¹Hatimaye, ndugu, tuombeeni ili ujumbe wa Bwana uzidi kuenea upesi na kupokelewa kwa heshima kama vile ulivyo kati yenu.

¹As to the rest, pray ye, brethren, concerning us, that the word of the Lord may run and may be glorified, as also with you,

²Ombeni pia ili Mungu atuokoe na watu wapotovu na waovu, maana si wote wanaoamini ujumbe huu.

²and that we may be delivered from the unreasonable and evil men, for the faith [is] not of all;

³Lakini Bwana ni mwaminifu. Yeye atawaimarisheni na kuwalinda salama na yule Mwovu.

³and stedfast is the Lord, who shall establish you, and shall guard [you] from the evil;

⁴Naye Bwana anatupatia tumaini kubwa juu yenu, na hatuna shaka kwamba mnafanya na mtaendelea kufanya yale tuliyowaambieni.

⁴and we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that the things that we command you ye both do and will do;

⁵Bwana aiongoze mioyo yenu katika upendo wa Mungu na katika uvumilivu tunaopewa na Kristo.

⁵and the Lord direct your hearts to the love of God, and to the endurance of the Christ.

⁶Ndugu, tunawaamuru kwa jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, mjiepushe na ndugu wote walio wavivu na ambao hawafuati maagizo tuliyowapa.

⁶And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

⁷Ninyi wenyewe mnajua kwamba mnapaswa kufuata mfano wetu. Sisi tulipokuwa nanyi hatukuwa wavivu;

⁷for yourselves have known how it behoveth [you] to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

⁸hatukula chakula kwa mtu yeyote bila ya kumlipa. Tulifanya kazi kwa bidii na taabu mchana na usiku ili tusiwe mzigo kwa mtu yeyote kati yenu.

⁸nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

⁹Tulifanya hivyo si kwa kuwa hatuna haki ya kutaka msaada wenu, ila kwa sababu tunataka kuwapeni mfano.

⁹not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;

¹⁰Tulipokuwa pamoja nanyi tulikuwa tukiwaambieni, "Mtu asiyefanya kazi, asile."

¹⁰for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

¹¹Tunasema mambo hayo kwa sababu tumesikia kwamba wako baadhi yenu ambao ni wavivu na ambao hawafanyi chochote, isipokuwa tu kujiingiza katika mambo ya watu wengine.

¹¹for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

¹²Kwa jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo tunawaamuru na kuwaonya watu hao wawe na nidhamu na kufanya kazi ili wajipatie maslahi yao wenyewe.

¹²and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

¹³Lakini ninyi ndugu, msichoke kutenda mema.

¹³and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,

¹⁴Huenda kwamba huko kuna mtu ambaye hatautii huu ujumbe tunaowapelekeeni katika barua hii. Ikiwa hivyo, basi, mfichueni mtu huyo na msiwe na uhusiano wowote naye kusudi aone aibu.

¹⁴and if any one do not obey our word through the letter, this one note ye, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed,

¹⁵Lakini msimtendee mtu huyo kama adui, bali mwonyeni kama ndugu.

¹⁵and as an enemy count [him] not, but admonish ye [him] as a brother;

¹⁶Bwana mwenyewe ndiye chanzo cha amani, awajalieni amani siku zote kwa kila namna. Bwana awe nanyi nyote.

¹⁶and may the Lord of the peace Himself give to you the peace always in every way; the Lord [is] with you all!

¹⁷Kwa mkono wangu mwenyewe naandika hivi: Salamu kutoka kwa Paulo! Hivi ndivyo ninavyotia sahihi kila barua; ndivyo ninavyoandika.

¹⁷The salutation by the hand of me, Paul, which is a sign in every letter; thus I write;

¹⁸Tunawatakieni nyote neema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.

¹⁸the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ [is] with you all! Amen.