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 Paulus omuyapostoli waJesus Kristus kehalo laKalunga, paudaneko lomwenyo womuKristus Jesus, 2 okuTimoteus, omona wange omuholike.
Efilonghenda nonghenda nombili kuKalunga Tate nokuKristus Jesus, Omwene wetu!
Olupandu molweitavelo laye
3 Ame ohandi pandula Kalunga, ou handi mu longele, nghee sha dja kootatekulu neliudo la yela, ngaashi ihandi efa oku ku dimbulukwa momailikano ange oufiku nomutenya 4 mokudimbulukwa omahodi oye ondi nodjuulufi oku ku mona, opo ame ndi yadifwe ehafo, 5 eshi nda dimbulukwa eitavelo yo lomwoove lihe noihelele, olo la kala tete munyokokulu Loide nomunyoko Eunike, ndele ondi shi shii shili, oli li yo mwoove. 6 Onghee hano ohandi ku dimbulukifa u xwameke oshalinghenda yaKalunga, ei we i pewa, eshi nde ku tenheka omake ange. 7 Osheshi Kalunga ine tu pa omhepo youmbada, ndelenee oyeenghono noyohole noyelididimiko.
8 Hano ino fya ohoni okuhepaulula Omwene wetu, naame omumangwa waye, ino fya nge ohoni, ndelenee tu humbate kumwe oudjuu omolwevaengeli paenghono daKalunga, 9 ou e tu xupifa nokwe tu ifana neifano liyapuki hamolwoilonga yetu, ndelenee opamhangela yaye mwene nopafilonghenda eli fye twe li pewa oshali muKristus Jesus manga ounyuni inau hovela, 10 ndelenee ola hololwa paife okeholoko lOmukulili wetu Kristus Jesus, ou a hanauna po efyo nokwa eta pouyelele omwenyo nokuhaxulapo, okevaengeli, 11 omolwalo nda tulwa po omuudifi nomuyapostoli nomulongi. 12 Olo tuu eli handi hepekelwa ngaha, ndelenee itandi fi ohoni, osheshi ame ondi mu shii ou nde mu lineekela, ndele ondi shi shii shili, Oye oku neenghono dokutuvikilila nge oshipewa shange fiyo okefiku linya. 13 Diinina oshihopaelelwa sheendjovo odo diwa we di uda kwaame meitavelo nomohole, oyo i li muKristus Jesus. 14 Oshipewa osho shiwa we shi pewa shi diinina mOmhepo Iyapuki, tai kala mufye.
15 Ove ou shi shii nokutya, aveshe ava ve li muAsia ova fiya nge po, ngaashi Figelus naHermogenes. 16 Omwene na file eumbo laOnesiforus onghenda, osheshi luhapu a hekeleka nge, ye ina fya ohoni omalyenge ange. 17 Ndelenee eshi e uya kuRoma, okwa konga nge unene nokwa mona nge. 18 Omwene ne mu kwafe, ye na mone onghenda kOmwene mefiku linya. Oove mwene u shi shii nawa, nhumbi ye a yakula nge shili muEfeso.
