1 Paulus, omuyapostoli waKristus Jesus opamhangela yaKalunga, Omuxupifi wetu, noyaKristus Jesus, Oye eteelelo letu, 2 okuTimoteus, omona wange shili meitavelo. Efilonghenda nonghenda nombili yaKalunga, Tate yetu nokuKristus Jesus, Omwene wetu!
Elondwelo kelongo loipupulu
3 Hano ngaashi nde ku lombwela, eshi nda ya kuMakedonia, u kale natango muEfeso, opo u kumaide ovanhu vamwe, vo vaha longe omalongo amwe e lili, 4 vo vaha diinine eengano nomapatavalulo ehe nexulilo, aa taa eta ashike eemhata, itadi pameke eleloumbo laKalunga olo lomeitavelo. 5 Ndelenee efikilo lekumaido olo ohole tai di momutima wa yela nomeliudo liwa nomeitavelo lihe noihelele, 6 omo ovanhu vamwe va puka mo nove liameka komapopyaano ongaho, 7 eshi va hala va kale ovalongimhango, nande kave udite ko eendjovo odo noinima oyo tave i tongo ndele tava ti, oi li mondjila.
8 Ndelenee otu shi shii, kutya omhango oyo iwa, ile umwe te i longifa pamhango, 9 nokushiiva yo nokutya, omhango inai yandjelwa omuyuki, ndelenee ava vehe nomhango ndele ihava dulika, vehe na Kalunga, novalunde, vehe fi ovayapuki, novalinyateki, ovadipai vooxe novadipai vooina novadipai vovanhu, 10 novahaeli nomashenge, ovavaki vovanhu, ovanaipupulu novaani voipupulu nakeshe eshi shi nondubo nomalongo a yuka, 11 opavaengeli lefimano lelao laKalunga, eli nde li pewa mokulineekelwa.
Omuyapostoli a filwa onghenda
12 Ndele ohandi pandula ou a pa nge eenghono, oKristus Jesus, Omwene wetu, eshi a tala nge ame omudiinini nokwa tula nge meyakulolonga, 13 ame ou nda li nale omusheki nomutaataai nomuhepeki. Ndele onda filwa onghenda, osheshi ame nde shi ningile mokuhashiiva sha nomokuhaitavela. 14 Nefilonghenda lOmwene wetu ola li linene shili pamwe neitavelo nohole i li muKristus Jesus. 15 Ondjovo ei oya pama shili noya wana okutambulwa nokutya: Kristus Jesus okwe uya mounyuni okuxupifa ovalunde, mwaava aame omunene ndi va dule aveshe. 16 Ndelenee ame onda filwa onghenda, Jesus Kristus opo a holole mwaame tete outalanheni waye aushe ndi ninge oshihopaelelwa shaava tave ke mu itavela va mone omwenyo waalushe. 17 Ndele Ohamba yomafimbo ounyuni, ei ihe nexulilo noihe wetike, oyo Kalunga omunandunge aeke, na hambelelwe, Ye na fimanekwe alushe fiyo alushe! Amen.
18 Omona wange Timoteus, omhango ei ohandi i ku pe noku ku lineekela, pamaxunganeko aa e ku xunganekelwa nale, opo u shiive okukondja olwoodi liwa mokulikwatelela muo, 19 nokudiinina eitavelo neliudo liwa, olo la ekelwashi kuvamwe, noskepa yeitavelo lavo oya teka po. 20 Ongaashi Himeneus naAleksander, ava nda yandja kuSatana, opo va handukilwe, vaha sheke vali.
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