1 PBS Wa Paulus, Oke ke-oke kela Tata pitike, ne Kelofefele, pa Oke, pu-nene batutu, BSB BSB: Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Savior and of Christ Jesus our hope,
2 PBS te Timotius, one keteji hupalanave kake: pipate, hevekeke pa hupala heve wa Tata Ai pa Oke, Tata nene, watakoko-me. BSB BSB: To Timothy, my true child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
3 PBS Pu lonine nihaha Makedonia pajatai, menifa u-me-pememe Efesus pa teba tenimo pimenapume, u-tera jahi tenaruruka, BSB BSB: As I urged you on my departure to Macedonia, you should stay on at Ephesus to instruct certain men not to teach false doctrines
4 PBS na huhu pa pipafe witaruka pea tewenakae, kei pipute telae, pa tetehuhufa tejuju Tata wele wa hupalanavei-ka. BSB BSB: or devote themselves to myths and endless genealogies, which promote speculation rather than the stewardship of God’s work, which is by faith.
5 PBS Piti nelanei wa hupala tu, wa hupapu tu pa hhupalanave wenutupa. BSB BSB: The goal of our instruction is the love that comes from a pure heart, a clear conscience, and a sincere faith.
6 PBS Pa tekau jei tejakoteka pa teba te-piotefako teha. BSB BSB: Some have strayed from these ways and turned aside to empty talk.
7 PBS Tebai Tata make tenarurutepa piti tetewo terika pa napepei bamuawo telae. BSB BSB: They want to be teachers of the law, but they do not understand what they are saying or that which they so confidently assert.
8 PBS Nerokotui Tata makei bamua enaluelei heve, BSB BSB: Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
9 PBS kei nero Tata mekei te teba bamuai ka, pa tete teba fefe pa teba jarete-ete, te teba fefe pa teba nole, te teba jarijaka pa lupopo tekate-ete, te teba ai pa ani tejipate tebiete, te teba tebatejipate tebiete, BSB BSB: We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,
11 PBS lawawiwi Pife wa Tata etimole pa hupala hevewo, anara kekele ni. BSB BSB: that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
12 PBS Pina heve niwelete Ke, nave kewele ni, kei Tata Oke, Tata nene, Ke-kalete nilataku pa janowe kekeleto-ni- BSB BSB: I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
13 PBS niwe teba ninahie pa teba nijie pa niba etikokofa, pa ni-pipate Kele, jafai nile-ei hupala heka kei hupala nave raheka. BSB BSB: I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.
14 PBS Pa Tata nene pipatekei nawofata kekeleheto-ni hupalanave pa ko Oke heveke. BSB BSB: And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
15 PBS Pitiwe bamua pa ewetupapa: "Oke heto fitowe neba nole kelofefele," pa nebafai nia niba nole nawo. BSB BSB: This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.
16 PBS Pa noiako ni-pipate kele, u-noninewe, anara niba nole nawo, Tata Oke hupala lela keke tupa Ke-nalu. Anaiau niwehalala te-teba kaura Ke-ketejiji pa tetenaiae. BSB BSB: But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
17 PBS Tabeja pa Tata hupapuke konaiakoko te Kebatete kuwae, Tata batutu, kei uaka, ke-etimole! Rupabe. BSB BSB: Now to the King eternal, immortal, and invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever. Amen.
18 PBS Janowe niwelete-me, Tomotius une, anara no-meme ropu nuko, u-ropunukoi me-te-enako me-ena huhufa wala hupalanave pa hupala tu. BSB BSB: Timothy, my child, I entrust you with this command in keeping with the previous prophecies about you, so that by them you may fight the good fight,
19 PBS Teba nararau hupala tu-tetei tejaji, pa noiako hupalanave tete-tu, BSB BSB: holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and thereby shipwrecked their faith.
20 PBS tebafai Himeneus pa Aleksander, kei nikele kebatefa, u-te-tenajijika. BSB BSB: Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan to be taught not to blaspheme.
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