2 Peter 1
1 I, Simon Peter, [am writing this letter to you. I] serve Jesus Christ, and am an apostle [appointed by] him. [I am sending this letter to you] whom God has caused to believe [in Christ] just like he [caused us(exc) apostles to believe in Christ]. You and we have (equally been given the/both been given the same) privilege of believing in Jesus Christ. He [is] God, he is righteous, he is the one whom we [worship], and he is our Savior.
Jesus Christ i sal le sawltak ahi keima Simon Peter in, Pathian le eite hong ngum Jesus Christ i thutang suana tungtawn in eite taw a manpha upna a sang te tung ah:
2 [I pray that God] will continue to act very kindly towards you, and give you (a deep/very much) [inner] peace, because you [truly] know God and Jesus, who is our Lord.
Pathian le i Topa Jesus heakna tungtawn in note tung ah thuhtiamna le thinnopna hong khang tahen,
3 [God] [PRS] has given us everything [that we need] in order that we might receive [eternal] life and in order that we might [live] (in a godly way/in a way that pleases him). He gives us that by the power that he has because he is God, and he has also given it to us as a result of our knowing him. He is the wonderful and perfect one who chose us [to be his people].
A minthanna le phatna sung ah, Ama heakna tungtawn in hongsam pa in nuntakna le Pathian mi hina theampo te Pathian vangletna bang in hong pia zo hi:
4 Being [glorious and perfect], he has promised us [that he will do] very great and (priceless/very precious) things [for us]. [He has also promised] you that by [believing what he has promised] you will be able to act [righteously], just like God acts [righteously], and that you will be free from being morally depraved/corrupted, and that you will not be [like] those who do not believe in Christ and are morally depraved because of their desire to do things that are evil.
Hi bangin a lian mama le a manpha kamciam te hong pia hi: tua kamciam te hang in Pathian i hina a neipui te na hi thei natu uh in, cilesa deina tungtawn in leitung i siatna te pan na suakta zo uh hi.
5 Because God has done all that, by trying very hard, make sure that you not only believe [in Christ], but that you are also living morally good lives. And make sure that you are not only living morally good lives, but that you also know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely).
Hi thu hang in na upna uh tung ah ngamtat phatna belap vun; ngamtat phatna tung ah heakna belap vun;
6 And make sure that you not only know [what God desires] (OR, behave wisely), but that you also control what you say and do. And make sure that you not only control what you say and do, but that you are also steadfast/patient. And make sure that you are not only (steadfast/patient when you suffer), but that you are also godly.
Taciang heakna tung ah ki ukzawkna; taciang ki ukzawkna tung ah thuakna; taciang thuakna tung ah Pathian mi hina;
7 And make sure that you not only (are godly/live in a way that pleases God), but that you also have a concern for your fellow believers, as brothers and sisters [ought to have] for each other. And make sure that you not only have a concern for your fellow believers, but that you also love [others].
Pathian mi hina tung ah u le nau tung ah phatna; tua tung ah itna belap vun.
8 If you do these [things], and if [you do them] more and more, that demonstrates that knowing our Lord Jesus Christ (is very effective/produces good results) [LIT] in your lives.
Banghangziam cile hi thu te sia note sung ah om in a khang ahile, i Topa Jesus Christ na heakna sung ah phatuam ngawl le nga nei ngawl in na om batu uh hi.
9 If these [qualities] are not present in people, it means they are not aware [that these things are important, just like a blind person is not aware of what is around him]. They [think only about earthly matters, just like] [MET] a shortsighted person [sees clearly only things that are near]. It seems that they have forgotten that God has forgiven them for their former sinful lives.
Ahihang hi thu te a nei ngawl peuma mittaw hi a, a khuala mu thei ngawl hi, taciang nidang a mawna te pan in ki thiangsak zo a hina zong mangil zo hi.
