ᏉᎳ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏗᎹᏗ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 6

1 ᎾᏂᎥ ᏗᎨᏥᎾᏝᎢ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎨᏥᎩᎳᎾᎳ ᏥᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᏧᏂᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᎾᏝᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏚᏙᎥ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏤᎵ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏐᏢᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.

All who are in the position of slaves should regard their masters as deserving of the greatest respect, so that the name of God, and our teaching, may not be maligned.

2 ᎾᏃ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᎾᏝᎢ ᎨᏒ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏱᏚᏂᏂᏆᏘᎴᏍᏗ ᏱᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᎾᎵᏅᏟ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᏓᎾᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎠᏃᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎨᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᎾᏠᏯᏍᏗᏍᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎾᎦᏛᏁᎸᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᏍᏕᏍᏗ ᏕᎭᏕᏲᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎯᏁᏤᎮᏍᏗ.

Those who have Christian masters should not think less of them because they are also followers of Christ, but on the contrary they should serve them all the better, because those who are to benefit by their good work are dear to them as their fellow Christians.

3 ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏣᏘᏂ ᏂᎦᏪᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏏ ᎾᏰᎸᏍᎬᎾ ᎢᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎤᏬᏂᏒ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏂᎶᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏥᏓᏕᏲᎲᏍᎦ;

Anyone who teaches otherwise, and refuses their assent to sound instruction – the instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ – and to the teaching of religion,

4 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎤᏢᏉᏗ, ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᎦᏔᎲᎾ, ᎤᎵᏰᏔᏁᎯ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᏧᏘᏲᏌᏘ ᎠᎵᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᎿᎭᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᎠᏛᏳᎨᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏐᏢᎢᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏗᏓᏕᎵᏎᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ,

is puffed up with conceit, not really knowing anything, but having a morbid craving for discussions and arguments. Such things only give rise to envy, quarrelling, recriminations, base suspicions,

5 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏍᎦᎢᏍᏓᎩ ᎤᏂᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏴᏫ ᎤᎪᏏᏛ ᏧᎾᏓᏅᏘ, ᎤᏂᏂᎩᏛ ᏚᏳᎪᏛᎢ, ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏁᎶᏙᏗ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎠᏁᎵᏍᎩ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᏍᏗ ᏕᎭᏓᏅᎡᎮᏍᏗ.

and incessant wrangling on the part of these corrupt-minded people who have lost all hold on the truth, and who think of religion only as a source of gain.

6 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᏁᎶᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ.

Of course religion is a great source of gain – when combined with contentment!

7 ᏝᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᎩᏲᎴ ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏳᎢᏳ Ꮭ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏴᎨᏗᏄᎪᏩ.

For we brought nothing into the world, because we cannot even carry anything out of it.

8 ᎢᏳᏃ ᏱᎩᎭ ᎠᎵᏍᏓᏴᏗ ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏄᏬ ᏱᏗᎩᎾᎠ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎩᏰᎸᏎᏍᏗ.

So, with food and shelter, we will be content.

9 ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᏥᎩ ᎤᏁᏅᎢᏍᏗᏱ, ᎤᏓᎴᎾᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏌᏛ ᏫᏓᏂᏅᎪᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏳᏓᎴᎩ ᎤᎵᏍᎦᏂᏍᏛ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏯᏓᏛᏁᎯ ᎠᎬᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏚᏂᏃᏴᏘᏍᏗᎭ ᏴᏫ ᎾᎿᎭᎠᎩᎵᏲᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

Those who want to be rich fall into the net of temptation, and become the prey of many foolish and harmful ambitions, which plunge people into destruction and ruin.

10 ᎠᏕᎸᏰᏃ ᏗᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎿᎭᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎤᏲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏂᎬᎥᏍᎬᎢ ᎤᎾᏞᏒ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏅᏒ ᏚᎾᏓᏘᏍᏔᏅ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏲ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

Love of money is a source of all kinds of evil; and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith, and have been pierced to the heart by many a regret.

