Kuri Timoteyo, Umwana Wanjye Nyakuri
Inama za Pawulo z'ubushumba kuri Timoteyo ukiri muto, ku byerekeye gutunganya itorero no kurinda inyigisho nziza.
1 1Jyewe Pawulo, Intumwa ya Kristo Yezu ku bw'itegeko rya Data wa twese Umukiza wacu, na Kristo Yezu ibyiringiro byacu, 2ndakwandikiye wowe Timoteyo, umwana wanjye nyakuri mu kwemera: Data wa twese na Kristo Yezu Nyagasani wacu niguhe ubuntu n'imbabazi n'amahoro.
Rinda Urugo rwa Data
3Nk'uko nagusabye ubwo nagendaga njya i Masedoniya, guma i Efeso kugira ngo utegeke bamwe bareke kwigisha inyigisho zindi, 4ngo kandi ntibanite ku migani no ku bisekuruza bidashira, bibyara impaka aho kuzana umurimo wa Data wa twese ukorwa mu kwemera. 5Intego y'iri tegeko ni urukundo ruturutse ku mutima utanduye, no ku mutima mwiza, no ku kwemera kutaryarya. 6Bamwe baratatiriye ibyo bakagana imvugo y'ubusa, 7bashaka kuba abigishamategeko, nyamara batazi ibyo bavuga cyangwa ibyo bakomeza bemeza badashidikanya.
8Nuko tuzi ko amategeko ari meza, iyo bayakoresheje uko bikwiye, 9tuzi ko amategeko atashyiriweho abakiranuka, ahubwo yashyiriweho abatagira amategeko n'ibyigomeke, n'ababi n'abanyabyaha, n'abatari abera n'abasuzugura Imana, n'abakubita ba se na ba nyina, n'abicanyi, 10n'abasambanyi, n'abagabo basambana n'abagabo bagenzi babo, n'abagurisha abantu, n'ababeshyi, n'abarahira ibinyoma, n'ibindi byose binyuranya n'inyigisho nziza, 11nk'uko Ubutumwa bwiza bw'ikuzo bwa Data wa twese ushimwa bubivuga, ubwo nejejwe.
Imbabazi za Data Zageze ku Mubi Kuruta Bose
12Ndashimira Kristo Yezu Nyagasani wacu wampaye imbaraga, kuko yambonye nk'uwizerwa, akanshyira mu murimo we. 13Kera natutse Imana, ndi umutoteza kandi umunyarugomo—nyamara nagiriwe imbabazi, kuko nabikoze ntabizi, ntari mfite kwemera. 14Ubuntu bwa Nyagasani wacu bwansendereye, bufite kwemera n'urukundo biri muri Kristo Yezu. 15Iri ni ijambo ry'ukuri rikwiye ko bose baryemera rwose: Kristo Yezu yaje mu isi kugira ngo akize abanyabyaha—muri bo ni jye mbi kurusha abandi bose. 16Ariko nagiriwe imbabazi kubera iki: muri jye, umunyabyaha mubi kuruta bose, Kristo Yezu yashoboraga kwerekana ukwihangana kwe kose, nk'urugero rw'abazamwizera kugira ngo babone ubugingo buhoraho. 17Umwami w'ibihe byose, udapfa, utaboneka, Imana imwe yonyine, nahabwe icyubahiro n'ikuzo iteka ryose. Amina.
Rwana Intambara Nziza
18Timoteyo mwana wanjye, ndaguragiza iri tegeko, rihuje n'ubuhanuzi bwavuzwe kuri wowe kera, kugira ngo ubukoreshe urwane intambara nziza, 19ufashe kwemera n'umutima mwiza. Kubera ko bamwe banze ibyo, kwemera kwabo kwararohamye nk'ubwato bwarohamye, 20muri bo harimo Himeneyo na Alekizandiro, abo nashyikirije Satani kugira ngo bahanwe batazongera gutuka Imana.