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1-2 Ngajulu munu kakurnamarnanyurrinyi, ngayiny kurluny-kurluny jarrinyikinyirni nyurraku. Karrinyikinyirni nyurraku yaninya yirrinaku. Yartikarra ngakarnarna nyurraku Timothy. Timothy waraja, nganarnamilingarra paliny Ngarrkamili jakul kanganyakata, marrngurranguku jakul kanganyajanaku muwarr Jesus Christ-mili. Wurrarnarnala, “Ngaju wantulumarna nyungungu Athens-ja. Nyuntu kulpulumanjanaku Christian-arranguku ngapinga Thessalonica-nga.” Paliny ngakarnarnayurraku jakurlinaku marrjalu, [??] Nyampali Jiyijajinga yijalmarta jilkulinyurrulu ngayiny tarn-tarnjupa wirntimajirralu ngarrakuny.
3-4 Jintalu kurluny-kurlunyja wirrilapiyinyurrinyipa wirntiji pilayinyurrinyili, warinykurnu jiliyinyurrinyili yajanaja Nyampalija Jesus-ja. Nyarra waninyiyirninyurrakupa wurrarniyirninyurraku palajunmarta jilkulupiyinyurrinyi. Kuwarri nyurra miranu wurrarniyirninyurraku yija muwarr.
5 Yu, ngajulu ngayiny kurluny-kurlunyju kurlkarri marnikinyirninyurrinyi. Kurlkarri marnikinyirni, “Ngurnipali Jayitanju yakurr marnajaninyi, palajalu ngurnipali kuta yakarnaya yajanaku Nyampali Jesus. Yijapa Ngarrkamili muwarr puruku wurrarniyirnijanaku.” Palajunngarra kurlkarri marnikinyirni. Ngaju kurlkapirli jarrinyaku karrinyikinyirninyurraku. Palakungarra Timothy ngakarnarnanyurraku parrjana yirrinaku.
6 Timothy kuwarrimartangarra kulpanya. Palinyju wurrarnaji nyurralu yirrkulu yijalmarta jirninyurrulu Ngarrkangapa tuku jirnanyurrarningu ngalypalu. Ngayiny ngalypalu kurlkarri marnanyurrunganinyi, nyurralu karrinyinyurrunganaku [karrinyanyurrunganaku ??] yirrinaku nganarnaku. Palajunju pukun nganarnalu karrinyiyirninyurraku yirrinaku nyurraku.
7-8 Yu, Timothy-lu jakul kanyaji, pikaly yiji jirninyi palinyju. Nyungungu jintalu kurluny-kurlunyja wirrirnikinyinyiyi. Ngayiny kurlu jirninyiyi. Kuwarri ngaju miranu nyurraku, yirrkulu yajarnanyurru Nyampali Jesus. Palajunja ngaju pikaly jarrinyarninyurraku.
9 Muwarr pinaja Ngarrkaku, kurlkarri marnayirninyurrinyi, pikaly yiji nganarna. “Yarrarnija!” karra marnayirnalu Ngarrkaku.
10 Yirrkulu [?? night and day] muwarr pirniyirnalu Ngarrkaku nyurraku, wurrarniyirnili karrinyiyirninyurraku yarrana yirrinaku, nyurra miranu jilapiyirninyurrinyi Ngarrkaku. Palajunjalu nyurra miranu yiji jarrulunyurralu palinyku.
11 Palakungarra japirr marnayirnipulinyi Ngarrka nganyjurrumili Japartupa Jesus nganyjurrumili Nyampali, “Yijapa tukulu kulpanyakanu kawapulunganinyili palamakarti marrngurrangukarti Thessalonica-nga.”
12 Japirr marnayirninyurraku Nyampali Jesus, yijalu ngayinyju ngalypalu tuku jilkulinyurrarninyi. Nganarnanga ngayinyja yiji nyurra, palajunmartalu yijalu ngayinyju ngalypalu tuku jilkulunyurrarninyipa jintaku marrngurranguku pukun.
13 Karrinyiyirninyurraku tarlka waninyaku pirlurrja nyurramilingi, kurlumajirri yiji waninyaku [?? May he make your hearts strong, blameless and holy]. Palajunmartalu japirr marnayirni Nyampali Jesus tarn-tarn jinaku nyurraku. Paliny kulpanyaja parlparrjaja palinymili angel-arrangujartiny [?? “with all his holy people” — does this include Christians/saints?] nyurra kurlumajirri wararr karrulunyurru Ngarrkanga nganyjurrumilinga Japartunga.