Ovahonge woposyo
1 Ombepo Ondjapuke i hungira oukahu kutja momayuva omasenina ovandu tjiva mave poka kongamburiro; owo mave kakatere kozombepo ozombukise nave kongorere omahongero wozombepo ozohakohoke. 2 Ovandu mba owo ovawovise ovanavizeze nu omeritjiviro wawo womomutima ya koka tjimuna ya nyosiwa notjikangure otjipyu. 3 Owo ve tjaera ovandu okukupa nokutja ave ha ri ovikurya tjiva vyorive. Nungwari Ndjambi wa uta ovikurya mbi kokutja imba mba kambura nu mba tjiwa ouatjiri, ve vi rye tji va zu nokutja okuhepa. 4 Oviṋa avihe Ndjambi mbya uta oviwa. Kape na tjimwe tji tji sokuimbirahiwa, nungwari avihe vi sokuyakurwa nongumbiro yokutja okuhepa, 5 orondu ovyo vi yapurwa i embo ra Ndjambi nongumbiro.
Omukarere omuwa wa Kristus Jesus
6 Tji mo hongo ovakweṋu oviṋa mbi, ove mo rire omukarere omuwa wa Kristus Jesus. Nove mo riparura omuini nomambo wongamburiro nomahongero watjiri ngu wa panḓera po. 7 Nungwari isa ovimbaharere vyourunde noviporoporo. Ritjevera nawa kokutja u hupe omuinyo wondira ku Ndjambi. 8 Okurongerisa orutu ku nonḓengu okaṱiṱi, nungwari okurirongerisira Ndjambi ku nonḓengu tjinene moviṋa avihe, orondu oko ku nomakwizikiro womuinyo wa nambano na ku imbwi woruveze ndu maru ya. 9 Omambo nga ouatjiri nu ya pwa okuyakurwa oparukaze. 10 Eṱe twa kondjera nokuungurira onduri ndji tjinene, tjinga atwa twa omaundjiro wetu mu Ndjambi omunamuinyo. Eye Omuyame wovandu avehe, nu tjinene wa imba mba kambura.
11 Oviṋa mbi nga rire mbi wa yandja kovandu nokuvehonga. 12 Ape ningi omundu ngu me ku nyengura mena roumutanda woye, nungwari rira otjihorera kovakambure momambo, momeritjindiro woye, morusuvero kovakweṋu, monḓakameno yoye mu Kristus, na mokuhupa omuinyo mbuhineṋi. 13 Panḓera pokuresera ovandu omatjangwa nokuzuvarisa nokuhonga nga tji mbe ya. 14 O imbirahi otjiyandjewa tji wa pewa i Ombepo Ondjapuke, indu omambo womaprofetero tji ya hungirirwa ove, novanene wombongo tji va yambeka omake kove. 15 Hupa nu zikama moviṋa mbi, kokutja omekuriro woye mongamburiro ye munike kovandu avehe. 16 Ritjevera omuini nu wina u tjevere omahongero woye. Panḓera pokutjita oviṋa mbi, orondu tji wa tjiti nai, ove mo riyama omuini na imba mbu mave puratene kove.
People Will Turn from Their Faith
1 God's Spirit clearly says that in the last days many people will turn from their faith. They will be fooled by evil spirits and by teachings that come from demons. 2 They will also be fooled by the false claims of liars whose consciences have lost all feeling. These liars 3 will forbid people to marry or to eat certain foods. But God created these foods to be eaten with thankful hearts by his followers who know the truth. 4 Everything God created is good. And if you give thanks, you may eat anything. 5 What God has said and your prayer will make it fit to eat.
Paul's Advice to Timothy
6 If you teach these things to other followers, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus. You will show you have grown up on the teachings about our faith and on the good instructions you have obeyed. 7 Don't have anything to do with worthless, senseless stories. Work hard to be truly religious. 8-9 As the saying goes,
“Exercise is good
for your body,
but religion helps you
in every way.
It promises life
now and forever.”
These words are worthwhile and should not be forgotten. 10 We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, but especially of those who have faith. This is why we work and struggle so hard.
11 Teach these things and tell everyone to do what you say. 12 Don't let anyone make fun of you, just because you are young. Set an example for other followers by what you say and do, as well as by your love, faith, and purity.
13 Until I arrive, be sure to keep on reading the Scriptures in worship, and don't stop preaching and teaching. 14 Use the gift you were given when the prophets spoke and the group of church leaders blessed you by placing their hands on you. 15 Remember these things and think about them, so everyone can see how well you are doing. 16 Be careful about the way you live and about what you teach. Keep on doing this, and you will save not only yourself, but the people who hear you.
