¹But this know, that in [the] last days difficult times shall be there;

¹Asi uzivewo ichi, kuti mumazuva ekupedzisira nguva dzekutambudzika dzichasvika.

²for men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, evil speakers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, profane,

²Nekuti vanhu vachava vanozvida, vanoda mari, vanozvirumbidza, vanozvikudza, vanyombi, vasingateereri vabereki, vasingavongi, vasiri vatsvene,

³without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,

³vasina rudo rwechisikigo, vasingadi kuyanana, vacheri, vasingazvidzori, vane hasha, vasingadi zvakanaka,

⁴traitors, headlong, of vain pretensions, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

⁴vatengesi, vanongomhanyirira, vane manyawi, vanoda mafaro kupfuura kuda Mwari;

⁵having a form of piety but denying the power of it: and from these turn away.

⁵vane mufananidzo weuMwari, asi vakaramba simba rako; ubve pavanhu vakadai.

⁶For of these are they who are getting into houses, and leading captive silly women, laden with sins, led by various lusts,

⁶Nekuti pane ivava varipo vanopinda mudzimba vachiverevedza, vachitapa zvikadzi nzenza, vakaremedzwa nezvivi, vanozvuzvurudzwa nekuchiva kwakasiyana siyana,

⁷always learning, and never able to come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.

⁷zvinongogara zvichidzidza, asi hazvitongogoni kusvika paruzivo rwechokwadi.

⁸Now in the same manner in which Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, thus these also withstand the truth; men corrupted in mind, found worthless as regards the faith.

⁸Jane naJambere sezvavakapikisa Mozisi, saizvozvo ava vanoramba chokwadi, vanhu vendangariro dzakaodzwa, vakarashwa parutendo.

⁹But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.

⁹Asi havachapfuuriri mberi, nekuti upenzi hwavo hwuchaonekwa kune vose, sezvakazoita hwavowo.

¹⁰But *thou* hast been thoroughly acquainted with my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, endurance,

¹⁰Asi iwe wakatevera zvakazara dzidziso yangu, mufambiro, chinangwa, rutendo, moyo murefu, rudo, kutsungirira,

¹¹persecutions, sufferings: what [sufferings] happened to me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured; and the Lord delivered me out of all.

¹¹kushushwa, nenhamo, zvakandiwira paAndiyokiya, paIkoniyamu, napaRistra, kushushwa kwakadini kwandakatsunga makuri, uye Mwari wakandinunura maari ose.

¹²And all indeed who desire to live piously in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.

¹²Hongu, nevose vanoda kurarama muuMwari muna Kristu Jesu vachashushwa;

¹³But wicked men and juggling impostors shall advance in evil, leading and being led astray.

¹³asi vanhu vakaipa nevanyengeri vachaenderera mberi pakuipa vachitsausa nekutsauswa.

¹⁴But *thou*, abide in those things which thou hast learned, and [of which] thou hast been fully persuaded, knowing of whom thou hast learned [them];

¹⁴Asi iwe rambira pazvinhu zvawakadzidza uye zvakasimbiswa kwauri, uchiziva kuti wakazvidzidza kuna ani,

¹⁵and that from a child thou hast known the sacred letters, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation, through faith which [is] in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵uye kuti kubvira paucheche wakaziva magwaro matsvene, anogona kukuchenjedza kusvikira pakuponeswa kubudikidza nerutendo rwuri muna Kristu Jesu.

¹⁶Every scripture [is] divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for correction, for instruction in righteousness;

¹⁶Rugwaro rwose rwakafemerwa naMwari runobatsira padzidziso, pakutsiura, pakururamisa, nekuraira kuri mukururama,

¹⁷that the man of God may be complete, fully fitted to every good work.

¹⁷kuti munhu waMwari ave wakakwana, agadzirirwa kwazvo basa rose rakanaka.