2 Timotheo 2
1 Kwa hiyo, wewe mwanangu, utiwe nguvu katika neema iliyondani ya Kristo Yesu.
You must, then, my child, find strength in the help which comes from the union with Christ Jesus;
2 Na mambo uliyoyasikia kwangu miongoni mwa mashahidi wengi, uyakabidhi kwa watu waaminifu ambao wataweza kuwafundisha wengine pia.
and what you learnt from me, in the presence of many listeners, entrust to reliable people, who will be able in their turn to teach others.
3 Shiriki mateso pamoja nami, kama askari mwema wa Kristo Yesu.
Share hardships with me, as a true soldier of Christ Jesus.
4 Hakuna askari atumikae wakati huo huo akijihusisha na shughuli za kawaida za maisha haya, ili kwamba ampendeze ofisa wake mkuu.
A soldier on active service, to please his superior officer, always avoids entangling himself in the affairs of ordinary life.
5 Pia kama mtu akishindana kama mwanariadha, hatapewa taji asiposhindana kwa kufuata kanuni.
No athlete is ever awarded the wreath of victory unless they have kept the rules.
6 Ni Muhimu kwamba mkulima mwenye bidii awe wa kwanza kupokea mgao wa mazao yake.
The laborer who does the work should be the first to receive a share of the fruits of the earth.
7 Tafakari kuhusu nisemacho, kwa maana Bwana atakupa uelewa katika mambo yote.
Reflect on what I say; the Lord will always help you to understand.
8 Mkumbuke Yesu Kristo, kutoka uzao wa Daudi, ambaye alifufuliwa kutoka kwa wafu. Hii ni kulingana na ujumbe wangu wa Injili,
Keep before your mind Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David, as told in the good news entrusted to me;
9 ambao kwa sababu ya huo ninateswa hata kufungwa minyororo kama mhalifu. Lakini neno la Mungu halifungwi kwa minyororo.
in the service of which I am suffering hardships, even to being put in fetters as a criminal. But the message of God is not fettered;
10 Kwa hiyo, navumilia mambo yote kwa ajili ya wale ambao Mungu amekwishawachagua, ili kwamba nao pia waupate wokovu ulio katika Kristo Yesu pamoja na utukufu wa milele. (aiōnios g166)
and that is why I submit to anything for the sake of God’s people: so that they also may obtain the salvation which comes from union with Christ Jesus, and imperishable glory. (aiōnios g166)
11 Usemi huu ni wakuaminika: “Ikiwa tumekufa pamoja naye, tutaishi pamoja naye pia,
How true this saying is – ‘If we have shared his death, we will also share his life.
12 kama tukivumilia, tutatawala pamoja naye pia, kama tukimkana yeye, naye pia atatukana sisi.
If we continue to endure, we will also share his throne. If we should ever disown him, he, too, will disown us.
13 kama hatutakuwa waaminifu, yeye atabaki kuwa mwaminifu, maana hawezi kujikana mwenyewe.”
If we lose our trust, he is still to be trusted, for he cannot be false to himself!’
14 Endelea kuwakumbusha juu ya mambo haya. Waonye mbele za Mungu waache kubishana kuhusu maneno. Kwa sababu hakuna manufaa katika jambo hili. Kutokana na hili kuna uharibifu kwa wale wanaosikiliza.
Remind people of all this; tell them solemnly, as in the sight of God, to avoid controversy, a useless thing and the ruin of those who listen to it.
15 Fanya bidii kujionesha kuwa umekubalika kwa Mungu kama mtenda kazi asiye na sababu ya kulaumiwa. Litumie neno la kweli kwa usahihi.
Do your utmost to show yourself true to God, a worker with no reason to be ashamed, accurate in delivering the message of the truth.
16 Jiepushe na majadiliano ya kidunia, ambayo huongoza kwa zaidi na zaidi ya uasi.
Avoid profane prattle. Those who indulge in it only get deeper into irreligious ways,
17 Majadiliano yao yatasambaa kama donda ndugu. Miongoni mwao ni Himenayo na Fileto.
and their teaching will spread like a cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are instances of this.
18 Hawa ni watu walioukosa ukweli. Wanasema ya kuwa ufufuo tayari umishatokea. Wanapindua imani ya baadhi ya watu.
They have gone completely astray as regards the truth; they say that a resurrection has already taken place, and so upset some people’s faith.
19 Hata hivyo, msingi imara wa Mungu unasimama, wenye uandishi huu, “Bwana anawajua walio wake, na kila alitajaye jina la Bwana ni lazima ajitenge na udhalimu.”
Yet God’s firm foundation still stands unmoved, and it bears this inscription – ‘THE LORD KNOWS THOSE WHO ARE HIS’; and this – ‘LET ALL THOSE WHO USE THE NAME OF THE LORD TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS.’
20 Kwenye nyumba ya kitajiri, siyo kwamba vimo vyombo vya dhahabu na shaba tu. Pia kuna vyombo vya miti na udongo. Baadhi ya hivi ni kwa ajili ya matumizi ya heshima na baadhi yake ni kwa matumizi yasiyo ya heshima.
Now in a large house there are not only things of gold and silver, but also others of wood and earthenware, some for better and some for common use.
21 Ikiwa mtu atajitakasa mwenyewe kutoka kwenye matumizi yasiyo ya heshima, yeye ni chombo chenye kuheshimika. Ametengwa maalumu, mwenye manufaa kwa Bwana, na ameandaliwa kwa kila kazi njema.
If, then, a person has escaped from the pollution of such errors as I have mentioned, they will be like a thing kept for better use, set apart, serviceable to its owner, ready for any good purpose.
22 Zikimbie tamaa za ujanani. Ukifuata haki, imani, upendo na amani pamoja na wale wamwitao Bwana kwa moyo safi.
Flee from the passions of youth, but pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, in the company of those who, with a pure heart, invoke the Lord.
23 Lakini ukatae upumbavu na maswali ya kipuuzi. Kwani unajua ya kuwa huzaa ugomvi.
Shun foolish and ignorant discussions, for you know that they only breed quarrels;
24 Mtumishi wa Bwana hapaswi kugombana, badala yake inampasa kuwa mpole kwa watu wote, awezaye kufundisha, na mvumilivu.
and a servant of the Lord should never quarrel. They ought, on the contrary, to be courteous to everyone, skillful teachers, and forbearing.
25 Ni lazima awaelimishe kwa upole wale wampingao. Yamkini Mungu aweze kuwapatia toba kwa kuifahamu kweli.
They should instruct their opponents in a gentle spirit; for, possibly, God may give those opponents a repentance that will lead to a fuller knowledge of truth,
26 Waweze kupata ufahamu tena na kuepuka mtego wa Shetani, baada ya kuwa wametekwa na yeye kwa ajili ya mapenzi yake.
and they may yet come to a sober mind, and escape from the devil’s net, when captured by the Lord’s servant to do the will of God.
