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1 Adama a nala, an tsu kpa̱ɗa̱i akawunki a upana alabari a ɗe, aku tsu wushuki tsu da a̱tsu tsa shamgba ta̱ a Atina,
2 aku tsu suki Timoti ubana ara ɗe. U yan ta̱ manyan n a̱tsu tyoku u kagbashi ka Kashila̱, kpam u yain kuɓari ku Kadyanshi ka Shinga ka Kawauwi. Tsu suku yi ta̱ tsa̱ra̱ u zuwa ɗa̱ i yain ugbami kpam u gbamatangu upityanangu u ɗe.
3 Tsa ciga i dambula adama a upana u ikyamba u ɗa wa tuwusa̱ ɗa̱ wa. I reve ta̱ gai an upana u ikyamba vi wa tuwa̱, cinda Kashila̱ ka ka ɗanga̱sa tsu.
4 Aꞌayin a ɗa tsa̱ri n a̱ɗa̱ vi, tsu tsu ronuso ɗa̱ ta̱ atsuvu tsu da upana u ikyamba wa tuwa̱ tsu ta̱ gba̱ tsunu gogo. Kpam i reve ta̱ mai upana u ikyamba u tuwa̱ ɗe.
5 N pana ta̱ alabari a upana u ikyamba u ɗe hal n kpa̱ɗa̱i ukawunku n alabari a ɗa n panai, ɗa i zuwai n suki Timoti vi. N suku yi ta̱ tsa̱ra̱ u wene ko upityanangu u ɗe u buwa pini n ugbami. Ma̱ri n pana ta̱ uwonvo ma wundya ko Uza u Ukondo u fuɗa ɗa̱ ɗe, manyan ma tsunu kpam gba̱ ma woko ma gbani.
Timoti danai ili iꞌya u wenei
6 Gogo‑na ɗa Timoti gonoi a asu u nwalu n ne utuwa̱ ara tsunu an u wuta̱i ara ɗe. U tuko tsu ta̱ alabari a shinga a ukuna u upityanangu u ɗe n ukuna u uciga u ɗe. U tonuko tsu ta̱ kpam an iꞌa̱ri tsu a uciɓusa n maza̱nga̱ kpam ya ciga tsu uwene, tyoku ɗa a̱tsu dem tsa ciga ɗa̱ uwene.
7 Ama a va̱, a̱tsu n kaci ka tsunu dem tsa̱ ta̱ n upana u ikyamba kpam a ka yan tsu mavura cika, shegai tsa̱ ta̱ na̱ nvain n katakasuvu an i shamgbai n ucira a upityanangu u ɗe.
8 Gogo‑na tsu reve ta̱ an iꞌa̱ri kushani n ucira n Asheku, nala vi u doku ta̱ u gbamatangu tsu.
9 Tsu cikpa ta̱ Kashila̱ adama a ɗe cika! Adama a ɗe tsa̱ ta̱ n maza̱nga̱ ma pige a kapala ka Kashila̱.
10 Kaara n kayin tsu tsu yan ta̱ kavasu cika adama a ɗe. Kpam tsu folo ta̱ Kashila̱ ka a̱sa̱ka̱ tsu tsu doku tsu wene ɗa̱, tsa̱ra̱ tsu shaɗangusu ili iꞌya i gusa̱i a asuvu a upityanangu u ɗe.
11 Kavasu ka tsunu ka Kashila̱ Tata u tsunu n Yesu Asheku a a̱sa̱ka̱ tsu tsu kondo ɗa̱.
12 Tsa ciga ta̱ Asheku a zuwa uciga u ɗe u gbonguro cika hal n i cigamgbani kpam i cigi gba̱ ama, tyoku ɗa dem a̱tsu tsa ciga ɗa̱ cika.
13 Aꞌayin a ɗa baci Asheku a tsunu a ka gono n aza a uwulukpi a ne. Tsu yan ta̱ kavasu u zuwa atakasuvu a ɗe a rongo n ucira cika, tsa̱ra̱ kain ka ugono ka ne i woko uwulukpi a kapala ka Kashila̱ Tata u tsunu kpam ko uza wa takpa ɗa̱ n ukuna u roku wa.