2 Timothi 3
1 Samthun et an hethoon sa doh saapoot ah rapne ih chikrok ah.
[You need to] realize that during the last days [MTY] [before Christ returns, evil people will make] it difficult [for believers to behave as they should].
2 Mina loong ah nyamrat angrum ah, nyamnyook angrum ah, engaampo erum ah, nyia hahuung doh ngaam rum ah; neng ah ekaanju mina ang ah, nengnuh nengwah jeng lachaatte angrum ah, jengse laraate mina angrum ah, nyia thooroom lajatte angrum ah;
This is because [such evil] people will be habitually loving themselves and loving money. They will habitually boast [about themselves], they will be proud, and will often say bad things [about others. They] will disobey [their] parents. They will not be thankful, nor will they respect [anything that is good].
3 neng doh minchan amuk ang ah, tenthet muh angrum ah, mithet haatte, changrookte angrum ah nyia micho mijo angrum ah; neng ih ese ah echiik et rum ah;
They will not [even] love their own family, nor agree with [anybody] (OR, [they never forgive anyone]). They will tell lies about people. They will not control what they say and do, nor allow anyone to control them. They will not love [anything that is] good.
4 mih mokwaante angrum ah, lih ah ngah lathunte angrum ah, nyia ngaampook ngaamsaang angrum ah; Rangte nang ih neng tenroon theng asuh seechoh rum ah;
They will (betray others/hand others over to their enemies) and act foolishly. They will be overly/very proud of themselves, and they will love to please themselves instead of loving God.
5 neng ih seng thooroom ah rangkhoh nah luulu kap rum ano, amiisak chaan ah thaaju et rum ah. Erah likhiik mina jiin nawa haloh ih tong an.
[And, although they will] pretend that they worship God, they will not let [God’s Spirit] work powerfully [in their lives]. Do not associate with such people (OR, Do not let such people join [your congregation]),
6 Neng loong dung dowa ararah ah mih nok ni karum leh rangdah ni neng thetre thoi chamnaang tongte nyia neng tenthun jaatrep ethih ni thun ano larook lata ih tongte minuh loong ah neng lakmong nah thiin rum ah,
because some such [people, even now], subtly/deceivingly persuade foolish women to let them come into their houses, and then they deceive those women [so that they control what those women think. These women] have been burdened with sins {have sinned very much} and they have been led to do {they do} the many [evil] things that they strongly desire to do.
7 erah minuh loong ah ih saarookwih ese ah nyoot suh taat ram rumla ang abah uh neng ih amiisak ah babah uh tajat rumka.
[Even though] they are always [wanting to] learn new things, they are never able to recognize what is true.
8 Jens nyi Jambres ih uh Moses tiit daan nyuuta ah likhiik, arah mih loong ih uh amiisak ah edaan et rumha— erah miloong thung atak ah naririh tah angka nyia neng tuungmaang uh taje rumka.
Just like Jannes and Jambres [long ago] very much opposed Moses, so also some [people] now oppose the true [message. Those] people think only what is evil. God rejects them [because they do not] believe [what is true].
9 Enoothong neng ah haloh nah tajen soon rumka, tumeah neng mathan thungko ah warep ih tup rum ah. Jens nyia Jambres suh mamah angta erah likhiik angta.
Nevertheless, they will not continue to succeed, because most [HYP] people will understand clearly that such people are foolish, just like people also realized [clearly that Jannes and Jambres were foolish].
10 Enoothong an ih bah ngah ih nyoot hala ah phan et hu, nga reeraang pakna, nyia nga roidong thoilam ah phan et hu; nga hanpi ah thoijat et hu, nga ih naanhang ah jat et hu, nga mongnook ah jat et hu, nga ih naanhang ah jat et hu,
But as for yourself, you have fully known what I have taught. You have known [and imitated] the way in which I conducted my life, [and] what I have been trying to do. [You have] trusted [God as] I have. You have been patient as I have been. [You have] loved people [as] I have, and [you have] endured [as you suffered like] I have [suffered].
11 nga siiwi chamnaang ah jat et hu, nyia nga khoirok ah jat et hu. Entiook, Ikonium nyia Listra ni tumjih angtang loong ah thoontang ejat hu, echo ejih et siiwi chamnaang rum tahang adi mamet naantang rah ah! Rangte ih thong ba erah loong dowa puipang tahang.
[You know how I endured many times when people] harmed me. [They] caused me to suffer at Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra [cities]. [But although they caused me to suffer], I endured it; and every time [they] did those things to me, the Lord rescued me.
12 Warep mina o Jisu damdi roongroop ano heh roidong ah rangte menjat lam ih tongsong suh nookla loong abah siiwi chamnaang et ah;
(Indeed/You know that), for us [(inc)] who want to live (in a [godly manner/] a [manner that pleases God]), we will always be persecuted {there will always be people who will cause us to suffer} because we [have a close relationship with] Christ Jesus.
13 eno ethih nyia ese likhiik ih diiphoonte mina loong ah ethih nawa ethithoon ih hoon rum ah, neng teeteewah nyia mihoh loong ah riim mokwaan rum ano ah.
Evil people (OR, And those) who deceive other people will (get worse/teach things that are more and more wrong). [Specifically, they will] deceive other people, and [those who hear them will] deceive others.
14 Enoothong anbah, mamet nyoot taha jun ih amiisak tiit asuh ban hanpi ruh etheng. An suh nyootte ah o loong ang rumta an ih jat et hu,
But you, in contrast, must continue [to believe] what you have learned and (been assured of/firmly believe). [I know that you are confident/sure that it is true because] you know that you have learned it from all [of us who taught you] ([God’s truth/what is right]).
15 eno noodek tok dowa loong ah an ih samthun et hu, Rangteele Esa dowa ih thungse takmi Jisu Kristo suh hanpi jun ih khopiiroidong lam jen suikoh halu rah ah.
From [the time when you were] a child you have known the holy writings/Scriptures. [You now know that] they enabled you to become wise so that God saved you because of your believing in Christ Jesus.
16 Thoontang Rangteele loong ah Rangte tak alak, erah loong ah amiisak tiit nyootsoot muidoh, emoongtaang eah doh kanja suh, ethet eah doh huk punbaat suh, nyia epun ih songtong thoilam loong ah hukbaat kotmui tokdoh maaktheng ang ah,
God (inspired/put into men’s minds) everything [that is written] in the Scriptures {they [wrote] in the holy writings}, and those writings are all useful to teach [us what is true], to cause us to know [when we are] wrong and then (to correct us/to show us what we have done that is wrong), and to train/teach us to do what is right.
17 eno juuba o Rangte mootkaatte loong ah jaatrep ese ah jen moh suh rapne ejat nyia lathoom laram ang rum ah.
What [is written] {they wrote} is useful to help us who [serve] God to be ready/prepared to do all that we should do. By means of it, we are equipped {God gives us what we need} in order to do every [kind of] good deeds.
