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¹ Pawulo wagizwe intumwa ya Kristo Yesu, ku bw'itegeko ry'Imana Umukizawacu na Kristo Yesu ari we byiringiro byacu,

² ndakwandikiye Timoteyo,umwana wanjye nyakuri nibyariye mu byo kwizera. Ubuntu n'imbabazi n'amahoro bibe kuri wowe, biva ku Mana Data wa twese no kuri Kristo Yesu Umwami wacu.

³ Ugume muri Efeso nk'uko nakwinginze ubwo najyaga i Makedoniya, kugirango wihanangirize bamwe kutigishaukundi,

⁴ cyangwa kwita ku migani y'ibinyoma cyangwa amasekuruzaatagira iherezo, bidafashaumurimow'Imana wo kwizera ahubwo bizana impaka.

⁵ Ibyo mbibategekeye kugirango bagireurukundo ruva mu mutimauboneye kandiuticiraurubanza, bagire no kwizera kutaryarya.

⁶ Ibyo bamwe babiteshutsemo biyobagiriza mu biganiro by'amanjwe,

⁷ bashaka kuba abigisha b'amategeko, nyamara batazi ibyo bavuga ibyo ari byo cyangwa ibyo bahamya babishegera.

⁸ Icyakora tuzi ko amategeko ari meza koko iyoumuntu ayagenjeje uko bikwiriye amategeko,

⁹ kandi tuzi ko amategeko atashyiriwehoumukiranutsi, keretse abagome n'ibigande, n'abatubahaImana n'abanyabyaha, n'abatari abera n'abatita ku by'Imana, n'abakubitaba se na ba nyina, n'abicanyi

¹⁰ n'abasambanyi n'abagabo bendana, n'abanyaga abantu bakabagura, n'ababeshyi n'abarahira ibinyoma, n'ibindi byose bidahura n'inyigisho nzima,

¹¹ zihuje n'ubutumwa bwiza bw'ubwiza bw'Imana ihimbazwa, ubwo nahawe.

¹² Ndashimira Kristo Yesu Umwami wacu wambashishije, yuko yatekereje ko ndi uwo kwizerwa, akangabiraumurimowe

¹³ nubwo nabanje kubaumutukanyi n'urenganya n'umunyarugomo. Ariko narababariwe kuko nabikoze mu bujijintarizera;

¹⁴ kandiubuntu bw'Umwami wacu bwarushijeho kunsagirizwa, bufatanije no kwizera n'urukundo rubonerwa muri Kristo Yesu.

¹⁵ Iri jambo ni iryo kwizerwa rikwiriye kwemerwa rwose, yuko Kristo Yesu yazanywe mu isi no gukizaabanyabyaha, muri bo ni jye w'imbere.

¹⁶ Ariko icyatumye mbabarirwa niukugirango Yesu Kristo yerekanire muri jye uw'imbere kwihangana kwe kose, ngo mbe icyitegererezo cy'abazamwizera bagahabwaubugingo buhoraho.

¹⁷ Umwami nyir'ibihe byoseudapf, kandiutaboneka, ari we Mana imwe yonyine, ihimbazwe kandi icyubahiro kibe icyayo iteka ryose, Amen.

¹⁸ Mwana wanjye Timoteyo, ndakwihanangiriza nkurikijeubuhanuzi bwa kera bwahanuye ibyawe, kugirango buduheshe kurwana intambara nziza,

¹⁹ ukomeje kwizera kandiufiteumutimauticiraurubanza. Uwo mutimabamwe barawuretse bahinduka nk'inkuge imenetse ku byo kwizera.

²⁰ Muri abo ni Humenayo na Alekizanderi, abo nahaye Satani kugirango babyigireho kudatuka Imana.

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¹ Irya mbere ya byose ndaguhugurirakwingingira abantu bose, no kubasengera no kubasabira no kubashimira,

² ariko cyane cyane abami n'abatware bose kugirango duhoremu mahoro tutabona ibyago, twubahaImana kandi twitonda rwose.

³ Ibyo ni byo byiza byemerwa imbere y'Imana Umukizawacu,

⁴ ishaka ko abantu bose bakizwa bakamenyaukuri.

⁵ Kuko hariho Imana imwe, kandi hariho Umuhuzaumwe w'Imana n'abantu, na we niumuntu, ari we Yesu Kristo

⁶ witangiye kuba incungu ya bose. Ibyo byahamijwe mu gihe cyabyo,

⁷ ari cyo cyatumye nshyirirwaho kubaumubwiriza n'intumwa (ndavugaukuri, simbeshya) n'umwigisha wo kwigisha abanyamahanga kwizera n'ukuri.

