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1 ⲁ̅ ⲡⲉⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲇⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲣⲏⲧⲱⲥ ϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲑⲁⲏ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϩⲟⲓ̈ⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲉⲩⲕⲱ ⲛ̅ϩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲡ̅ⲛ̅ⲁ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲗⲁⲛⲟⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ϩⲉⲛⲥⲃⲱ ⲛ̅ⲇⲁⲓⲙⲟⲛⲓⲟⲛ.
But the Spirit distinctly says that in later times there will be some who will fall away from the faith, and devote their attention to misleading spirits, and to the teaching of demons,
who will make use of the hypocrisy of lying teachers. These people’s consciences are seared,
3 ⲅ̅ ⲉⲩⲕⲱⲗⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡϫⲓϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲟⲙ. ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲥⲟⲛⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲥⲟⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲉ.
and they discourage marriage and enjoin abstinence from certain kinds of food; though God created these foods to be enjoyed thankfully by those who hold the faith and have attained a full knowledge of the truth.
Everything created by God is good, and there in nothing that need be rejected – provided only that it is received thankfully;
for it is consecrated by God’s blessing and by prayer.
6 ⲋ̅ ⲛⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲁⲩ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ (ⲛ̅)ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲓ̅ⲥ̅ ⲉⲕⲥⲁⲛⲁϣⲧ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲥⲃⲱ ⲉⲧⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲟⲩⲁϩⲕ̅ ⲛ̅ⲥⲱⲥ.
Put all this before the followers, and you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, sustained by the precepts of the faith and of that good teaching by which you have guided your life.
As for profane legends and old wives’ tales, leave them alone. Train yourself to lead a religious life;
8 ⲏ̅ ⲧⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ. ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲟϥⲣⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲁⲥ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲱⲛϩ̅. ⲡⲁⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁ ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲁⲡⲕⲉⲟⲩⲁ·
for while the training of the body is of service in some respects, religion is of service in all, carrying with it, as it does, a promise of life both here and hereafter.
How true that saying is and worthy of the fullest acceptance!
10 ⲓ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲥⲉ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲉⲛⲟϭⲛⲉϭ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲛⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ̅. ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲛ̅ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ.
With that aim we toil and struggle, for we have set our hopes on the living God, who is the Saviour of all, and especially of those who hold the faith.
Remember these things in your teaching.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲧⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲛ̅ⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲏⲙ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ̅ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ. ϩⲛ̅ⲧⲡⲓⲥⲧⲓⲥ. ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲧⲃ̅ⲃⲟ
Do not let anyone look down on you because you are young, but, by your conversation, your conduct, your love, your faith, and your purity, be an example to those who hold the faith.
Until I come, apply yourself to public reading, preaching, and teaching.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲙ̅ⲡⲣ̅ⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧⲕ̅ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲓⲁ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϭⲓϫ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ.
Do not neglect the divine gift within you, which was given you, amid many a prediction, when the hands of the church elders were laid on your head.
Practice these things, devote yourself to them, so that your progress may be plain to everyone.
Look to yourself as well as to your teaching. Persevere in this, for your doing so will mean salvation for yourself as well as for your hearers.
