2 Bitrus 1
1 Siman Bitrus, bawa da manzon Almasihu Yesu, zuwa ga wadanda suka karbi bangaskiya mai daraja kamar yadda muka karba, bangaskiya cikin adalcin Allahnmu da Yesu Almasihu.
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.
2 Bari alheri ya kasance tare da ku; bari salama ta karu ta wurin sanin Allah da na Yesu Ubangijinmu.
[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.
3 Dukkan abubuwan ikon Allah na rayuwa da Allahntaka an bamu su ta wurin sanin Allah, wanda ya kira mu ta wurin daukakarsa da nagarta.
[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].
4 Ta wurin wanan, ya bamu babban alkawari mai daraja. Yayi wanan ne saboda ku zama masu rabo cikin Allahntaka, yayin da ku ka kubuta daga lalacewa da ke cikin duniya saboda mugayen sha'awace sha, awace.
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.
5 Saboda wanan dalilin kuyi iyakacin kokarinku ku kara nagarta ta wurin bangaskiyarku, kuma ta wurin adalci, sani.
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).
6 Ta wurin sani ku kara da kamun kai, kuma ta wurin kamun kanku, ku kara da jimrewa, ta wurin jimrewarku, ku kara da bin Allah.
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.
7 Ta wurin bin Allah, ku kara da kauna irin ta 'yan'uwa, ta wurin kauna irin ta 'yan'uwa, ku kara kauna.
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].
8 Idan wadannan abubuwan suna cikinku, kuma suka yi girma a cikinku, baza a sami bakarare ko rashin 'ya'ya cikin sanin Ubangijinmu Yesu Almasihu ba.
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.
9 Amma duk wanda ya rasa wadannan abubuwan yana kallon abin da ke kusa ne kawai; ya makance. Ya manta da cewa an wake shi daga tsofaffin zunubansa.
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.
10 Saboda haka, 'yan'uwa, kuyi iyakacin kokari ku tabbatar da kiranku da zabenku. Idan kun yi wadannan abubuwan, baza ku yi tuntube ba.
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,
11 Ta haka zaku sami shiga cikin mulki na har'abada na Ubangijinmu da Maicetonmu Yesu Almasihu. (aiōnios g166)
and [God] will very wholeheartedly welcome you into the place where our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will rule [his people] forever. (aiōnios g166)
12 Saboda haka a shirye nake kulayomi in tunashe ku game da wadannan abubuwan, ko da yake kun san su, kuma kun yi karfi cikin gaskiya yanzu.
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.
13 Ina tunani daidai ne in zuga ku da tuni game da wadannan abubuwan, tun ina cikin wannan jiki.
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],
14 Domin na sani jim kadan zan bar wannan jiki, kamar yadda Yesu Almasihu ya nuna mani.
because I know that I shall die [EUP] soon, as our Lord Jesus Christ clearly has revealed to me.
15 Zan yi iyakancin kokarina kulayomi domin ku rika tunawa da abubuwan, bayan kaurata.
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].
16 Domin bamu bi labaru da aka kago na nuna wayo cikinsu ba, da muka fada maku game da iko da bayyanuwar Ubangijinmu Yesu Almasihu, amma mu shaidu ne na ikonsa.
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.
17 Gama ya karbi daukaka da daraja daga wurin Allah Uba lokacin da murya ta zo daga ikon mai daukaka cewa, “Wannan shine dana, kaunataccena, wanda nake jin dadinsa kwarai.”
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.”
18 Mun ji muryar nan da ta zo daga sama, lokacin da mu ke tare da shi a dutse mai tsarki.
We [(exc)] ourselves heard [God] [MTY] [say] that from heaven, when we were with [Christ] on that holy/sacred mountain.
19 Muna da wannan kalmar annabci wanda akwai tabbaci sosai, kun yi daidai idan kun mayar da hankali a kansu. Yana nan kamar fitillar da take walkiya a wuri mai duhu kafin asubahi ya zo, kuma tauraron asubahi ya tashi cikin zukatanku.
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].
20 Ku san da wannan tun da farko, cewa babu annabci da ke bisa ga fasarar mutum.
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),
21 Domin babu annabcin da ya taba zuwa ta wurin nufin mutum. Maimakon haka, Ruhu Mai Tsarki ne ke iza su, su fadi maganar Allah.
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].
