2 Peter 3
1 Behold this second epistle I write to you, my dearly beloved, in which I stir up by way of admonition your sincere mind:
ⲁ̅ⲉⲓⲥ ⲧⲙⲉϩⲥⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲉϯⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉϯⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ
2 That you may be mindful of those words which I told you before from the holy prophets, and of your apostles, of the precepts of the Lord and Saviour.
ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉⲣ ⲡⲙⲉⲉⲩ ⲛⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲣ ϣⲣⲡ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ
3 Knowing this first, that in the last days there shall come deceitful scoffers, walking after their own lusts,
ⲅ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲩ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲁⲉⲉⲩ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϭⲓ ϩⲉⲛⲣⲉϥϫⲏⲣ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
4 Saying: Where is his promise or his coming? for since the time that the fathers slept, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
ⲇ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛϫⲓⲛⲧⲁⲛⲛⲉⲛⲉⲓⲟⲧⲉ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲙⲏⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ϫⲓⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲥⲱⲛⲧ
5 For this they are wilfully ignorant of, that the heavens were before, and the earth out of water, and through water, consisting by the word of God.
ⲉ̅ⲡⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ϩⲏⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲉⲩϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛϫⲓⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲕⲁϩ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
ⲋ̅ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲱⲙⲥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ
7 But the heavens and the earth which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of the ungodly men.
ⲍ̅ⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲉⲩϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲛ ⲡⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ
8 But of this one thing be not ignorant, my beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
ⲏ̅ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲙ ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϥⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
9 The Lord delayeth not his promise, as some imagine, but dealeth patiently for your sake, not willing that any should perish, but that all should return to penance.
ⲑ̅ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉϩⲟⲓⲛⲉ ϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥϩⲟⲣϣ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϩⲁⲓⲛⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲛⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ
10 But the day of the Lord shall come as a thief, in which the heavens shall pass away with great violence, and the elements shall be melted with heat, and the earth and the works which are in it, shall be burnt up.
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲏⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ
11 Seeing then that all these things are to be dissolved, what manner of people ought you to be in holy conversation and godliness?
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲛⲁⲓ ϭⲉ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲁⲩⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲓ ϣϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛϩⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϩⲃⲏⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲙⲛ ⲧⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲙϣⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ
12 Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of the Lord, by which the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with the burning heat?
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲉⲡⲏ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲡⲁⲣϩⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
13 But we look for new heavens and a new earth according to his promises, in which justice dwelleth.
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ϩⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲙⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ⲟⲩⲏϩ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ
14 Wherefore, dearly beloved, waiting for these things, be diligent that you may be found before him unspotted and blameless in peace.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲥⲡⲟⲩⲇⲁⲍⲉ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲁⲧⲱⲗⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲧϫⲱϩⲙ ϩⲉⲛⲛ ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ
15 And account the longsuffering of our Lord, salvation; as also our most dear brother Paul, according to the wisdom given him, hath written to you:
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲛϩⲁⲣϣ ϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲛϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲑⲉ ϩⲱⲱϥ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ
16 As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are certain things hard to be understood, which the unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ⲛⲑⲉ ⲉⲧϥϣⲁϫⲉ ϩⲛ ⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩⲛ ϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲛⲟⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲛⲁⲧⲥⲃⲱ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲉⲧⲉ ⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩϭⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲉⲥⲉⲉⲡⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ
17 You therefore, brethren, knowing these things before, take heed, lest being led aside by the error of the unwise, you fall from your own steadfastness.
ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲣ ϣⲣⲡ ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲓ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲟⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϩⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ
The World is Destroyed by Water
