Ntsiku Zakunentsa na Kulambira Kwapezi
Ntsiku zakumalisa zinadzala na anthu anafuna iwo ene, kobiri, na pyakutsandzaya, mbakoya maonekedwe a kunja a kuperekeka. Cakutsidzikiza ca Timoti ndi pinthu pipswa tayu mbwenye kupitiriza: khala na pidapfundza iwe, na Malemba adapemerwa na Baba wathu, anamkhunganyisa mwakukwana.
3 1Mbwenye bveseseni ichi: mu ntsiku zakumalisa kunadza midzidzi yakunentsa. 2Thangwi anthu anadzakhala akufuna okha, akufuna kobiri, akudzikuza, akudzitutumusa, akutukwana, akukhonda bvera anyakubala, akusowa kutenda, akukhonda cena. 3Akusowa ntsisi, akukhonda lekerera, anyakusevereza, akukhonda kudzitonga, akuipa kakamwe, akuida pinthu pyadidi, 4anyakusandukira, akukhonda nyerezera, akudzala na kudzikuza, akufuna pyakutsandzaya kupiringana kufuna Baba wathu. 5Iwo asasunga maonekero a kulambira Mulungu, mbwenye asapokanya mphambvu yace—calukani kwa iwo. 6Thangwi pakati pawo pana ale anapita mwacibisobiso m'manyumba, mbateya akazi akufewa akuthodweka na madawo, anatsogolerwa na pifuno pyakusiyana-siyana. 7Akupfundza ndzidzi onsene, mbwenye cipo anakwanisa kufika pa kudziwa undimo mwene. 8Ninga Djane na Djambre apingiza Mose, tenepa iwombo asapingiza undimo mwene—manyerezero awo akuipiswa, akhondwa thangwi ya cikhulupiro. a a v8 Djane na Djambre ndi madzina acikhalidwe a Ajuda a anyamatsenga a ku Edjitu ale apingiza Mose (onani Eksodu 7–8). 9Mbwenye nkhabe kuenda kutali, thangwi upswiru wawo unadzaonekera kuna onsene, ninga pidacitika na amuna awiri ale.
Pitirizani mu Fala ya Baba
10Mbwenye iwe watowera cipfundziso canga, makhaliro anga, cifuniro canga, cikhulupiro, kuleza ntima, kufuna, kupirira, 11matcingiro anga na nyatwa zanga—ku Antiokiya, ku Ikoniyo, ku Lusitra, kutcingwa kukulu tani kudandipirira! Mbwenye Mbuya andipulumusa mwa pyonsene. 12Mwandimomwene, onsene ale anafuna kukhala na umaso wakulambira Mulungu mwa Kirixtu Yezu anadzatcingwa, 13mbwenye anthu akuipa na anyakunyengeza anadzapitiriza kuipa mpaka kuipa kakamwe, mbanyengeza andzawo iwo ene mbanyengezwa. 14Mbwenye iwe—pitiriza na pidapfundza iwe mbupitawira mwakukhonda penula, mbudziwa kuti wapfundza kuna ani, 15pontho kuti kutomera uwana wako udziwa malemba akucena, akukwanisa kukupasa ndzeru toera kupulumuka kubulukira mu cikhulupiro mwa Kirixtu Yezu. 16Malemba onsene abuluka na kupuma kwa Baba wathu—akuphedza toera kupfundzisa, kupangiza pyakuipa, kusasanyira, na kupfundzisa umaso wakulungama, b b v16 Malemba ndi kupuma kwa Baba wathu ene—nee matongero a mulungu wakutali, mbwenye fala yamaso ya Baba ule analonga kuna anace. 17toera munthu wa Baba wathu akhale wakukwana, wakukhunganyirwa toera mabasa onsene adidi.