2 Petro 3
1 Adɔfonom, eyi ne krataa a ɛto so abien a makyerɛw abrɛ mo. Mekyerɛw sɛ mede rebɛkae mo, de akanyan mo adwene.
Beloved, this is now the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them they are reminders to stir up your sincere mind,
2 Mepɛ sɛ mokae nsɛm a adiyifo akronkron no kaa no mmere bi a atwam no ne mmara a efi Awurade ne Agyenkwa a wɔde faa mo asomafo so maa mo no.
so that you will recall the words spoken in the past by the holy prophets and the command of our Lord and Savior given through your apostles.
3 Nea edi kan no, ɛsɛ sɛ mote ase sɛ nna a edi akyiri no mu no, nnipa bi bɛba a wɔn ara wɔn honam akɔnnɔ na ebedi wɔn so. Wobedi mo ho fɛw
Know this first, that mockers will come in the last days. They will mock and proceed according to their own desires.
4 aka se, “Ɔhyɛɛ mo bɔ se ɔbɛba. Wanka? Na ɔwɔ he? Yɛn agyanom awuwu dedaw, nanso biribiara te sɛ nea ɛte fi adebɔ mfiase!”
They will say, “Where is the promise of his return? From when our fathers fell asleep, all things have stayed the same, since the beginning of creation.”
5 Wɔhyɛ da ma wɔn werɛ fi nokware no sɛ, efi tete na Onyankopɔn kasa maa ɔsoro bae, na wofi nsu mu de nsu yɛɛ asase.
They willfully forget that the heavens and the earth came to exist out of water and through water, long ago, by God's command,
6 Akyiri no wɔde nsuyiri bɛsɛee saa bere wiase no.
and that through these things, the world of that time was destroyed, being flooded with water.
7 Nanso Onyankopɔn ahyɛ sɛ ɔsoro ne asase ntena hɔ nkosi atemmuda. Afei wɔbɛsɔ ogya wɔ mu de asɛe nnebɔneyɛfo.
But now the heavens and the earth are reserved for fire by that same command. They are reserved for the day of judgment and the destruction of the ungodly people.
8 Nanso anuanom, mommma mo werɛ mfi ade baako sɛ Awurade ani so de, nsonoe nni da koro ne mfe apem ntam. Ne fam de, abien no nyinaa yɛ pɛ.
It should not escape your notice, beloved, that one day with the Lord is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like one day.
9 Awurade ntwentwɛn ne nan ase wɔ ne bɔ a wahyɛ ho sɛnea ebinom susuw no. Mmom ɔwɔ mo ho ntoboase, efisɛ ɔmpɛ sɛ wɔbɛsɛe obiara, na mmom ɔpɛ sɛ obiara sakra fi ne bɔne ho.
The Lord does not move slowly concerning his promises, as some consider slowness to be. Instead, he is patient toward you. He does not desire for any of you to perish, but for everyone to make room for repentance.
10 Na Awurade da no bɛba sɛ ɔkorɔmfo. Da no, ɔsoro bɛbobɔ mu na ayera na wim nneɛma bɛhyew na asɛe na asase ne so nneɛma nyinaa nso bɛda adi.
However, the day of the Lord will come as a thief: The heavens will pass away with a loud noise. The elements will be burned with fire, and the earth and the deeds in it will be revealed.
11 Na sɛ saa ɔkwan yi so na wɔbɛfa asɛe ade nyinaa a, na ɔbra bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wobɔ? Ɛsɛ sɛ mo bra yɛ kronkron na mode mo ho ma Onyankopɔn.
Since all these things will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people should you be? You should live holy and godly lives.
12 Monhwɛ saa da no kwan na monyɛ mo nneɛma pɛpɛɛpɛ; da a Onyankopɔn bɛto ɔsoro mu gya na wim nneɛma anan na ayera wɔ ogyaframa mu no.
You should expect and hasten the coming of the day of God. On that day, the heavens will be destroyed by fire, and the elements will be melted in great heat.
13 Nanso yɛtwɛn nea Onyankopɔn ahyɛ yɛn ho bɔ no, ɔsoro foforo ne asase foforo a ɛhɔ na trenee bɛtena.
But according to his promise, we are waiting for the new heavens and the new earth, where righteousness will dwell.
14 Enti anuanom, mugu so retwɛn da no, mommɔ mmɔden sɛ mobɛyɛ kronkron a mfomso biara nni mo ho wɔ Onyankopɔn anim na mo ne no atena wɔ asomdwoe mu.
Therefore, beloved, since you expect these things, do your best to be found spotless and blameless before him, in peace.
15 Monkae nhu sɛ Awurade wɔ ntoboase efisɛ ɔpɛ sɛ obiara nya nkwagye. Ɛno na yɛn nua Paulo nam nyansa a Onyankopɔn de maa no no so kyerɛw mo no.
Also, consider the patience of our Lord to be salvation, just as our beloved brother Paul wrote to you, according to the wisdom that was given to him.
16 Saa ɔkwan koro no ara so na ɔfa kyerɛw ne nkrataa no na saa nsɛm yi ara so nso na ogyina kyerɛwee. Wɔn a wonnim na wɔnnyɛ den no ntumi nkyerɛ nsɛm bi a ɛyɛ den wɔ ne nkrataa no mu no ase yiye. Saa ara na wɔyɛ Kyerɛwsɛm nkae no de ɔsɛe ba wɔn so no.
Paul speaks of these things in all his letters, in which there are things that are difficult to understand. Ignorant and unstable men distort these things, as they also do the other scriptures, to their own destruction.
17 Nanso anuanom, esiane sɛ wɔadi kan abɔ mo kɔkɔ no nti, monwɛn na wɔn a wonni mmara so no mfomso no antwe mo amfi mo tebea pa hɔ.
Therefore, beloved, since you know about these things beforehand, guard yourselves so that you are not led astray by the deceit of lawless people and you lose your own faithfulness.
The World is Destroyed by Water
