2 Petero 3
1 Arata akwa nyendete mũno, maya nĩ marũa makwa ma keerĩ kũrĩ inyuĩ. Na thĩinĩ wamo meerĩ ndĩmaandĩkĩte marĩ ma kũmũririkania mwarahũke mũgĩe na meciiria marĩa magĩrĩru.
THIS second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I rouse up your sincere mind by awakening your recollection
2 Nĩngwenda mũririkane ciugo iria ciaririo tene nĩ anabii arĩa atheru na watho ũrĩa waheanirwo nĩ Mwathani na Mũhonokia witũ na mũgĩkinyĩrio nĩ atũmwo anyu.
to remember the words, that have been spoken aforetime by the holy prophets, and the injunction of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour:
3 Mbere ya maũndũ mothe, no nginya mũmenye atĩ matukũ ma kũrigĩrĩria nĩgũgooka anyũrũrania, manyũrũranagie na marũmagĩrĩre merirĩria mao mooru.
knowing this principally, that in the last of the days there will come scoffers, walking after their own lewd passions,
4 Nĩmakooranagia atĩrĩ, “Gũũka gwake kũrĩa eeranĩire gũgaakinya-rĩ? Kuuma rĩrĩa maithe maitũ maakuire, maũndũ mothe mathiiaga na mbere o ta ũrĩa maatariĩ kuuma rĩrĩa thĩ yombirwo.”
and saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for ever since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue in the same state as from the beginning of the creation.
5 No nĩmeriganĩirie o na makĩmenyaga atĩ o tene, nĩ ũndũ wa kiugo kĩa Ngai, kũũrĩa igũrũ nĩ kwagĩire, nayo thĩ ĩkĩũmbwo na maaĩ kuuma kũrĩ maaĩ.
For this they chuse to keep out of sight, that by the word of God the heavens were created of old, and the earth rising out of the water and subsisting amidst the water;
6 Ningĩ maaĩ o macio no mo maarindanirie thĩ ya ihinda rĩu, na makĩmĩananga.
whence the world then existing, being deluged by water, was destroyed;
7 Ningĩ nĩ ũndũ wa kiugo o ro kĩu, igũrũ na thĩ iria irĩ ho rĩu nĩciigĩirwo mwaki, igetererio mũthenya wa ciira, o na wa kwanangwo kwa andũ arĩa matetĩkĩtie Ngai.
but the present heavens and earth by the same word are treasured up, reserved for fire at the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.
8 No rĩrĩ, arata akwa nyendete mũno, mũtikariganĩrwo nĩ ũndũ ũyũ ũmwe, atĩ kũrĩ Mwathani mũthenya ũmwe no ta mĩaka ngiri, na mĩaka ngiri no ta mũthenya ũmwe.
But let not this particular be concealed from you, beloved, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 Mwathani ndagondagĩrĩra kũhingia ciĩranĩro ciake, ta ũrĩa andũ amwe meciiragia atĩ nĩagondagĩrĩra. We nĩamũkiragĩrĩria, tondũ ndendaga mũndũ o na ũmwe oore, no endaga andũ othe merire.
The Lord doth not delay the promise (as some count it delay); but is longsuffering towards us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should have space for repentance.
10 No rĩrĩ, mũthenya wa Mwathani ũgooka o ta mũici. Mũthenya ũcio-rĩ, igũrũ nĩrĩkabuĩria na mũrurumo mũnene; nacio ciũmbe iria itũire kũu igũrũ nĩikaahĩa nĩ mwaki ithire, nayo thĩ na kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ kuo nĩigacinwo ithire biũ.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief by night; in which the heavens shall pass away with a rushing noise, and the first principles of matter in flames dissolve, and the earth and all the works upon it be burnt up.
11 Kuona atĩ indo ciothe nĩikaanangwo na njĩra ĩyo-rĩ, inyuĩ mũkĩagĩrĩirwo gũkorwo mũrĩ andũ a mũthemba ũrĩkũ? Inyuĩ mwagĩrĩirwo nĩgũtũũraga mũtũũrĩre mũtheru na wa kwĩyamũrĩra Ngai,
Seeing then that all these things must be dissolved, what manner of persons ought we to be in a course of holy conduct and acts of piety,
12 mũgĩtanyaga na mũkĩĩriragĩria mũthenya ũcio ũkinye narua. Mũthenya ũcio wakinya-rĩ, igũrũ nĩrĩkaanangwo na mwaki, na indo ciothe iria irĩ kuo ihĩe nĩ mwaki, itweke.
expecting and hastening towards the coming of God’s day, at which the heavens on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements in flames be melted as wax?
13 No kũringana na ũrĩa eeranĩire-rĩ, nĩtwĩrĩgĩrĩire igũrũ rĩerũ na thĩ njerũ, o kuo kũrĩa gũtũũraga ũthingu.
But we expect according to his promise new heavens and a new earth in which dwelleth righteousness.
14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, inyuĩ arata akwa nyendete mũno, kuona atĩ nĩmwĩrĩgĩrĩire ũndũ ũyũ-rĩ, kĩĩrutanĩriei mũkoragwo mũtarĩ na kĩmeni, na mũtarĩ na ũcuuke, na mũrĩ na thayũ nake.
Wherefore, beloved, seeing ye are expecting these things, be diligent to be found of him in peace, spotless and blameless.
15 Menyai atĩ gũkirĩrĩria kwa Mwathani witũ nĩkuo gũtũmaga mũhonokio, o ta ũrĩa mũrũ wa Ithe witũ Paũlũ, ũrĩa twendete aamwandĩkĩire arĩ na ũũgĩ ũrĩa Ngai aamũhete.
And account the long suffering of our Lord conducive to salvation; as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, hath written unto you;
16 Marũa-inĩ make mothe aandĩkĩte o ũhoro wa maũndũ macio. Marũa-inĩ make nĩ kũrĩ maũndũ mamwe maritũ mũno kũmenya, marĩa andũ arĩa matooĩ na arĩa matakindagĩria mogomagia, o ta ũrĩa mogomagia Maandĩko marĩa mangĩ, nao makereherere mwanangĩko.
as also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things, of which some are difficult to be understood, which the uninstructed and the unstable torture, as indeed they do the rest of the scriptures unto their own destruction.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, arata akwa nyendete mũno, kuona nĩmũrĩkĩtie kũmenya maũndũ macio-rĩ, mwĩmenyererei nĩguo mũtikaheenererio mũgũe muume ũhoro-inĩ wanyu wa gwĩkindĩra wega nĩ kũhĩtithio nĩ mahĩtia ma andũ arĩa matamenyagĩrĩra watho.
Ye therefore, beloved, knowing this before, be on your guard, that ye be not carried away with the delusion of these lawless men, and fall from your own stedfastness.
18 No rĩrĩ, thiĩi na mbere gũkũra thĩinĩ wa wega na ũmenyo wa Mwathani na Mũhonokia witũ Jesũ Kristũ. Nake arotũũra arĩ na riiri rĩu na nginya tene! Ameni. (aiōn g165)
But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory now and unto the day of eternity. Amen. (aiōn g165)
The Great Flood
