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

¹But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.

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 self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

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

³without natural affection, implacable, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, no lovers of good,

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

⁴traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

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

⁵holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power therefore. From these also turn 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 are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

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

⁷ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

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

⁸And even as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also withstand the truth. Men corrupted in mind, reprobate 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 proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

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

¹⁰But thou didst follow my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, longsuffering, love, patience,

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

¹¹persecutions, sufferings. What things befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured. And out of them all the Lord delivered me.

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

¹²Yea, and all that would live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

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

¹³But evil men and impostors shall wax worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.

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

¹⁴But abide thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them.

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

¹⁵And that from a babe thou hast known the sacred writings which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which 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 scripture inspired of God [is] also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness.

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

¹⁷That the man of God may be complete, furnished completely unto every good work.