2 Timoti 2

¹Naizvozvo iwe, mwana wangu, iva nesimba munyasha dziri munaKristu Jesu.Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

²Izvo zvawakanzwa kwandiri pamberi pezvapupu zvizhinji, uzvipe vanhu vakatendeka, vanogona vo kudzidzisa vamwe.And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

³Utambudzike pamwe chete neni, somurwi wakanaka waKristu Jesu.Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

⁴Hakunomunhu unorwa papfumo unozvipinganidza namabasa ovupenyu bwuno, kuti agone kufadza uyo wakakokera kuhondo.No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

⁵Nomunhu vo kana achivivana navamwe, haashongedzwi korona, kana asina kuvivana sezvakarairwa.And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

⁶Murimi unobate-basa ndiye unofanira kutanga kudya zvibereko.The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

⁷Funga zvandinoreva, nokuti Ishe uchakupa kunzwisisa pazvinhu zvose.Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

⁸Rangarira Jesu Kristu wakamuka kuvakafa, worudzi rwaDhavhidhi, sezvandinoparidza paEvhangeri yangu;Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:

⁹yandinotambudzikira kusvikira pakusungwa somunyangadzi; asi shoko raMwari harina kusungwa.Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, even unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.

¹⁰Saka ndinotsungirira pazvinhu zvose nokuda kwavakasanangurwa, kuti naivo vawane kuponeswa kuri munaKristu Jesu, pamwe chete nokubwinya kusingaperi.Therefore I endure all things for the elect’s sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.

¹¹Ishoko razvokwadi; nokuti kana tikafa pamwe chete naye, tichararama vo pamwe chete naye.It is a faithful saying: For if we be dead with him, we shall also live with him:

¹²Kana tikatsungirira, tichabata vushe pamwe chete naye; kana tikamuramba, iye uchatiramba vo.If we suffer, we shall also reign with him: if we deny him, he also will deny us:

¹³Kana isu tisakatendeka, iye unoramba akatendeka, nokuti haangazvirambi iye.If we believe not, yet he abideth faithful: he cannot deny himself.

¹⁴Uvayevudzire zvinhu izvi, uvaraire pamberi paMwari, kuti varege kuita nharo dzisinamaturo, zvinongoparadza vanonzwa.Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.

¹⁵Shingaira kuti uzviratidze pamberi paMwari uri munhu wakatendeka, mubati usingafaniri hake kunyadziswa, unonatsa kururamisa shoko razvokwadi.Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

¹⁶Nzvenga kutaura kusinehanya naMwari; nokuti vacharamba vachingonyanya pakusanamata Mwari,But shun profane and vain babblings: for they will increase unto more ungodliness.

¹⁷neshoko ravo richanyenga seronda; pakati pavo kunaHimenayo naFireto;And their word will eat as doth a canker: of whom is Hymenaeus and Philetus;

¹⁸ivo vakarashika pazvokwadi, vachiti, kumuka kwavakafa kwatopfuvura, vachikanganisa kutenda kwavamwe.Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.

¹⁹Kunyange zvakadaro, nheyo dzakasimba dzaMwari dzinomira, dzinechisimbiso ichi: Ishe unoziva vanhu vake; vuye: Mumwe nomumwe unoreva zita raShe ngaabve pakusarurama.Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

²⁰Zvino muimba huru hamuna midziyo yendarama neyesirvheri bedzi, asi mimwe yamatanda vo, neyevhu; mimwe inokudzwa, mimwe isingakudzwi.But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

²¹Naizvozvo kana munhu achizvinatsa kwazvo pazvinhu izvi, uchava mudziyo unokudzwa, wakaitwa mutsvene, wakakwanira basa raTenzi, wakagadzirirwa mabasa ose akanaka.If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master’s use, and prepared unto every good work.

²²Asi tiza kuchiva kwovujaya, uvinge kururama, nokutenda, norudo, norugare, pamwe chete navanodana kunaShe nomoyo wakachena.Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

²³Asi urambe mibvunzo yovupenzi nokusaziva, uchiziva kuti zvinobereka kukakavara.But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

²⁴Zvino muranda waShe haafaniri kukakavara, asi ave munyoro kuvanhu vose, unoziva kudzidzisa, unotsungirira pakuitirwa zvakaipa,And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

²⁵unodzidzisa novunyoro avo vanomudzivisa, kuti zvimwe Mwari avape kutendevuka vagoziva zvokwadi,In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

²⁶vapengenuke zve, vabve pamusungo waDhiabhorosi, wavakanga vakabatwa naye kuti vaite kuda kwake.And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.