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

¹And this know thou, that in the last days there shall come perilous times,

²watu watakuwa na ubinafsi, wenye tamaa ya fedha, wenye majivuno, wenye kujiona, wenye kumtukana Mungu, wasiowatii wazazi wao, wasio na shukrani na waovu;

²for men shall be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, evil-speakers, to parents disobedient, unthankful, unkind,

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

³without natural affection, implacable, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, not lovers of those who are good,

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

⁴traitors, heady, lofty, lovers of pleasure more than lovers of God,

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

⁵having a form of piety, and its power having denied; and from these be turning away,

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

⁶for of these there are those coming into the houses and leading captive the silly women, laden with sins, led away with desires manifold,

⁷wanawake ambao wanajaribu daima kujifunza lakini hawawezi kuufikia ujuzi wa huo ukweli.

⁷always learning, and never to a knowledge of truth able to come,

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

⁸and, even as Jannes and Jambres stood against Moses, so also these do stand against the truth, men corrupted in mind, disapproved concerning the faith;

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

⁹but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

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

¹⁰And thou -- thou hast followed after my teaching, manner of life, purpose, faith, long-suffering, love, endurance,

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

¹¹the persecutions, the afflictions, that befel me in Antioch, in Iconium, in Lystra; what persecutions I endured, and out of all the Lord did deliver me,

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

¹²and all also who will to live piously in Christ Jesus shall be persecuted,

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

¹³and evil men and impostors shall advance to the worse, leading astray and being led astray.

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

¹⁴And thou -- be remaining in the things which thou didst learn and wast entrusted with, having known from whom thou didst learn,

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

¹⁵and because from a babe the Holy Writings thou hast known, which are able to make thee wise -- to salvation, through faith that [is] in Christ Jesus;

¹⁶Maandiko yote Matakatifu yameandikwa kwa uongozi wa Mungu, na yanafaa katika kufundishia ukweli, kuonya, kusahihisha makosa, na kuwaongoza watu waishi maisha adili,

¹⁶every Writing [is] God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that [is] in righteousness,

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

¹⁷that the man of God may be fitted -- for every good work having been completed.