A Good Soldier of Christ Jesus
1 Timothy, my child, you must let Christ Jesus make you strong by his gift of undeserved grace. 2 You have often heard me teach. Now I want you to tell these same things to followers who can be trusted to tell others.
3 As a good soldier of Christ Jesus you must endure your share of suffering. 4 Soldiers on duty don't work at outside jobs. They try only to please their commanding officer. 5 No one wins an athletic contest without obeying the rules. 6 And farmers who work hard are the first to eat what grows in their field. 7 If you keep in mind what I have told you, the Lord will help you understand completely.
8 Keep your mind on Jesus Christ! He was from the family of David and was raised from death, just as my good news says. 9 And because of this message, I am locked up in jail and treated like a criminal. But God's good news isn't locked in jail, 10 and so I am willing to put up with anything. Then God's special people will be saved and given eternal glory because they belong to Christ Jesus. 11 Here is a true message:
“If we died with Christ,
we will live with him.
12 If we don't give up,
we will rule with him.
If we deny
that we know him,
he will deny
that he knows us.
13 If we are not faithful,
he will still be faithful.
Christ cannot deny
who he is.”
An Approved Worker
14 Don't let anyone forget these things. And with God as your witness, you must warn them not to argue about words. These arguments don't help anyone. In fact, they ruin everyone who listens to them. 15 Do your best to win God's approval as a worker who doesn't need to be ashamed and who teaches only the true message.
16 Keep away from worthless and useless talk. It only leads people farther away from God. 17 That sort of talk is like a sore that won't heal. And Hymenaeus and Philetus have been talking this way 18 by teaching that the dead have already been raised to life. This is far from the truth, and it is destroying the faith of some people.
19 But the foundation God has laid is solid. On it is written, “The Lord knows who his people are. So everyone who worships the Lord must turn away from evil.”
20 In a large house some dishes are made of gold or silver, while others are made of wood or clay. Some of these are special, and others are not. 21 This is also how it is with people. The ones who stop doing evil and make themselves pure will become special. Their lives will be holy and pleasing to their Master, and they will be able to do all kinds of good deeds.
22 Run from temptations that capture young people. Always do the right thing. Be faithful, loving, and easy to get along with. Worship with people whose hearts are pure. 23 Stay away from stupid and senseless arguments. These only lead to trouble, 24 and God's servants must not be troublemakers. They must be kind to everyone, and they must be good teachers and very patient.
25 Be humble when you correct people who oppose you. Maybe God will lead them to turn to him and learn the truth. 26 They have been trapped by the devil, and he makes them obey him, but God may help them escape.
Kiristu Yeesu la kelediŋ kendoo
1 Wo to ite n dinkewo, loo bambandinke hiinoo kaŋ, meŋ be Kiristu* Yeesu kono. 2 I ye kuwolu mennu moyi nte la seede jamaa ñaatiliŋo la, i si wolu dii moolu la mennu tilinta, aduŋ ì si moo koteŋolu karandi noo fanaa. 3 Ite fanaa si i niyo taa tooroolu kono ko Kiristu Yeesu la kelediŋ kendoo. 4 Kelediŋ-wo-kelediŋ meŋ be tara la a la dookuwo la, wo buka haaji soto, meŋ maŋ ke a la dookuwo ti, kaatu a ka tu tuukuriŋ a la kuntiyo le jusulandoo la. 5 Wo ñaa kiliŋo la, ñoodaŋ borilaa buka a la kañeerinaafoo soto, fo niŋ a ye ñoodaŋ boroo luwaalu ke a ñaama. 6 Senelaa meŋ ye dookuu baa ke, wo le ñanta katiroo la talaari foloo soto la. 7 I miira kuwolu la, ŋa meŋ fo! Maariyo le be fahaamuroo dii la i la, kuwolu bee to.
8 I hakiloo bulandi Yeesu Kiristu la, Mansa Dawuda koomalankoo, meŋ wulindita ka bo saayaa kono ko kibaari betoo, n ka meŋ kawandi, ye a la kuwo yitandi ñaameŋ. 9 Wo kibaari betoo la kuwo le ye a tinna nte be toora kaŋ. M be sitiriŋ neejoloo la ko kuu kuruŋ kelaa. Bari Alla la kumoo, wo te siti noo la! 10 Wo kamma la, n ka wakiili kuwolu bee le la moo tombondiŋolu la kuwo kamma la, fo ì fanaa si kiisoo soto Kiristu Yeesu kono, aniŋ a la badaa-badaa kallankeeyaa*.
