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

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

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

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, implacable, slanderers, of unsubdued passions, savage, having no love for what is good,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

⁷always 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 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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];

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

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.

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

¹⁶Every scripture [is] divinely inspired, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, 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 complete, fully fitted to every good work.

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