The Man of Lawlessness
1Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to him, we ask you, brothers and sisters, 2not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter—asserting that the day of the Lord has already come. 3Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness2:3 Some manuscripts sin is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. 4He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
5Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things? 6And now you know what is holding him back, so that he may be revealed at the proper time. 7For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. 8And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth and destroy by the splendor of his coming. 9The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders that serve the lie, 10and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing. They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie 12and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.
Stand Firm
13But we ought always to thank God for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work of the Spirit and through belief in the truth. 14He called you to this through our gospel, that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold fast to the teachings2:15 Or traditions we passed on to you, whether by word of mouth or by letter.
16May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word.
Mũregi Watho
1Atĩrĩrĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ha ũhoro wa gũcooka kwa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ na gũcookanĩrĩrio gwitũ harĩ we, nĩtũkũmũthaitha, 2atĩ mũtikahiũhe kwenyenyio kana mũhahũrwo nĩ ũrathi mũna, kana ndũmĩrĩri, o na kana marũa merĩtwo atĩ moimĩte kũrĩ ithuĩ, makoiga atĩ mũthenya wa Mwathani nĩũrĩkĩtie gũkinya. 32:3 Mar 13:5; Dan 7:25Mũtikareke mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ amũheenie o na atĩa, nĩgũkorwo mũthenya ũcio ndũgaakinya, ũhoro wa kũregana na watho ũtakinyĩte, o nake mũndũ ũrĩa mũregi watho ataguũranĩirio, o ũcio ũtuĩrĩirwo ciira wa kwanangwo. 42:4 Isa 14:13, 14; 1Akor 8:5Nĩagokĩrĩra na etũũgĩrie igũrũ rĩa kĩrĩa gĩothe gĩĩtanĩtio na Ngai na kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩhooyagwo, nĩgeetha aikare thĩ kũu thĩinĩ wa hekarũ ya Ngai, agĩĩtuuaga atĩ we mwene nĩ Ngai.
52:5 1Athe 3:4Kaĩ mũtararirikana atĩ rĩrĩa ndarĩ hamwe na inyuĩ nĩndamwĩraga maũndũ macio? 6Na rĩu nĩmũũĩ kĩrĩa kĩgirĩtie mũndũ ũcio ooke na nĩgeetha akaaguũranĩrio ihinda rĩrĩa rĩagĩrĩire. 7Nĩgũkorwo ũhoro wa hitho wa kũregana na watho nĩũraruta wĩra; no nĩ kũrĩ ũrĩa ũgirĩrĩirie ũhoro ũcio woneke rĩu, na egũthiĩ na mbere gwĩka ũguo nginya rĩrĩa akeeherio. 82:8 Isa 11:4Na hĩndĩ ĩyo nĩguo mũndũ ũcio mũregi watho akaaguũranĩrio. Mũndũ ũcio nĩwe Mwathani Jesũ akooraga na mĩhũmũ ya kanua gake, na amwanange na riiri wake ũrĩa ũkoonanio nĩ gũcooka gwake. 92:9 Math 4:10; Joh 4:48Mũndũ ũcio mũregi watho nĩagooka kũringana na wĩra wa Shaitani ũrĩa wonekaga thĩinĩ wa mĩthemba yothe ya ciama cia maheeni, na marũũri, na morirũ, 10o na ooke na mĩthemba yothe ya ũmaramari nĩguo aheenie andũ arĩa marĩ njĩra ya kũũra. Moraga tondũ nĩmaregire kwenda ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma nĩguo mahonokio. 112:11 Math 24:5Na tondũ ũcio Ngai nĩamarehagĩra ũndũ wa hinya wa kũmahĩtithia, nĩgeetha metĩkie maheeni macio, 122:12 Arom 1:32na nĩgeetha andũ othe matuĩrwo ciira arĩa matetĩkĩtie ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma na makenagĩra maũndũ ma waganu.
Mwĩhaandei Wega
132:13 Aef 1:4; 1Pet 1:2No rĩrĩ, twagĩrĩirwo nĩgũcookagĩria Ngai ngaatho hĩndĩ ciothe nĩ ũndũ wanyu, inyuĩ ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ mwendetwo nĩ Mwathani, tondũ kuuma o kĩambĩrĩria Ngai nĩamũthuurire mũhonokio nĩ ũndũ wa gũtherio nĩ Roho o na gwĩtĩkia ũhoro-ũrĩa-wa-ma. 142:14 Arom 8:28Aamwĩtĩire ũhoro ũyũ nĩ ũndũ wa Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ũrĩa twamũhunjĩirie nĩguo mũgĩe na riiri wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ. 152:15 1Akor 16:13; 1Akor 11:2Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, mwĩhaandei wega na mũrũmie ũrutani ũrĩa twamũrutire, o na akorwo twaririe na kanua kana tũkĩmwandĩkĩra marũa.
16Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ we mwene, o na Ngai Ithe witũ ũrĩa watwendire na agĩtũhe ũũmĩrĩru wa nginya tene na kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro kĩega na ũndũ wa Wega wake-rĩ, 17maroomĩrĩria ngoro cianyu, na mamwĩkĩre hinya thĩinĩ wa ciĩko o na ciugo ciothe njega.