11 Tooñaa kumoo fele:
Niŋ ǹ niŋ ate faata ñoo la,
ǹ niŋ a be baluu la ñoo la le fanaa.
12 Niŋ ǹ wakiilita,
ǹ niŋ a be maraloo ke la ñoo la le.
Niŋ m̀ balanta ate ma,
a fanaa be balaŋ na m̀ ma le.
13 Niŋ m̀ maŋ foroyaa,
ate ka tu foroyaariŋ ne,
kaatu a te balaŋ noo la a faŋo ma.
Dookuulaa meŋ na foroyaa lonta
14 Baadiŋolu* hakiloo bulandi ñiŋ kuwolu la, i ye ì dandalaa baake Maariyo ñaatiliŋo la ka fata ñoosaboo la kumoolu to, meŋ buka kuu betoo saabu, bari kasaaroo doroŋ moolu ye, mennu ka a moyi. 15 I la katoo bee ke ka ke dookuulaa ti, meŋ na foroyaa lonta Alla ñaatiliŋo la, aduŋ a te malu la, bari a ka tooñaa kumoo karandi a ñaama. 16 Fata diyaamu fuuriŋolu ma, mennu niŋ Alla la siloo maŋ taa ñoo la, kaatu ì ka moolu la allantaŋyaa le lafaa-lafaa laalaa, 17 aduŋ ì la kumoo be ke la le ko kuuraŋ jawu maaboriŋo, meŋ ka janjaŋ baloo kono. Himeneyu niŋ Filetus be wo moolu le kono, 18 mennu jenketa tooñaa siloo la. Ì ko, saayaakoolaa wulindiroo keta le fokabaŋ. Ì la wo karandiroo be baadiŋ doolu la lannoo kasaara kaŋ ne.
19 Bari Alla la fondamaŋ bambandiŋo te maamaŋ noo la, a be notoriŋ ñiŋ kumoolu le la:
“Maariyo ye moolu loŋ ne,
mennu mu a taa ti.”
Aduŋ “moo-wo-moo meŋ ka Maariyo too kumandi,
wo ñanta a koo dii la tilimbaliyaa la le.”
20 Keraŋolu mennu ka tara koridaa baa kono, bee buka dadaa sanoo niŋ kodiforoo doroŋ na, bari doolu be jee mennu dadaata yiroo la aniŋ pootoo. Doolu mu buuñaarilaŋo le ti, doolu maŋ ke buuñaarilaŋo ti. 21 Niŋ moo-wo-moo ye a faŋ seneyandi feŋolu to, mennu maŋ ke buuñaarilaŋolu ti, a maarii be ke la keraŋo le ti daliila buuñaariŋo ye. A seneyandita le, aduŋ a ye nafaa soto koridaatiyo ye le, a parendita dookuu betoo siifaa bee ye le.
22 Bori fondinkeeyaa hame jawoolu ma, i ye tiliŋo ke i la natoo ti, lannoo, kanoo aniŋ kayiroo, i niŋ moolu mennu ka Maariyo kumandi sondome senuŋo kono. 23 Fata ñoosaba fuuriŋolu ma, mennu mu tooleeyaa ti, kaatu i ye a loŋ ne ko, wolu ka sonkoo le wuluu. 24 Maariyo la dookuulaa maŋ ñaŋ na ke la sonkamoo ti, bari a ñanta sooneeyaa la moolu bee le fee. A ñanta ke la moo le ti, meŋ si karandiroo ke noo, aniŋ meŋ ka muña a mooñoo ye. 25 Moolu mennu balanta a ma, a ñanta ì la boyidaa yitandi la ì la mooyaa le kono. Tumandoo Alla si siloo dii wolu la le ka tuubi fo ì si naa tooñaa loŋ, 26 aduŋ ì si kana noo Ibiliisa ma, meŋ ka ì tu mutoo kono a la kutindiŋo la fo ì si ate la lafoo ke.
