2 Bitrus 3
1 Yanzu, ina rubata maku, kaunatattu, wannan wasika ta biyu domin in tunashe ku, in kuma zuga tunaninku na gaskiya,
This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you
2 don ku tuna da kalmomin da annabawa tsarkaka suka fada a da, kuma da umurnin Ubangijinmu da mai ceto da aka bayar ta wurin manzaninku.
that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,
3 Ku san wannan da farko, cewa masu ba'a za su zo a kwanakin karshe. Za su yi ba'a kuma su ci gaba bisa ga sha'awowinsu.
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts
4 Za su ce, “Ina alkawarin dawowarsa? Tun lokacin da kakaninmu suka mutu, dukkan abubuwa sun kasance yadda suke, tun farkon halitta.”
and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
5 Da gangan suka manta cewa sama da kasa sun kasance daga ruwa, kuma ta wurin ruwa, da dadewa ta wurin umarnin Allah,
For they wilfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,
6 kuma cewa ta wurin wadannan abubuwa duniyar wancan zamani ta halaka, da ambaliyar ruwan tsufana.
by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.
7 Amma sama da kasa na yanzu, an tanada su domin wuta ta wurin wannan umarnin. An tanada su domin ranar shari'a da halakar marassa ibada.
But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgement and destruction of ungodly men.
8 Kada ku manta da wanan, kaunatattu, cewa rana daya a gun Allah kamar shekaru dubu ne, kuma shekaru dubu kamar rana daya suke.
But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9 Ubangiji baya jinkiri game da alkawaransa kamar yadda wadansu ke ganin jinkiri. Maimakon haka, yana hakuri da ku. Ba ya so ko dayanku ya hallaka, amma kowanenku ya kai ga tuba.
The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10 Duk da haka, ranar Ubangiji za ta zo kamar barawo. Sammai za su shude da kara mai karfi. Wuta zata kone komai da komai, kuma duniya da dukkan ayyukan da ke cikinta zasu bayyanu.
But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burnt up.
11 Da shike dukkan wadanan abubuwa za a hallaka su haka, wadanne irin mutane yakamata ku zama? Ya kamata kuyi rayuwar tsarki da ta ibada.
Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
12 Ku zauna cikin bege da kuma hanzarta zuwan ranar Allah. A ranan nan, za a hallaka sammai da wuta, kuma dukkan komai da komai zai narke cikin zafi mai tsanani.
looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
13 Amma bisa ga alkawarinsa, muna jiran sabuwar sama da sabuwar duniya, inda adalci zai kasance.
But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
14 Saboda haka, kaunatattu, tun da kuna da begen wadannan abubuwa, ku yi iyakacin kokarinku a same ku marassa tabo da marasa aibu a gabansa, cikin salama.
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
15 Kuma, ku dauki hakurin Ubangiji domin ceto ne, kamar yadda kaunataccen danuwanmu Bulus ya rubuta maku bisa ga hikima da aka ba shi.
Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,
16 Bulus yayi magana akan wadanan abubuwa cikin dukkan wasikunsa, a ciki akwai abubuwa da suke da wuyar ganewa. Jahilai da mutane marassa natsuwa sukan juya ma'anarsu, kamar yadda suke yi wa sauran nassoshi, don hallakar kansu.
as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 Saboda haka, kaunatattu, tun da kun san wadannan abubuwa, ku kula da kanku kada a badda ku ta wurin rudun mutanen da ba su bin doka, har ku rasa amincinku.
You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
The Great Flood
