1 Ẹkwo-ozi-a bẹ shi l'ẹka mbẹdua, bụ Pọlu; mbụ mụbe onye-ishi-ozi Kéreshi Jizọsu. Ọo Chileke ono, bụ onye l'adzọje anyi; yẹe Kéreshi Jizọsu ono, bụ onye anyi ele ẹnya iya-a; bẹ ziru mu gẹ mu bụru onye-ishi-ozi ono.
2 Onye mu ede ẹkwo-a anụ bụ gụbedua, bụ Timoti; onye bụwaa ọkpobe nwa mu; l'ekweta ono anyi kwetarụ ono. Gẹ Chileke, bụ Nna; mẹ Nnajịuphu, bụ Kéreshi Jizọsu; meeru ngu eze-iphe-ọma; phụaru ngu obu-imemini; mekwaphọ g'ẹhu dụ ngu guu.
3 Sụ-a; teke ono, mu eje Masedoniya bẹ mu sụkwaru ngu: jiko g'ị nọduekwapho lẹ Efesọsu k'ọphu ịi-harụ alọ ndu ẹjo-nzi ẹka lẹ nchị g'ẹphe b'e ezihẹkwa iphe, abụdu ọkpobe-opfu.
4 Ọphu ẹphe anọdujeshi akọ-phe mkpọkoro akọ-iphè ndu Jiu. Ọphu ẹphe agụshijeshi ndzepfu ndzepfu ẹpha ndiche; ẹpha ọphu ta abvụjedu abvụbvu. Ẹgube iphe ono bụepho ịgoligoli bẹ ọokpa-lije. O to yejeduru nemadzụ ẹka g'o mee iphe, Chileke tụberu g'o mee; mbụ iphe ono, anyi shi l'ozi-ọma, anyi kwetarụ ono maru.
5 Iphe, kparụ iphe, mu gude nmaaru ngu ọkwa-a bụkwa gẹ ndu kẹ Kéreshi egude obu ìphóró yee nwibe phẹ obu; gude egomunggo phẹ maru iphe, gbaru phẹ l'ememe; kweta kẹ Chileke ọkpobe ekweta.
6 Ọ dụru ndu hawaru shiswee ọkpobe ụzo ono; woru iphu chee ichephu; shiwarọ nno wata epfuphe mkpọkoro opfu.
7 Ndu ono bẹ ọogu ẹgu abụru ndu ezi ekemu Chileke l'ẹbe abụ l'opfu, ẹphe epfu doru phẹ ẹnya; ọphu iphe ono, ẹphe epfushi opfu iya ike ono edokwaru phẹ phọ ẹnya.
8 Anyịbedua g'anyi hakọta bẹ tụkokwaru machaarụ l'ekemu Chileke bẹ dụ ree mẹ a -nọdu emekwa iya g'ọ gbaru g'e meje iya.
9 Ọle ọphu doru ẹnya bụ l'ọ tọ bụkwa ndu pfụberekoto bẹ a tụ-doru ekemu ono. Ọ kwa ndu adarwụ ekemu adarwụ; mẹ ndu bụ ọ-kari-ẹka; tụaru iya ndu anọduje akpọ Chileke ẹbo l'afụ; mẹ ndu iphe-ẹji; tụaru iya ndu adụduru Chileke nsọ; mẹ ndu ono adụdu iphe, bụ kẹ Chileke mẹ nanụ dụru ọphu ẹphe eyeru nsọ ono; bya atụaru iya ndu egbuje nna phẹ mẹ ne phẹ; bya atụaru iya ndu mgbugbụmadzu l'ophu.
10 A tụru iya doberu ndu arwụje ụrwuali; mẹ unwoke ejepfuje unwoke ibe phẹ; bya atụa ya doberu ndu apa nemadzụ l'oshi. A tụru iya doberu ndu adzụje ụka mẹ ndu akpapyabẹje iphe, ẹphe meru ria nte; bya atụa ya doberu iphe, bụkpoo ndu eme iphe, abụdu ọkpobe-opfu ono, e ziru unu ono.
11 Ọkpobe-opfu ono, e ziru unu ono bẹ shikwa l'ozi-ọma ono, Jizọsu Kéreshi yeru mu l'ẹka ono. Ozi-ọma ono bụkwanuru ozi-ọma k'ọdu-biribiri Chileke ono, bụ Chileke dụkota ree bya edzukọta oke l'ime onwiya ono.
