2 Timotio
3:1 Asi uzivewo ichi, kuti mumazuva ekupedzisira nguva dzekutambudzika dzichasvika.
3:2 Nokuti vanhu vachava vanozvida, vanochiva, vanozvirumbidza, vanozvikudza,
vanotuka, vasingateereri vabereki, vasingavongi, vasina utsvene;
3:3 vasina rudo rwechisikirwo, vapanduki, vapomeri venhema, vasingazvidzori,
vanotyisa, vanozvidza avo vakanaka;
3:4 vatengesi, vakaoma musoro, vanozvikudza, vanoda mafaro kupfuura vadi varo
Mwari;
3:5 vane mufananidzo wekunamata, asi vachiramba simba rako: kubva vakadaro
tendeuka.
3:6 Nokuti ndivo vaya vanoverevedza vachipinda mudzimba vachitapa
vakadzi mapenzi, vakaremerwa nezvivi, vanokwebwa nokuchiva kwakasiyana siyana;
3:7 vanongogara vachidzidza, asi vasingatongogoni kusvika paruzivo rwechokwadi.
3:8 Zvino Jane naJambre sezvavakapikisa Mozisi, saizvozvo avawo vanopikisa Jehovha
chokwadi: vanhu vane ndangariro dzakaora, vakarashwa pakutenda.
3:9 Asi havachapfuuriri mberi, nekuti upenzi hwavo huchaonekwa
kuvanhu vose, sezvakangoita wavowo.
3:10 Asi iwe wakaziva zvakazara dzidziso yangu, mararamiro, chinangwa, kutenda kwangu,
mwoyo murefu, rudo, mwoyo murefu,
3:11 kushushwa, nenhamo, zvakandiwira paAndiyokiya, paIkoniyamu,
Lystra; kushushwa kwakadini kwandakatsunga makuri; asi kubva maari ose Ishe
akandinunura.
3:12 Hongu, uye vose vanoda kurarama muuMwari muna Kristu Jesu vachatambura
kutambudzwa.
3:13 Asi vanhu vakaipa nevanyengeri vachaenderera mberi pakuipa vachitsausa vamwe
vachinyengerwa.
3:14 Asi iwe rambira pazvinhu zvawakadzidza uye nezvawakagara
uchiziva kuti wakazvidzidza kuna ani;
3:15 Uye kuti kubvira paucheche wakaziva magwaro matsvene, ari
anogona kukuchenjedza kuti uwane ruponeso kubudikidza nokutenda kuri muna Kristu
Jesu.
3:16 Rugwaro rwose rwakafemerwa naMwari, uye runobatsira
dzidziso, pakutsiura, pakururamisa, pakuranga nokururama;
3:17 kuti munhu waMwari ave wakakwana, agadzirirwa kwazvo zvose zvakanaka
anoshanda.