1 Kubhala mna Pawulos *umthunywa kaYesu Krestu ngokuthanda kukaThixo, owandithuma ukuba ndishumayele isithembiso sobomi, esinabo ngokumanywa noKrestu Yesu.
2 Ndibhalela unyana wam endimthandayo uTimoti. Ndithi: Kuwe makube sisisa, inceba, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uYise noYesu Krestu iNkosi yethu.
3 Ndiyambulela uThixo endimnqula ngokunyaniseka njengookhokho bam. Ubusuku nemini ndisoloko ndikukhankanya emithandazweni yam.
4 Ndithi ndakukhumbula ukulila kwakho ndinqwenele ngakumbi ukukubona, ukuze luzaliseke uvuyo lwam.
5 Ndicinga ukunyaniseka kokholo lwakho, olufana nolukanyokokhulu uLoyisi, ngokunjalo nonyoko uYunike. Andithandabuzi ukuba ukwanjalo nawe.
6 Ngenxa yeso sizathu ndiyakukhumbuza ukuba usivuselele eso sipho wasinikwa nguThixo ukukubeka kwam izandla.