ᏉᎳ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᏗᎹᏗ ᏧᏬᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 1

1 ᎠᏴ ᏉᎳ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎬᎩᏁᏤᎸᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏍᏕᎵᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎬᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ,

Paul, an Apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God our Saviour and Christ Jesus our hope:

2 ᏫᎬᏲᏪᎳᏏ ᏘᎹᏗ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎠᏆᏤᎵ ᎠᏊᏥ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏂᏌᏛ; ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏣᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏕᏣᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎮᏍᏗ ᏅᏓᏳᎾᎵᏍᎪᎸᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎢᎩᏙᏓ ᎠᎴ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ.

To Timothy, my own true son in the faith. May grace, mercy and peace be granted to you from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.

3 ᎾᏃ ᏥᎬᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ ᏣᏗᎩᏯᏍᏗᏱ ᎡᏈᏌ, ᎹᏏᏙᏁ ᏥᏩᎩᎶᏒᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏘᏅᏍᏓᏕᏗᏱ ᎩᎶ ᏓᎾᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬ ᎤᏣᏘᏂ ᎢᏳᏂᏪᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ,

When I was on my journey to Macedonia I begged you to remain on in Ephesus that you might remonstrate with certain persons because of their erroneous teaching

4 ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏛᏓᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏎᏉ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏫᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎾᏓᏁᏟᏴᏒᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᏉ ᏥᏩᎵᏱᎶᎯᎭ ᎥᏲᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᏁᎳᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏛᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏨᏗᏓᎴᎲᏍᎦ, [ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎿᎭᏛᏁᎸᎭ.]

and the attention they bestow on mere fables and endless pedigrees, such as lead to controversy rather than to a true stewardship for God, which only exists where there is faith. And I make the same request now.

5 ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏩᎳ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎣᎾᏫ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏄᏠᎾᏍᏛᎾ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;

But the end sought to be secured by exhortation is the love which springs from a pure heart, a clear conscience and a sincere faith.

6 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎩᎶ ᎤᎾᎪᎸᏛ ᏥᎩ, ᏄᎵᏌᎶᏛᎾ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏭᎾᎦᏔᎲᏍᏔᏅ;

From these some have drifted away, and have wandered into empty words.

7 ᎤᎾᏚᎵᏍᎬᎩ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᏗᏃᏏᏏᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᎾᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏃᎵᎬᎾ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏂᏍᏓᏱᏗᏍᎬᎢ.

They are ambitious to be teachers of the Law, although they do not understand either their own words or what the things are about which they make such confident assertions.

8 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏗᎦᏔᎭ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎨᏒ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᏱᏓᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎦ,

Now we know that the Law is good, if a man uses it in the way it should be used,

9 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏯᎦᏔᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᏴᏫ ᎠᎪᏢᎾᏁᎸᎯ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏗᎧᎿᎭᏩᏛᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᏂᏚᎾᏁᎶᏛᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏃᎯᏳᏒᎾ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏂᏚᎾᏁᎶᏛᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎾᎢ, ᎠᏂᎦᏓᎭᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏂᏂᏆᏘᎯ, ᏧᏂᏙᏓ ᏗᏂᎯᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏧᏂᏥ ᏗᏂᎯᎯ, ᏴᏫ ᏗᏂᎯᎯ,

and remembers that a law is not enacted to control a righteous man, but for the lawless and rebellious, the irreligious and sinful, the godless and profane--for those who strike their fathers or their mothers, for murderers,

10 ᎤᏂᏁᎫᏥᏛ, ᎠᏂᏍᎦᏯ ᏗᎾᏂᏏᎲᏍᎩ, ᏴᏫ ᏗᏂᏃᏍᎩᏍᎩ, ᎠᏂᏰᎪᎩ, ᎦᏰᎪᎩ ᎠᎾᏎᎵᏛᏍᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᏕᏲᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;

fornicators, sodomites, slave-dealers, liars and false witnesses; and for whatever else is opposed to wholesome teaching

11 ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎥᏆᏒᎦᎶᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ.

and is not in accordance with the Good News of the blessed God with which I have been entrusted.

