4
1 Pamaso pa Mulungu na pamaso pa Krixtu Jezu, omwe an'dzatonga wamoyo na wakufa acidzawonesa kubwera kwace na umambo bwace, ine ndiri kukungingimiza kuti 2 palidza mafala ya Mulungu. Umbayapalidze panthawe yace napo icikhala nthawe yace lini, umbawatsimule, umbawayeruze, umbawalimbikise mwakuderekha na kuwapfundzisa. 3 Nakuti in'dzabwera nthawe yakuti wanthu an'dzatawira lini cipfundziso cacadidi. Kusiyana kwace ni kwakuti thangwe lakufuna kubva bzomwe bziniwakomera, an'dzabzinyang'anira apfundzisi, wakudzawapfundzisa malingana na cifuniro cawo. 4 Iwo an'dzalamba kubva cadidi, acidzatewera bzindzano. 5 Tsono iwepo udzakhale wakupenya pabzentse, pirira pamabvuto, cita basa la m'palidzi, ndipo basa lako ulikwanirise mwathunthu.
6 Ine ndirikuthululidwa kale ninga cakupereka ca bzakumwa*. Nthawe yangu yakufa iri pafupi. 7 Ndamenya nkhondo yabwino, ndamaliza kuthamanga, ndipo ndakoya cikhulupiriro. 8 Tsapano ndidakoyeredwa mpfupo yomwe ni cilungamo, yomwe Mbuya, mtongi wakulungama, an'dzandipasa ntsiku imweyo. Ndipo an'dzapasa lini ine ndekha tsono an'dzapasambo wentse wale omwe alikudikhira mwa lufoi kubwera kwace.
Malangizo yakumalizira
9 Nyang'ana mpata mwakamkulumize ubwere udzagumane na ine, 10 nakuti Demasi, thangwe ra kufuna bzinthu bza dziko lino, adandisiya aciyenda kuTesalonika. Keresente adayenda kuGalatiya, ndipo Titu adayenda kuDalimatiya. 11 Luka yekha ndiye adasala na ine. Bweresa Maliko thangwe iye kwa ine ngwakufunika pabasa. 12 Ndatumiza Tikiko kuEfezo. 13 Pomwe iwe un'bwera, ubwerese kapote yomwe ndidasiya kunyumba kwa Karipo kuTorowadi na mabukhu yangu, makamaka ya khanda.
14 Alexandi, misiri wakusula, adandinyosera bzakuipa bzizinji. Mbuya an'dzam'pasa nyathwa malingana na bzomwe adacita. 15 Iwepo chenjera naye, nakuti adagaza mafala yathu mwamphambvu.
16 Panthawe yangu yakuyamba kukatawira pamphala, palibe adabwera kudzandithandiza, wentse adandisiya. Mulungu awalekerere! 17 Tsono Mbuya adapitiriza kukhala na ine, ndipo adandipasa mphambvu kuti Mafala Yabwino yalewedwe mwathunthu kuna omwe ni aJuda lini wentse kuti ayabve. Ndipo ine ndidapulumusidwa pamulomo pa mphondolo. 18 Mbuya an'dzandipulumusa kuna cakuipa centse, ndipo an'dzandikhongobza acikandipitisa muUmambo bwace bwakudzulu. Iye apasidwe mbiri kwakusaya kumala. Ameni.
Magonekano
19 Ndirikumusa Pirisira na Akwira na wa kunyumba kwa Onesifolo. 20 Eraxto adapitiriza kukhala muKolinto, tsono ndidasiya Tolofimo alikuduwala kuMireto. 21 Nyang'ana kubwera nthawe ya mphepo ikanati kufika. Eubulo, Pudesi, Lino, Kalaudiya na abale wentse alikutumiza kulimba.
22 Mbuya akhale na iwe. Nkhombo za Mulungu zikhale na imwe.
* 4:6 Wonani Mul 28.7.