1 From Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus.
God himself chose me to be an apostle, and he gave me the promised life that Jesus Christ makes possible.
2 Timothy, you are like a dear child to me. I pray that God our Father and our Lord Christ Jesus will be kind and merciful to you and will bless you with peace!
Do Not Be Ashamed of the Lord
3 Night and day I mention you in my prayers. I am always grateful for you, as I pray to the God my ancestors and I have served with a clear conscience. 4 I remember how you cried, and I want to see you, because this would make me truly happy. 5 I also remember the genuine faith of your mother Eunice. Your grandmother Lois had the same sort of faith, and I am sure you have it as well. 6 So I ask you to make full use of the gift God gave you when I placed my hands on you. Use it well. 7 God's Spirit doesn't make cowards out of us. The Spirit gives us power, love, and self-control.
8 Don't be ashamed to speak for our Lord. And don't be ashamed of me, just because I am in jail for serving him. Use the power that comes from God and join with me in suffering for telling the good news.
9 God saved us and chose us
to be his holy people.
We did nothing
to deserve this,
but God planned it
because he is so kind.
Even before time began
God planned for Christ Jesus
to show kindness to us.
10 Now Christ Jesus has come
to offer us God's gift
of undeserved grace.
Christ our Savior defeated death
and brought us
the good news.
It shines like a light
and offers life
that never ends.
11 My work is to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher. 12 This is why I am suffering now. But I am not ashamed! I know the one I have faith in, and I am sure he can guard until the last day what he has trusted me with. 13 Now follow the example of the correct teaching I gave you, and let the faith and love of Christ Jesus be your model. 14 You have been trusted with a wonderful treasure. Guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit, who lives within us.
15 You know that everyone in Asia has turned against me, especially Phygelus and Hermogenes.
16 I pray that the Lord will be kind to the family of Onesiphorus. He often cheered me up and wasn't ashamed of me when I was put in jail. 17 Then after he arrived in Rome, he searched everywhere until he found me. 18 I pray that the Lord Jesus will ask God to show mercy to Onesiphorus on the day of judgment. You know how much he helped me in Ephesus.
1 Okuza ku Paulus, omuapostele wa Kristus Jesus otja kombango ya Ndjambi, nu ngwa hindwa okuyekuzuvarisa omakwizikiro womuinyo mu Kristus Jesus.
2 Ami me tjanga ku Timoteus, omuatje wandje omusuverwa.
Ndjambi Tate na Kristus Jesus oMuhona wetu nge ku pe otjari nomutima omuwa nohange.
Ondangero nomayanḓiparisiro
3 Ami me tja okuhepa ku Ndjambi ngu mbi karera nomeritjiviro omakohoke otja ootate mukururume tjaave tjiti. Me mu tja okuhepa ami tji me ku zemburuka aruhe mozongumbiro zandje ouṱuku nomutenya. 4 Ami me zemburuka omahoze woye nu me zeri okukumuna rukwao tjinene kokutja mbi urisiwe nenyando. 5 Ami wina me zemburuka ongamburiro yoye onḓeu mu Ndjambi, indji ongamburiro nyoko mukurukaze Lois na nyoko Eunike ndji va ri na yo. Ami me tjiwa tjiri kutja ove wina u nongamburiro ndji. 6 Ami opu me zu okukuzemburukisa kutja otjiyandjewa hi Ndjambi tje ku pa, indu tji mba yambekere omake kove, u tji yakisire ko. 7 Orondu Ombepo Ndjambi ndje tu pa kai nokutumumaparisa; moruveze rwanao Ombepo ye mai tu urisa nomasa norusuvero nomeritjaerero.
8 Nu vari o ṱohoṋi okuhongonona oMuhona wetu; nu o ṱohoṋi na ami ngu mba pandekerwa Kristus. Nungwari tjinda uri ondatumisire motjimbe tjOmbuze Ombwa. Ndjambi me ku pe omasa motjiṋa hi. 9 Eye we tu yama nu we tu isanena okurira otjiwaṋa tje, nu e he ri mena rokutja eṱe twa ri noviungura oviwa, nungwari e ri mena rokutja a ri ombango ye omuini. Notjari tje eye we tu pa okuza korukuru mu Kristus Jesus. 10 Nungwari nambano otjari hi tja vandururirwa eṱe momeero wOmuyame wetu Kristus Jesus. Eye wa yandekere ouvara wonḓiro, nu mOmbuze Ombwa eye wa munikisa omuinyo mbu ha yanda.
11 Ndjambi we ndji zika omuapostele nomuhonge wokuzuvarisa Ombuze Ombwa ndji, 12 nami opu mbi zokutatumisirwa oviṋa mbi. Nungwari hi ṱohoṋi, tjinga ame tjiwa ingwi ami ku mbe riyameka. Nu me tjiwa, tjiri, kutja eye u nomasa okuṱakamisa nawa imbi mbya yandja ku ami nga kEyuva ndi eye ndi meya rukwao. 13 Kakatera komambo wouatjiri ngu mbe ku honga otja otjihorera tji mo panḓere po. Nu kara mongamburiro na morusuvero ndu tu na rwo moruwano na Kristus Jesus. 14 Ṱakamisa ouatjiri wembo mbu wa pewa. U ṱakamisa momasa wOmbepo Ondjapuke ndja tura mu eṱe.
15 Ove mo tjiwa kutja ovandu avehe morukondwa rwa Asie ve ndji esa ave i, nangarire Figelus na Hermogenes. 16 Muhona nga tjariparere onganda ya Onesiforus, eye tjinga e ndji yanḓiparisa potuingi; eye ka ṱire ohoṋi tji mba ri motjovakamburwa. 17 Nungwari tjimanga tje ere kOroma we ndji pahere nonḓero nga tje ndji muna. 18 Muhona nge mu pe otjari tje mEyuva romeero we! Ove mo tjiwa nawa tjinene imbi Onesiforus mbye ndji tjitira mOefese.
