Timoteo 2 2
1 Ke wò, vinye Timoteo, sẽ ŋu le amenuveve si le Kristo Yesu me la me,
So then, my child, be strong in the grace which is in Christ Jesus.
2 elabena ele na wò be nàfia nu siwo mi kple ame bubuwo miese tso gbɔnye le ɖaseɖila geɖewo dome. Mifia nyateƒe xɔasi siawo ame nuteƒewɔlawo, eye woawo hã woafia ame bubuwo.
And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.
3 Tsɔ wò fukpekpewo kpoo abe Yesu Kristo ƒe asrafo vavã ene, abe ale si mewɔna ene,
Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.
4 eye abe Kristo ƒe asrafo ene la, mègatsɔ ɖokuiwò nyrɔ ɖe xexemenuwo me o; ne menye nenema o la, màte ŋu adze ame si xɔ wò ɖe eƒe aʋakɔ me la ŋu o.
A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.
5 Lé Aƒetɔ la ƒe sewo me ɖe asi le eƒe dɔwɔwɔ me abe ale si duɖimekela léa seawo me ɖe asi eye wòɖua dzi loo alo wòɖea asi le seawo ŋu, eye meɖua dzi o ene.
And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
6 Ku kutri vevie abe agbledela si xɔa fetu nyui ne exa nuku geɖewo ene.
It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
7 Bu kpɔɖeŋu etɔ̃ siawo ŋu kpɔ. Aƒetɔ la nakpe ɖe ŋuwò be nàse ale si kpɔɖeŋu siawo ku ɖe ŋuwòe la gɔme.
Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.
8 Ɖo ŋku Yesu Kristo, ame si wofɔ tso ku me, eye wòdzɔ tso David ƒe ƒome me la dzi. Esiae nye nye nyanyui la,
Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:
9 si ta mele fu kpem ɖo, eye wodem ga me gɔ̃ hã abe hlɔ̃dola ene, gake womede ga Mawu ƒe nya ya o.
In which I put up with the hardest conditions, even prison chains, like one who has done a crime; but the word of God is not in chains.
10 Eya ta mekpe fu sia fu ɖe ame tiatiawo ta be woawo hã woakpɔ ɖeɖe si le Kristo Yesu me kpe ɖe ŋutikɔkɔe mavɔ ŋu. (aiōnios g166)
But I undergo all things for the saints, so that they may have salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (aiōnios g166)
11 Esia nye nyateƒenya be, “Ne míeku kpakplii la, míanɔ agbe hã kpakplii;
This is a true saying: If we undergo death with him, then will we be living with him:
12 Ne míekpe fu kplii la, míaɖu dzi hã kpakplii; Ne míegbe nu le egbɔ la, Eya hã agbe nu le mía gbɔ.
If we go on to the end, then we will be ruling with him: if we say we have no knowledge of him, then he will say he has no knowledge of us:
13 Ne míenye nuteƒemawɔlawo o hã la, eya anɔ anyi nuteƒewɔlae, elabena mate ŋu agbe nu le eɖokui gbɔ o.”
If we are without faith, still he keeps faith, for he will never be untrue to himself.
14 Ɖo ŋku nya xɔasi siawo dzi na wò amewo, eye nàgbe na wo le Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkɔ me be womagahe nya tso nu siwo mele vevie o la ŋu o. Nyahehe siawo tɔgbi tɔtɔa ame. Viɖe aɖeke menɔa wo ŋu o, eye wowɔa nu vevi ame gɔ̃ hã.
Put these things before them, giving them orders in the name of the Lord to keep themselves from fighting about words, which is of no profit, only causing error in their hearers.
15 Wɔ dɔ sesĩe ale be Mawu nate ŋu agblɔ na wò be, “Dɔ nyui wɔla, wòe le dɔ nyui wɔwɔ dzi.” Nye dɔwɔla nyui, ame si ŋu makpe ne Mawu do wò dɔwɔwɔ kpɔ o. Nànya nu si eƒe nyateƒenya la gblɔ kple nu si wòfia.
Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.
