having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you, which lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, in you also.
1:6
ወበእንተዝእዜከረከከመይትሐደስጸጋሁለእግዚአብሔርዘረከብከበሢመተእዴየላዕሌከ።
為此我提醒你，使你將上帝藉我按手所給你的恩賜再如火挑旺起來。
For this cause, I remind you that you should stir up the gift of God which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before times eternal,
but has now been revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the Good News.
1:11
ዘሎቱተሠየምኩሐዋርያወዐዋዴወመምህረለአሕዛብ።
我為這福音奉派作傳道的，作使徒，作師傅。
For this I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
For this cause I also suffer these things. Yet I am not ashamed, for I know him whom I have believed, and I am persuaded that he is able to guard that which I have committed to him against that day.
1:13
ወይኩንለከአርኣያውእቱቃለሕይወትዘሰማዕከበኀቤየበሃይማኖትወበፍቅረኢየሱስክርስቶስ።
你從我聽的那純正話語的規模，要用在基督耶穌裏的信心和愛心，常常守着。
Hold the pattern of sound words which you have heard from me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
1:14
ዕቀብማሕፀንተከሠናየበመንፈስቅዱስዘኅዱርላዕሌከ።
從前所交託你的善道，你要靠着那住在我們裏面的聖靈牢牢地守着。
That good thing which was committed to you, guard through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
1:15
ወዘንተኒተአምርከመዐለዉኒኵሎሙእለበእስያእለፊሎጎስወኤርዋኔጌስ።
凡在亞細亞的人都離棄我，這是你知道的，其中有腓吉路和黑摩其尼。
This you know, that all who are in Asia turned away from me, of whom are Phygelus and Hermogenes.
1:16
ወየሀቦእግዚአብሔርሣህለለቤተሄኔሴፎሩእስመብዙኀአዕረፈኒወኢኀፈረበእንተመዋቅሕትየ።
願主憐憫阿尼色弗一家的人；因他屢次使我暢快，不以我的鎖鍊為恥，
May the Lord grant mercy to the house of Onesiphorus, for he often refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain,
1:17
ወበጺሖኀበሮሜፍጡነኀሠሠኒወረከበኒሙቁሕየ።
反倒在羅馬的時候，殷勤地找我，並且找着了。
but when he was in Rome, he sought me diligently and found me