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, ndĂkukhumbula njengokungapheliyo, ekukhungeni kwam ubusuku nemini;