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 servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:
2 Neema iwe kwenu; amani iongezeke kupitia maarifa ya Mungu na Bwana wetu Yesu.
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the 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 hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;
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.
whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
5 Kwa sababu hii, fanyeni bidii kuongeza uzuri kwa njia ya imani yenu, kwa sababu ya uzuri, maarifa.
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge;
6 Kupitia maarifa, kiasi, na kupitia kiasi saburi, na kupitia saburi, utauwa.
and in [your] knowledge temperance; and in [your] temperance patience; and in [your] patience godliness;
7 Kupitia utauwa upendo wa ndugu na kupitia upendo wa ndugu, upendo.
and in [your] godliness love of the brethren; and in [your] love of the brethren 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.
For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the 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 he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins.
10 Kwa hiyo, ndugu zangu, fanyeni juhudi ili kujihakikishia uteule na wito kwa ajili yenu. Kama mtayafanya haya, hamtajikwaa.
Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
11 Hivyo mtajipatia wingi wa lango la kuingilia katika ufalme wa milele wa Bwana wetu na mwokozi Yesu Kristo. (aiōnios g166)
for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. (aiōnios g166)
12 Kwa hiyo mimi nitakuwa tayari kuwakumbusha mambo haya kila mara, hata kama mnayafahamu, na sasa mmekuwa imara katika kweli.
Wherefore I shall be ready always to put you in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and are established in the truth which is with [you].
13 Nafikiria kuwa niko sahihi kuwaamsha na kuwakumbusha juu ya mambo haya, ningali nimo katika hema hii.
And I think it right, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance;
14 Kwa maana najua kuwa si muda mrefu nitaiondoa hema yangu, kama Bwana Yesu Kristo alivyonionyesha.
knowing that the putting off of my tabernacle cometh swiftly, even as our Lord Jesus Christ signified unto me.
15 Nitajitahidi kwa bidii kwa ajili yenu ili mkumbuke mambo haya baada ya mimi kuondoka.
Yea, I will give diligence that at every time ye may be able after my decease to call these things to remembrance.
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 we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses 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.”
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:
18 Tuliisikia sauti hii ikitokea mbinguni pale tulipokuwa naye kwenye ule mlima mtakatifu.
and this voice we [ourselves] heard come out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.
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 we have the word of prophecy [made] more sure; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star arise in your hearts:
20 Tambueni haya ya kwamba, hakuna unabii unaoandikwa kwa sababu ya kujifikirisha kwa nabii mwenyewe.
knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.
21 Kwa kuwa hakuna unabii uliokuja kwa mapenzi ya mwanadamu, isipokuwa wanadamu waliwezeshwa na Roho Mtakatifu aliyeongea toka kwa Mungu.
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Ghost.
