¹Nakuamuru mbele ya Mungu, na mbele ya Kristo Yesu atakayewahukumu watu walio hai na wafu, na kwa sababu anakuja kutawala akiwa Mfalme:

¹I command you therefore before God and the Lord Jesus Christ, who will judge the living and the dead at his appearing and his Kingdom:

²hubiri huo ujumbe, sisitiza kuutangaza (iwe ni wakati wa kufaa au wakati usiofaa), karipia, onya na himiza watu ukiwafundisha kwa uvumilivu wote.

²preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with all patience and teaching.

³Utakuja wakati ambapo watu hawatasikiliza mafundisho ya kweli, ila watafuata tamaa zao wenyewe na kujikusanyia walimu tele watakaowaambia mambo yale tu ambayo masikio yao yako tayari kusikia.

³For the time will come when they will not listen to the sound doctrine, but, having itching ears, will heap up for themselves teachers after their own lusts;

⁴Watakataa kuusikia ukweli, watageukia hadithi za uongo.

⁴and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside to fables.

⁵Wewe, lakini, uwe macho katika kila hali; vumilia mateso, fanya kazi ya mhubiri wa Habari Njema, timiza kikamilifu utumishi wako.

⁵But you be sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, and fulfill your ministry.

⁶Kwa upande wangu mimi, niko karibu kabisa kutolewa dhabihu na wakati wa kufariki kwangu umefika.

⁶For I am already being offered, and the time of my departure has come.

⁷Nimefanya bidii katika mashindano, nimemaliza safari yote na imani nimeitunza.

⁷I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.

⁸Na sasa imebakia tu kupewa tuzo la ushindi kwa maisha ya uadilifu, tuzo ambalo Bwana Hakimu wa haki, atanipa mimi Siku ile na wala si mimi tu, ila na wale wote wanaotazamia kwa upendo kutokea kwake.

⁸From now on, there is stored up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will give to me on that day; and not to me only, but also to all those who have loved his appearing.

⁹Fanya bidii kuja kwangu karibuni.

⁹Be diligent to come to me soon,

¹⁰Dema ameupenda ulimwengu huu akaniacha na kwenda zake Thesalonike. Kreske amekwenda Galatia, na Tito amekwenda Dalmatia.

¹⁰for Demas left me, having loved this present world, and went to Thessalonica; Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

¹¹Luka peke yake ndiye aliye hapa pamoja nami. Mpate Marko uje naye, kwa maana ataweza kunisaidia katika kazi yangu.

¹¹Only Luke is with me. Take Mark, and bring him with you, for he is useful to me for service.

¹²Nilimtuma Tukiko kule Efeso.

¹²But I sent Tychicus to Ephesus.

¹³Utakapokuja niletee koti langu nililoacha kwa Karpo kule Troa; niletee pia vile vitabu, na hasa vile vilivyotengenezwa kwa ngozi.

¹³Bring the cloak that I left at Troas with Carpus when you come, and the books, especially the parchments.

¹⁴Yule sonara aitwaye Aleksanda amenitendea maovu mengi; Bwana atamlipa kufuatana na hayo matendo yake.

¹⁴Alexander, the coppersmith, did much evil to me. The Lord will repay him according to his works,

¹⁵Jihadhari naye kwa sababu aliupinga ujumbe wetu kwa ukali.

¹⁵of whom you also must beware; for he greatly opposed our words.

¹⁶Wakati nilipojitetea kwa mara ya kwanza hakuna mtu aliyesimama upande wangu; wote waliniacha. Mungu asiwahesabie kosa hilo!

¹⁶At my first defense, no one came to help me, but all left me. May it not be held against them.

¹⁷Lakini, Bwana alikaa pamoja nami, akanipa nguvu, hata nikaweza kuutangaza ujumbe wote, watu wa mataifa wausikie; tena nikaokolewa katika hukumu ya kifo kama kinywani mwa simba.

¹⁷But the Lord stood by me, and strengthened me, that through me the message might be fully proclaimed, and that all the Gentiles might hear; and I was delivered out of the mouth of the lion.

¹⁸Bwana ataniokoa na mambo yote maovu, na kunichukua salama mpaka katika Utawala wake wa mbinguni. Kwake uwe utukufu milele na milele! Amina.

¹⁸And the Lord will deliver me from every evil work, and will preserve me for his heavenly Kingdom; to whom be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁹Wasalimu Priska na Akula, pamoja na jamaa ya Onesiforo.

¹⁹Greet Prisca and Aquila, and the house of Onesiphorus.

²⁰Erasto alibaki Korintho, naye Trofimo nilimwacha Mileto kwa sababu alikuwa mgonjwa.

²⁰Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.

²¹Fanya bidii kuja kabla ya majira ya baridi. Ebulo, Pude, Lino na Klaudia wanakusalimu; vilevile ndugu wengine wote.

²¹Be diligent to come before winter. Eubulus salutes you, as do Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all the brothers.

²²Bwana awe nawe rohoni mwako. Nawatakieni nyote neema.

²²The Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit. Grace be with you. Amen.