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

¹Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may run and be glorified, even as also [it is] 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 unreasonable and evil men; for all have not faith.

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

³But the Lord is faithful, who shall establish you, and guard you from the evil [one].

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 ye both do and will do the things which we command.

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

⁵And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patience of Christ.

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

⁶Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which they received of us.

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

⁷For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves 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.

⁸neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden 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 the right, but to make ourselves and ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.

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

¹⁰For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not 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 some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

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

¹²Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

¹³Lakini ninyi ndugu, msichoke kutenda mema.

¹³But ye, brethren, be not weary in well-doing.

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 man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed.

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

¹⁵And [yet] count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

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

¹⁶Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times in all ways. The Lord be with you all.

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

¹⁷The salutation of me Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write.

¹⁸Tunawatakieni nyote neema ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.

¹⁸The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.