12 ᎠᎴ ᏥᏯᎵᎡᎵᏤᎭ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᏣᏆᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏔᏅ, ᏰᎵᏉ ᎢᎬᏩᏛᏁᏗ ᏣᏇᎵᏎᎸ, ᏣᎩᏁᏤᎸ ᏗᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᎠᎵᏥᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ,

I am thankful to Him who made me strong--even Christ Jesus our Lord--because He has judged me to be faithful and has put me into His service,

13 ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎸᎯᏳ ᏥᏐᏢᏗᏍᎩ ᏥᎨᏒᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏗᎬᏁᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᏗᎦᏂᏐᏢᏗ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᎩᏙᎵᏨᎩ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᏂᏥᎦᏔᎿᎭᎥᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎾᏉᎯᏳᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᏆᏛᏁᎸᎢ.

though I was previously a blasphemer and a persecutor and had been insolent in outrage. Yet mercy was shown me, because I had acted ignorantly, not having as yet believed;

14 ᎠᎴ ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎤᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵᎦ ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎡᏉᎯᏳ ᎨᏒᎩ, ᎤᎵᏠᏯᏍᏛᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᏥᏲᎢᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᎴ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ, ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ.

and the grace of our Lord came to me in overflowing fulness, conferring faith on me and the love which is in Christ Jesus.

15 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦᏪᏛ, ᎠᎴ ᏩᏍᏛ ᏧᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗᏳ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏥᏌ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎤᎷᏨᎢ, ᏚᏍᏕᎸᎯᎸ ᎠᏂᏍᎦᎾᎢ, ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎩᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏥᏍᎦᎾᎢ.

Faithful is the saying, and deserving of universal acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; among whom I stand foremost.

16 ᎠᏎᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏔᏅᎩ ᎥᎩᏙᎵᏨᎩ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎩᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᏥᏌ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏩᏁᏗᏱ ᏩᏍᏛ ᎬᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏟᎶᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎣᏂ ᎬᏬᎯᏳᏅᎯ ᎬᏂᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏫᏚᎷᎩ. (aiōnios g166)

But mercy was shown me in order that in me as the foremost of sinners Christ Jesus might display the fulness of His long-suffering patience as an example to encourage those who would afterwards be resting their faith on Him with a view to the Life of the Ages. (aiōnios g166)

17 Ꭷ, ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎠᎵᏍᏆᏗᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎡᎯ, ᎠᏲᎱᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎠᎪᏩᏛᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᎤᏩᏒᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎿᎭᎢ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ ᏂᎪᎯᎸ ᎠᎴ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎢ; ᎡᎺᏅ. (aiōn g165)

Now to the immortal and invisible King of the Ages, who alone is God, be honour and glory to the Ages of the Ages! Amen. (aiōn g165)

18 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏂᎯ ᏕᎬᏲᎯᏏ, ᎠᏇᏥ ᏗᎹᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏄᏂᏪᏒ ᎤᎾᏙᎴᎰᏒ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏣᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᏂᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᎾ ᏕᎲᏗᏍᎬ ᏯᎵᎦ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎠᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;

This is the charge which I entrust to you, my son Timothy, in accordance with the inspired instructions concerning you which were given me long ago, that being equipped with them as your armour you may be continually fighting the good fight,

19 ᏕᏣᏂᏴᏒ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏗᎫᎪᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎢᏳᏅᏁᏔᏅᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᎯᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎬᏩᏂᏲᏥᏙᎸ;

holding fast to faith and a clear conscience, which some have cast aside and have made shipwreck of their faith.

20 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎸ ᎭᎻᏂᏯ ᎠᎴ ᎡᎵᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏕᎦᏥᏲᏒ ᏎᏓᏂ ᏕᏥᏲᎯᏎᎸ ᎤᎾᏕᎶᏆᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏐᏢᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ.

Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.