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Ali mgbi inggisɛ mi egbe ongwi olɛlɛ
1 Ye ungwɔnɛni, iTimoti, gbɛɛ mi egbe ongwi olɛlɛ ma adzɛ okwulewo ka dzɛ. 2 Bana inggisɛ ka nghao di ewoma kpama itukwu bɛyi awuya mgbi ama. A kale tsaabɔ igɛgɛ, dile kyile ewo esho, le fyito, le sunu ama omba ma ba, a ka tsɛ unkonyi ba, a dika dzɛ saan ba, 3 a ka dzɛ yi okpitukwu ba, a ka dzita inggisɛ yi obube ba, a kale mwonya bɛ inggisɛ, a ka bwa ewoma fyii ba, a ka di inggisɛ elela ba, ungwɔ osuse ka kpa ma ba, 4 ka kye okama gya, a ka kyungwɔ mi ozoyeye ba, a ka kyile ewo esho, imina mgbi oshishe ka kpa ma ngha Imgbasho, 5 a ka dzɛ dafi emi odzimgbasho mani, kpaa a ka tangwɛ mfye mgban, ungwɔ onyi no ka wo abu yi ama ba.
6 A li itɔ inggisɛ ama nli dzɛ yi ofɛ le kyikyɛ mi udɛ inggisɛ kyɛ dile kpagya engyaa ama nkwu eka ba wo, ama ngwu ali ibwubwe mbwo ma itukwu, di dzɛ yi ali itɔ imina ibwubwe duu, 7 a li kpayi ungwɔ alonɔ kpaa a li yagba gbela otsitsi ba. 8 Dafi iJanesi yi iJambresi nose kye afɔ twɛsɛ yi iMose ma, li ngha ngwi inggisɛ ama itukwu le kplɛkplɛ di dzɛ yi oyɛyɛ onuunu otsitsi ba ntonɛ kpaa, kye afɔ twɛsɛ yi otsitsi aani. 9 Nghaduu a ka kɛ mbombo yi ikwangha mgbi ama na ba, ikyekyɛ inggisɛ duu kawa difwi ikwangha mgbi ama saan saan dafi nose a difwi mgbi iJanesi bɛyi iJambresi nani.
IPol wo iTimoti ola ongwi olɛlɛ
10 Mbi abu iTimoti yɔ, abu ye ali otsootso mgbi ani duu bɛyi ofɛ oshishe mgbi ani yi oweka mgbi ani yi oyɛyɛ onuunu mgbi ani yi itukwu oshiishi mgbi ani yi okpitukwu mgbi ani yi onyɔtsɛ mgbi ani okwuukwu, 11 isɔ yi adzɛ itɔ ntonɛ duu kyɔ ani mi Antiɔku, iKonu bɛyi iListra, Nghaduu Otsɛ dulu ani tɔ mi ele tsatsa. 12 Mi otsitsi yɔ, ama nmina odzɛ mi oshishe osunu Imgbasho mbi iKrestu iYesu yɔ, a ka gbiisɔ, 13 kpaa emi ibwubwe yi ama okpagya inggisɛ wo duu ka nghao timbi-timbi, ama okpagya inggisɛ wo kpaa a dika kpagya ma wo. 14 Nghaduu abu yɔ, kiyayi mi ungwɔ ngwi abu kpayi di gbela yan nani, ikyekyɛ abu ye ama ngwu abu kpayi mboma mani, 15 di ye dafi wita kyɛ eyeyi ta abu ye esɔ mi Afɛ osaan, ama n yagba nu abu kwiinɛ ogbɛ owatɔ-watɔ nkyɛ ikpewo oyɛyɛ onuunu mbi iKrestu iYesu nani. 16 Ali afɛ mi ibyibyilo duu kyɛ mbi Imgbasho, di dzɛ mi ikye abɔ oyaaya mi otsootso yi okyɔkyɔ odzɛ yi oyile inggisɛ dzɛ ofɛ di dzɛ ikye otso inggisɛ ofɛ odzɛ saan, 17 ikye ni inggisɛ Imgbasho yile afɔ kwulɛsɛ saan okyɔ ali idɔ osuse duu mani.