12 Mu etu Nnajịuphu, bụ Kéreshi Jizọsu ẹpha. Ọo ya bẹ bụ onye meru; mu dụ ike eje ozi-a, mu eje-a. Mu etu iya ẹpha; kẹle o lewaru ẹnya hụma lẹ mu gbaru k'ọphu ya e-gude ire mu ẹka; bya ahọta mu gẹ mu jeeru iya ozi ono.
13 A makwarụ-a lẹ mu shi anọduje epfutọshi Jizọsu Kéreshi lẹ mbụlembu; shi anọduje achị nta iya; shikwaphọ anọduje eme iya iphe-iphere. Ọle Chileke bẹ phụlekwaru mu-a obu-imemini; kẹle iphemiphe ono, mu shi eme ono bẹ mu shi eme l'amagama. Mu te eshidu kwetawaa teke ono l'ọo Jizọsu bụ Nnajịuphu.
14 Tọbudu iya bụ; Nnajịuphu anyi ono, bụ Jizọsu Kéreshi ono bya aphụaru mu obu-imemini ọphu nyịberu g'aatụ ọnu iya. O mee mu: mu bya ekweta l'ọo yẹbedua bụ Nnajịuphu; mekwaa mu phọ: mu bya eyee ndu ọzo obu. Ono bụru iphe, oomejeru iphe, bụkpoo ndu ẹphe l'iya tụgbaru bụru nanụ.
15 Ọwa-a bụ opfu, gbaru g'e gude iya ẹka; tẹme ọ dụ ree g'onyemonye gbobe ẹka nata iya ọkpobe anata. Lẹ Kéreshi Jizọsu byaru lẹ mgboko-a gẹ ya bya adzọo ndu eme iphe-ẹji. Ọ bụru mbẹdua bẹ eme iphe-ẹji ọbu shi wụkoru.
16 Noo g'o gude Jizọsu Kéreshi phụaru mbẹdua obu-imemini bya emee g'ọ bụru l'ẹhu mu bẹ ya e-shi goshi ndu ọzo gẹ ya atabeje nshi shii. Ọo ya bụ lẹ Jizọsu Kéreshi bẹ gude ẹhu mu egoshi ndu ọzo lẹ ya a-gbẹnu dzọo phẹ; nụ phẹ ndzụ ojejoje; o betakpọoru iphe-ẹji phẹ dụ ịdagha; mẹ ọ -bụru l'ẹphe kwetarụ nkiya.
17 Sụ-a; gụbe Chileke ono, bụ eze ojejoje; bya abụru onye ta anwụhujedu anwụhu; bya abụru onye ata hụmajedu l'ẹnya; bya abụru ngu bụ Chileke, maru iphe kpoloko; g'a kwabẹ ngu ùbvù; jaa ngu ajaja; jasụ lẹ tuutuutuu lẹ mịimiimii. Nokwa g'ọ dụ bụ ono-o.
18 Sụ-a; nwa mu Timoti; mu anma ọkwa-a eye ngu l'ẹka. Gẹ mu gude iya nyatarụ ngu iphe, ono ndu mpfuchiru Chileke pfuru l'opfu ẹhu ngu ono; k'ọphu ii-gude iya lwụa ọgu ẹhu Chileke ono.
19 Kwekpọekwapho kẹ Kéreshi; g'iphemiphe, iime bụjeekwarupho iphe, obu ngu marwetaru l'ọo iphe, gbaru iya l'ememe. O nwekwarụ ndu machacharu-a iphe, gbaru phẹ l'ememe, obu phẹ sụru g'ẹphe mee; ọphu ẹphe emejedu iya. Ọ bụru iphe ono meru g'o gude ekwekwe, ẹphe kweru kẹ Kéreshi rikashịhu erikashịhu g'ụgbo-mini, jeru asụa onwiya l'akpaa.
20 Ndu harụ yịru lẹ ndu ono bẹ bụ Hayimeniyọsu waa Alẹguzanda. Ndu ono bẹ mu woakwaru ye Nsetanu l'ẹka g'ọ nụa phẹ aphụ k'ọphu ẹphe a-nwụtakwanu l'ọ tọ dụdu ree mbụ epfutọshi Chileke.