2 Wathesalonike 2
1 Ndugu, kuhusu kuja kwake Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo na kukusanyika kwetu pamoja mbele zake, tunawasihi,
Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to him, we ask you
2 msiyumbishwe kwa urahisi wala msitiwe wasiwasi na roho wala neno au barua inayosemekana kuwa imetoka kwetu, isemayo kwamba siku ya Bwana imekwisha kuwako.
not to be quickly shaken in your mind or troubled, either by spirit or by word or by letter as if from us, saying that the day of Christ has already come.
3 Mtu yeyote na asiwadanganye kwa namna yoyote kwa maana siku ile haitakuja mpaka uasi utokee kwanza, na yule mtu wa kuasi adhihirishwe, yule ambaye amehukumiwa kuangamizwa kabisa.
Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction.
4 Yeye atapingana na kujitukuza juu ya kila kitu kiitwacho Mungu au kinachoabudiwa, ili kujiweka juu katika Hekalu la Mungu, akijitangaza mwenyewe kuwa ndiye Mungu.
He opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped, so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.
5 Je, hamkumbuki ya kwamba nilipokuwa pamoja nanyi niliwaambia mambo haya?
Do not you remember that when I was still with you, I told you these things?
6 Nanyi sasa mnajua kinachomzuia, ili apate kudhihirishwa wakati wake utakapowadia.
Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.
7 Maana ile nguvu ya siri ya uasi tayari inatenda kazi, lakini yule anayeizuia ataendelea kufanya hivyo mpaka atakapoondolewa.
For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.
8 Hapo ndipo yule mwasi atafunuliwa, ambaye Bwana Yesu atamteketeza kwa pumzi ya kinywa chake na kumwangamiza kabisa kwa utukufu wa kuja kwake.
Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;
9 Kuja kwa yule mwasi kutaonekana kana kwamba ni kutenda kazi kwake Shetani ambaye hutumia nguvu zote, ishara, maajabu ya uongo,
even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 na kila aina ya uovu kwa wale wanaoangamia kwa sababu walikataa kuipenda kweli wapate kuokolewa.
and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 Kwa sababu hii, Mungu ameruhusu watawaliwe na nguvu ya udanganyifu, ili waendelee kuamini uongo,
Because of this, God sends them a powerful delusion, that they should believe a lie,
12 na wahukumiwe wote ambao hawakuiamini ile kweli, bali wamefurahia uovu.
that they all might be judged who did not believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 Lakini imetupasa sisi kumshukuru Mungu daima kwa ajili yenu, ndugu mpendwao na Bwana, kwa sababu Mungu aliwachagua ninyi tangu mwanzo ili mwokolewe kwa kutakaswa na Roho kwa kuiamini kweli.
But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth,
14 Kwa kusudi hili Mungu aliwaita kwa njia ya kuhubiri kwetu Injili, ili mpate kushiriki katika utukufu wa Bwana Yesu Kristo.
to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Hivyo basi, ndugu wapendwa, simameni imara na myashike sana yale mafundisho tuliyowapa ikiwa ni kwa maneno ya kinywa au kwa barua.
So then, brothers, stand firm and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word or by letter.
16 Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo mwenyewe na Mungu Baba yetu, aliyetupenda na kwa neema yake akatupatia faraja ya milele na tumaini jema, (aiōnios g166)
Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us consummate (aiōnios g166) comfort and good hope through grace,
17 awafariji mioyo yenu na kuwaimarisha katika kila neno na tendo jema.
comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.