11 ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎯᏍᎦᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏕᎭᏓᏅᎡᎮᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᏕᎯᏍᏓᏩᏗᏎᏍᏗ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎦᎾᏰᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏘᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ.

But you must, servant of God, avoid all this. Aim at righteousness, piety, faith, love, endurance, gentleness.

12 ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎲᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎭᎵᎮᏍᏗ. ᎾᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏘᏂᏴ, ᎾᎿᎭᎾᏍᏉ ᎡᏣᏯᏅᏛ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᏣᏃᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎠᏂᎦᏔᎯ ᎠᏂᏚᏔᎲᎢ. (aiōnios g166)

Run the great race of the faith, and win the eternal life. It was for this that you received the call, and, in the presence of many witnesses, made the great profession of faith. (aiōnios g166)

13 ᎬᏁᏤᎭ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏂᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᎩ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏄᎾᏓᎴᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏆᏂᏗ ᏆᎴᏗ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᎤᏃᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ,

I beg you, as in the sight of God, the source of all life, and of Christ Jesus who before Pontius Pilate made the great profession of faith –

14 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏣᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗᏱ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ, ᏄᏓᏓᎸᎾ ᎠᎴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎦᏰᏤᎵᏎᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎦᎾᏄᎪᏥᎸ ᎬᏗᏍᎩ,

I implore you to keep his command free from stain or reproach, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏨᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏏ ᎾᎯᏳ ᏧᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏩᏒᎯ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎤᏂᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏌᏕᎩ ᎠᏁᎲᎢ;

This will be brought about in his own time by the one ever-blessed Potentate, the king of all kings and Lord of all lords,

16 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏩᏒᎯ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎯ, ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎡᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᎦᏛ ᎾᎿᎭᎩᎶ ᎬᏩᎷᎯᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎤᎪᎲᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏫᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ. ᎡᎺᏅ. (aiōnios g166)

who alone is possessed of immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or ever can see – to whom be ascribed honour and power for ever. Amen. (aiōnios g166)

17 ᎩᏁᏤᎮᏍᏗ ᏧᏁᎿᎭᎢ ᏥᎩ ᎠᏂ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎾᏢᏉᏗ ᏱᏉ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎤᏓᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎾᎵᏍᎦᏍᏙᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᎩᏁᎯ ᏥᎩ ᎾᎦᎥ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎢᎦᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗ. (aiōn g165)

Teach those who are wealthy in this life not to pride themselves, or fix their hopes, on so uncertain a thing as wealth, but on God, who gives us a wealth of enjoyment on every side. (aiōn g165)

18 ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎮᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᎿᎭᎢᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎾᎾᏛᏁᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᎦᎵᏰᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᏗᏱ, ᎠᏂᏯᏙᎯᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎤᏂᎲᎢ,

Teach them to show kindness, to exhibit a wealth of good actions, to be open-handed and generous,

19 ᎠᎾᏓᏁᎸᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᎤᏅᏒ ᎤᎾᏤᎵᎦ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎦᎫᏍᏛᏗ ᎠᏏ ᎾᏍᏆᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎾᎯᏳ ᎤᏍᏆᎸᏗ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎬᎾ ᎬᏂᏛ ᏗᎬᏩᏂᏂᏴᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

storing up for themselves what in the future will prove to be a good foundation, so that they may gain the only true life.

20 ᏗᎹᏗ, ᏣᏍᏆᏂᎪᏕᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏤᏣᎨᏅᏴ, ᎢᏴᏛ ᏅᏁᎮᏍᏗ ᎦᏪᏢᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏎᏉᏉ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎦᏙᎥᎯᏍᏗ ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᏥᏚᏙᎥ;

Timothy, guard what has been entrusted to you. Avoid the profane prattle and contradictions of what some miscall “theology,”

21 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏂᏍᏓᏩᏗᏒ ᎤᎾᏞᏒ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ. [ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ] ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏕᏣᎧᏩᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ. ᎡᎺᏅ.

for there are those who, while asserting their proficiency in it, have yet, as regards the faith, gone altogether astray. God bless you all.