10 Instead of [acting like those people], try to confirm/prove by the way you conduct your lives that you are among those whom [God] has chosen [DOU] to be his people. If you do that, you will certainly never become separated from God,
Tua ahikom in suapui te awng, Pathian i sapna le tealna telthiang tu in hanciam vun: banghangziam cile hi thu te na vawt uh le, na puk ngei batu uh hi:
11 and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
Tabang in i Topa le ngumpa Jesus Christ i tawntung ukna sung ah tum thei natu a dimlet in na nga tu uh hi. (aiōnios g166)
12 I intend to keep on reminding you very frequently [HYP] about these [matters], even though you [already] know them and are firmly convinced that they are true.
Tua ahikom note tu hun thuman na he uh a, tua thuman sung ah kho nginge napi, hi thu te tatsat ngawl in kong phawksak tu sia ka haisang batu hi.
13 I consider it right that I should help you [to continually think about these matters] by reminding you [about them] as long as I am alive [EUP],
Hi hi, hi biakbuk sung ah ka om sung theampo, hong hanthawn in kong phawsak tu sia a maan a hihi, ci in ka ngaisun hi;
14 because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
I Topa Jesus Christ in hong mu sa bang in, a hai ngawl in hi ka biakbuk ka sut hamtang tu hi, ci ka he hi.
15 Moreover, I will (make every effort/try hard) [by writing these things down] to enable you to remember them at all times after I have died [EUP].
Tuabek domngawl in hi thu te sia ka thi zawkciang zong tatsat ngawl in na phawk thei natu uh ka hanciam tu hi.
16 We [apostles] told you that our Lord Jesus Christ [acts] powerfully and that he is coming back [some day]. We were not basing [what we told you] on stories that we had cleverly (invented/made up). Instead, we told you what we ourselves saw with our own eyes, that [the] Lord Jesus is supremely great.
Banghangziam cile i Topa Jesus Christ i vangletna le hongpai pheang tu thu note tung ah hong heaksak thei natu in, thimtheltak in phuatawm tangthu te ka zui bua uh hi, ahihang kote sia Ama minthanna mit vateak taw a mu tetti te ka hi uh hi.
17 God, our Father, greatly honored him when God’s great glory/brightness surrounded him, and God [MTY] said, “This is my Son, whom I love very much; I am very pleased with him.”
Banghangziam cile, hisia sia ka it ka Tapa a hihi, Ama tung ah ka lungkim mama hi, ci aw sia a sangbel minthanna kung pan hongpai ciang in, Pa Pathian kung pan in upatna le minthanna nga hi.
18 We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
Ama taw mual thiangtho tung ah ka om uh lai in, vantung pan in hi aw ka za uh hi.
19 We also have [the Scriptures] that the prophets [wrote about Christ long ago], which are completely reliable/trustworthy. You should (pay attention to/think carefully about) [what they wrote], because [what they wrote enables you to know whether what is taught to you is true or whether it is false] [SIM], like a lamp that is shining in a dark place [enables people to see where they are going] [SIM]. [You should] ([pay attention to/think carefully about]) [what they wrote] until [our Lord Jesus Christ comes back and enables] you [SYN] [to know God fully, which will be like when] [MET] (a day dawns/daylight comes) and the morning star rises [and we can see it clearly].
Kamsang te sonkholna a thiang zaw thu zong i nei hi; note thinsung ah zingsol hong suak a, khuavak dong tua kamsang te sonkhol te sia khuazing na mun ah khuavak a tan bang in na kinging uh le, na pha seam na hi uh hi:
20 It is important that you realize that no one can interpret/explain by himself [the meaning of] what the prophets wrote [in the Scriptures] without [the help of God’s Spirit] (OR, no [part of the] Scriptures originated with the prophet himself),
Laithiangtho sung kamsang te sonkhol thu sia, kuama in ama ngaisut na taw a khiakna thiangsak thei ngawl hi, ci tel masa tavun.
21 because no human beings decided [to make those prophecies]. On the contrary, those who spoke [messages from God] did that because it was the Holy Spirit who caused them to do [it, and therefore the Spirit must help us to interpret/understand their meaning].
Banghangziam cile nidanglai kamsang te i sonkhol thu sia mihing deina tungtawn in hongpai hi ngawl hi: ahihang Pathian i mithiangtho te in Tha Thiangtho makaina bang in a pau uh a hihi.
