2 Timoti 3

¹Zvino uzive chinhu ichi, kuti namazuva okupedzisira nguva dzokutambudzika dzichasvika.This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

²Nokuti vanhu vachava vanozvida, vanoda mari, vanozvirumbidza, vanozvikudza, vanotuka, vasingateereri vabereki, vasingavongi, vasati vari vatsvene,For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

³vasinorudo chairwo, vasingadi kuyanana, vanochera vamwe, vasingazvidzori, vanehasha, vasingadi zvinhu zvakanaka,Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

⁴vanonyengera, vasingarangariri, vanoita manyawi, vanoda zvinofadza zvenyika kupfuvura Mwari;Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

⁵vanomufananidzo bedzi wokunamata Mwari, asi vakarasha simba rako; ufuratire vanhu ivava vo.Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.

⁶Nokuti pakati pavo varipo vanopinda mudzimba vachiverevedza, vachitapa zvikadzi zvakaremedzwa nezvivi, zvinokwebwa nokuchiva kuzhinji,For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

⁷zvinongogara zvichidzidza, asi hazvitongogoni kusvika pakuziva zvokwadi.Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

⁸Jane naJambre sezvavakadzivisa Mosesi, saizvozvo ivo vanodzivisa zvokwadi, vari vanhu vanendangariro dzakavodzwa, vakarashika pakutenda.Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

⁹Asi havachapfuvuriri mberi, nokuti vupenzi bwavo bwuchavonekwa navose, sezvakazoita bwavo.But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

¹⁰Asi iwe wakatevera kudzidzisa kwangu, nomufambire, nokufunga, nokutenda, nomoyo murefu, norudo, nokutsungirira,But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

¹¹namadambudziko, nenhamo, izvo zvakandiwira paAntiokia, napaIkonio, napaRistra; madambudziko makuru sei andakanzwa pazvinhu izvozvo zvose Ishe wakandisunungura.Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured: but out of them all the Lord delivered me.

¹²Zvino, navose vanoda kunamata Mwari munaKristu Jesu vachatambudzwa.Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

¹³Asi vanhu vakaipa navanyengeri va chanyanyisa pakuipa, vachitsausa vamwe nokutsauswa ivo.But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.

¹⁴Asi iwe, rambira panezvawakadzidza zvikasimbiswa kwauri, uzive kuti wakazvidzidza kunani,But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them;

¹⁵kuti kubvira pavucheche bwako wakaziva Manyoro Matsvene anogona kukupa vuchenjeri bwunoisa kukuponeswa nokutenda kuri munaKristu Jesu.And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

¹⁶Rugwaro rwose rwakafuridzirwa naMwari, runobatsira pakudzidzisa, nokuraira, nokururamisa, nokuranga kuri mukururama,All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

¹⁷kuti munhu waMwari akwane, agadzirirwa kwazvo mabasa ose akanaka.That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.