2 Timotheo 2
1 Basi, wewe mwanangu, uwe hodari katika neema iliyo ndani ya Kristo Yesu.
Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2 Nayo mambo yale uliyonisikia nikiyasema mbele ya mashahidi wengi, uwakabidhi watu waaminifu watakaoweza kuwafundisha watu wengine vilevile.
And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3 Vumilia taabu pamoja nasi kama askari mwema wa Kristo Yesu.
Suffer hardship with [me], as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
4 Hakuna askari yeyote ambaye akiwa vitani hujishughulisha na mambo ya kawaida ya maisha haya kwa sababu nia yake ni kumpendeza yule aliyemwandika awe askari.
No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
5 Vivyo hivyo, yeye ashindanaye katika michezo hawezi kupewa tuzo ya ushindi asiposhindana kulingana na kanuni za mashindano.
And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.
6 Mkulima mwenye bidii ya kazi ndiye anayestahili kuwa wa kwanza kupata fungu la mavuno.
The husbandman that laboureth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
7 Fikiri sana kuhusu haya nisemayo, kwa maana Bwana atakupa ufahamu katika mambo hayo yote.
Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things.
8 Mkumbuke Yesu Kristo, aliyefufuliwa kutoka kwa wafu, yeye aliye wa uzao wa Daudi. Hii ndiyo Injili yangu,
Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:
9 ambayo kwayo ninateseka hata kufikia hatua ya kufungwa minyororo kama mhalifu. Lakini neno la Mungu halifungwi.
wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.
10 Kwa hiyo ninavumilia mambo yote kwa ajili ya wateule wa Mungu, kusudi wao nao wapate wokovu ulio katika Kristo Yesu, pamoja na utukufu wa milele. (aiōnios g166)
Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory. (aiōnios g166)
11 Hili ni neno la kuaminiwa: Kwa maana kama tumekufa pamoja naye, tutaishi pia pamoja naye.
Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him:
12 Kama tukistahimili, pia tutatawala pamoja naye. Kama tukimkana yeye, naye atatukana sisi.
if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:
13 Kama tusipoamini, yeye hudumu kuwa mwaminifu, kwa maana hawezi kujikana mwenyewe.
if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.
14 Endelea kuwakumbusha mambo haya ukiwaonya mbele za Bwana waache kushindana kwa maneno ambayo hayana faida yoyote bali huwaangamiza tu wale wanaoyasikia.
Of these things put them in remembrance, charging [them] in the sight of the Lord, that they strive not about words, to no profit, to the subverting of them that hear.
15 Jitahidi kujionyesha kwa Mungu kuwa umekubaliwa naye, mtendakazi asiye na sababu ya kuona aibu, ukilitumia kwa usahihi neno la kweli.
Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.
16 Jiepushe na maneno mabaya, yasiyo na maana, yasiyo ya utauwa, kwa maana hayo huzidi kuwatosa watu katika kukosa heshima kwa Mungu.
But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,
17 Mafundisho yao yataenea kama kidonda kisichopona. Miongoni mwao wamo Himenayo na Fileto
and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18 ambao wameiacha kweli, wakisema kwamba ufufuo wa wafu umekwisha kuwako, nao huharibu imani ya baadhi ya watu.
men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.
19 Lakini msingi wa Mungu ulio imara umesimama, ukiwa na muhuri wenye maandishi haya: “Bwana anawajua walio wake”; tena, “Kila alitajaye jina la Bwana, na auache uovu.”
Howbeit the firm foundation of God standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his: and, Let every one that nameth the name of the Lord depart from unrighteousness.
20 Katika nyumba kubwa si kwamba kuna vyombo vya dhahabu na fedha tu, bali pia vimo vyombo vya miti na vya udongo; vingine kwa matumizi maalum, na vingine kwa matumizi ya kawaida.
Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some unto honour, and some unto dishonour.
21 Basi ikiwa mtu amejitakasa na kujitenga na hayo niliyoyataja, atakuwa chombo maalum, kilichotengwa na ambacho kinamfaa mwenye nyumba, kimeandaliwa tayari kwa kila kazi njema.
If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, meet for the master’s use, prepared unto every good work.
22 Zikimbie tamaa mbaya za ujana, ufuate haki, imani, upendo na amani pamoja na wale wamwitao Bwana kwa moyo safi.
But flee youthful lusts, and follow after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
23 Jiepushe na mabishano ya kipumbavu na yasiyo na maana, kwa kuwa wajua ya kwamba hayo huzaa magomvi.
But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.
24 Tena haimpasi mtumishi wa Bwana kuwa mgomvi, bali inampasa awe mwema kwa kila mtu, awezaye kufundisha, tena mvumilivu.
And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
25 Inampasa kuwaonya kwa upole wale wanaopingana naye, kwa matumaini kwamba Mungu atawajalia kutubu na kuijua kweli,
in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,
26 ili fahamu zao ziwarudie tena, nao waponyoke katika mtego wa ibilisi ambaye amewateka wapate kufanya mapenzi yake.
and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by the Lord’s servant unto the will of God.
