2 Wathesalonike 2
1 Sasa kuhusu kuja kwa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo na kukusanywa pamoja ili tuwe naye: tunawaomba ninyi ndugu zetu,
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to Him, we ask you, brothers,
2 kwamba msisumbuliwe wala kutabishwa kwa urahisi, kwa roho, au kwa ujumbe au kwa barua inayoonkana kuwa imetoka kwetu, ikisema ya kuwa siku ya Bwana tayari imekuja.
not to be easily disconcerted or alarmed by any spirit or message or letter seeming to be from us, alleging that the Day of the Lord has already come.
3 Mtu na asiwadanganye kwa namna yoyote. Kwa kuwa haitakuja mpaka lile anguko litokee kwanza na mtu wa uasi afunuliwe, yule mwana wa uharibifu.
Let no one deceive you in any way, for it will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness—the son of destruction—is revealed.
4 Huyu ndiye apingaye naye hujiinua mwenyewe akimpinga Mungu na chochote kinachoabudiwa. Na matokeo yake, hukaa kwenye hekalu la Mungu na kujionyesha yeye kuwa kama Mungu.
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.
5 Je, hamkumbuki kuwa nilipokuwa nanyi niliwaambia juu ya mambo haya?
Do you not remember that I told you these things while I was still with you?
6 Sasa mnajua kile kinachomzuia, ili kwamba aweze kufunuliwa kwa wakati sahihi utakapowadia.
And you know what is now restraining him, so that he may be revealed at the proper time.
7 Kwa kuwa siri ya yule mtu mwenye kuasi inafanya kazi mpaka sasa, ila tu kuna anaye mzuia sasa mpaka atakapotolewa njiani.
For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work, but the one who now restrains it will continue until he is taken out of the way.
8 Ndipo yule mwenye kuasi atakapofunuliwa, amabaye Bwana Yesu atamwua kwa pumzi ya kinywa chake. Bwana atamfanya kuwa si chochote kwa ufunuo wa ujio wake.
And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will slay with the breath of His mouth and annihilate by the majesty of His arrival.
9 Ujio wa yule mwenye kuasi utakuwa kwa sababu ya kazi ya shetani kwa nguvu zote, ishara na maajabu ya uongo,
The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,
10 na uongo wote wenye udhalimu. Mambo haya yatakuwepo kwa wale wanaopotea, kwa sababu hawakuupokea upendo wa kweli kwa ajili ya kuokolewa kwao.
and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.
11 Kwa sababu hiyo Mungu anawatumia kazi yenye uovu ili waamini uongo.
For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
12 Matokeo yake ni kwamba wote watahukumiwa, wale ambao hawakuamini ukweli bali wao hujifurahisha katika udhalimu.
in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.
13 Lakini inatupasa tumshukuru Mungu kila mara kwa ajili yenu ndugu mpendwao na Bwana. Kwa sababu Bwana aliwachagua ninyi kama malimbuko ya wokovu kwa utakaso wa Roho na imani katika ile kweli.
But we should always thank God for you, brothers who are loved by the Lord, because God has chosen you from the beginning to be saved by the sanctification of the Spirit and by faith in the truth.
14 Hiki ndicho alichowaitieni ninyi, kwamba kupitia injili muweza kuupata utukufu wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
To this He called you through our gospel, so that you may share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Kwa hiyo, ndugu, simameni imara. Ueleweni ule utamaduni mliofundishwa, kwa neno au kwa barua yetu.
Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
16 Sasa, Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo mwenyewe, na Mungu Baba yetu aliyetupenda na kutupa faraja ya milele na ujasiri mwema kwa ajili ya maisha yajayo kupitia neema, (aiōnios g166)
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself and God our Father, who by grace has loved us and given us eternal comfort and good hope, (aiōnios g166)
17 awafariji na kuifanya imara mioyo yenu katika kila neno na kazi njema.
encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good word and deed.
