1But mark this: there will be terrible times in the last days. 2People will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boastful, proud, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3without love, unforgiving, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not lovers of the good, 4treacherous, rash, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God – 5having a form of godliness but denying its power. Have nothing to do with such people.
6They are the kind who worm their way into homes and gain control over gullible women, who are loaded down with sins and are swayed by all kinds of evil desires, 7always learning but never able to come to a knowledge of the truth. 8Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these teachers oppose the truth. They are men of depraved minds, who, as far as the faith is concerned, are rejected. 9But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those men, their folly will be clear to everyone.
A final charge to Timothy
10You, however, know all about my teaching, my way of life, my purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance, 11persecutions, sufferings – what kinds of things happened to me in Antioch, Iconium and Lystra, the persecutions I endured. Yet the Lord rescued me from all of them. 12In fact, everyone who wants to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, 13while evildoers and impostors will go from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived. 14But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17so that the servant of God3:17 Or that you, a man of God, may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Ìwà àwọn ènìyàn ni ọjọ́ ìkẹyìn
1Ṣùgbọ́n èyí ni kí o mọ̀: pé ní ìkẹyìn ọjọ́ ìgbà ewu yóò dé. 2Nítorí àwọn ènìyàn yóò jẹ́ olùfẹ́ ti ara wọn, olùfẹ́ owó, afọ́nnu, agbéraga, asọ̀rọ̀ búburú, aṣàìgbọràn sí òbí, aláìlọ́pẹ́, aláìmọ́. 3Aláìnífẹ̀ẹ́, aláìlèdáríjì, abanijẹ́, aláìlè-kó-aràwọn-níjánu, òǹrorò, aláìnífẹ̀ẹ́ ohun rere, 4oníkúpani, alágídí, ọlọ́kàn gíga, olùfẹ́ fàájì ju olùfẹ́ Ọlọ́run lọ. 5Àwọn tí wọn ní àfarawé ìwà-bí-Ọlọ́run, ṣùgbọ́n tí wọn sẹ́ agbára rẹ̀; yẹra kúrò lọ́dọ̀ àwọn wọ̀nyí pẹ̀lú.
6Nítorí nínú irú èyí ni àwọn ti ń rákò wọ inú ilé, tí wọ́n sì ń di àwọn obìnrin aláìlọ́gbọ́n tí a di ẹ̀ṣẹ̀ rù ní ìgbèkùn, tí a sì ń fi onírúurú ìfẹ́kúfẹ̀ẹ́ fà kiri 7Wọ́n ń fi ìgbà gbogbo kẹ́kọ̀ọ́, wọ́n kò sì lè dé ojú ìmọ̀ òtítọ́. 83.8: Ek 7.11.Ǹjẹ́ gẹ́gẹ́ bí Janesi àti Jamberi ti kọ ojú ìjà sí Mose náà ni wọ́n kọjú ìjà sí òtítọ́: àwọn ènìyàn tí inú wọn díbàjẹ́, àwọn ẹni ìtanù ní ti ọ̀ràn ìgbàgbọ́. 9Ṣùgbọ́n wọn kì yóò lọ síwájú ju bẹ́ẹ̀ lọ: Nítorí òmùgọ̀ wọn yóò farahàn fún gbogbo ènìyàn gẹ́gẹ́ bí ti àwọn méjì yìí náà, ti yọrí si.
Ọ̀rọ̀ ìyànjú Paulu sí Timotiu
10Ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ ti mọ ẹ̀kọ́ mi, ìgbésí ayé mi, ìpinnu, ìgbàgbọ́, ìpamọ́ra, ìfẹ́ sùúrù. 113.11: Ap 13.14-52; 14.1-20; 16.1-5.Inúnibíni, ìyà; àwọn ohun tí ó dé bá mi ní Antioku, ní Ikoniomu ní Lysra; àwọn inúnibíni tí mo faradà: Olúwa sì gbà mi kúrò nínú gbogbo wọn. 12Nítòótọ́, gbogbo àwọn tí ó fẹ́ máa gbé ìgbé ayé ìwà-bí-Ọlọ́run nínú Kristi Jesu yóò faradà inúnibíni 13Ṣùgbọ́n àwọn ènìyàn búburú, àti àwọn ẹlẹ́tàn yóò máa burú síwájú sí i, wọn ó máa tannijẹ, a ó sì máa tàn wọ́n jẹ. 14Ṣùgbọ́n ìwọ dúró nínú nǹkan wọ̀nyí tí ìwọ ti kọ́, tí a sì ti jẹ́ kí ojú rẹ dá ṣáṣá sí, kí ìwọ sì mọ̀ ọ̀dọ̀ ẹni tí ìwọ gbé kọ́ wọn. 15Àti pé láti ìgbà ọmọdé ni ìwọ ti mọ Ìwé Mímọ́, tí ó lè sọ ọ́ di ọlọ́gbọ́n sí ìgbàlà nípasẹ̀ ìgbàgbọ́ nínú Kristi Jesu. 16Gbogbo ìwé mímọ́ ni ó ní ìmísí Ọlọ́run tí ó sì ní èrè fún ẹ̀kọ́, fún ìbániwí, fún ìtọ́ni, fún ìkọ́ni tí ó wà nínú òdodo. 17Kí ènìyàn Ọlọ́run lè pé, tí a ti múra sílẹ̀ pátápátá fun iṣẹ́ rere gbogbo.
