Preach di Word
Paul last charge, wey im give for we Papa front: preach di word when e easy and when e no easy, because pipo go gather teachers wey go tell dem wetin dem wan hear. Im know say im own end don near — dem don pour am out, di race don finish — and im call di names of who leave am, who stay, and who stand with am.
4 1For front of our Papa and Christ Jesus, wey go judge di people wey dey alive and di people wey don die, I dey charge you well-well, by im appearing and im kingdom: 2Preach di word; stand ready whether e good time or e no good time; correct, talk am strong, and encourage, with patience wey full and with teaching. 3Because time dey come wey people no go fit stomach sound teaching again, but dem go gather teachers wey go fit dia own desires, since dia ear dey scratch dem, 4and dem go turn dia ear comot from di truth, come waka enter inside stories wey no be true. 5But you: keep your head clear for everything, endure suffer-suffer, do di work of evangelist, finish di service wey dem give you. 6Because dem don already dey pour me out like drink offering; my time to comot don reach. a a v6 Drink offering na wine wey dem dey pour out for di altar as sacrifice — Paul dey paint im own death like one last worship wey dem pour out for other people sake. 7I don fight di good fight, I don finish di race, I don keep di faith. 8Now, crown of correct-and-holy way dey wait for me, wey Oga, di correct judge, go give me for dat day—no be only me, but all di people wey love im appearing.
Wetin Paul Talk Last
9Try well-well make you come meet me quick-quick. 10Demas love dis present world, im comot lef me, waka go Thessalonica. Crescens waka go Galatia, Titus go Dalmatia. 11Na only Luke dey with me. Carry Mark, bring am come with you—e useful to me for service. 12I don send Tychicus go Ephesus. 13Wen you dey come, bring di coat wey I lef with Carpus for Troas, and di scrolls, especially di parchments. 14Alexander di coppersmith do me plenty bad; Oga go pay am back according to wetin im do. 15You yourself, watch am well, because e stand strong against our message.
16Nobody stand with me for my first defense—everybody comot lef me. Make dem no count am against dem. 17But Oga stand with me and give me strength, so dat through me di message go preach reach everywhere and all di nations go hear am. Dem rescue me from di mouth of di lion. 18Oga go rescue me from every evil deed and carry me safe enter im heavenly kingdom. Glory to am forever and ever. Amen.
Last Greetings
19Greet Prisca and Aquila, and di household of Onesiphorus. 20Erastus stay for Corinth, and I lef Trophimus for Miletus, because e dey sick. 21Try hard make you come before winter reach. Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, Claudia, and all di brothers and sisters dey greet you.
22Make Oga dey with your spirit. Make grace dey with una all.
