2 Timote 4
1 Yango wana, liboso ya Nzambe mpe ya Yesu-Klisto oyo akosambisa bato ya bomoi mpe bakufi, mpe na makanisi ya kolengela koya na Ye mpe ya Bokonzi na Ye, nazali kopesa yo mitindo oyo:
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
2 teya Liloba, betela yango sete na tango ya malamu to te, zongisa na nzela, pamela mpe lendisa na nzela ya mateya na yo mpe na kokanga motema.
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.
3 Pamba te na mikolo ekoya, bato bakolinga lisusu te koyoka mateya ya solo, kasi bakomilukela bango moko, kolanda baposa na bango, bateyi oyo bakoyebisa bango makambo oyo matoyi na bango esepelaka koyoka;
[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.
4 bakoboya koyoka mateya ya solo mpe bakomipesa makasi na koyoka masapo.
That is, they will not listen to [MTY] what is true, but will listen instead to [strange] stories from our ancestors.
5 Kasi yo, zala na ekenge na makambo nyonso, yikela pasi mpiko, sala mosala ya mopanzi Sango Malamu, kokisa malamu lotomo na yo.
[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.
6 Pamba te nakomi pene ya kokaba bomoi na ngai lokola mbeka ya masanga mpo na Nzambe, mpe tango na ngai ya kotika mokili oyo ekoki.
[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].
7 Nabundi etumba na ngai malamu, nakomi na suka ya lisano na ngai ya kokima mbangu, nabateli kondima.
[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).
8 Sik’oyo, Nzambe abombeli ngai motole ya bosembo, oyo Nkolo, Mosambisi ya sembo, akopesa ngai na mokolo wana: akopesa yango na ngai kaka te, kasi mpe na bato nyonso oyo balingaka boyei na Ye.
[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.
9 Sala makasi ete oya noki epai na ngai.
(Do your best/Try hard) to come to me soon.
10 Pamba te Demasi asundolaki ngai: alingaki mokili oyo mpe akendeki na Tesalonika; Kresasi akendeki na Galatia, mpe Tito akendeki na Dalimatia. (aiōn g165)
[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)
11 Kaka Luka nde azali elongo na ngai. Kamata Malako, mpe boya elongo na ye, pamba te azali na tina mingi epai na ngai mpo na lotomo.
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.
12 Natindaki Tishike na Efeso.
Tychicus [cannot help me because] I sent him to Ephesus [city].
13 Tango okoya, memela ngai kazaka oyo natikaki na Troasi epai ya Karipisi; memela ngai mpe babuku na ngai, mingi-mingi babuku oyo basala na poso ya banyama.
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].
14 Alekizandre, monyangwisi bibende, asalaki ngai mabe mingi. Nkolo akofuta ye kolanda misala na ye.
Alexander, the man who makes things from metal, did many evil/harmful things to me. The Lord will punish him for what he did.
15 Yo mpe sala keba liboso na ye, pamba te atelemelaki makasi mateya na biso.
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].
16 Tango nasambaki mpo na mbala ya liboso, moto ata moko te azalaki wana mpo na kosunga ngai; bango nyonso basundolaki ngai. Tika ete Nzambe atangela bango yango te!
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].
17 Ezali Nkolo nde atelemaki pembeni na ngai mpe apesaki ngai nguya mpo ete, na nzela na ngai, mateya eteyama na mobimba na yango nyonso, mpe mpo ete Bapagano bayoka yango. Mpe akangolaki ngai wuta na monoko ya nkosi.
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.
18 Nayebi solo ete Nkolo akokoba kokangola ngai wuta na misala nyonso ya mabe mpe akobikisa ngai mpo na Bokonzi na Ye ya Likolo. Tika ete nkembo ezonga epai na Ye mpo na libela na libela! Amen. (aiōn g165)
[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)
19 Pesa mbote na Prisika, na Akilasi mpe na libota ya Onezifore.
Greet [for me] Priscilla and [her husband] Aquila and the family of Onesiphorus.
20 Erasite atikalaki na Kolinto, mpe natikaki Trofime azali kobela na Mile.
Erastus stayed in Corinth [city]. Trophimus, I left in Miletus [city] because he was sick.
21 Sala makasi ete okoma awa liboso ete tango ya malili makasi ebanda. Ebilisi, Pidesi, Linisi, Klodia mpe bandeko nyonso bapesi yo mbote.
(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.
22 Tika ete Nkolo azala elongo na molimo na yo! Tika ete ngolu ezala na bino nyonso!
[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].
