2 Petro 3
1 Mbe oli, enikwandikila awe, omwendwa inyarubha inu eya kabhili koleleki nikusisimule obhwenge,
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
2 koleleki utule okwijuka emisango ejo jaikilwe na bhalagi abhelu no kumenya echilagilo cho Mukama weswe no mwilusi kwo kulabha ku ntumwa.
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 Saviour,
3 Umenye gunu kwamba, ati abhalomi abha iniku abhaja mu nsiku jo bhutelo okubhalomela emwe iniku, mbalibhata okulubhana no kwenda kwebhwe.
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts
4 Mbe nibhaika “Gulyaki omulago gwo kusubha? Bhalata bheswe bhafuye, Mbe nawe ebhinu bhyona bhyaliga bhili kutiyo okusokelela kubhwambilo bhwo kuanga.
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.”
5 Mbekola okulabhilwa ati insi no lwile bhyambile okusoka mu manji no kulabha mu manji munsiku ja kala, kwo musango gwa Nyamuanga,
For they wilfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,
6 na ati kwo kulabha ku musango gwaye na manji nigabha insi ku mwanya ogwo, ijuye amanji yanyamuwe.
by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.
7 Mbe nawe oli olwile ne chalo jibhikilwe kwo musango ogwo gwo kulwo mulilo. Bhibhikilwe ku indamu na masingalisho ga abhanu bhanu bhatali bha Nyamuanga.
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 judgement and destruction of ungodly men.
8 Inu itakutula kwiindya obhubhambasi bhwao, bhendwa, ati olusiku lumwi ku Latabhugenyi ni kuti emyaka chiumbi. Ne myaka chiumbi ni kuti lusiku lumwi.
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.
9 Itali ati Omukama kakola okukumisha omulago, lwa kutyo ejiganilisibhwa okubha, Mbe nawe omwenikili ni mwikomesha ingulu yemwe, omwene atakwenda nolwo umwi asingalike, Mbe nawe endele okusosha omwanya koleleki bhona bhante.
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.
10 Nawe olusiku lwo Mukama olwija lwo mwifi, olwile olulabhao nilusekana. Ebhinu ebhisingalisibhwa no mulilo. Insi ne bhinu bhyona bhinu bhilimo ebhisululwa abhwelu.
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 burnt up.
11 Kulwo kubha ebhinu bhyona ebhisingalisibhwa mu njila inu. Mbe oubha munu wa kutiki? Wiyanje kisi mukalibhatiye ka Nyamuanga.
Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
12 Owendibhwa okumenya no kwikenga bhwangu mu lusiku lwo kwija Nyamuanga. Olusiku olwo olwile olusingalisibhwa no mulilo. Ne bhinu ebhinyalaganyibhwa na libhasi lya lisubha.
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?
13 Mbe nawe okulubhana no mulago gwaye, chilindiliye olwile luyaya na insi inyaya, ao abhalengelesi bhalinyanja.
But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
14 Mbe bhendwa kulwo kubha echilindilila ebhinu bhinu, wikomeshe okwangalila ubhe no mulembe amwi nage.
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
15 Yangalila okwikomesha kwa Latabhugenyi weswe mu mwelulo, lwo mwendwa weswe Paulo, kutyo abhandikiye emwe, okulubhana no bhwengeso bhunu ayanilwe.
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,
16 Paulo kalomelela ago gona munyalubha jaye, bhilio ebhinu bhinu bhikomeye okubhimenya. Abhanu bhanu bhatana esima no kwimelegulu bhabhinyamuye ebhinu ebhyo, lwa kutyo abhakola mu maandiko okugenda mumasingalisho gebhwe.
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.
17 Kutyo, bhendwa kwo kubha omugamenya ago, mwiyangalile abhene koleleki mwasiga okubhushwa no bhujigi bhwa bhabheyi no kubhusha obhulengelesi.
You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
The World is Destroyed by Water
