Mek-tu Leta for Timothy
1 From Paul, wanfala aposol blo Christ Jesus wea God chusim for talemaot promis blo God abaotem datfala laef wea man savve kasem thru lo Christ Jesus,+ 2 for Timothy, wea iu olsem pikinini wea mi lovem:+
Mi prea for bigfala kaeness,* mercy, and peace from God, wea hem dadi blo iumi, and Lord blo iumi Christ Jesus, hem stap witim iu.
3 Mi thankiu lo God wea mi worshipim hem, olsem olketa grandadi blo mi duim, and mi duim datwan witim klin konsens. No enitaem mi stop for tingim iu taem mi barava prea strong* naet and day. 4 Taem mi tingim bak olketa tias blo iu, mi laekem tumas for lukim iu mekem mi savve hapi moa. 5 Bikos mi tingim faith blo iu wea no hypocrite,+ wea firstaem granmami blo iu Lois and mami blo iu Eunice nao tufala garem, and wea mi barava sure iu tu garem datfala sem faith.
6 Dastawe mi remindim iu for gohed strong for iusim datfala present from God olsem fire wea man gohed for mekem hem laet big. Iu kasem disfala present taem mi putim hand blo mi antap lo iu.+ 7 Bikos holy spirit wea God givim lo iumi hem no mekem iumi fraet,+ bat hem mekem iumi garem paoa,+ love, and garem gudfala tingting. 8 So iu mas no shame for witness abaotem Lord blo iumi,+ or abaotem mi, wea mi prisoner for hem, bat iu mas willing for safa+ for datfala gud nius, lo wei for depend lo paoa blo God.+ 9 Hem sevem iumi and chusim iumi for kamap holy,+ no bikos lo samting wea iumi duim, bat bikos lo purpose blo hem and bigfala kaeness* blo hem.+ Lo bifor kam yet God disaed for showimaot disfala kaeness lo iumi thru lo Christ Jesus, 10 bat distaem hem barava showaot klia nao thru lo Savior blo iumi Christ Jesus+ wea showaot. Hem finisim dae+ and hem showim klia lo iumi hao for garem laef+ and body wea no savve rotten+ thru lo datfala gud nius,+ 11 wea God appointim mi for kamap wanfala preacher and wanfala aposol and wanfala teacher.+
12 Dastawe mi tu mi safa lo olketa samting hia+ bat mi nating shame nomoa.+ Bikos mi savve lo God wea mi biliv lo hem and mi barava sure hem fit for protectim evriting wea mi putim lo hand blo hem for lukaftarem go kasem datfala day.+ 13 Gohed for followim standard blo olketa stretfala* toktok+ wea iu herem from mi, and gohed for showim faith and love olsem man wea wan mind witim Christ Jesus. 14 Protectim gud disfala spesol samting wea iu kasem witim help blo holy spirit, wea hem stap lo iumi.+
15 Iu savve finis lo diswan dat evri man lo province lo Asia*+ olketa lusim mi, Phygelus and Hermogenes tu lusim mi. 16 Mi prea for Lord hem showim mercy lo olketa lo haos blo Onesiphorus,+ bikos hem encouragem mi staka taem and nomata mi stap lo prison, hem no shame lo datwan. 17 Dastawe, taem hem lo Rome, hem barava lukaotem mi and gogo hem faendem mi. 18 Mi prea for Lord Jehovah* showim mercy lo hem lo datfala day. And iu savve gud lo evri samting wea hem duim lo Ephesus.