2 Petro 1
1 Simon Petro, Mtumwa na Mtume wa Yesu Kristo, Kwa wale walioipokea imani ile ile ya thamani kama tulivyoipokea sisi, imani iliyo ndani ya haki ya Mungu na mwokozi wetu Yesu Kristo.
Simon Peter, a bondservant and Apostle of Jesus Christ: To those to whom there has been allotted the same precious faith as that which is ours through the righteousness of our God and of our Saviour Jesus Christ.
2 Neema iwe kwenu; amani iongezeke kupitia maarifa ya Mungu na Bwana wetu Yesu.
May more and more grace and peace be granted to you in a full knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
3 Kupitia maarifa ya Mungu tumepata mambo yake yote kwa ajili ya uchaji wamaisha, Toka kwa Mungu aliyetuita kwa ajili ya uzuri wa utukufu wake.
seeing that His divine power has given us all things that are needful for life and godliness, through our knowledge of Him who has appealed to us by His own glorious perfections.
4 Kwa njia hii alitutumainishia ahadi kuu za thamani. Alifanya hili ili kutufanya warith wa asili ya Mungu, kwa kadiri tunavyoendelea kuuacha uovu wa dunia hii.
It is by means of these that He has granted us His precious and wondrous promises, in order that through them you may, one and all, become sharers in the very nature of God, having completely escaped the corruption which exists in the world through earthly cravings.
5 Kwa sababu hii, fanyeni bidii kuongeza uzuri kwa njia ya imani yenu, kwa sababu ya uzuri, maarifa.
But for this very reason--adding, on your part, all earnestness-- along with your faith, manifest also a noble character: along with a noble character, knowledge;
6 Kupitia maarifa, kiasi, na kupitia kiasi saburi, na kupitia saburi, utauwa.
along with knowledge, self-control; along with self-control, power of endurance;
7 Kupitia utauwa upendo wa ndugu na kupitia upendo wa ndugu, upendo.
along with power of endurance, godliness; along with godliness, brotherly affection; and along with brotherly affection, love.
8 Kama mambo haya yamo ndani yenu, yakiendelea kukua ndani yenu, basi ninyi hamtakuwa tasa au watu msiozaa matunda katika maarifa ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
If these things exist in you, and continually increase, they prevent your being either idle or unfruitful in advancing towards a full knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 Lakini yeyote asiyekuwa na mambo haya, huyaona mambo ya karibu tu; yeye ni kipofu. amesahau utakaso wa dhambi zake za kale.
For the man in whom they are lacking is blind and cannot see distant objects, in that he has forgotten that he has been cleansed from his old sins.
10 Kwa hiyo, ndugu zangu, fanyeni juhudi ili kujihakikishia uteule na wito kwa ajili yenu. Kama mtayafanya haya, hamtajikwaa.
For this reason, brethren, be all the more in earnest to make sure that God has called you and chosen you; for it is certain that so long as you practise these things, you will never stumble.
11 Hivyo mtajipatia wingi wa lango la kuingilia katika ufalme wa milele wa Bwana wetu na mwokozi Yesu Kristo. (aiōnios g166)
And so a triumphant admission into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ will be freely granted to you. (aiōnios g166)
12 Kwa hiyo mimi nitakuwa tayari kuwakumbusha mambo haya kila mara, hata kama mnayafahamu, na sasa mmekuwa imara katika kweli.
For this reason I shall always persist in reminding you of these things, although you know them and are stedfast believers in truth which you already possess.
13 Nafikiria kuwa niko sahihi kuwaamsha na kuwakumbusha juu ya mambo haya, ningali nimo katika hema hii.
But I think it right, so long as I remain in the body, my present dwelling-place, to arouse you by such reminders.
14 Kwa maana najua kuwa si muda mrefu nitaiondoa hema yangu, kama Bwana Yesu Kristo alivyonionyesha.
For I know that the time for me to lay aside my body is now rapidly drawing near, even as our Lord Jesus Christ has revealed to me.
15 Nitajitahidi kwa bidii kwa ajili yenu ili mkumbuke mambo haya baada ya mimi kuondoka.
So on every possible occasion I will also do my best to enable you to recall these things after my departure.
16 Kwa kuwa sisi hatukufuata hadthi zilizoingizwa kwa ustadi pale tulipowaeleza juu ya nguvu na kujidhihirisha kwa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, bali sisi tulikuwa mashahidi wa utukufu wake.
For when we made known to you the power and Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not eagerly following cleverly devised legends, but we had been eye-witnesses of His majesty.
17 Yeye alipokea Utukufu na heshima toka kwa Mungu baba pale sauti iliposikika toka katika utukufu mkuu ikisema, “Huyu ndiye mwanangu, mpendwa wangu ambaye nimependezwa naye.”
He received honour and glory from God the Father, and out of the wondrous glory words such as these were spoken to Him, "This is My dearly-loved Son, in whom I take delight."
18 Tuliisikia sauti hii ikitokea mbinguni pale tulipokuwa naye kwenye ule mlima mtakatifu.
And we ourselves heard these words come from Heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
19 Tunalo hili neno la unabii lililothibitika, ambalo kwalo mwafanya vyema kulitekeleza. Ni kama taa ing'aayo gizani mpaka kuchapo na nyota za mawio zionekanazo katika mioyo yenu.
And in the written word of prophecy we have something more permanent; to which you do well to pay attention--as to a lamp shining in a dimly-lighted place--until day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts.
20 Tambueni haya ya kwamba, hakuna unabii unaoandikwa kwa sababu ya kujifikirisha kwa nabii mwenyewe.
But, above all, remember that no prophecy in Scripture will be found to have come from the prophet's own prompting;
21 Kwa kuwa hakuna unabii uliokuja kwa mapenzi ya mwanadamu, isipokuwa wanadamu waliwezeshwa na Roho Mtakatifu aliyeongea toka kwa Mungu.
for never did any prophecy come by human will, but men sent by God spoke as they were impelled by the Holy Spirit.
