Timote wakaŵa mubali muwukirano mu mpingo wa Lisitira. Adada ŵake ŵakaŵa Mugiriki, ndipo amama ŵake ŵakaŵa Muyuda. Amama ŵake a Yunike kweniso abuya ŵake a Loyisi, ŵakamusambizga Timote vya Yehova apo wakaŵa wachali muchoko.

Paulosi wakati wafika ku Lisitira paulendo wake wachiŵiri, wakawona kuti Timote wakatemwanga nadi ŵabali kweniso wakakhumbisiskanga kuŵawovwira. Paulosi wakapempha Timote kuti ŵambe kwendera lumoza. Wakamusambizga Timote kuti waŵe mupharazgi muwemi na msambizgi wa makani ghawemi.

Mzimu utuŵa ukaŵalongozganga kulikose uko ŵakalutanga. Usiku unyake, munthu munyake wakaphalira Paulosi mu mboniwoni kuti ŵalute ku Makedoniya ŵakaŵawovwire. Ntheura Paulosi, Timote, Sila na Luka ŵakaluta kukapharazga ku Makedoniya na kwambiska mipingo.

Ŵanalume na ŵanakazi ŵanandi ŵakazgoka Ŵakhristu mu msumba wa Tesalonika, ku Makedoniya. Kweni Ŵayuda ŵanyake ŵakamuchitira sanji Paulosi na awo wakaŵa nawo. Ŵakakumba genge la vigeŵenga na kuguguzira Paulosi na ŵanyake ku ŵalara ŵa boma, ndipo ŵakachemerezganga kuti: ‘Ŵanalume aŵa mbalwani ŵa boma la Roma.’ Umoyo wa Paulosi na Timote ukaŵa pangozi, ntheura usiku ŵakachimbilira ku Bereya.

Ŵanthu ŵa ku Bereya ŵakakhumbisiska kupulika makani ghawemi, ndipo Ŵayuda na Ŵagiriki wuwo ŵakazgoka Ŵakhristu. Kweni Ŵayuda ŵanyake ŵa ku Tesalonika ŵakati ŵiza na kwambiska chivundungwele, Paulosi wakafumako na kuluta ku Ateni. Timote na Sila ŵakakhalira mu Bereya kuti ŵakhozge ŵabali. Pakati pajumpha nyengo, Paulosi wakatuma Timote kuti waluteso ku Tesalonika kuti wakawovwire ŵabali apo ŵakatambuzgikanga chomene. Pamanyuma, Paulosi wakatuma Timote kuti wakendere mipingo yinyake yinandi kuti wakayikhozge.

Paulosi wakaphalira Timote kuti: ‘Wose awo ŵakukhumba kuteŵetera Yehova ŵatambuzgikenge.’ Timote wakatambuzgika na kujalirika mu jele chifukwa cha chipulikano chake. Kweni wakakondwa chomene chifukwa uwu ukaŵa mwaŵi wakulongolera kuti ngwakugomezgeka kwa Yehova.

Paulosi wakaphalira Ŵafilipi kuti: ‘Nkhumutumirani Timote. Iyo wamusambizganinge icho kwenda mu unenesko chikung’anamura, kweniso umo mungapharazgira.’ Paulosi wakamugomezganga chomene Timote. Paulosi na Timote ŵakateŵetera lumoza vyaka vinandi nga mbabwezi na ŵantchito ŵamoza.