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Paulo, mtume wa Kristo Yesu, kwa mapenzi ya Mungu; kwa ajili ya ahadi ya uzima ulio katika Kristo Yesu;
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, according to the promise of life in Christ Jesus,
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kwa Timotheo, mwanangu mpendwa. Neema na iwe kwako, na rehema, na amani, zitokazo kwa Mungu Baba na kwa Kristo Yesu Bwana wetu.
To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
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Namshukuru Mungu, nimwabuduye kwa dhamiri safi tangu zamani za wazee wangu, kama vile nikukumbukavyo wewe daima, katika kuomba kwangu usiku na mchana.
I thank God, whom I serve with a clear conscience as did my forefathers, as I constantly remember you night and day in my prayers.
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Nami natamani sana kukuona, nikiyakumbuka machozi yako, ili nijae furaha;
Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy.
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nikiikumbuka imani uliyo nayo isiyo na unafiki, ambayo ilikaa kwanza katika bibi yako Loisi, na katika mama yako Eunike, nami nasadiki wewe nawe unayo.
I am reminded of your sincere faith, which first dwelt in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.
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Kwa sababu hiyo nakukumbusha, uichochee karama ya Mungu, iliyo ndani yako kwa kuwekewa mikono yangu.
For this reason I remind you to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my hands.
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Maana Mungu hakutupa roho ya woga, bali ya nguvu na ya upendo na ya moyo wa kiasi.
For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.
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Basi usiuonee haya ushuhuda wa Bwana wetu, wala usinionee haya mimi mfungwa wake, bali uvumilie mabaya pamoja nami kwa ajili ya Injili, kwa kadiri ya nguvu ya Mungu;
So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
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ambaye alituokoa akatuita kwa mwito mtakatifu, si kwa kadiri ya matendo yetu sisi, bali kwa kadiri ya makusudi yake yeye na neema yake. Neema hiyo tulipewa katika Kristo Yesu tangu milele,
He has saved us and called us to a holy calling, not because of our works, but by His own purpose and by the grace He granted us in Christ Jesus before time began.
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na sasa inadhihirishwa kwa kufunuliwa kwake Mwokozi wetu Kristo Yesu; aliyebatili mauti, na kuufunua uzima na kutokuharibika, kwa ile Injili;
And now He has revealed this grace through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has abolished death and illuminated the way to life and immortality through the gospel,
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ambayo kwa ajili ya hiyo naliwekwa niwe mhubiri na mtume na mwalimu.
to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.
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Kwa sababu hiyo nimepatikana na mateso haya, wala sitahayari; kwa maana namjua yeye niliyemwamini, na kusadiki ya kwamba aweza kukilinda kile nilichokiweka amana kwake hata siku ile.
For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
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Shika kielelezo cha maneno yenye uzima uliyoyasikia kwangu, katika imani na upendo ulio katika Kristo Yesu.
Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.
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Ilinde ile amana nzuri kwa Roho Mtakatifu akaaye ndani yetu.
Guard the treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit who dwells in us.
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Waijua habari hii, ya kuwa wote walio wa Asia waliniepuka, ambao miongoni mwao wamo Figelo na Hermogene.
You know that everyone in the Province of Asia has deserted me, including Phygelus and Hermogenes.
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Bwana awape rehema wale walio wa mlango wake Onesiforo; maana mara nyingi aliniburudisha, wala hakuuonea haya mnyororo wangu;
May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
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bali, alipokuwapo hapa Rumi, alinitafuta kwa bidii akanipata.
Indeed, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently until he found me.
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Bwana na ampe kuona rehema machoni pa Bwana siku ile. Na jinsi alivyonihudumia kwa mengi huko Efeso, wewe unajua sana.
May the Lord grant Onesiphorus His mercy on that day. You know very well how much he ministered to me in Ephesus.