⁸ Nuko ndashaka ko abagabo basenga hose barambuye amaboko yera, badafiteumujinya kandi batagira impaka.

⁹ Kandi n'abagore ni uko ndashaka ko bambara imyambaro ikwiriye, bakagira isoni birinda, kandi batirimbisha kubohaumusatsi, cyangwa izahabu cyangwa imaragarita, cyangwa imyenda y'igiciro cyinshi,

¹⁰ ahubwo birimbishishe imirimo y'ingeso nziza nk'uko bikwiriye abagore bavuga yuko bubahaImana.

¹¹ Umugoreyigane ituza aganduke rwose,

¹² kuko nanga koumugoreyigisha cyangwa ngo ategekeumugabo, ahubwo agire ituza

¹³ kuko Adamu ari we wabanje kuremwa nyuma hagakurikiraho Eva.

¹⁴ Kandi Adamu si we wayobejwe, ahubwoumugoreni we wayobejwe rwose, ahindukaumunyabicumuro.

¹⁵ Nyamara abagore bazakizwa mu ibyara nibakomeza kwizera, bakagiraurukundo no kwera, bakirinda.

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¹ Iri jambo ni iryo kwizerwa ngo “Umuntu nashaka kubaumwepisikopi, aba yifujeumurimomwiza.”

² Nukoumwepisikopi akwiriye kuba inyangamugayo, no kubaumugabow'umugoreumwe, abeudakunda ibisindisha wirinda,ugiragahunda mu kubahokwe,ukunda gucumbikira abashyitsi,ufiteubwenge bwo kwigisha,

³ utariumunywiwa vino cyangwaumunyarukoni, ahubwo abeumugwanezautarwana,utariumukunzi w'impiya,

⁴ utegeka neza abo mu rugo rwe, agatera abana be kumvira no kubaharwose.

⁵ (Mbeseutazigutegeka abo mu rugo rwe yabasha ate kurinda Itorero ry'Imana?)

⁶ Kandi ntakwiriye kubauhindutse Umukristo vuba, kugirango atikakaza akagwa, agacirwa ho iteka Satani yaciriwe ho.

⁷ Kandi akwiriye gushimwa neza n'abo hanze, kugirango adahinyuka akagwa mu mutegowa Satani.

⁸ Kandi n'abadiyakoni na bo ni uko: bakwiriye kuba abitonda, batari intereganya cyangwa abamenyereye vino nyinshi bakifuza indamu mbi,

⁹ ahubwo bakomezeubwiru bwo kwizera bafite imitima itabaciraurubanza.

¹⁰ Bakwiriye kubanza kugeragezwa, maze nibatabahoumugayobabone gukoraumurimow'ubudiyakoni.

¹¹ N'abadiyakonikazi na bo ni uko: babe abitonda, abatabeshyera abandi, abadakunda ibisindisha, bakiranuka muri byose.

¹² Abadiyakoni babe abagabo b'umugoreumwe, bategeka neza abana babo n'abo mu ngo zabo.

¹³ Kuko abakora neza uwo murimow'ubudiyakoni biboneraumwanya w'icyubahiro mwiza, n'ubushizi bw'amanga bwinshi bwo kwizera Yesu Kristo.

¹⁴ Nkwandikiye ibyo, niringiye ko nzaza kugusūra vuba,

¹⁵ kandi mbikwandikiriye kugirango, nintinda,uzamenye ibikwiriye kugenzerezwa mu nzu y'Imana ari yo Torero ry'Imana ihoraho, ari na yo inkingi y'ukuriigushyigikiye.

¹⁶ Siugushidikanya,ubwiru bw'ubumanaburakomeye cyane: Imana kwerekanwa ifiteumubiri, ikagaragara ko ariumukiranutsi mu mwuka, ikabonwa n'abamarayika, ikamamazwa mu banyamahanga, ikizerwa mu isi, ikazamurwa igahabwaubwiza.

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¹ Ariko Umwuka avuga yeruye ati “Mu bihe bizaza bamwe bazagwa bave mu byizerwa, bīte ku myuka iyobya n'inyigisho z'abadayimoni”

² bayobejwe n'uburyarya bw'abigisha b'abanyabinyoma, bafite inkovu z'ibyaha mu mitima yabo nk'iz'ubushye,

³ babuza kurongorana baziririza ibyo kurya Imana yaremye kugirango abizera bakamenyaukuribabirye bashima,

⁴ kuko ibyo Imana yaremye byose ari byiza, ntiharimo icyo gutabwa iyo cyakiranywe ishimwe,

⁵ kuko cyezwa n'ijambo ry'Imana no gusenga.

⁶ Niwibutsa bene Data ibyo,uzabaubayeumugabura mwiza w'ibya Kristo Yesuutunzwen'amagambo yo kwizera n'inyigisho nziza wakurikije.

