1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
Paulo, mtume wa Kristo Yesu, kwa mapenzi ya Mungu; kwa ajili ya ahadi ya uzima ulio katika Kristo Yesu;
2 To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
kwa Timotheo, mwanangu mpendwa. Neema na iwe kwako, na rehema, na amani, zitokazo kwa Mungu Baba na kwa Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu.
Timothy, the Beloved
3 I thank God, whom I serve from my forefathers with pure conscience, that without ceasing I have remembrance of thee in my prayers night and day;
Namshukuru Mungu, nimwabuduye kwa dhamiri safi tangu zamani za wazee wangu, kama vile nikukumbukavyo wewe daima, katika kuomba kwangu usiku na mchana.
4 greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
Nami natamani sana kukuona, nikiyakumbuka machozi yako, ili nijae furaha;
5 when I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.
nikiikumbuka imani uliyo nayo isiyo na unafiki, ambayo ilikaa kwanza katika bibi yako Loisi, na katika mama yako Eunike, nami nasadiki wewe nawe unayo.
6 Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
Kwa sababu hiyo nakukumbusha, uichochee karama ya Mungu, iliyo ndani yako kwa kuwekewa mikono yangu.
7 For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Maana Mungu hakutupa roho ya woga, bali ya nguvu na ya upendo na ya moyo wa kiasi.
8 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
Basi usiuonee haya ushuhuda wa Bwana wetu, wala usinionee haya mimi mfungwa wake, bali uvumilie mabaya pamoja nami kwa ajili ya Injili, kwa kadiri ya nguvu ya Mungu;
9 who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
ambaye alituokoa akatuita kwa mwito mtakatifu, si kwa kadiri ya matendo yetu sisi, bali kwa kadiri ya makusudi yake yeye na neema yake. Neema hiyo tulipewa katika Kristo Yesu tangu milele,
10 but is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel:
na sasa inadhihirishwa kwa kufunuliwa kwake Mwokozi wetu Kristo Yesu; aliyebatili mauti, na kuufunua uzima na kutokuharibika, kwa ile Injili;
11 whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
ambayo kwa ajili ya hiyo naliwekwa niwe mhubiri na mtume na mwalimu.
12 For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Kwa sababu hiyo nimepatikana na mateso haya, wala sitahayari; kwa maana namjua yeye niliyemwamini, na kusadiki ya kwamba aweza kukilinda kile nilichokiweka amana kwake hata siku ile.
13 Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
Shika kielelezo cha maneno yenye uzima uliyoyasikia kwangu, katika imani na upendo ulio katika Kristo Yesu.
14 That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
Ilinde ile amana nzuri kwa Roho Mtakatifu akaaye ndani yetu.
15 This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
Waijua habari hii, ya kuwa wote walio wa Asia waliniepuka, ambao miongoni mwao wamo Figelo na Hermogene.
16 The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
Bwana awape rehema wale walio wa mlango wake Onesiforo; maana mara nyingi aliniburudisha, wala hakuuonea haya mnyororo wangu;
17 but, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me .
bali, alipokuwapo hapa Rumi, alinitafuta kwa bidii akanipata.
18 The Lord grant unto him that he may find mercy of the Lord in that day: and in how many things he ministered unto me at Ephesus, thou knowest very well.
Bwana na ampe kuona rehema machoni pa Bwana siku ile. Na jinsi alivyonihudumia kwa mengi huko Efeso, wewe unajua sana.
