1 Timothy 1

1 ¹Paul, apostle of Christ Jesus by di command of our Papa, wey be our Savior, and of Christ Jesus wey be our hope, ²to Timothy, my true-true pikin for di faith: make grace, mercy, and peace from our Papa and Christ Jesus our Oga dey with you.

Guard di Papa Household

³Just as I beg you wen I dey comot go Macedonia, stay for Ephesus so you go fit warn some people make dem no teach different doctrine, ⁴and make dem no give demsef to story-story and family-tree wey no dey end, wey dey born argument instead of di work wey our Papa put for person hand through faith. ⁵Di aim of dis command na love wey comot from clean heart, good conscience, and true-true faith. ⁶Some people don waka comot from dis things, and dem don turn go talk wey no get meaning, ⁷dem wan be teachers of di law, but dem no even understand wetin dem dey talk or di things wey dem dey insist on with strong mouth.

⁸Now we sabi say di law good, if person use am di correct way, ⁹we sabi dis: dem no put di law for di correct-and-holy person, but for people wey no dey obey law and wey dey rebel, di wicked and sinner people, di people wey no holy and wey no get respect for God, for those wey dey beat dem papa and dem mama, for people wey dey kill person, ¹⁰people wey dey do sexual sin, men wey dey sleep with men, people wey dey buy and sell human being, liars, people wey dey swear lie, and any other thing wey dey against di correct teaching, ¹¹just as e dey for di glorious gospel of our blessed Papa, wey dem don put for my hand.

Di Papa Mercy Reach di Worst Person

¹²I dey thank Christ Jesus our Oga, wey give me strength, because e count me as faithful person, and e put me for im work. ¹³Before-before I bin dey insult God, I bin dey persecute other people, and I bin dey do violence—but dem still show me mercy, because I do am for ignorance, wen I no get faith. ¹⁴Di grace of our Oga overflow reach me, with faith and love wey dey inside Christ Jesus. ¹⁵Dis na word wey person fit trust and wey deserve make everybody accept am: Christ Jesus come inside dis world to save sinners—and among dem, na me be di worst. ¹⁶But dem show me mercy for dis reason: so that inside me, wey be di worst sinner, Christ Jesus fit show im complete patience, as example for those wey go believe for am and get life wey no dey end. ¹⁷To di King of all di ages, wey no fit die, wey person no fit see, di only God, make honor and glory dey for am forever and ever. Amen.

Fight di Good Fight

¹⁸Timothy, my pikin, I dey put dis charge for your hand, according to di prophecy wey dem bin talk about you before, so that with dem you go fit fight di good fight, ¹⁹as you dey hold faith and good conscience tight. Because some people don reject dis things, dem faith don wreck like ship wey scatter for water, ²⁰among dem na Hymenaeus and Alexander, wey I hand over give Satan so that dem go learn make dem no insult God.