1This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: 2That ye may be mindful of the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and of the commandment of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour: 3Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, 4And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation. 5For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: 6Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: 7But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. 8But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. 9The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. 10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in the which the heavens shall pass away with a great noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up. 11Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness, 12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of God, wherein the heavens being on fire shall be dissolved, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat? 13Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness. 14Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. 15And account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also according to the wisdom given unto him hath written unto you; 16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction. 17Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own stedfastness. 18But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.
Ranar Ubangiji
1Abokaina ƙaunatattu, wannan ita ce wasiƙata ta biyu gare ku. Na rubuta su biyun su zama abin tuni don su faɗakar da ku ga tunani mai kyau. 2Ina so ku tuna da kalmomin da annabawa masu tsarki na dā suka faɗa da kuma umarnin da Ubangijinmu da Mai Cetonmu ya bayar ta wurin manzanninku.
3Da farko dai, dole ku fahimci wannan cewa a kwanakin ƙarshe masu ba’a za su zo suna ba’a, suna bin mugayen sha’awace-sha’awacensu. 4Za su ce, “Ina wannan ‘dawowar’ da ya yi alkawari ne? Tun mutuwar kakanninmu, kome yana tafiya kamar yadda yake tun farkon halitta.” 5Amma da gangan suke manta cewa tun dā can ta wurin maganar Allah sammai suka kasance aka kuma yi ƙasa daga ruwa ta wurin ruwa kuma. 6Ta wurin waɗannan ruwan ne aka nutsar, aka kuma hallakar da duniya ta wancan lokaci. 7Ta wurin wannan magana ce aka ajiye sammai da ƙasa na yanzu domin wuta, an ajiye su kuma don ranar hukunci da hallaka ta mutane marasa tsoron Allah.
8Amma kada ku manta da wannan abu guda ɗaya, abokaina ƙaunatattu. Ga Ubangiji kwana ɗaya kamar shekaru dubu ne, shekaru dubu kuma kamar kwana ɗaya ne. 9Ubangiji ba mai jinkiri ba ne wajen cika alkawarinsa, yadda waɗansunku suka fahimci jinkiri. Yana haƙuri da ku, ba ya so wani yă hallaka, sai dai kowa yă kai ga tuba.
10Amma ranar Ubangiji za tă zo kamar ɓarawo. Sammai za su ɓace da ruri, abubuwan da suke cikinsu za su ƙone, ƙasa kuma da dukan abin da yake cikinta za su tonu.
11Da yake za a hallaka dukan abubuwa ta haka, waɗanne irin mutane ne ya kamata ku zama? Ya kamata ku yi rayuwar tsarki da ta tsoron Allah, 12yayinda kuke zuba ido ga zuwan ranar Allah kuna gaggauta zuwanta. Wannan rana za tă kawo wa sammai hallaka ta ƙunan wuta, abubuwa kuma za su narke don zafi. 13Amma bisa ga alkawarinsa muna zuba ido ga sabuwar sama da kuma sabuwar ƙasa, inda adalci zai yi zama.
14Saboda haka, abokaina ƙaunatattu, da yake kuna zuba ido ga wannan, sai ku yi matuƙar ƙoƙari don a same ku ba tabo, sai dai zaman salama da shi. 15Ku yi zaman sanin cewa haƙurin Ubangijinmu yana nufin ceto ne, kamar yadda ƙaunataccen ɗan’uwanmu Bulus ma ya rubuta muku da hikimar da Allah ya ba shi. 16Haka yake rubutu cikin dukan wasiƙunsa, yana magana a cikinsu a kan waɗannan al’amura. Wasiƙunsa sun ƙunshi waɗansu abubuwa masu wuyar fahimta, waɗanda jahilai da kuma waɗanda ba tsayayyu ba ne suke murɗe ma’anarsu, kamar yadda suke yi da sauran Nassosi, ta haka suke jawo wa kansu hallaka.
17Saboda haka, abokaina ƙaunatattu, da yake kun riga kun san wannan, sai ku zauna a faɗake don kada a ɗauke hankalinku ta wurin kuskuren marasa bin dokan nan har ku fāɗi daga matsayinku. 18Sai dai ku yi girma cikin alheri da sanin Ubangijinmu da Mai Cetonmu Yesu Kiristi.
A gare shi ɗaukaka ta tabbata yanzu da har abada! Amin.
