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1ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲐⲀⲒ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲦⲈ ⲐⲘⲀϨⲂϮ ⲚⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲈϮⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲒⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲞⲤ ⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ.
1This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you
2ϦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲈⲈⲢⲪⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲦⲀⲨϪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲒⲠⲢⲞⲪⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϮⲈⲚⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲠⲞⲤⲦⲞⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ
2that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets and the commandment of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior,
3ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲀⲢⲒⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚϦⲀⲈ ⲈⲨⲈⲒ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲢⲈϤⲤⲰⲂⲒ ⲈⲨⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲈⲠⲒⲐⲨⲘⲒⲀ
3knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts
4ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲨϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲤⲐⲰⲚ ϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲈϤϪⲒⲚⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲀ ⲚⲈⲚⲒⲞϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲚⲔⲞⲦ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲘⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ⲦⲀⲢⲬⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲰⲚⲦ
4and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
5ⲠⲒϨⲰⲂ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲤⲈⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲀϢϤ ϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈϢⲞⲠ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϤⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
5For they willfully forget that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water by the word of God,
6ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲐⲂⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲀⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲦⲎ ⲀϤϪⲰⲖⲔ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀϤⲦⲀⲔⲞ
6by which means the world that existed then, being overflowed with water, perished.
7ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲀⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲢⲰ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲰⲘ ⲈⲨⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲔⲢⲒⲤⲒⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲦⲀⲄⲰ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲀⲤⲈⲂⲎⲤ ⲚⲢⲰⲘⲒ
7But the heavens that exist now and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
8ⲪⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲂϢ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲚⲀϨⲢⲈⲚ ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲞⲨϢⲞ ⲚⲢⲞⲘⲠⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ
8But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
9ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϤⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ⲀⲚ ⲚϪⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲘⲈⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ϤⲚⲀⲰⲤⲔ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲀϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈϨⲖⲒ ⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲈϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲒ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲘⲈⲦⲀⲚⲞⲒⲀ
9The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
10ⲈϤⲈⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲢⲈϤϬⲒⲞⲨⲒ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲤⲒⲚⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲞⲨⲞⲒ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚϦⲎⲦϤ ⲈⲨⲈⲢⲰⲔϨ
10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat; and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
11ⲚⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲀⲤⲘⲠϢⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲀϢ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚϨⲀⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲨⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲘⲈⲦⲈⲨⲤⲈⲂⲎ Ⲥ
11Therefore, since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
12ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲘⲠⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲠⲀⲢⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲒⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲤⲦⲞⲒⲬⲒⲞⲚ ⲤⲈⲚⲀⲢⲰⲔϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲤⲈⲂⲰⲖ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ
12looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
13ϨⲀⲚⲪⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲘⲂⲈⲢⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲞⲠ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ
13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
14ⲈⲐⲂⲈⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲘⲈⲚⲢⲀϮ ⲈⲚⲤⲞⲘⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚⲚⲀⲒ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲢⲞⲨϪⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲀⲦⲀϬⲚⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲦⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲘⲐⲞ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎ ⲚⲎ
14Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
15ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲠⲤ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲞⲨϪⲀⲒ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲪⲢⲎϮ ϨⲰϤ ⲘⲠⲈⲚⲀⲄⲀⲠⲎⲦⲞⲤ ⲚⲤⲞⲚ ⲠⲀⲨⲖⲞⲤ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ϮⲤⲞⲪⲒⲀ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲦⲎⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤⲤϦⲀⲒ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ
15Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you,
16ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈϤⲈⲠⲒⲤⲦⲞⲖⲎ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚϦⲎⲦⲞⲨ ⲘⲞⲔϨ ⲚⲈⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲈⲦⲈ ϢⲀⲢⲈ ⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲚⲤⲈⲦⲀϪⲢⲎⲞⲨⲦ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲢⲤⲦⲢⲈⲂⲖⲞⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲘⲠⲤⲈⲠⲒ ⲚⲚⲒⲄⲢⲀⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲚⲀⲤⲞⲔⲞⲨ ⲔⲀⲦⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲀⲄⲰ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦⲞⲨ
16as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
17ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲚⲀⲤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲞⲢⲠ ⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲀⲢⲈϨ ⲈⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲘⲎⲠⲰⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲢⲈⲘ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲠⲖⲀⲚⲎ ⲚⲚⲒⲀⲦϨⲎⲦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲈⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϪⲢⲞ ⲘⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ
17You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
18ⲀⲒⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲚϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲤⲞⲨⲈⲚ ⲠⲈⲚϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈⲚⲤⲰⲦⲎⲢ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲪⲰϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲰⲞⲨ ⲒⲤϪⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ϢⲀ ⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲈⲚⲈϨ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ.
18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
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