Masiku Ovuta ndi Kupembedza Kopanda Pake
Masiku otsiriza adzadzaza ndi anthu odzikonda, okonda ndalama ndi zokondweretsa, pamene akusunga maonekedwe akunja a kupembedza. Chitetezo cha Timoteo si zinthu zatsopano koma kupitiriza: khala m'zimene unaphunzira, ndi m'Malemba ouziridwa ndi Atate wathu, amene amamukonzekeretsa kwathunthu.
3 1Koma zindikirani ichi: m'masiku otsiriza zidzafika nthawi zovuta. 2Pakuti anthu adzakhala odzikonda okha, okonda ndalama, odzitamandira, odzikuza, achipongwe, osamvera makolo, osayamika, osayera. 3Opanda chifundo, osakhululuka, osinjirira, osadziletsa, ankhanza, odana ndi zabwino, 4achiwembu, osaganizira, odzitukumula, okonda zokondweretsa m'malo mokonda Atate wathu. 5Amasunga maonekedwe a kupembedza Mulungu koma amakana mphamvu yake—apatukireni. 6Pakuti pakati pa iwo pali amene amalowerera m'nyumba, nakola akazi ofooka olemedwa ndi machimo, otsogozedwa ndi zilakolako zamitundumitundu. 7Nthawi zonse amaphunzira koma sangathe konse kufika pa chidziwitso cha choonadi. 8Monga Yane ndi Yambere anatsutsa Mose, momwemonso awa amatsutsa choonadi—maganizo awo owonongeka, osayenera pa chikhulupiriro. a a v8 Yane ndi Yambere ndi mayina achikhalidwe achiyuda a amatsenga a ku Igupto amene anatsutsa Mose (onani Eksodo 7–8). 9Koma sadzapita patali, pakuti uchitsiru wawo udzaonekera poyera kwa onse, monga zinachitikira anthu awiri aja.
Pitirizani mu Mau a Atate
10Koma iwe, watsatira chiphunzitso changa, makhalidwe, cholinga, chikhulupiriro, kuleza mtima, chikondi, kupirira, 11mazunzo anga ndi masautso anga—ku Antiokeya, ku Ikoniya, ku Lusitara, mazunzo otani amene ndinapirira! Komabe Ambuye anandipulumutsa mu zonsezi. 12Ndithudi, onse amene akufuna kukhala ndi moyo woopa Mulungu mwa Khristu Yesu adzazunzidwa, 13pamene anthu oyipa ndi onyenga adzapitiriza kuchoka pa zoyipa kufika pa zoyipa kwambiri, akunyenga ndi kunyengedwa. 14Koma iwe—khala mu zimene unaphunzira ndi kutsimikizika nazo, podziwa amene unaziphunzira kwa iye, 15ndi kuti kuyambira uli khanda unadziwa malemba oyera, amene angathe kukuchenjeza kuti upulumuke mwa chikhulupiriro mwa Khristu Yesu. 16Lemba lililonse linapumidwa ndi Atate wathu—ndi lothandiza pophunzitsa, povumbula zolakwika, pokonza, ndi pophunzitsa makhalidwe olungama, b b v16 Lemba ndilo mpweya wa Atate wathu mwini—osati lamulo la mulungu wakutali koma mau amoyo a Atate amene amayankhula ndi ana ake. 17kuti munthu wa Atate wathu akhale wangwiro, wokonzekera ntchito iliyonse yabwino.
