2 Timothy 4
1 Christ Jesus [is going to come back and] judge those who are living [when he comes] and those who will have died. He will judge them [concerning what rewards they deserve, and] he will rule everyone. So, [knowing that] he and God are watching [everything that we do], I solemnly/earnestly command you
U tienu nintuali nni yeni jesu kilisi nintuali nni ke ti ten'a ya ñɔbonli ne bani yaaba baa bua yaaba fuo yeni yaaba n kpe kuli bi kpiagidi kani.
2 that you proclaim the [true] message to people. Always be ready/prepared [to proclaim it], whether people want to hear it or not. [Some people are saying things that are not correct]; (refute their teaching/show why their teaching is wrong). Rebuke them when they are doing wrong. Tell them what they ought to do. Be very patient while you teach them.
ya wangi u tienu maama ki ya se ki paa, uyogu ya pundi yeni laa pundi kuli. yie yaala ki ŋani, ki baagi bi niba yeni itundi yeni li padingili.
3 [Do these things] because there will be a time when people will not listen to good teaching. Instead, they will bring in many teachers for themselves who will tell them just what they want to hear [IDM]. [The reason that they will bring in such teachers is] that they want to do the evil things that they desire.
Kelima u yogu cuoni ke bi niba kan kuni i mɔmɔani tundi, bi ba teni bi yula u faagu bankaaba i. Yaaba baa bnagi ba bani bi bà n bua yaala. Li bontienikaana nni, ke bi bua ki ya cengi yaali baa mangidi bani bi bà ya tuba nni.
4 That is, they will not listen to [MTY] what is true, but will listen instead to [strange] stories from our ancestors.
Bi ba ñaani bi tuba k daa cengi mɔmɔani maama i, ki ŋa yaali n jɔgni.
5 [Furthermore, I command that] you always control what you think and do. [Be willing] to endure hardships/suffering. Your work should be telling people the message [about Christ Jesus]. As you serve [the Lord], do everything that [God has told] you to do.
Ama fini u tienu nulo ŋan daa tie yua sɔngi li bonli kuli nni, ki pa fala yognu ki sɔni u tienu maama. Hali lan pundi maama.
6 [Timothy, I say these things to] you because as for me, [it is as though] [MET] [they are now about to kill me. It is as though my blood will] be poured out {they will kill me} [as a sacrifice on the altar]; that is, [I know] that it is the time for me to die [EUP].
Mini wan cabi im yuli lan ya ye mani n gednma yognu pundi
7 [And as to telling people the] good [message and defending it], I have (exerted myself thoroughly/done it with all my energy) [MET], [like a boxer does. As to doing] the work that God gave me to do, I have completed it, [like a runner who finishes] [MET] the race. [As to] what we believe, I (have been loyal to it/continue to believe it).
N kɔni i mɔmɔani kɔnli; ngbeni n cenli; n kubi n dandanli.
8 [So, like people award] a prize [MET] [to the winner of a race], the Lord, who judges rightly, will give me a reward [because I have lived] righteously. He will give me that reward when [MTY] [he judges people]. And not only [will he reward] me, but he will also reward all those who very much want him to come back.
U tienu maam feliga biili po, ya badi fogiliga ke yonmdaano yua tiegi n ba teni n yaaga ti buudi daali. Li ka tie mini baba ka, ama li baa tie yaaba gbadi o buama maama kuli.
9 (Do your best/Try hard) to come to me soon.
Tieni ania fini a bà ki tuodi ki cua n kani.
10 [I say that] because Demas has left me. He wanted very much [the good things that he might enjoy] [MTY] in this world [right now], and so he went to Thessalonica [city]. Crescens [went to serve the Lord] in Galatia [province], and Titus went to Dalmatia [district]. (aiōn g165)
Kelima Demasi ŋaani duliña buama po i. O gedi Tesaloniki. Kresansi gedi galati Titi mo gedi dalimati. (aiōn g165)
11 Luke is the only one who is still with me [of those who were helping me. And when you come], bring Mark with you, because he is useful to help me in my work.
Mini ye luk baba n ye. Ta Maarki yin yegi cua, kelima o baa pia buam a tuona po.
12 Tychicus [cannot help me because] I sent him to Ephesus [city].
N sɔni Ticiki hali Efesi.
13 And when you come, bring the coat that I left with Carpus in Troas [city]. Also, bring the books, but (most of all/especially) [I want] (the parchments/the animal skins) [on which important things are written].
Li liadili yua ke n ŋA Troasi Karpisi deni a cuoni n kani ŋan ya kubi. Yeni a tila, a tilikpela.
14 Alexander, the man who makes things from metal, did many evil/harmful things to me. The Lord will punish him for what he did.
O maano Alesanda den mi biadima hali ke pendi buama, o yonmdaano ba ŋmian'o o tuona.
15 So you, too, must beware of him. [He will try to destroy your work if he can], because he very much opposes the message that we [proclaim].
ŋan cuo a bà yen'o, kelima o tie yibali ti maama po.
16 When I first defended myself [in court here], no one came along [to help defend] me. Instead, they all left me. [I pray] that it will not be counted against {[God] will forgive} them [LIT] [for leaving me].
N cincin fala nni o bà kuli den k sedi taani nni bi kuli den sani ki ŋaa n i. ban daa ta ki jalig'i.
17 Nevertheless, the Lord was with me and strengthened me. He enabled me to fully preach the message, and all the non-Jewish people [in the court] (OR, people from many nations) heard it. And I was rescued [by the Lord] {[the Lord] rescued me} [from great danger, as if I were taken] [MET] out of a lion’s (OR, wild animal’s) mouth.
Ama n yomdaano gaa n, ki go kpaagi n ke min fidi ki ya wangi o labaŋanmo ki fidi ke bi nilanba n gbadi. Yeni k o den gaani o yangbanlo ñɔbu nni
18 [Therefore, I am sure that] the Lord will rescue me from everything that is truly evil and will bring me safely to heaven, where he rules. Praise him forever! (Amen!/May it be so!) (aiōn g165)
N yomdaano ba tugi nni ki ya ñandi n ti tuobiadi kuli nni, ki go gaa n i o kpiagidi deni tanpoli naani n ŋani wan ya die ti kpiagidi yognu n tu yognu amina. (aiōn g165)
19 Greet [for me] Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.
ŋan fuondi n po Pisika yeni Akilasi, yeni Onesifode deni yaaba kuli n po.
20 Erastus stayed in Corinth [city]. Trophimus, I left in Miletus [city] because he was sick.
Erasti sedi Kolinta, k ŋa Tolifima yua yia Miiliti
21 (Do your best/Try hard) to come to me before (the stormy season/winter). Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and many other fellow believers [in this city] (send their greetings to/say that they are thinking affectionately about) you.
Mɔndi ki cua k u fawaagu daa pundi. Ebulisi, Pudensi, Linis, Klodia yeni i naataani kuli fuondi ŋa.
22 [I pray that] the Lord will [help you in] your spirit, [Timothy, and] that [he] will act kindly toward all of you [believers who are there].
T yomdaano Jesu kilisi fuoŋanma n ya ye yen'a k u Tienu ŋanbidi n ya ye yeni i kuli.
