1 Paulo, mutumwa wa Kristo Yesu ku bulaliri bwa Nyasaye, ibaruua yange yiyi i duke ku vatakatifu ava veye mu Efeso, kandi ku avasuuvirifu mu Kristo Yesu;
Kandi lwa ya batidzwa, halala navenyumba yeye, ya ku saala na a vola, Ni mu lola inze mbeye musuuviri ku Mwami, mwingiri mu inyumba yange mu menye. Kandi ya ku niga.
Ibaruwa yange yiyi i dukire vosi ava veye mu lidala lya Romi, avayanze va Nyasaye, ava langwa va ve avatakatifu. Tsimbabasi tsi ve ku mwinye, nemirembe gyi twulanga ku Dada wetu kandi ku Mwami Yesu Kristo.
Kunangwa kigira yaga kalunu si ha veye nelikalagirwa lidamano ku yavo ava veye mu Kristo Yesu, ava ta genda kuli liva lyomubiri, navutswa kuli liva lya Roho.
Kigira yaga, mmali kutuma Timoteo ku mwinye, u veye mwana wange, mu yanze nomusuuvirifu mu Mwami, u li mwidzulitsa miima gyange gyi veye mu Kristo, kuli nzegidzanga hosi mu mavugano gosi.
Paulo, mutumwa wa Kristo Yesu ku bulaliri bwa Nyasaye, na Timoteo, amitu wetu, ibaruua yetu yiyi i duke ku livugana lya Nyasaye li veye mu lidala lya Vakorintho, halala navatakatifu vosi ava veve mu kivala kya Akaiya kyosi:
Paulo, mutumwa (si bwa twula ku vandu, kandi si bwa li ku mundu, navutswa bwa li ku Yesu Kristo, noku Nyasaye Dada, wa mu simugukidza kutwula mu vakudzu)
Navutswa mwinye mu duke kumanya amakuva gange, mbeye ndi, Tukiko, u veye amitu wetu mu yanze, kandi a veye mutumwa u veye musuuvirifu mu Mwami, a la mu volera vindu vyosi:
ibaruwa yetu yiyi i duke ku vatakatifu na avamitu avasuuvirifu mu Kristo ava veye Kolosai: Tsimbabasi tsi ve ku mwinye nemirembe gyi twula ku Nyasaye Dada wetu.
Yava va la kolera Mwana Weligondi ubulwani, kandi Mwana Weligondi a la va guuta, kigira a veye Munene wavanene kandi Mwami wavami; kandi ava veye halala naye, ava langwa, navatovole, navasuuvirilu.
U ta tia vindu vvenya kukugwira: henza Ibilisi a veye himbi kuvika valala ku mwinye mu buhambe, mu duke kugeridzwa, kandi mu la va nelidambidzwa madiku likumi, U ve musuuvirifu kuduka likudza, na inze nda ku ha itaji yelivamwoyo.
Mmanya ha u menya, ha veye ha intebe yobwami ya Setani i veye; na ive u gumira ligali lieta lyange, nokuvula kwambakana lisuuvira lyange, kali mu madiku ga Antipa mulolekidzi wange, musuuvirifu wange, wiitirwa hagati henyu ha Setani a menya.