, wo woonelha ikiriri, ukhalhawaya yahokiteelhiha nrima ikatema chinchi mena khayoonilhe ishoni wo nlhatu no uttukiya waka, 17nansho Naonesiforo ikatema vaari aya va Rumi va, yahokaavia chinene mpaka nkayaakoona, nkayaaakihelha nrima. 18Athithi aakavihereke wo ikiriri aya uholho wa Nlhuku nenno nihuku no uhukumulhiya attu nno. Ni inyu nhochuwelha rata mwaha wonkhaye ukipangenlhe aya Uefeso uwo.