¹Put them in mind to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient to rule, to be ready to do every good work,

¹Wakumbushe watu kuwastahi watawala na wenye mamlaka, kuwatii na kuwa tayari kwa kila namna kutenda mambo yote mema.

²to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, [to be] mild, shewing all meekness towards all men.

²Waambie wasimtukane mtu yeyote; bali waishi kwa amani na masikizano, wawe daima wapole kwa kila mtu.

³For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.

³Maana, wakati mmoja sisi tulikuwa wapumbavu, wakaidi na wapotovu. Tulikuwa watumwa wa tamaa na anasa za kila aina. Tuliishi maisha ya uovu na wivu; watu walituchukia nasi tukawachukia.

⁴But when the kindness and love to man of our Saviour God appeared,

⁴Lakini wakati wema na upendo wa Mungu, Mwokozi wetu, ulipofunuliwa,

⁵not on the principle of works which [have been done] in righteousness which *we* had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us through [the] washing of regeneration and renewal of [the] Holy Spirit,

⁵alituokoa. alituokoa si kwa sababu ya jambo lolote jema tulilotenda sisi, bali alituokoa kwa sababu ya huruma yake, kwa njia ya Roho Mtakatifu anayetujalia tuzaliwe upya na kuwa na maisha mapya kwa kutuosha kwa maji.

⁶which he poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour;

⁶Mungu alitumiminia Roho Mtakatifu bila kipimo kwa njia ya Yesu Kristo, Mwokozi wetu,

⁷that, having been justified by *his* grace, we should become heirs according to [the] hope of eternal life.

⁷ili kwa neema yake tupate kukubaliwa kuwa waadilifu na kuupokea uzima wa milele tunaoutumainia.

⁸The word [is] faithful, and I desire that thou insist strenuously on these things, that they who have believed God may take care to pay diligent attention to good works. These things are good and profitable to men.

⁸Jambo hili ni kweli. Ninakutaka uyatilie mkazo mambo haya, ili wale wanaomwamini Mungu, wawe na hamu ya kuutumia wakati wao katika kutenda mema, ambayo ni mambo mazuri na ya manufaa kwa watu.

⁹But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the law, shun; for they are unprofitable and vain.

⁹Lakini jiepushe na ubishi wa kipumbavu, ugomvi na mabishano juu ya Sheria. Mambo hayo hayana faida yoyote na ni ya bure tu.

¹⁰An heretical man after a first and second admonition have done with,

¹⁰Mtu anayesababisha mafarakano mpe onyo la kwanza na la pili, kisha achana naye.

¹¹knowing that such a one is perverted, and sins, being self-condemned.

¹¹Wajua kwamba mtu wa namna hiyo amepotoka kabisa, na dhambi zake zathibitisha kwamba amekosea.

¹²When I shall send Artemas to thee, or Tychicus, use diligence to come to me to Nicopolis; for I have decided to winter there.

¹²Baada ya kumtuma kwako Artema au Tukiko, fanya bidii kuja Nikopoli unione, maana nimeamua kukaa huko wakati wa majira ya baridi.

¹³Zenas the lawyer and Apollos set forward diligently on their way, that nothing may be lacking to them;

¹³Jitahidi kumsaidia mwana sheria Zena na Apolo ili waweze kuanza ziara zao na uhakikishe kwamba wana kila kitu wanachohitaji.

¹⁴and let ours also learn to apply themselves to good works for necessary wants, that they may not be unfruitful.

¹⁴Ni lazima watu wetu wajifunze kuutumia wakati wao katika kutenda mema ili wasaidie katika mahitaji ya kweli, na maisha yao yawe ya kufaa.

¹⁵All with me salute thee. Salute those who love us in [the] faith. Grace [be] with you all.

¹⁵Watu wote walio pamoja nami wanakusalimu. Wasalimu rafiki zetu katika imani. Nawatakieni nyote neema ya Mungu.