2 Timotheo 2
1 Kwa hiyo, wewe mwanangu, utiwe nguvu katika neema iliyondani ya Kristo Yesu.
Thou, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that [is] in Christ Jesus,
2 Na mambo uliyoyasikia kwangu miongoni mwa mashahidi wengi, uyakabidhi kwa watu waaminifu ambao wataweza kuwafundisha wengine pia.
and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;
3 Shiriki mateso pamoja nami, kama askari mwema wa Kristo Yesu.
thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;
4 Hakuna askari atumikae wakati huo huo akijihusisha na shughuli za kawaida za maisha haya, ili kwamba ampendeze ofisa wake mkuu.
no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;
5 Pia kama mtu akishindana kama mwanariadha, hatapewa taji asiposhindana kwa kufuata kanuni.
and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;
6 Ni Muhimu kwamba mkulima mwenye bidii awe wa kwanza kupokea mgao wa mazao yake.
the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;
7 Tafakari kuhusu nisemacho, kwa maana Bwana atakupa uelewa katika mambo yote.
be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.
8 Mkumbuke Yesu Kristo, kutoka uzao wa Daudi, ambaye alifufuliwa kutoka kwa wafu. Hii ni kulingana na ujumbe wangu wa Injili,
Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,
9 ambao kwa sababu ya huo ninateswa hata kufungwa minyororo kama mhalifu. Lakini neno la Mungu halifungwi kwa minyororo.
in which I suffer evil — unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound;
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)
because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that [is] in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during. (aiōnios g166)
11 Usemi huu ni wakuaminika: “Ikiwa tumekufa pamoja naye, tutaishi pamoja naye pia,
Stedfast [is] the word: For if we died together — we also shall live together;
12 kama tukivumilia, tutatawala pamoja naye pia, kama tukimkana yeye, naye pia atatukana sisi.
if we do endure together — we shall also reign together; if we deny [him], he also shall deny us;
13 kama hatutakuwa waaminifu, yeye atabaki kuwa mwaminifu, maana hawezi kujikana mwenyewe.”
if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.
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.
These things remind [them] of, testifying fully before the Lord — not to strive about words to nothing profitable, but to the subversion of those hearing;
15 Fanya bidii kujionesha kuwa umekubalika kwa Mungu kama mtenda kazi asiye na sababu ya kulaumiwa. Litumie neno la kweli kwa usahihi.
be diligent to present thyself approved to God — a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;
16 Jiepushe na majadiliano ya kidunia, ambayo huongoza kwa zaidi na zaidi ya uasi.
and the profane vain talkings stand aloof from, for to more impiety they will advance,
17 Majadiliano yao yatasambaa kama donda ndugu. Miongoni mwao ni Himenayo na Fileto.
and their word as a gangrene will have pasture, of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus,
18 Hawa ni watu walioukosa ukweli. Wanasema ya kuwa ufufuo tayari umishatokea. Wanapindua imani ya baadhi ya watu.
who concerning the truth did swerve, saying the rising again to have already been, and do overthrow the faith of some;
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.”
sure, nevertheless, hath the foundation of God stood, having this seal, 'The Lord hath known those who are His,' and 'Let him depart from unrighteousness — every one who is naming the name of Christ.'
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.
And in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth, and some to honour, and some to dishonour:
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, any one may cleanse himself from these, he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified and profitable to the master — to every good work having been prepared,
22 Zikimbie tamaa za ujanani. Ukifuata haki, imani, upendo na amani pamoja na wale wamwitao Bwana kwa moyo safi.
and the youthful lusts flee thou, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those calling upon the Lord out of a pure heart;
23 Lakini ukatae upumbavu na maswali ya kipuuzi. Kwani unajua ya kuwa huzaa ugomvi.
and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife,
24 Mtumishi wa Bwana hapaswi kugombana, badala yake inampasa kuwa mpole kwa watu wote, awezaye kufundisha, na mvumilivu.
and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
25 Ni lazima awaelimishe kwa upole wale wampingao. Yamkini Mungu aweze kuwapatia toba kwa kuifahamu kweli.
in meekness instructing those opposing — if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the 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 awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.
