2 Timote 2
1 Mwana na ngai, zala makasi kati na ngolu oyo ezali kati na Yesu-Klisto.
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace which is by Jesus the Messiah.
2 Makambo oyo oyokaki epai na ngai liboso ya batatoli ebele, teya yango na bato ya sembo oyo bazali na makoki ya koteya yango lisusu na bato mosusu.
And the things thou hast heard from me by many witnesses, these commit thou to faithful men, who are competent to teach others also.
3 Mona pasi elongo na ngai lokola soda ya mpiko ya Yesu-Klisto.
And endure evils, as a good soldier of Jesus the Messiah.
4 Moto oyo akoti na mosala ya soda amipesaka te na makambo ya bato oyo bazali basoda te mpo na kosepelisa mokonzi na ye ya mampinga.
No man, on becoming a soldier, entangleth himself with the business of the world; that he may please him who enlisted him.
5 Ezali mpe ndenge moko mpo na moto oyo azali kosala lisano ya kokima mbangu: akoki te kozwa motole soki akimi mbangu te kolanda mibeko ya lisano.
And if one contend in the games, he is not crowned, unless he contendeth according to the rules.
6 Moloni elanga oyo asalaka makasi asengeli kozala moto ya liboso mpo na kobuka bambuma.
The husbandman who laboreth, ought first to feed on his fruits.
7 Kanisaka malamu na tina na makambo oyo nazali koloba, mpe Nkolo akopesa yo makoki ya kososola yango nyonso.
Consider what I say. Our Lord give thee wisdom in all things.
8 Kanisaka Yesu-Klisto, mokitani ya Davidi, oyo asekwaki kati na bakufi, kolanda Sango Malamu oyo nateyaka.
Be mindful of Jesus the Messiah, that he arose from the dead; who was of the seed of David, according to my gospel,
9 Ezali mpe mpo na Sango Malamu yango nde nazali komona pasi kino bakanga ngai minyololo lokola mobomi, kasi bakangi Liloba na Nzambe minyololo te.
in which I suffer evils unto bonds, as if an evil-doer: but the word of God is not in bonds.
10 Yango wana nazali koyikela makambo nyonso mpiko mpo na bolamu ya bato oyo Nzambe apona, mpo ete bango mpe bazwa lobiko oyo ezali kati na Yesu-Klisto, elongo na nkembo ya seko. (aiōnios g166)
Therefore I endure every thing, for the elect's sake; that they also may obtain life, in Jesus the Messiah, with eternal glory. (aiōnios g166)
11 Maloba oyo ezali ya solo: Soki tokufi elongo na Ye, tokozala mpe na bomoi elongo na Ye.
Faithful is the saying, For if we shall have died with him, we shall also live with him;
12 Soki toyiki mpiko, tokokonza mpe elongo na Ye. Kasi soki towangani Ye, Ye mpe akowangana biso;
and, if we shall have suffered, we shall also reign with him. But if we shall have rejected him, he will reject us.
13 soki tozangi kondima, Ye azalaka kaka Moyengebene, pamba te akoki komiwangana te.
And if we shall have not believed in him, he abideth in his fidelity; for he cannot reject himself.
14 Yango nde makambo oyo osengeli koloba mbala na mbala epai ya bato, na kopesa bango mitindo liboso ya Nzambe ete batika koswana na tina na maloba; ezali na tina moko te, soki kaka te komema bato oyo bayokaka yango na libebi.
Of these things admonish thou them and charge them, before our Lord, that they dispute not, with unprofitable words, to the subversion of those who hear them.
15 Sala makasi ete omimonisa liboso ya Nzambe lokola moto ya kokoka, lokola mosali oyo ayokelaka mosala na ye soni te, pamba te ateyaka na bosembo Liloba ya solo.
And study to present thyself before God, perfectly, a laborer who is not ashamed, one who correctly announceth the word of truth.
16 Kima masolo oyo ezanga tina mpe efingaka Nzambe, pamba te ememaka bato oyo bamipesaka na yango mosika na Nzambe.
Avoid vain discourses, in which there is no profit; for they very much add to the wickedness of those occupied with them.
17 Mateya na bango eliaka nzoto lokola pota oyo ezali na tofina. Kati na bango, tozali na Imene mpe Filete
And their discourse, like an eating cancer, will lay hold upon many. And one of these is Hymeneus, and another Philetus;
18 oyo basila kotika nzela ya solo. Bazali koloba ete lisekwa esili kosalema mpe bazali kokweyisa kondima ya bandimi mosusu.
who have wandered from the truth, while they say, The resurrection of the dead hath passed: and they subvert the faith of some.
19 Nzokande moboko makasi oyo Nzambe asila kotia ezali kaka ngwi; batobola makomi oyo na likolo na yango lokola kashe: « Nkolo ayebi bato na Ye, » mpe « Moto nyonso oyo atatolaka Kombo ya Nkolo asengeli koboya mabe. »
But the firm foundation of God standeth; and it hath this seal, The Lord knoweth them who are his: and, Let every one who invoketh the name of our Lord, stand aloof from iniquity.
20 Kati na ndako ya monene, ezalaka kaka te na basani ya wolo mpe ya palata, kasi ezalaka mpe na basani oyo basala na nzete to na mabele. Basani ya wolo mpe ya palata ezalaka mpo na koyamba bato ya lokumu, kasi basani ya nzete mpe ya mabele ezalaka mpo na misala ya bongo na bongo.
But in a great house, there are not only vessels of gold or silver, but also of wood and of pottery; and some of them for honor, and some for dishonor.
21 Soki moto amibateli peto na makambo nyonso oyo nawuti koloba, akozala lokola sani oyo babongisi mpo na koyamba bato ya lokumu, akozala bule, moto na tina mpo na Nkolo mpe moto oyo babongisi mpo na misala nyonso ya malamu.
If therefore any one purge himself from these things, he will be a pure vessel for honor, fit for the use of his Lord, and prepared for every good work.
22 Kima baposa mabe ya bolenge mpe luka bosembo, kondima, bolingo mpe kimia elongo na bato oyo babelelaka Nkolo na motema ya peto.
Fly from all the lusts of youth; and follow after righteousness, and faith, and love, and peace, with them that invoke our Lord with a pure heart.
23 Kima masolo ya tembe ya bozoba mpe ezanga tina, pamba te oyebi malamu ete esukaka kaka na koswana.
Avoid those foolish discussions which afford no instruction; for thou knowest, that they generate contests.
24 Mpe ezali malamu te mpo na mosali ya Nkolo kozala moto oyo aswanaka na bato, kasi asengeli nde kozala moto ya boboto epai ya bato nyonso, moto oyo azali na makoki ya kopesa malakisi, ya kokanga motema
And a servant of our Lord ought not to contend, but to be mild towards every one, and instructive, and patient;
25 mpe ya koteya na boboto bato oyo babendanaka na ye; asengeli kozala na elikya ete Nzambe akosalela bango ngolu ya kobongola mitema mpo ete bayeba solo.
that with mildness he may enlighten those who dispute against him, if perhaps God may give them repentance, and they may acknowledge the truth,
26 Bongo bakozongela mayele na bango ya malamu mpe bakolongwa na motambo ya Satana oyo akanga bango na boloko mpo ete basala kaka mokano na ye.
and may recollect themselves, and may escape out of the snare of Satan, at whose pleasure they have been held ensnared.
