Dziphunzitse Wekha mu Kuopa Mulungu
Paulo achenjeza za aphunzitsi oletsa ukwati ndi zakudya zina, pamene chilichonse chimene Atate wathu analenga ndi chabwino ndipo chilandiridwa ndi chiyamiko. Timoteo adziphunzitse kukhala wopembedza, asalole wina aliyense kunyoza unyamata wake, awerenge Malemba pagulu, ndipo asamale kwambiri moyo wake ndi chiphunzitso chake.
4 1Mzimu Woyera akunena momveka kuti: m'masiku otsiriza ena adzasiya chikhulupiriro, natchera khutu kwa mizimu yonyenga ndi ziphunzitso za ziwanda, 2mwa chinyengo cha anthu onama amene chikumbumtima chawo chawotchedwa ngati ndi chitsulo chamoto. 3Iwo amaletsa anthu kukwatirana, nalamula kupewa zakudya zimene Atate wathu anazilenga kuti zilandiridwe ndi kuyamika ndi okhulupirira amene amadziwa choonadi. 4Pakuti chilichonse chimene Atate wathu analenga nchabwino; palibe chimene chiyenera kukanidwa chikalandiridwa ndi kuyamika, 5pakuti chimayeretsedwa ndi mau a Atate wathu ndi pemphero.
6Ukakumbutsa abale zinthu izi, udzakhala mtumiki wabwino wa Khristu Yesu, wolezedwa ndi mau a chikhulupiriro ndi chiphunzitso chabwino chimene unachitsata. 7Usamakhudzane ndi nthano zopanda ulemu ndi zopusa. Koma dziphunzitse wekha kukhala woopa Mulungu. 8Pakuti kulimbitsa thupi kumathandiza pang'ono, koma kuopa Mulungu kumathandiza m'njira zonse, kulonjeza moyo wa tsopano ndi umene ukudza. 9Awa ndi mau odalirika, oyenera kulandiridwa ndi onse. 10Pakuti pa ichi ife timagwira ntchito ndi kulimbikira, chifukwa tayika chiyembekezo chathu mwa Atate wa moyo, Mpulumutsi wa anthu onse, makamaka okhulupirira. 11Lamula ndi kuphunzitsa zinthu izi.
12Munthu aliyense asanyoze unyamata wako, koma khala chitsanzo kwa okhulupirira m'mau, m'makhalidwe, m'chikondi, m'chikhulupiriro, ndi m'chiyero. 13Kufikira nditadza, dzipereke ku kuwerenga Malemba pamaso pa anthu, ku kulalikira, ndi ku kuphunzitsa. 14Usanyozere mphatso ili mwa iwe, imene unaipatsidwa mwa uneneri, pakusanjikidwa manja a akulu ampingo. 15Samalira zinthu izi, udzipereke kwathunthu kwa izo, kuti aliyense aone kupita patsogolo kwako. 16Dziyang'anire wekha ndi chiphunzitso chako mosamala. Pitiriza kuchita zimenezi, pakuti pochita motero udzadzipulumutsa wekha pamodzi ndi akumvera iwe.