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
Ssa, ninakuandikia wewe, mpendwa hii barua ya pili ili kukuamsha katika akili,
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,
ili kwamba uweze kukumbuka maneno yaliyosemwa kabla na manabii watakatifu na kuhusu amri ya Bwana wetu na mwokozi kwa kutumia mitume.
3 knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts
Ujue ili kwanza, kwamba wasaliti watakuja katika siku za mwisho kuwasaliti ninyi, wakienenda sawasawa na matakwa yao.
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.”
Na wakisema “Iko wapi ahadi ya kurudi? Baba zetu walikufa, Lakini vitu vyote vilikuwa hivyo tangu mwanzo wa uumbaji.
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,
Wakajifanya kusahau kwamba nchi na mbingu vilianza kutokana na maji na kupitia maji zamani za kale, kwa neno la Mungu,
6 by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.
na kwamba kupitia neno lake na maji yakawa ulimwengu kwa kipindi hicho, ikiwa imejaa maji, iliharibiwa.
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.
Lakini sasa mbingu na dunia zimetunzwa kwa neno hilo hilo kwa ajili ya moto. Vimehifadhiwa kwa ajili ya siku ya hukumu na maangamizi ya watu wasio wa Mungu
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.
Hii haiwezi kuchenga ujumbe wako, wapendwa, kwamba siku moja kwa bwana ni kama miaka elfu moja. Na miaka elfu moja ni kama siku moja.
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.
Si kwamba Bwana anafanya pole pole kutimiza ahadi, kama inavyofikiriwa kuwa, Lakini yeye ni mvumilivu kwa ajili yenu, yeye hatamani hata mmoja aangamie, Lakini hutamani kutoa muda ili wote wapate kutubu.
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.
Ingawa, siku ya Bwana itakuja kama mwizi, mbingu itapita kwa kupaza kelele. Vitu vitateketezwa kwa moto. Nchi na vitu vyote vilivyomo vitafunuliwa wazi.
11 Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
Kwa kuwa vitu vyote vutateketezwa kwa njia hii. Je utakuwa mtu wa aina gani? Uishi kitakatifu na maisha ya kimungu.
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?
Inakupasa kujua na kutambua haraka ujio wa siku ya Mungu. Siku hiyo mbingu itateketezwa kwa moto. Na vitu vitayeyushwa katika joto kali.
13 But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
Lakini kutokana na ahadi yake, tunasubiri mbingu mpya na nchi mpya, ambapo wenye haki wataishi
14 Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
Hivyo wapendwa kwa kuwa tunatarajia vitu hivi, jitahidi kuwa makini na kutolaumika na kuwa na amani pamoja naye.
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,
Na zingatia uvumilivu wa Bwana wetu katika wokovu, kama mpendwa kaka yetu Paulo, alivyowaandikia ninyi, kutokana na hekima ambayo alipewa.
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.
Paulo anaongelea hayo yote katika barua zake, kuna vitu ambavyo ni vigumu kuvielewa. Watu wasio na adabu na uimara wameviharibu vitu hivyo, Na kama wanavyofanya kwa maandiko. Kuelekea maangamizi yao.
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.
Hivyo, wapendwa kwa kuwa mnayafahamu hayo. Jilindeni wenyewe ili kwamba msipotoshwe na udanganyifu wa walaghai na kupoteza uaminifu.
The Great Flood
