1 UPawulos, umpostile* kaYesu Kristu ngokuthanda kukaThixo, ngokwedinga lobomi obukuKristu Yesu, ubhalela uTimoti,
2 umntwana wakhe oyintanda; uthi, Makube lubabalo, nenceba, noxolo oluvela kuThixo uYise, noKristu Yesu iNkosi yethu.
3 Ndinokubulela kuye uThixo, endamkhonzayo kwakoomawokhulu ndinesazela esihlambulukileyo, ndíkukhumbula njengokungapheliyo, ekukhungeni kwam ubusuku nemini;
4 ndilangazelela ukunga ndingakubona, ndízikhumbula nje iinyembezi zakho, ukuze ndizaliswe luvuyo;
5 ndíkhunjuzwa nje ukholo olukuwe olungenakuhanahanisa, lona lwahlalayo kuqala kunyokokhulu uLoyisi, nakunyoko uYunike, endinyanisileyo ke ukuthi luhleli nakuwe.