Petere II 3

1 Lo ke lokwalo lwa me lwa bobedi, bakaulengwe ba ba rategang, mme mo go tsone tsoopedi ke lekile go lo gakolola, fa lo ntetla kaga boammaaruri jo lo setseng lo bo itse:

Beloved, this is now the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them they are reminders to stir up your sincere mind,

2 boammaaruri jo lo bo ithutileng mo baporofiting ba ba boitshepo le mo go rona Baaposetoloi ba re lo tliseditseng mafoko a Morena le Mmoloki wa rona.

so that you will recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command of our Lord and Savior given through your apostles.

3 Sa ntlha, ke batla go lo gakolola gore mo malatsing a bofelo, go tlaa tla basotli ba ba tlaa dirang bosula bongwe le bongwe jo ba bo akanyang, mme ba sotla boammaaruri.

Know this first, that mockers will come in the last days. They will mock and proceed according to their own desires.

4 Se e tlaa nna tsela ya bone ya kganetsanyo: “Kana Keresete o solofeditse go tla gape, a mme o tsile? Jaanong o kae? Ga a kitla a tla! Ka ntlha ya eng, fela jaaka mongwe le mongwe a ka gakologelwa, sengwe le sengwe se ntse fela jaaka mo letsatsing la ntlha la lobopo.”

They will say, “Where is the promise of his return? From when our fathers fell asleep, all things have stayed the same, since the beginning of creation.”

5 Ba itebatsa ka bomo boammaaruri jo: Gore Modimo o ne wa senya lefatshe ka morwalela o o boitshegang bogologolo o sena go dira magodimo ka lefoko la taolo ya One, mme wa dirisa metse go dira lefatshe le go le dikaganyetsa.

They willfully forget that the heavens and the earth came to exist out of water and through water, long ago, by God's command,

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and that through these things, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.

7 Mme Modimo o ne wa laola lefatshe le magodimo go bolokelwa molelo ka letsatsi la katlholo, fa botlhe ba ba senang boModimo ba tlaa nyelediwa.

But now the heavens and the earth are reserved for fire by that same command. They are reserved for the day of judgment and the destruction of the ungodly people.

8 Mme se lebaleng se, ditsala tse di rategang, gore letsatsi kgotsa dingwaga tse di sekete go simologa gompieno mo Moreneng di tshwana fela le ka moso.

It should not escape your notice, beloved, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.

9 Tota ga o bonya kaga tsholofetso ya One ya go bowa, ntswa ka nako tse dingwe go tle go bonale go ntse jalo. Mme o letile, ka mabaka a a utlwalang gore ga o batle ope a nyelela, mme o naya baleofi lobaka lwa go ikwatlhaya.

The Lord does not move slowly concerning his promises, as some consider slowness to be. Instead, he is patient toward you. He does not desire for any of you to perish, but for everyone to make room for repentance.

10 Ruri letsatsi la Morena le e tla, le tla jaaka legodu, mme magodimo a tlaa feta ka modumo o mogolo le mebele ya selegodimo e tlaa nyelela mo molelong, mme lefatshe le sengwe le sengwe se se mo go lone se tlaa tshujwa ka molelo.

However, the day of the Lord will come as a thief: The heavens will pass away with a loud noise. The elements will be burned with fire, and the earth and the deeds in it will be revealed.

11 Mme jalo ere ka sengwe le sengwe se se re dikaganyeditseng se tlaa nyerologa, re tshwanetse ra bo re tshela botshelo jo bo boitshepo jo bo nang le boModimo jo bo ntseng jang? Re tlaa tshwanelwa ke go tshela botshelo jo bo boitshepo jwa Bo-Modimo.

Since all these things will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should you be? You should live holy and godly lives.

12 Lo tshwanetse go lebelela letsatsi leo lwa ba lwa le ipaakanyetsa, letsatsi le Modimo o tlaa tshubang magodimo ka molelo, mme mebele ya selegodimo e tlaa nyerologa e nyelela mo dikgabong.

You should expect and hasten the coming of the day of God. On that day, the heavens will be destroyed by fire, and the elements will be melted in great heat.

13 Mme re lebeletse tsholofetso ya Modimo ya magodimo a masha le lefatshe le lesha morago ga lobaka, kwa go tlaa bong go le tshiamo fela.

But according to his promise, we are waiting for the new heavens and the new earth, where righteousness will dwell.

14 Ditsala tse di rategang, e re fa lo ntse lo lebeletse dilo tse go diragala le go tla ga gagwe, lekang thata go tshela lo sa leofe; lo bo lo nne kagiso mo go mongwe le mongwe gore a tle a lo itumelele motlhang a bowang.

Therefore, beloved, since you expect these things, do your best to be found spotless and blameless before him, in peace.

15 Mme gakologelwang gore ke eng fa a diegile go tla. O re naya nako ya gore re tseye molaetsa wa gagwe wa poloko re o ise kwa go ba bangwe.

Also, consider the patience of our Lord to be salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him.

16 Mokaulengwe yo o botlhale yo o rategang Paulo o buile ka dilo tse mo dikwalong tse dintsi tsa gagwe. Dikakgelo dingwe tsa gagwe ga di motlhofo go tlhaloganngwa, mme go na le batho ba ba dieleele ka bomo, ba ba agang ba batla dithanolo, ditlhaloso tse di sa tlwaelesegang, ba pitikolotse dikwalo tsa gagwe gore di reye sengwe se se pharologanyo thata le se a neng a se raya, fela jaaka ba dira mo dintlheng tse dingwe tsa dikwalo tse di boitshepo mme phelelo ya bone ke tshenyego.

Paul speaks of these things in all his letters, in which there are things that are difficult to understand. Ignorant and unstable men distort these things, as they also do the other scriptures, to their own destruction.

17 Ke lo tlhagisa pele ga nako, bakaulengwe ba ba rategang, gore lo tle lo itlhokomele lo se ka lwa tsewa ke diphoso tsa batho ba ba bosula ba, e se re kgotsa lwa etsaetsega lwa tlhakana nabo.

Therefore, beloved, since you know about these things beforehand, guard yourselves so that you are not led astray by the deceit of lawless people and you lose your own faithfulness.

18 Mme golang mo nonofong ya semowa lo itsanye sentle le Morena le Mmoloki wa rona Jesu Keresete. A mo go ene go nne kgalalelo yotlhe le boitumelo jwa tlotlo, go tloga fano le ka bosakhutleng. Salang sentle. Ke nna, Petere. (aiōn g165)

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. May the glory be to him both now and forever. Amen! (aiōn g165)

The World is Destroyed by Water