1 In the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and because he is coming to rule as King, I solemnly urge you 2 to preach the message, to insist upon proclaiming it (whether the time is right or not), to convince, reproach, and encourage, as you teach with all patience. 3 The time will come when people will not listen to sound doctrine, but will follow their own desires and will collect for themselves more and more teachers who will tell them what they are itching to hear. 4 They will turn away from listening to the truth and give their attention to legends. 5 But you must keep control of yourself in all circumstances; endure suffering, do the work of a preacher of the Good News, and perform your whole duty as a servant of God.
6 As for me, the hour has come for me to be sacrificed; the time is here for me to leave this life. 7 I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith. 8 And now there is waiting for me the victory prize of being put right with God, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give me on that Day—and not only to me, but to all those who wait with love for him to appear.
Personal Words
9 Do your best to come to me soon. 10 Demas fell in love with this present world and has deserted me, going off to Thessalonica. Crescens went to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. 11 Only Luke is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, because he can help me in the work. 12 I sent Tychicus to Ephesus. 13 When you come, bring my coat that I left in Troas with Carpus; bring the books too, and especially the ones made of parchment.
14 Alexander the metalworker did me great harm; the Lord will reward him according to what he has done. 15 Be on your guard against him yourself, because he was violently opposed to our message.
16 No one stood by me the first time I defended myself; all deserted me. May God not count it against them! 17 But the Lord stayed with me and gave me strength, so that I was able to proclaim the full message for all the Gentiles to hear; and I was rescued from being sentenced to death. 18 And the Lord will rescue me from all evil and take me safely into his heavenly Kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever! Amen.
Final Greetings
19 I send greetings to Priscilla and Aquila and to the family of Onesiphorus. 20 Erastus stayed in Corinth, and I left Trophimus in Miletus, because he was sick. 21 Do your best to come before winter.
Eubulus, Pudens, Linus, and Claudia send their greetings, and so do all the other Christians.
22 The Lord be with your spirit.
God's grace be with you all.
1 Ami me ku rakiza oukukutu komurungu wa Ndjambi na Kristus Jesus ngu ma pangura ovanamuinyo novakoke, nu ngu meya okuyekuzika ouhona we, 2 kutja u zuvarise Ombuze ya Ndjambi, u panḓere po, kutja oruveze ndu ri rwo poo ndu he ri rwo, u vyure ovandu, u ve vere nu u ve yanḓiparise tji mo hongo nomuretima auhe. 3 Oruveze maru ya ovandu mu ve hi nokuzara omahongero omasemba, nungwari mu mave kongorere ozonḓero zawo oveni nokuripahera ovahonge mbu mave ve raere imbi mbi mave vanga tjinene okuzuva. 4 Owo mave isa okupuratena kouatjiri nave yandja ombango kovimbaharere. 5 Nungwari ove ritjaera omuini ku avihe mbi, tjinda ondatumisire, ungura oviungura vyoye otja omuzuvarise wOmbuze Ombwa nu u yenenise oviungura vyoye avihe otja omukarere wa Ndjambi.
6 Nami, oiri ya yenene yokutja mbi punguhwe, noruveze orondwi rokutja ami mbi haṋike nomuinyo mbwi. 7 Ami mba rwa otjirwa otjiwa okumana, mba toṋa motjikara tjotjirarakaneno, nu mba panḓera pongamburiro. 8 Nambano pa sewa oruzenga rwondoṋeno ku ami, Muhona, omupangure omusemba, ndu me ndji pe meyuva ndi meya, nu kakutja oku ami porwandje, nungwari wina oku imba avehe mbe undja norusuvero inga omeero we.
Omambo wandje omuini
9 Kondja tjinene okuya ku ami tjimanga. 10 Demas wa uta okusuvera ouye mbwi, notje ndji esa, nu wa i kOtesalonika. Kresens wa ya kOgalatie, nu Titus wa ya kOdalmatie. 11 Lukas erike onguri puna ami. Tji mo ya, eterera Markus, eye onguma sora okundjivatera oviungura. 12 Tikikus mba hinda kOefese. 13 Nu tji mo ya ndji eterera ongwava, ndji mba sya mOtroas poya Karpus; eterera omambo wina, nu tjinene inga nga ungurwa pomikova mbi ku za opergament.
14 Aleksander, omuhambure wovitenda, we ndji tjita ouvi ouingi. Muhona nge mu pangurire imbi mbya tjita. 15 Ove omuini ritjevera nawa ku ye, eye tjinga a pirukira ombuze yetu noutwe.
16 Ami tji mbe riyeura omuini porutenga motjombanguriro, kapa ri omundu ngwa karera ku ami; avehe ve ndji esire. Nu Ndjambi e he ve verere otjiṋa hi! 17 Nungwari Muhona we ndji karera po mu avihe ne ndji pe omasa kutja mbi yenene okuzuvarisa ombuze aihe okuura, ku imba mbe he ri Ovajuda kutja ve zuve. Ami mba yamwa motjinyo tjongeyama. 18 Muhona me ndji yama kouvi ngamwa auhe, nu me ndji hitisa nokuhinatjipo mouhona we womayuru. Neye nga yozikwe aruhe nga ko nga aruhe! Amen.
Ozombinika
19 Minika Priskila na Akuila nonganda ya Onesiforus. 20 Erastus wa kara mOkorinte; nu Trofimus mbe mu esa mOmiletus, eye tjinga a verere. 21 Kondja okuya, okupepera ngunda aku hiye ya. Eubulus na Pudens na Linus na Klaudia mave minike nga kovakambure ovakwetu avehe.
22 Muhona nga kare puna ombepo yoye! Otjari tja Ndjambi ngatji kare na eṋe amuhe!
