2 Timothy 1
1 [I], Paul, [am writing this letter. I am] an apostle whom Christ Jesus chose so that I would do what God wanted. He chose me [to tell people that God] has promised [that they will] live [eternally] as a result of their having a close relationship with Christ Jesus.
Njame, Paulo mutumwa wa Klistu Yesu kwelana ne kuyanda kwa Lesa, walatumwa kuya kukambauka sha buyumi mbwalatushomesha mukwikatana ne Klistu Yesu.
2 [I am writing to you], Timothy, whom I love [as if you were] my own son. [I pray that] God our Father and Christ Jesus our Lord will [continue to act] kindly to you, be merciful to you, and [cause you to have] inner peace,
Ndalembelenga obe Timoti mwaname ngonsuni. ndasengengeti luse, nkumbo kayi ne lumuno lwa Lesa Bata ne Klistu Yesu Mwami wetu, bibe pali njobe.
3 I thank God [for all that he has done for you]. I serve him, and my ancestors [served him, too. I serve him] in a manner that I know to be right. [I thank him] while repeatedly I [pray for you] at night and during the day.
Ndalumbunga Lesa ngondasebenselenga ne miyeyo yaswepa yabula mbuli bamashali bakame bakulukulu ncebalikwinsa. Ndalumbunga pakwinga nkandakulubunga mu mipailo yakame munshi ne mashiku sobwe.
4 [While I am thanking God for you], I very much want to see you because I remember how you cried [MTY] [when we separated. I want to see you] in order that I may be (filled with joy/very happy).
Ndanuka ncewalikulila misoshi, nkute kuyanda kwisa kukubona kwambeti nkakondwe ca makasa abili.
5 [I thank God because] I remember that you sincerely believe [in Christ Jesus]. First, your grandmother, Lois, and your mother, Eunice, [believed in him and], I am (convinced/very sure) that you also believe in him.
Ndanuka lushomo lwa ncinencine ndobakute banyoko ba Yunisi ne bankambuyobe batukashi ba Loisi, ndashometi nenjobe elushomo ndokute.
6 Because [I am sure that you believe in him], I remind you to do fervently/wholeheartedly [MET] what God has (assigned for/appointed) you to do and what he has enabled you to do. [God] ([assigned for/appointed]) you to do it as a result of my putting my hands [on you to show/indicate that he had chosen you to do his work].
Neco ndakwanushungeti usheko mano kucipo ca Lesa ncokute ico ncewalatambula pasa mpondalabika makasa akame pali njobe ucisosele mulilo.
7 Remember that God has put [his Spirit] within us. [His Spirit does not cause us to be] afraid. Instead, [he causes us to be] powerful [to work for God], and he helps us to love [others] and [to] control what we say and do.
Pakwinga Lesa liya kutupa Mushimu wa buyowa sobwe, Mushimu wa Lesa ukute kutupa ngofu, nelusuno kwambeti tucikonshenga kulitibuka.
8 So never be ashamed/reluctant to tell others the message about our Lord. And do not [be ashamed] of me, [even though I am] a prisoner [because I preach about] him. Instead, [be willing to] suffer as I do as you proclaim the message about Christ. [Endure what you will suffer] by letting God empower [you to endure it].
Neco kotanyumfwanga nsoni kuba kamboni wa Mwami Yesu, nambi kunyumfwa nsoni cebo ca kwambeti ame ndasungwa muno mu jele, obe libambile kucana mapensho, nomba Lesa nakakupe ngofu shakukambauka Mulumbe Waina.
9 [God] saved us and chose us to conduct our lives in a pure way. It was not our doing good deeds/actions [that caused him to do this for us—something] that we did not deserve. Instead, before (time began/he created the world) he purposed/planned to [be kind to us] as a result of what Christ Jesus [would do for us]. (aiōnios g166)
Walatupulusha ne kutukuwa kwambeti tube bantu bakendi, nkatwalikuba twelela kucitambula, nsombi bwalikuba bubambo ne nkumbo sha Lesa. nkumbo nshalatulesha kupitila mukwikatana ne Klistu Yesu kacitana cilengwa cindi. (aiōnios g166)
10 Now, as a result of our Savior Christ Jesus having come, it has been revealed {he has shown} [that he acts kindly toward us. Specifically, Christ Jesus] has declared that we [will not remain dead after we] die! He has also revealed that, as a result of [our hearing and accepting] the message [about Christ, we] will live [forever in bodies that will] not decay!
Lino Lesa walatuyubulwila ibi bintu mpwalaboneka Mupulushi wetu Klistu Yesu, nendi ewalapwisha ngofu sha lufu kupitila mu Mulumbe Waina, latwishibishi cena motwela kucanina buyumi butafu.
11 I was chosen {Christ chose me} to go as an apostle to many places and proclaim that message to people.
Lesa walansala kwambeti mbe mukambaushi, mutumwa kayi shikwiyisha Mulumbe Waina.
12 So, even though I suffer [here in this prison], I am not ashamed [of being here] (OR, I am very confident), because I know [Christ Jesus], the one whom I have trusted, and I am convinced/sure that he is able to keep safe the good message that he has entrusted to me (OR, the things that I have entrusted [to him]), and that he will reward me at the time [MTY] [when he comes again].
Encondapengelenga, ndiya nsoni pakwinga ndimwishi ngondashoma. Neco ndashometi wela kutabilisha cena bintu mbyabika mumakasa akame mpaka busuba bwashakabwele.
13 Be sure that you tell others the same correct message that you heard from me. [And as you tell it], keep trusting [in Christ Jesus] and keep loving [others] as Christ Jesus [enables you to do].
Lino ikatisha camakasa abili maswi acancine ncine ngondalakwiyisha kwambeti, lushomo ne lusuno lwetu mukwikatana ne Klistu Yesu bibe cilesho kwakobe ca kukonkela.
14 Do not let anyone persuade you to change the [good message that] God has entrusted/given to you. Allow the Holy Spirit who lives in us to [direct what you say].
Kupitila muMushimu Uswepa ngotukute, ukunyamfwe kubamba cena buboni bwa palubasu mbowalapewa.
15 You know that [almost] all [the believers] in Asia [province] have (turned away from/abandoned) me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
Ucishi kwambeti bonse mu cimpansha ca Asiya balanshiya ndenka, pali abo balanshiya pali Figelo ne Hemojene.
16 [But I pray that] the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus for the following reasons: Often he cheered me up and, [even though] I was a prisoner [MTY], he was not ashamed (of me/[to admit he was] my [friend]).
Nkumbo sha Lesa shibe mung'anda ya Onesifolo, pakwinga ewalikwisa kunjuminisha tunkanda twingi, kayi nkali kunyumfwa nsoni pakumbona kandi ndasungwa nshimbi mu jele.
17 On the contrary, when he came here to Rome, he diligently searched for me until he found me.
Mpwalesa ku Loma walanangaula mpaka walancana.
18 [I pray that] the Lord will be kind to him on that day [MTY] [when he, the Lord, will judge people]. And how much Onesiphorus served [me] in Ephesus [city], you know very well.
Nkumbo sha Lesa shikabe pali Onesifolo pa busuba bwa lombolosho. Obe ucishi kufula kwa ncito shaina nshalikunyamfwa mpondalikuba ku Efenso.
