2 Peter 3
1 This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you
Abaagalwa, eno y’ebbaluwa eyookubiri gye mbawandiikira. Mu bbaluwa zombi ngezezzaako okubakubiriza mutegeerere ddala ebyo ebituufu era ebisaana.
2 that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,
Mujjukire ebyo ebyayogerwa bannabbi abatukuvu n’ekiragiro kya Mukama waffe era Omulokozi waffe ekyaweebwa abatume bammwe.
3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts
Ekisooka, mutegeerere ddala nga mu nnaku ez’oluvannyuma abantu abagoberera okwegomba kw’omubiri gwabwe balijja mu mmwe nga babasekerera,
4 and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
nga bwe bagamba nti, “Eyasuubiza nti alijja, aluwa? Kubanga kasookedde bajjajjaffe bafa, ebintu byonna biri nga bwe byabanga okuva ensi lwe yatondebwa!”
5 For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,
Beefuula abatamanyi nti edda Katonda yalagira bulagizi, era olw’ekigambo eggulu n’ensi ne bitondebwa. Olw’ekigambo kya Katonda ensi yatondebwa ng’eggyibwa mu mazzi era n’ebeera wakati w’amazzi.
6 by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.
Era olw’ekigambo ekyo ensi eyo ey’edda, amazzi gaagisaanyaawo n’ezikirira.
7 But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
Era olw’ekigambo ekyo, eggulu n’ensi ebiriwo kaakano bikuumibwa nga birindiridde okwokebwa omuliro ku lunaku olw’okusalirako omusango, n’okuzikirizibwa kw’abo abatatya Katonda.
8 But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
Naye, abooluganda, temusaana, kwerabira nti mu maaso ga Mukama emyaka olukumi giri ng’olunaku olumu, era n’olunaku olumu luli ng’emyaka olukumi.
9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Mukama waffe taludde kutuukiriza ekyo kye yasuubiza ng’abamu bwe balowooza. Wabula ye akyabagumiikiriza, nga tayagala muntu yenna kubula, naye bonna beenenye.
10 But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
Naye olunaku lwa Mukama waffe lulijja ng’omubbi bw’ajja nga tewali n’omu amanyi; eggulu lirivaawo nga liwuuma nnyo, n’ebiririko birizikirizibwa n’omuliro, era ensi n’ebintu ebigirimu birisirikka.
11 Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
Kale obanga ebintu byonna bya kuzikirizibwa, mugwanidde kubeeranga bantu ba mpisa ntukuvu era abatya Katonda,
12 looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
nga mulindirira era nga mwegomba nnyo olunaku lwa Katonda okutuuka, olunaku obwengula bwonna bwe buryokebwa ne buzikirizirwa n’ebiburimu ne bisaanuuka ne bisirikka.
13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
Naye nga Katonda bwe yatusuubiza, tulindirira obwengula obuggya n’ensi empya omuli obutuukirivu.
14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
Kale, abaagalwa, nga bwe mulindirira ebintu ebyo okubaawo mufubenga nnyo okuba abalongoofu abataliiko kya kunenyezebwa nga mulina emirembe.
15 Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,
Kyokka mulowoozenga ku kubonyaabonyezebwa okw’obulokozi bwa Mukama waffe, nga ne muganda waffe omwagalwa Pawulo kye yabategeeza mu bbaluwa ze yabawandiikira mu magezi Katonda ge yamuwa.
16 as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
Weewaawo ebbaluwa ze zirimu bingi ebizibu okutegeera, kyokka buli lw’awandiika aba ayogera ku nsonga ezo; wabula bo abatamanyi era abatali banywevu babinnyonnyola nga bwe bannyonnyola ebyawandiikibwa ebirala ne beereetako okuzikirira.
17 You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
Kale, mmwe abaagalwa, ebyo nga bwe mubitegedde, mwekuume muleme kukyamizibwa abantu abo abajeemu, si kulwa nga babaleetera okugwa ne muva we munyweredde.
The Great Flood
