¹ DaH, loDnI'pu', concerning the choltaH vo' maj joH Jesus Christ, je maj gathering tay' Daq ghaH, maH tlhob SoH

² ghobe' Daq taH quickly shaken Daq lIj yab, ghobe' yet taH troubled, either Sum qa', joq Sum mu', joq Sum letter as vo' maH, ja'ta' vetlh the jaj vo' Christ ghajta' ghoS.

³ chaw' ghobe' wa' deceive SoH Daq vay' way. vaD 'oH DichDaq ghobe' taH, unless the departure choltaH wa'Dich, je the loD vo' yem ghaH 'angta', the puqloD vo' QIH,

⁴ ghaH 'Iv opposes je exalts himself Daq Hoch vetlh ghaH ja' joH'a' joq vetlh ghaH worshiped; vaj vetlh ghaH sits as joH'a' Daq the lalDan qach vo' joH'a', setting himself Dung as joH'a'.

⁵ yImev SoH qaw vetlh, ghorgh jIH ghaHta' vIHHa' tlhej SoH, jIH ja'ta' SoH Dochvammey Dochmey?

⁶ DaH SoH Sov nuq ghaH restraining ghaH, Daq the pItlh vetlh ghaH may taH 'angta' Daq Daj ghaj season.

⁷ vaD the mystery vo' lawlessness already vum. neH pa' ghaH wa' 'Iv restrains DaH, until ghaH ghaH tlhappu' pa' vo' the way.

⁸ vaj the lawless wa' DichDaq taH 'angta', 'Iv the joH DichDaq HoH tlhej the breath vo' Daj nujDu', je Qaw' Sum the manifestation vo' Daj choltaH;

⁹ 'ach ghaH 'Iv choltaH ghaH according Daq the working vo' Satan tlhej Hoch HoS je signs je lying wonders,

¹⁰ je tlhej Hoch deception vo' mIghtaHghach vaD chaH 'Iv 'oH taH lost, because chaH ta'be' Hev the muSHa' vo' the vIt, vetlh chaH might taH toDpu'.

¹¹ Because vo' vam, joH'a' sends chaH a working vo' error, vetlh chaH should Har a Qot;

¹² vetlh chaH Hoch might taH judged 'Iv ta'be' Har the vIt, 'ach ghajta' pleasure Daq unrighteousness.

¹³ 'ach maH 'oH bagh Daq always nob tlho' Daq joH'a' vaD SoH, loDnI'pu' loved Sum the joH, because joH'a' chose SoH vo' the tagh vaD toDtaHghach vegh sanctification vo' the qa' je voqghach Daq the vIt;

¹⁴ Daq nuq ghaH ja' SoH vegh maj QaQ News, vaD the obtaining vo' the batlh vo' maj joH Jesus Christ.

¹⁵ vaj vaj, loDnI'pu', Qam firm, je 'uch the traditions nuq SoH were taught Sum maH, whether Sum mu', joq Sum letter.

¹⁶ DaH maj joH Jesus Christ himself, je joH'a' maj vav, 'Iv loved maH je nobta' maH eternal belmoH je QaQ tul vegh grace,

¹⁷ belmoH lIj tIQDu' je establish SoH Daq Hoch QaQ vum je mu'.