⁷ Ariko imigani itari iy'Imana n'iy'abakecuru ntukayemere, ahubwo witoze kubahaImana

⁸ kuko kwitoza k'umubirikugiraumumarokuri bike, naho kubahaImana kukagiraumumarokuri byose, kuko gufiteisezerano ry'ubugingo bwa none n'ubuzazana bwo.

⁹ Iryo jambo ni iryo kwizerwa kandi rikwiriye kwemerwa rwose,

¹⁰ kuko igituma tugokatukarwana ari uko twiringiye Imana ihoraho, ari yo Mukizaw'abantu bose ariko cyane cyane w'abizera.

¹¹ Ujyeutegeka ibyo kandiubyigishe.

¹² Ntihakagireuhinyuraubusorebwawe, ahubwo ube icyitegererezo cy'abizera ku byouvuga, no ku ngeso zawe no ku rukundo, no ku kwizera no ku mutimauboneye.

¹³ Kugezaaho nzazira, ujyeugiraumwete wo gusomano guhugurano kwigisha.

¹⁴ Ntukirengagize impano ikurimo, iyo waheshejwe n'ibyahanuwe ubwo warambikwagaho ibiganza by'abakuru.

¹⁵ Ibyo ujyeubizirikana kandi abe ari byouhugukiramo, kugirango kujya mbere kwawe kugaragarire bose.

¹⁶ Wirinde ku bwawe no ku nyigisho wigisha. Uzikomeze kuko nugirautyouzikizanya n'abakumva.

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¹ Ntugacyaheumukuruahubwoumuhugurenka so n'abasoreubahugurenka bene so,

² abagore bakuruubahugurenka ba nyoko, n'abagore bakiri bato n'abakobwaubahugurenka bashiki bawe,ufiteumutimautunganye rwose.

³ Wubaheabapfakazi bari abapfakazi by'ukuri.

⁴ Arikoumupfakazi niba afite abana cyangwa abuzukuru, babanze kwiga kubahaabo mu muryango wabo no kwitura ababyeyi babo ibibakwiriye, kuko ibyo ari byo bishimwa imbere y'Imana.

⁵ Umupfakazi by'ukuriusigaye wenyine yiringira Imana, akomeza kwinginga no gusenga ku manywa na nijoro,

⁶ arikouwidamararira aba apfuye ahagaze.

⁷ Ubategeke ibyo kugirango batabahoumugayo.

⁸ Ariko nibaumuntu adatunga abe cyane cyane abo mu rugo rwe, aba yihakanye ibyizerwa, kandi aba abaye mubi hanyuma y'utizera.

⁹ Ntihakagireumupfakazi wandikwa, keretse amaze imyaka mirongo itandatu avutse akaba yarashyingiweumugaboumwe gusa,

¹⁰ agashimirwa imirimo myiza: niba yarareraga abana, yaracumbikiraga abashyitsi, yarozaga ibirenge by'abera, yarafashaga abababaye, agashishikarira gukurikiza imirimo myiza yose.

¹¹ Ariko abapfakazi bato ntukemereko bandikwa, kuko iyo bamaze kwidamararira baharika Kristo bakifuza gucyurwa,

¹² bakagibwaho n'urubanza kuko bavuye mu isezerano ryabo rya mbere.

¹³ Kandiuretse ibyo, biga no kugiraubute, bakagenda imihana; nyamara si abanyabute gusa, ahubwo kandi ni n'abanyamazimwe na ba kazitereyemo, bavuga ibidakwiriye.

¹⁴ Ni cyo gituma nshaka ko abapfakazi bato bashyingirwa, bakabyara abana, bagategeka ingo zabo, ntibahe abanziurwitwazo rwo kudutuka;

¹⁵ kuko n'ubu bamwe bamaze guteshuka inzira, ngo bakurikize Satani.

¹⁶ Nihagirauwizera w'umugabocyangwa w'umugoreufiteindushyiz'abapfakazi, abafashe, kugirango Itorero ritaremererwa, ahubwo ribone uko rifasha abapfakazi nyakuri.

¹⁷ Abakuru b'Itorero batwara neza batekerezwe ko bakwiriye guhabwa icyubahiro incuro ebyiri, ariko cyane cyane abarushywa no kuvugaijambo ry'Imana no kwigisha,

¹⁸ kuko ibyanditswe bivuga ngo “Ntugahambireumunwa w'inka ihonyōra”, kandi ngo “Umukoziakwiriye guhembwa.”

¹⁹ Ntukemere ikirego ku mukuruhatariho abagabo babiri cyangwa batatu.

²⁰ Abakora ibyahaubahanire mu maso ya bose, kugirango abandi na bo batinye.

