1 Timɔte 1:1-20
1 Dimi Pɔɔlɔ lele ɔpɔstɔlɔ wa Kristo Yeso oma lo didjango dia Nzambi Oshimbedi aso ndo dia Kristo Yeso, elongamelo kaso,+
2 lambofundɛ Timɔte,*+ lele ɔnami l’oshika+ la lo mbetawɔ nte:
Ɔlɔlɔ waheyama mbɛdika ndo kɛtshi ndo wɔladi w’oma le Nzambi Shɛso ndo w’oma le Kristo Yeso Nkumɛso wayale la yɛ!
3 Oko wakamakokeketsha dia ntshikala l’Ɛfɛsɔ lam’akimi suke la ntshɔ otsha la Makɛdɔniya, mbamomokokeketsha nto dia wɛ mbidjangɛ anto amɔtshi diaha vɔ mbetsha wetshelo okina,
4 ndo diaha vɔ mbidja yimba l’ɛkɔndɔ+ ndo l’ɛlɔndji wa kashi. Akambo asɔ ndooko la wahɔ,+ koko vɔ konyaka anto dia mbuta awui wahawakoke nshikikɛ lo dihole dia mbuta dui dimɔtshi di’oma le Nzambi diendana la mbetawɔ.
5 Lo mɛtɛ, oyango wa dako* nɛ ele ngandji+ k’oma k’ɛse otema ndo nkum’otema ka pudipudi ndo mbetawɔ+ kaha ka dungi pende.
6 Anto amɔtshi wakanya yimba lo akambo asɔ wamboyasha lo asawo w’anyanya.+
7 Vɔ nangaka monga embetsha+ w’ɛlɛmbɛ, koko hawoshihodia oyadi akambo watawɔ kana akambo watshininalawɔ lɔkɔ la wolo tshɛ.
8 Sho mbeyaka dia Ɛlɛmbɛ wekɔ ɔlɔlɔ naka onto nkamba la wɔ lo yoho ya dimɛna,*
9 teya dia ɛlɛmbɛ mbidjamaka, aha dikambo di’onto ɔlɔlɔ, koko dikambo dia amɔnyɔdi w’ɛlɛmbɛ+ ndo atɔmbɔki, wanɛ wasala akambo wahetawɔ Nzambi, atshi wa pɛkato, wanɛ wele bu la kɔlamelo,* wanɛ wahɔshi kɛnɛ kele ekila la nɛmɔ, wanɛ wadiaka washɛwɔ, wanɛ wadiaka anyangɛwɔ kana anto akina,
10 anto wasala awui wa mindo wa dieyanelo,* apami wasala dieyanelo la asekawɔ apami,* wanɛ wanda anto dia ntshɔ la wɔ la wolo l’oyango w’akanga awɔ ndjatshungola la falanga, akanga wa kashi, wanɛ watotshibaka lo kashi ndo dikambo dikina tshɛ dialɔshana la wetshelo w’oshika*+
11 lo ndjela lokumu l’ɔlɔlɔ la lotombo la Nzambi k’ɔngɛnɔngɛnɔ lakamalongola ɔkɛndɛ.+
12 Lekɔ la lowando le Kristo Yeso Nkumɛso lakambisha wolo, nɛ dia nde akambɔshi oko onto lele la kɔlamelo lo mbishami olimu,+
13 kaanga mbakimi ntondo ɔtɛnganyi, osoyanyi ndo ɔsɛndji.+ Koko dimi lakookama kɛtshi nɛ dia lakasalaka akambo aha la mbeya ndo aha la monga la mbetawɔ.
14 Koko, ɔlɔlɔ waheyama mbɛdika wa Nkumadiɔndjɔ wakatamanya fulanɛ le mi kaamɛ ndo mbetawɔ la ngandji kele le Kristo Yeso.
15 Ɛtɛkɛta ɛnɛ sunganaka mbɛkɛ otema ndo mbetawɔma tshɛ lo tshɛ: Kristo Yeso akaye l’andja dia ndjoshimbɛ atshi wa pɛkato.+ L’atei awɔ, dimi kele pidii.+
16 Koko lakokama kɛtshi, dia lo tshimbo yami, oko wemi otshi wa pɛkato woleki, Kristo Yeso ɛnya tshɛ lo tshɛ solo diande dia lotutsha, lo mbetɛmi ɛnyɛlɔ le wanɛ wayonga la mbetawɔ le nde dia nkondja lɔsɛnɔ la pondjo.+
17 Kɛnɛmɔ ndo lotombo layale le Nkumekanga ka pondjo,+ kahavu,+ kahɛnama,+ ɔtɔi akɔ wa Nzambi,+ pondjo pondjo! Aamɛɛ.
18 Ɔnami Timɔte le, dimi lambokosha alako* anɛ lo yoho yɔtɔnɛ la prɔfɛsiya yakatama lo dikambo diayɛ dia yɔ kokimanyiya dia wɛ ndɔ ta di’ɔlɔlɔ,+
19 lo nkukutɛ mbetawɔ ndo monga la nkum’otema ka pudipudi+ kele anto amɔtshi wakakishisha ndo dikambo sɔ diakaakonya dia vɔ nshisha mbetawɔ oko masuwa wambohandjɔ.
20 Himeneya+ la Alɛksandɛrɛ wekɔ l’atei awɔ, ndo dimi lakaakimɔ le Satana+ dia vɔ nkondja wetshelo oma lo ohokwelo diaha vɔ ntɛnga Nzambi.
Nɔtɛ ka l'ɛse ka dikatshi
^ Kitshimudi ate “Ɔnɛ lasha Nzambi kɛnɛmɔ.”
^ Kana “wetshelo; didjango.”
^ Tshɛk., “yetawɔma.”
^ Kana “wele bu la ngandji ka kɔlamelo.”
^ Kana “wa dimɛna; w’ohomba.”
^ Tshɛk., “apami wetama la apami.”
^ Enda Elembetshielo, “Awui wa mindo wa dieyanelo.”
^ Kana “wetshelo; didjango.”
