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 stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

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.

That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment 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 first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

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 since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as [they were] 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 willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:

6 Ningĩ maaĩ o macio no mo maarindanirie thĩ ya ihinda rĩu, na makĩmĩananga.

Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

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 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 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, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day [is] with the Lord 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 is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to 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 in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned 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 shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness,

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.

Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13 No kũringana na ũrĩa eeranĩire-rĩ, nĩtwĩrĩgĩrĩire igũrũ rĩerũ na thĩ njerũ, o kuo kũrĩa gũtũũraga ũthingu.

Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein 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 that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, 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 [that] the longsuffering of our Lord [is] salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto 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; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as [they do] also the other 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, seeing ye know [these things] before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, 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 both now and for ever. Amen. (aiōn g165)

The World is Destroyed by Water