2 Timotheo 2
Askari mwaminifu wa Yesu Kristo
1 Basi, wewe mwanangu, uwe na nguvu katika neema tunayopata katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu. 2 Chukua yale mafundisho uliyonisikia nikitangaza mbele ya mashahidi wengi, uyakabidhi kwa watu wanaoaminika, ambao wataweza kuwafundisha wengine pia. 3 Shiriki katika mateso kama askari mwaminifu wa Kristo Yesu. 4 Mwanajeshi vitani hujiepusha na shughuli za maisha ya kawaida, ili aweze kumpendeza mkuu wa jeshi. 5 Mwanariadha yeyote hawezi kushinda na kupata zawadi ya ushindi kama asipozitii sheria za michezo. 6 Mkulima ambaye amefanya kazi ngumu anastahili kupata sehemu ya kwanza ya mavuno. 7 Fikiria hayo ninayosema, kwani Bwana atakuwezesha uelewe kila kitu.
8 Mkumbuke Yesu Kristo aliyefufuliwa kutoka kwa wafu, aliyekuwa wa ukoo wa Daudi, kama isemavyo Habari Njema ninayoihubiri, 9 na ambayo kwa sababu yake mimi nateseka na nimefungwa minyororo kama mhalifu. Lakini neno la Mungu haliwezi kufungwa minyororo. 10 Kwa hiyo navumilia kila kitu kwa ajili ya wateule wa Mungu, ili wao pia wapate ukombozi upatikanao kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo, na ambao huleta utukufu wa milele. 11 Usemi huu ni wa kweli: “Ikiwa tulikufa pamoja naye, tutaishi pia pamoja naye.
12 Tukiendelea kuvumilia, tutatawala pia pamoja naye. Tukimkana, naye pia atatukana.
13 Tukikosa kuwa waaminifu,
yeye hubaki mwaminifu daima,
maana yeye hawezi kujikana mwenyewe.”
Mfanyakazi aliyekubaliwa na Mungu
14 Basi, wakumbushe watu wako mambo haya na kuwaonya mbele ya Mungu waache ubishi juu ya maneno. Ubishi huo haufai, ila huleta tu uharibifu mkuu kwa wale wanaousikia. 15 Jitahidi kupata kibali kamili mbele ya Mungu kama mfanyakazi ambaye haoni haya juu ya kazi yake na ambaye hufundisha sawa ule ujumbe wa kweli. 16 Jiepushe na majadiliano yasiyofaa na ya kipumbavu; kwani hayo huzidi kuwatenga watu mbali na Mungu. 17 Mafundisho ya aina hiyo ni kama donda linalokula mwili. Miongoni mwa hao waliofundisha hayo ni Humenayo na Fileto. 18 Hawa wamepotoka kabisa mbali na ukweli, na wanatia imani ya watu wengine katika wasiwasi kwa kusema ati ufufuo wetu umekwisha fanyika. 19 Lakini msingi thabiti uliowekwa na Mungu uko imara, na juu yake yameandikwa maneno haya: “Bwana anawafahamu wale walio wake,” na “Kila asemaye yeye ni wa Bwana, ni lazima aachane na uovu.”
20 Katika nyumba kubwa kuna mabakuli na vyombo vya kila namna: Vingine ni vya fedha na dhahabu, vingine vya mbao na udongo, vingine vya matumizi ya heshima na vingine kwa ajili ya matumizi ya kawaida. 21 Basi, kama mtu atajitakasa kwa kujitenga mbali na mambo hayo yote maovu, atakuwa chombo cha matumizi ya pekee, kwa sababu amewekwa wakfu, anamfaa Bwana wake na yupo tayari kwa kila kazi njema. 22 Jiepushe na tamaa za ujana, fuata uadilifu, imani, upendo, amani, pamoja na watu wote ambao wanamwomba Bwana kwa moyo safi. 23 Epuka ubishi wa kijinga na kipumbavu; wajua kwamba hayo huleta magomvi. 24 Mtumishi wa Bwana asigombane. Anapaswa kuwa mpole kwa watu wote, mwalimu mwema na mvumilivu, 25 ambaye ni mpole anapowaonya wapinzani wake, kwani huenda Mungu akawajalia nafasi ya kutubu, wakapata kuujua ukweli. 26 Hapo fahamu zao zitawarudia tena, wakaponyoka katika mtego wa Ibilisi aliyewanasa na kuwafanya wayatii matakwa yake.
2 Timothy 2
1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.2 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 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.4 No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.5 And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.6 The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.7 Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things.8 Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:9 wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God is not bound.10 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.11 Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him:12 if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us:13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself.14 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 Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.16 But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,17 and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: of whom is Hymenaeus an Philetus;18 men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow the faith of some.19 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 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 honor, and some unto dishonor.21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for the master’s use, prepared unto every good work.22 after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.23 But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.24 And the Lord’s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,25 in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,26 and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.