2 Timothy 3

1 But understand this: In the last days terrible times will come.

1 Lakini yakupasa ufahamu jambo hili, kwamba siku za mwisho kutakuwa na nyakati za hatari.

2 For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy,

2 Kwa maana watu watakuwa wenye kujipenda wenyewe, wenye kupenda fedha, wenye kujisifu, wenye kiburi, wenye kumkufuru Mungu, wasiotii wazazi wao, wasio na shukrani, wasio watakatifu,

3 unloving, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, without love of good,

3 wasio na upendo, wasiopenda kupatanishwa, wasingiziaji, wasiozuia tamaa zao, wakatili, wasiopenda mema,

4 traitorous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God,

4 wasaliti, wakaidi, waliojaa majivuno, wapendao anasa zaidi kuliko kumpenda Mungu:

5 having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!

5 wakiwa na mfano wa utauwa kwa nje, lakini wakizikana nguvu za Mungu. Jiepushe na watu wa namna hiyo.

6 They are the kind who worm their way into households and captivate vulnerable women who are weighed down with sins and led astray by various passions,

6 Miongoni mwao wamo wale wajiingizao katika nyumba za watu na kuwachukua mateka wanawake wajinga, waliolemewa na dhambi zao na kuyumbishwa na aina zote za tamaa mbaya.

7 who are always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth.

7 Wakijifunza siku zote lakini kamwe wasiweze kufikia ujuzi wa kweli.

8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.

8 Kama vile Yane na Yambre walivyopingana na Mose, vivyo hivyo watu hawa hupingana na ile kweli. Hawa ni watu wenye akili zilizopotoka, ambao wamekataliwa kwa mambo ya imani.

9 But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.

9 Lakini hawataendelea sana, kwa sababu upumbavu wao utakuwa dhahiri kwa watu wote, kama ulivyokuwa dhahiri upumbavu wa hao watu wawili.

10 You, however, have observed my teaching, my conduct, my purpose, my faith, my patience, my love, my perseverance,

10 Lakini wewe umeyajua mafundisho yangu, mwenendo, makusudi, imani, uvumilivu, upendo, ustahimilivu,

11 my persecutions, and the sufferings that came upon me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra. What persecutions I endured! Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them.

11 mateso na taabu, yaani mambo yote yaliyonipata huko Antiokia, Ikonio na Listra, mateso yote niliyostahimili, lakini Bwana aliniokoa katika hayo yote.

12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted,

12 Naam, yeyote anayetaka kuishi maisha ya utauwa ndani ya Kristo Yesu atateswa.

13 while evil men and imposters go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.

13 Lakini watu waovu na wadanganyaji watazidi kuwa waovu, wakidanganya na kudanganyika.

14 But as for you, continue in the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you have learned them.

14 Bali wewe, udumu katika yale uliyojifunza na kuyaamini kwa uthabiti, ukitambua ya kuwa ulijifunza hayo kutoka kwa nani,

15 From infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

15 na jinsi ambavyo tangu utoto umeyajua Maandiko matakatifu, ambayo yanaweza kukuhekimisha upate wokovu kwa njia ya imani katika Kristo Yesu.

16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

16 Kila Andiko limevuviwa na Mungu na lafaa kwa mafundisho, kwa kuwaonya watu makosa yao, kwa kuwaongoza na kwa kuwafundisha katika haki,

17 so that the man of God may be complete, fully equipped for every good work.

17 ili mtu wa Mungu awe amekamilishwa, apate kutenda kila kazi njema.