1Ihi kečč a mmi, sseǧhed iman-ik s ṛṛeḥma i gellan di Ɛisa Lmasiḥ.
1Thou therefore, my child, be strong in the grace which [is] in Christ Jesus.
2Ayen tesliḍ s ɣuṛ-i zdat waṭas inigan, sseḥfeḍ-it i wid yeṭṭfen di liman di Ɛisa Lmasiḥ iwakken nutni daɣen ad izmiren a t-slemden i wiyaḍ.
2And the things thou hast heard of me in the presence of many witnesses, these entrust to faithful men, such as shall be competent to instruct others also.
3Awi amur-ik n leɛtab am uɛsekṛi n Lmasiḥ.
3Take thy share in suffering as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4Aɛsekṛi i gebɣan ad yeɛǧeb i lqebṭan-is ur ilaq ara ad ixemmem ɣef lecɣal n ddunit.
4No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.
5Ulac daɣen win ara irebḥen timzizla ma yella ur yuzzil ara akken i d-yenna lqanun.
5And if also any one contend [in the games], he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.
6Afellaḥ ițenɛețțaben, d nețța i gezwar lḥal ad iɣellet.
6The husbandman must labour before partaking of the fruits.
7Efhem ayen akka i k-d-nniɣ axaṭer d Sidi Ṛebbi ara k-iɛawnen aț-țfehmeḍ kullec.
7Think of what I say, for the Lord will give thee understanding in all things.
8Mmekti-d Ɛisa Lmasiḥ i d-iḥyan si ger lmegtin, win akken i d-iffɣen seg uẓaṛ n Sidna Dawed akken i t-id-yenna lexbaṛ n lxiṛ n Lmasiḥ i ɣ ɣ ecciṛeɣ ;
8Remember Jesus Christ raised from among [the] dead, of [the] seed of David, according to my glad tidings,
9lexbaṛ-agi i ɣef nneɛtabeɣ armi țwarzeɣ s snasel am akken d amcum i lliɣ, meɛna awal n Sidi Ṛebbi ur yețwacekkal ara.
9in which I suffer even unto bonds as an evil-doer: but the word of God is not bound.
10Daymi ṣebṛeɣ i kullec ɣef ddemma n wid yețwaxtaṛen iwakken ula d nutni ad sɛun leslak i gellan di Ɛisa Lmasiḥ akk-d țmanegt n dayem.
10For this cause I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that *they* also may obtain the salvation which [is] in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11Atah wayen yuklalen lețkal : ma nemmut yid-es, a nidir daɣen yid-es ;
11The word [is] faithful; for if we have died together with [him], we shall also live together;
12ma yella neṭṭef di liman, a neḥkem yid-es ; ma yella nenkkeṛ-it ula d nețța a ɣ-yenkeṛ ;
12if we endure, we shall also reign together; if we deny, *he* also will deny us;
13ma yella nexdeɛ-it, nețța ur a ɣ-ixeddeɛ ara axaṭer ur yezmir ara ad yenkeṛ ayen i d-yenna.
13if we are unfaithful, *he* abides faithful, for he cannot deny himself.
14Atah wayen ara sen-d-smektiḍ : nhu-ten zdat Ṛebbi ur țemčeqlalen ara ɣef yimeslayen ur nesɛi lmeɛna, yessufuɣen i webrid wid i sen ismeḥsisen.
14Of these things put in remembrance, testifying earnestly before the Lord not to have disputes of words, profitable for nothing, to the subversion of the hearers.
15Exdem lmeǧhud-ik zdat n Ṛebbi, aț-țiliḍ d aqeddac ibedden ɣer ccɣel-is, ur nețsetḥi ara deg wayen i gxeddem, i gețbecciṛen awal n Sidi Ṛebbi s lḥeqq.
15Strive diligently to present thyself approved to God, a workman that has not to be ashamed, cutting in a straight line the word of truth.
16Xḍu i yimeslayen ur nesɛi lmeɛna i gxulfen liman axaṭer wid i ten itebɛen simmal țzaden teffɣen i webrid n Ṛebbi.
16But profane, vain babblings shun, for they will advance to greater impiety,
17Imeslayen-nsen am lehlak i teddun di lǧețța armi yečča-ț meṛṛa. Llan gar-asen ?imnayus d Filitus
17and their word will spread as a gangrene; of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;
18i gwexxṛen ɣef webrid n tideț, qqaṛen belli ḥeggu n lmegtin dayen yedṛa-d, s wakka ssufuɣen aṭas n yemdanen seg webrid n liman.
18[men] who as to the truth have gone astray, saying that the resurrection has taken place already; and overthrow the faith of some.
19Lameɛna d lsas i gessers Sidi Ṛebbi ara idumen : Ssid-nneɣ yeẓra wid yellan d ayla-s ; f+ yura daɣen win ara yinin nekk d ayla-s, ilaq ad yexḍu i wayen n diri. f+
19Yet the firm foundation of God stands, having this seal, [The] Lord knows those that are his; and, Let every one who names the name of [the] Lord withdraw from iniquity.
20Deg wexxam n imeṛkantiyen mačči d iqbucen n ddheb neɣ n lfeṭṭa kan i gellan meɛna llan daɣen wid n wesɣaṛ d wid n wakal ; wid n ddheb d lfeṭṭa țțaǧan-ten i leqdic n wussan n tmeɣṛa ma d wiyaḍ i leqdic n mkul ass.
20But in a great house there are not only gold and silver vessels, but also wooden and earthen; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.
21Win ara yessizdgen iman-is yexḍa i lecɣal-agi n diri, ad yili am weqbuc-nni n ddheb neɣ n lfeṭṭa i sseqdacen deg wass n tmeɣṛa, yewjed ad yenfeɛ i wass m'ara t-yeḥwiǧ umɛellem-is.
21If therefore one shall have purified himself from these, [in separating himself from them], he shall be a vessel to honour, sanctified, serviceable to the Master, prepared for every good work.
22Exḍu i ccehwat n temẓi i gețɣuṛṛun, kečč akk-d wid ideɛɛun ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi s wul yeṣfan, nadi ɣef lḥeqq, liman, leḥmala ț-țalwit,.
22But youthful lusts flee, and pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those that call upon the Lord out of a pure heart.
23Ur ggar ara iman-ik di lketṛa n lehḍur ifeṛɣen ur nesɛi lmeɛna, xḍu-k seg-sen ; teẓriḍ belli țțawin-d anagar amennuɣ.
23But foolish and senseless questionings avoid, knowing that they beget contentions.
24Ur s-ilaq ara i uqeddac n Sidi Ṛebbi ad ițnaɣ. Ilaq ad yili d aḥnin ɣer medden, ad isselmed s ṣṣwab yerna ad isɛu ṣṣbeṛ ;
24And a bondman of [the] Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;
25ilaq ad issefhem s leɛqel wid i t-yețxalafen, ahat Sidi Ṛebbi a ten-id-yerr ɣer webrid iwakken ad issinen tideț,
25in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of [the] truth,
26a d-ldint wallen-nsen a d-snesren iman-nsen si tifextin n Cciṭan i ten-yeṭṭfen ad xedmen lebɣi-s.
26and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, [who are] taken by him, for *his* will.