16 Mègade nu nyahehe dzodzro siwo nana amewo wɔa nu vɔ̃ to dɔmedzoedodo ɖe wo nɔewo ŋu me la me o.
But take no part in wrong and foolish talk, for those who do so will go farther into evil,
17 Elabena to esia wɔwɔ me la, ame aɖewo gblɔa nya aɖewo, siwo gblẽa nu ɣeyiɣi didi aɖe. Himenaio kple Fileto nye ame siawo tɔgbi le ale si wolɔ̃a nyahehe dzodzrowo la ta.
And their words will be like poisoned wounds in the flesh: such are Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18 Woɖe asi le nyateƒe la ŋu, eye wokaa aʋatso, ɖea gbeƒã be ame kukuwo ƒe tsitretsitsi la va eme xoxo, eye wona ame siwo xɔ wo dzi se la ƒe xɔse gbɔdzɔ.
Men whose ideas are all false, who say that the coming back from the dead has even now taken place, overturning the faith of some.
19 Ke hã la, Mawu ƒe gɔmeɖokpe sesẽ la le te, eye wode dzesii kple nya siawo be, “Aƒetɔ la nyaa ame siwo nye etɔ vavãwo,” eye, “Ame sia ame si ʋua Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋkɔ me la, nate ɖa tso ŋutasesẽ gbɔ.”
But God's strong base is unchanging, having this sign, The Lord has knowledge of those who are his: and, Let everyone by whom the name of the Lord is named be turned away from evil.
20 Menye sikanuwo kple klosalonuwo ɖeɖe koe nɔa aƒe gã me o, ke boŋ atinuwo kple anyinuwo hã nɔa anyi, ɖewo na bubumewo xɔxɔ, eye ɖewo hã na gbe sia gbe ƒe ŋudɔwɔwɔ.
Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but others of wood and earth, and some which are honoured and some without honour.
21 Ne ame aɖe kɔ eɖokui ŋuti tso nu vɔ̃ mawo me la, eya ŋu dɔe woawɔ abe nu si ŋu bubu le, nu si le kɔkɔe si nye ŋudɔwɔnu na Aƒetɔ la, eye wòle klalo hena dɔ nyui sia dɔ nyui wɔwɔ ene.
If a man makes himself clean from these, he will be a vessel for honour, made holy, ready for the master's use, ready for every good work.
22 Si le nu sia nu si naa nu vɔ̃ ƒe susu si ɖea fu na ɖekakpuiwo enuenu, eye wògena ɖe mewò la nu, ke nàlé fɔ ɖe nu sia nu si nyɔa didi le mewò be nàwɔ nu nyui la ŋu. Xɔse kple lɔlɔ̃ kpakple ŋutifafa nanɔ mewò, eye nàna hadede kple ame siwo yɔa Aƒetɔ la, eye woƒe dzi me kɔ la, nado dzidzɔ na wò.
But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.
23 Megale egblɔm na wò be mègade nu nyahehe dzodzro siwo tɔtɔa ame, eye wodoa dɔmedzoe na ame la me o.
And put away foolish and uncontrolled questionings, seeing that they are a cause of trouble.
24 Mele be Mawu ƒe subɔlawo nanye dzrewɔlawo o, ke boŋ ele be woanye nufiala siwo faa tu, eye wogbɔa dzi ɖi na vodalawo.
For it is not right for the Lord's servant to make trouble, but he is to be gentle to all, ready in teaching, putting up with wrong,
25 Bɔbɔ ɖokuiwò ne èle nu fiam ame siwo tɔtɔ le nyateƒe la ŋu, elabena ne ètsɔ ɖokuibɔbɔ kple gbe blewu ƒo nu na wo la, mɔkpɔkpɔ geɖe li bena, to Mawu ƒe amenuveve me la, woatrɔ dzi me, eye woaxɔ nyateƒe la dzi ase.
Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
26 Ekema woadze si nyateƒe la, eye woasi le Abosam ƒe mɔ siwo wotrena be yeana woazu kluviwo na nu vɔ̃ ɣe sia ɣi si yelɔ̃ la nu; ale woate ŋu adze Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu dzi wɔwɔ gɔme.
And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.