²¹ Ndakwihanangiririza imbere y'Imana na Yesu Kristo n'abamarayika batoranijwe, kugirango witondere ibyoudacaurw'umwe cyangwa ngougireubwo uca urwa kibera.

²² Ntukihutirekugirauwourambikaho ibiganza kandi ntugafatanye n'ibyaha by'abandi, ahubwo wirindire kuba intungane.

²³ Uhereye none reka kunywaamazi gusa, ahubwounywevino nke ku bw'inda yawe kukourwaragura.

²⁴ Ibyaha by'abantu bamwe bigaragara hakiri kare, bikabakururiramu rubanza, naho iby'abandi bizagaragara hanyuma.

²⁵ Uko ni ko n'imirimo myiza igaragara hakiri kare, ndetse n'itagaragara na yo ntishobora guhishwa iteka.

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¹ Abagaragu b'imbata bajye batekereza ko ba shebuja bakwiriye kubahwa rwose, kugirango izina ry'Imana n'inyigisho zacu bidatukwa.

² Kandi abafite ba shebuja bizera be kubasuzuguzwa n'uko ari bene Data, ahubwo barusheho kubakorera kuko abagirirwa uwo mumaroari abizera n'abakundwa.
Ujye wigisha ibyoubibahugure.

³ Nihagirauwigishaukundi ntiyemere amagambo mazima y'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo, n'ibyigisho bihura no kubahaImana,

⁴ aba yikakarije kwihimbaza ari nta cyo azi, ahubwo ashishikazwa no kubazaibibazo, akagira n'intambara z'amagambo zivamo ishyari n'intonganya, n'ibitutsi no gukekaibibi,

⁵ n'impaka z'abantu bononekayeubwenge bakamyemoukuri, bibwira yuko kubahaImana ari inzira yo kubonaindamu.

⁶ Icyakora koko kubahaImana iyo gufatanije no kugiraumutimaunyuzwe kuvamoinyungu nyinshi,

⁷ kuko ari nta cyo twazanye mu isi kandi nta cyo tuzabasha kuyivanamo.

⁸ Ariko ubwo dufiteibyo kurya n'imyambaro biduhagije tunyurwe na byo,

⁹ kuko abifuza kuba abatunzi bagwa mu moshya no mu mutego, no mu irari ryinshi ry'ubupfu ryangiza, rikaroha abantu mu bibahenebereza bikabarimbuza.

¹⁰ Kuko gukunda impiya ariumuziw'ibibi byose, hariho abantu bamwe bazirarikiye barayoba, bava mu byo kwizera bihandisha imibabaro myinshi.

¹¹ Ariko wowe ho muntu w'Imana ujyeuhunga ibyo, ahubwoukurikize gukiranuka, kubahaImana, kwizera,urukundo, kwihangana n'ubugwaneza.

¹² Ujyeurwana intambara nziza yo kwizerausingireubugingo buhoraho, ubwo wahamagariweukabwaturirakwatura kwiza imbere y'abahamya benshi.

¹³ Ndakwihanangiririza mu maso y'Imana ibeshaho byose, no mu maso ya Kristo Yesu wahamije kwatura kwiza imbere ya Pontiyo Pilato,

¹⁴ witondere itegeko, ntugireikizinga habe n'umugayo, kugezaku kuboneka k'Umwami wacu Yesu Kristo,

¹⁵ kuzerekanwa mu gihe cyako n'Iyo ifiteubutware yonyine ihiriwe, ari yo Mwami w'abami n'Umutwareutwara abatware.

¹⁶ Ni yo yonyine ifite kudapfa, iba mu mucyoutegerwa: nta muntu wigeze kuyireba kandi nta wabasha kuyireba. Icyubahiro n'ubutware budashira bibe ibyayo, Amen.

¹⁷ Wihanangirize abatunzi bo mu by'iki gihe, kugirango be kwibona cyangwa kwiringiraubutunzi butariubwo kwizigirwa, ahubwo biringire Imana iduha byose itimana ngo tubinezererwe,

¹⁸ kandi bakore ibyiza babe abatunzi ku mirimo myiza, babe abanyabuntu bakunda gutanga,

¹⁹ bibikireubutunzi buzabaurufatiro rwiza mu gihe kizaza, kugirango babone uko basingiraubugingo nyakuri.

²⁰ Timoteyo we, ujyeurinda icyo wagabiweuzibukireamagambo adakwiriye kandi atagiraumumaro, n'ingirwabwenge zirwanya iby'Imana.

²¹ Hariho abantu bivuga ko babufite, bikaba byarabateye kuyobabakava mu byo kwizerwa.
Ubuntu bubanenamwe.