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
Nikuha itaela ikolete havunsu bwa Ireeza ni Kreste Jesu, yente na atule vahala ni vafwile, bakeni chaku livonahaza kwakwe mwipuso:
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.
Ukutaze Inzwii. Ulitukiseze mukuwoleka niha kusawoleki. Unyanse, Ukalimele, Ususuweze, nikulonde ni mukuruta.
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.
Linu inako ikezite iyo vantu muvakangwe intuto yeniti. kono. kavali kunganyize maruti vayenderera ni takazo zavo.
4 That is, they will not listen to [MTY] what is true, but will listen instead to [strange] stories from our ancestors.
kavasike mantwi abo kuti kanjivazuwi vuniti. Kavazwe mukuzuwa initi, imi muvayembulukele kumatangu.
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.
kono iwe, ulikwate muzintu zonse. Ulikoze muvukavo, upange musevezi wavu buleli. wizuzilize isevezo yanko.
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].
Kakuli nive tiliwa kale hanze, Inako yangu yakuyenda chiyasika.
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).
nivalwi ikondo indotu; nivasiki kuma manizo; niva viki intumelo.
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.
Ikuwani yakuluka ivikilwe ime, Ni Simwine yo iye muatuli, yente naka nihe mwelina izuva, kono isinyi ime neke, kono navo bavasaki kuvonahala kwakwe.
9 (Do your best/Try hard) to come to me soon.
Upange mo wolela kwiza kwangu cho kulitahanera.
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)
Demasi avanisiyi. Kakuli usaka zekanda yahanu imi avayendi kwa Tesalonika. Kresensi avayendi kwa Magatia; imi Tite avayendi kwa Dalmatia. (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.
Mbwiteli Luka njowina name. muhinde Mareka mwize naye wina intuso kwangu kuwamana mowu musevezi.
12 Tychicus [cannot help me because] I sent him to Ephesus [city].
Nivatumi Titiko kwa Efese,
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].
Uniletele ijasi linibasiyi kwa Troasi kwa Karpo. wize nalyo, ni mbuka, sihulu izo za hamandalo anoletwe.
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.
Alexandere mufuli we zintale zekopa avapangi zintu zifosahele kwangu. Ireeza mwa muvozekeze kuyenderela ni mitendo yokwe.
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].
Nawe uzwe kwali umutokomere, Mukuti ulwisa mazwi etu.
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].
mwinako iniva litavilili, vonse vavanisiyi. mi kanji nizi valirwa kuvali mulandu.
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.
Kono Simwine avazimani name niku nikoza ili kuti, mukati kangu, ilikuti ku kutaza kwangu kuwole kwizuzilizwa. ilikuti vechinsi vawole kuzuwa. niva hazwa mumilomo ivandavu
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)
Simwine mwani lukulule muvuvi vonse mi imi chebaka lyemupuso yewulu. kwali kuve ni kanya kuya uko kusamani. Ameni. (aiōn g165)
19 Greet [for me] Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.
Ulumelise Pulisila, ni Akwila, nivezuvo ya Onesiforosi.
20 Erastus stayed in Corinth [city]. Trophimus, I left in Miletus [city] because he was sick.
Erasitusi avashali kwa Makorite. kono nivakasiyiyi Trifimosi kwa Mileta nalwala.
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.
Ulike mo wolera kukeza maliha ni aseni kusika. Eubulo uku lumelisa, Ni Pendenisi, Linasi, kalaundia, ni mizwale yonse.
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].
Imi Simwine ave ni luhuho lwako, Nichisemo chive nanwe.
