¹This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

¹Kumbuka kwamba, katika siku za mwisho kutakuwa na nyakati za taabu.

²For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

²watu watakuwa na ubinafsi, wenye tamaa ya fedha, wenye majivuno, wenye kujiona, wenye kumtukana Mungu, wasiowatii wazazi wao, wasio na shukrani na waovu;

³Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

³watatokea watu wasio na upendo moyoni, wasio na huruma, wachongezi, walafi na wakali; watachukia chochote kilicho chema;

⁴Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

⁴watakuwa wahaini, wakaidi na waliojaa kiburi; watapenda anasa kuliko kumpenda Mungu.

⁵Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

⁵Kwa nje wataonekana kama watu wenye kumcha Mungu, lakini wataikana nguvu yake. Jiepushe kabisa na watu wa namna hiyo.

⁶For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

⁶Baadhi yao huenda katika nyumba za watu na huwateka wanawake dhaifu waliolemewa mizigo ya dhambi na ambao wanaongozwa na tamaa za kila aina;

⁷Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

⁷wanawake ambao wanajaribu daima kujifunza lakini hawawezi kuufikia ujuzi wa huo ukweli.

⁸Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

⁸Watu hao huupinga ukweli kama vile Yane na Yambre walivyompinga Mose.

⁹But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as their's also was.

⁹Lakini hawataweza kuendelea zaidi kwa maana upumbavu wao utaonekana wazi kwa wote. Ndivyo ilivyokuwa kwa akina Yane na Yambre.

¹⁰But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

¹⁰Wewe lakini, umeyafuata mafundisho yangu, mwenendo wangu, makusudi yangu katika maisha, imani yangu, uvumilivu wangu, upendo wangu, subira yangu,

¹¹Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

¹¹udhalimu na mateso yangu. Unayajua mambo yaliyonipata huko Antiokia, Ikonio na Lustra. Nilivumilia udhalimu mkubwa mno! Lakini Bwana aliniokoa katika mambo hayo yote.

¹²Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

¹²Kila mtu anayetaka kuishi maisha ya kumcha Mungu katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu lazima adhulumiwe.

¹³But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

¹³Watu waovu na wadanyanyifu watazidi kuwa waovu zaidi na zaidi kwa kuwadanganya wengine na kudanganyika wao wenyewe.

¹⁴But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

¹⁴Lakini wewe dumu katika ukweli ule uliofundishwa, ukaukubali kabisa. Unawajua wale waliokuwa walimu wako.

¹⁵And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵Unakumbuka kwamba tangu utoto wako umeyajua Maandiko Matakatifu ambayo yaweza kukupatia hekima iletayo wokovu kwa njia ya imani kwa Kristo Yesu.

¹⁶All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

¹⁶Maandiko yote Matakatifu yameandikwa kwa uongozi wa Mungu, na yanafaa katika kufundishia ukweli, kuonya, kusahihisha makosa, na kuwaongoza watu waishi maisha adili,

¹⁷That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

¹⁷ili mtu anayemtumikia Mungu awe mkamilifu, na tayari kabisa kufanya kila tendo jema.