1Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, according to the promise of life which is in Christ Jesus,
1Mimi Paulo, ambaye Mungu alitaka niwe mtume wa Kristo Yesu ili niutangaze ule uzima tulioahidiwa katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu,
2To Timothy, my dearly beloved son: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
2nakuandikia wewe mwanangu mpenzi Timotheo. Nakutakia neema, huruma na amani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba na Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu.
3I 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;
3Ninamshukuru Mungu ambaye ninamtumikia kwa dhamiri safi kama walivyofanya wazee wangu; namshukuru kila ninapokukumbuka daima katika sala zangu.
4Greatly desiring to see thee, being mindful of thy tears, that I may be filled with joy;
4Nakumbuka machozi yako na ninatamani usiku na mchana kukuona, ili nijazwe furaha.
5When 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.
5Naikumbuka imani yako ya kweli, imani aliyokuwa nayo nyanya yako Loisi, na pia mama yako Eunike. Nina hakika kwamba wewe pia unayo.
6Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands.
6Ndio maana nakukumbusha ukiweke motomoto kile kipaji ulichopewa na Mungu wakati nilipokuwekea mikono yangu.
7For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
7Kwa maana Mungu hakutupa Roho wa kutufanya tuwe waoga, bali alitupa Roho wa kutujalia nguvu, upendo na nidhamu.
8Be 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;
8Basi, usione haya kumshuhudia Bwana wetu, wala usione haya kwa sababu yangu mimi niliye mfungwa kwa ajili yake. Lakini shiriki katika mateso kwa ajili ya Habari Njema, kadiri ya nguvu unazopewa na Mungu.
9Who 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,
9Yeye alituokoa, akatuita tuwe watu wake yeye mwenyewe, si kwa sababu ya matendo yetu wenyewe bali kwa sababu ya kusudi lake na neema yake. Alitujalia neema hiyo katika Kristo Yesu kabla mwanzo wa nyakati;
10But 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:
10lakini sasa imefunuliwa kwetu kwa kuja kwake Mwokozi wetu Yesu Kristo. Yeye amekomesha nguvu za kifo, na kwa njia ya Habari Njema akadhihirisha uzima usio kufa.
11Whereunto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.
11Mungu amenichagua mimi niwe mtume na mwalimu kwa ajili ya kuhubiri Habari Njema,
12For 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.
12nami nateseka mambo haya kwa sababu hiyo. Lakini niko bado timamu kabisa kwani namjua yule niliyemwamini, tena nina hakika kwamba yeye aweza kukilinda salama kile alichonikabidhi, mpaka Siku ile.
13Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and love which is in Christ Jesus.
13Shika kwa makini mafundisho yale ya kweli niliyokufundisha, na kubaki katika hiyo imani na huo upendo wetu katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu.
14That good thing which was committed unto thee keep by the Holy Ghost which dwelleth in us.
14Jambo lile bora ulilokabidhiwa lilinde kwa nguvu ya Roho Mtakatifu anayeishi ndani yetu.
15This thou knowest, that all they which are in Asia be turned away from me; of whom are Phygellus and Hermogenes.
15Kama unavyojua, watu wote mkoani Asia wameniacha, miongoni mwao wakiwa Fugelo na Hermogene.
16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
16Bwana aihurumie jamaa ya Onesiforo, kwa sababu aliniburudisha rohoni mara nyingi, wala hakuona haya kwa kuwa nilikuwa kifungoni,
17But, when he was in Rome, he sought me out very diligently, and found me.
17ila mara tu alipofika Roma, alianza kunitafuta kwa bidii mpaka akanipata.
18The 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.
18Bwana amjalie huruma katika Siku ile! Nawe wajua vizuri mengi aliyonifanyia huko Efeso.