2 Timote 2
1You then, my child, be strengthened by the grace that is in Christ Jesus,
1KO IA, ko hoku foha, ke ke mālohi koe ʻi he ʻofa ʻaia ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi Sisu.
2and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.
2Pea ko e ngaahi meʻa ko ia kuo ke fanongo ʻiate au ʻi he ʻao ʻoe kau fakamoʻoni tokolahi, ke ke tuku ia ki he kau tangata angatonu, ke nau faʻa fai ke akonekina foki ʻae niʻihi.
3Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
3Ko ia ke ke faʻa kātaki ʻae ngaue faingataʻa, ʻo taau mo e tangata tau lelei ʻa Sisu Kalaisi.
4No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
4ʻOku ʻikai ha tangata ʻoku ne fai ʻa ʻetau pea ne fakaʻefihia ia ʻi he ngaahi meʻa ʻoe moʻui ni; kaekehe ke fakafiemālie kiate ia kuo fili ia ko e tangata tau.
5An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
5Pea kapau ʻoku feinga ʻe ha tokotaha ke ne ikuna, ʻoku ʻikai fakapale ia, kae ʻi heʻene feinga totonu.
6It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
6Pea ʻoku taau mo e tangata tauhi ngoue ke tomuʻa fai ʻae ngaue ʻi heʻene kai hono fua.
7Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
7Tokanga ki heʻeku lea; pea ʻofa ke tuku kiate koe ʻe he ʻEiki ʻae ʻilo ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē.
8Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,
8Manatu kia Sisu Kalaisi ko e hako ʻo Tevita, naʻe fokotuʻu hake ia mei he mate, ʻo fakatatau mo ʻeku ongoongolelei:
9for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!
9ʻAia ʻoku ou mamahi ai ʻo hangē ha fai kovi, pea kuo haʻisia au; ka ʻoku ʻikai haʻisia ʻae folofola ʻae ʻOtua.
10Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
10Ko ia ʻoku ou faʻa kātaki ai ʻae meʻa kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko kinautolu kuo fili, koeʻuhi ke nau maʻu foki ʻae fakamoʻui ʻaia ʻoku ʻia Kalaisi Sisu mo e hakeakiʻi taʻengata.
11The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
11Ko e tala moʻoni eni: “He kapau kuo tau mate mo ia, te tau moʻui foki mo ia:
12if we endure, we will also reign with him; if we deny him, he also will deny us;
12Kapau ʻoku tau faʻa kātaki, te tau pule foki mo ia: kapau te tau liʻaki ia, te ne liʻaki ʻakitautolu foki:
13if we are faithless, he remains faithful— for he cannot deny himself.
13Kapau ʻoku tau taʻetui, ka ʻoku moʻoni pehē ai pe ia: ʻoku ʻikai te ne faʻa fakaʻikaiʻi ia.”
14Remind them of these things, and charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers.
14Fakamanatu ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni, ʻo fekau kiate kinautolu ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻEiki, ke ʻoua naʻa nau fakakikihi ʻi he ngaahi lea ʻoku ʻikai hano ʻaonga, ka ko e fakahēʻi ʻoe kau fanongo ki ai.
15Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
15Ke ke feinga ke fakahā koe ʻoku ke lelei ki he ʻOtua, ko e tangata ngaue ʻoku ʻikai ke mā, kae vahevahe totonu atu ʻae folofola ʻoe moʻoni.
16But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,
16Ka ke siʻaki ʻae ngaahi lea papūnoa mo e kovi: koeʻuhi ʻe tupu pea ʻāsili ai ʻae anga fakataʻelotu.
17and their talk will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus,
17Pea ʻe keina ʻenau lea ʻo hangē ko e popo: pea ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa ʻAiminia mo Failito;
18who have swerved from the truth, saying that the resurrection has already happened. They are upsetting the faith of some.
18ʻAkinaua kuo na hē mei he moʻoni, ʻo na pehē kuo hili ange ʻae toetuʻu; pea kuo na fulihi ʻae tui ʻae niʻihi.
19But God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are his,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of the Lord depart from iniquity.”
19Ka ʻoku tuʻumaʻu pe ʻae tuʻunga ʻoe ʻOtua, ʻoku ʻi ai ʻae fakaʻilonga ni, “ʻOku ʻilo ʻe he ʻEiki ʻakinautolu ʻoku ʻaʻana;” pea, “Ke ʻilonga ia ʻoku ne huaʻaki ʻae huafa ʻo Kalaisi, ke afe ia mei he angahia.”
20Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver but also of wood and clay, some for honorable use, some for dishonorable.
20Ka ʻi he fale lahi ʻoku ʻikai ke ngata ʻi he ngaahi ipu koula mo siliva pe, ka ʻoku ʻi ai mo e ipu ʻakau mo e ʻumea; ko e niʻihi ke ʻaonga lahi, mo e niʻihi ke ʻaonga siʻi pe.
21Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from what is dishonorable, he will be a vessel for honorable use, set apart as holy, useful to the master of the house, ready for every good work.
21Ko ia kapau ʻe fakamaʻa ia ʻe ha tangata mei he ngaahi meʻa ni, ʻe hoko ai ia ko e ipu ke ʻaonga lahi, kuo fakatapuʻi, pea taau mo e ʻeiki ke ngāueʻaki kuo teuteu ki he ngaue lelei kotoa pe.
22So flee youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, along with those who call on the Lord from a pure heart.
22Ke ke puna foki mei he ngaahi holi fakatalavou: ka ke tuli ki he māʻoniʻoni, mo e angatonu, mo e ʻofa, mo e melino, kiate kinautolu ʻoku ui ki he ʻEiki ʻi he lotomaʻa.
23Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
23Ka ke liʻaki ʻae ngaahi fehuʻi vale mo launoa, ʻi hoʻo ʻilo ʻoku tupu ai ʻae fakakikihi.
24And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
24Pea ʻoku ʻikai lelei ke fakakikihi ʻae tamaioʻeiki ʻae ʻEiki; ka ke angavaivai ia ki he kakai kotoa pē, ʻo faʻa ako, mo faʻa kātaki,
25correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth,
25ʻO akonekina ʻi he angamalū ʻakinautolu ʻoku angatuʻu; heiʻilo ʻe foaki ai ʻe he ʻOtua kiate kinautolu ʻae fakatomala ke nau tui ki he moʻoni;
26and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
26Pea nau fakahaofia ʻakinautolu mei he tauhele ʻae tēvolo, ʻakinautolu kuo ne moʻua ʻo fakapōpulaʻi ko ʻene faʻiteliha pe.