2 Petro 2
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Palitokea manabii wa uongo kati ya watu, na vivyo hivyo walimu wa uongo watatokea kati yenu. Watu hao wataingiza mafundisho maharibifu na kumkana Bwana aliyewakomboa, na kwa njia hiyo watasababisha ghafla maangamizi yao wenyewe.
1Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves.
2Tena watu wengi watazifuata hizo njia zao mbaya, kwa sababu yao, wengine wataipuuza Njia ya ukweli.
2Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed.
3Kwa tamaa yao mbaya watajipatia faida kwa kuwaambieni hadithi za uongo. Lakini kwa muda mrefu sasa Hakimu wao yu tayari, na Mwangamizi wao yu macho!
3In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.
4Malaika walipotenda dhambi, Mungu hakuwahurumia, bali aliwatupa katika moto wa Jehanamu ambako wamefungwa wakingojea Siku ile ya Hukumu.
4For if God did not spare the angels when they sinned, but cast them deep into hell, placing them in chains of darkness to be held for judgment;
5Mungu hakuihurumia dunia ya hapo kale, bali alileta gharika kuu juu ya nchi ile ya watu wasiomcha Mungu; lakini Noa ambaye alihubiri uadilifu, Mungu alimwokoa pamoja na watu wengine saba.
5if He did not spare the ancient world when He brought the flood on its ungodly people, but preserved Noah, a preacher of righteousness, among the eight;
6Mungu aliadhibu miji ya Sodoma na Gomora, akaiteketeza kwa moto, akaifanya iwe mfano wa mambo yatakayowapata watu wasiomcha Mungu.
6if He condemned the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to destruction, reducing them to ashes as an example of what is coming on the ungodly;
7Alimwokoa Loti, mtu mwema, ambaye alisikitishwa sana na mwenendo mbaya wa watu hao waasi.
7and if He rescued Lot, a righteous man distressed by the depraved conduct of the lawless
8Loti aliishi miongoni mwa watu hao, na kwa siku nyingi moyo wake ulikuwa katika wasiwasi mkuu aliposikia matendo yao maovu.
8(for that righteous man, living among them day after day, was tormented in his righteous soul by the lawless deeds he saw and heard)—
9Kwa hiyo, basi, Bwana anajua jinsi ya kuwaokoa katika majaribu watu wanaomcha Mungu, na jinsi ya kuwaweka waovu katika adhabu hadi Siku ile ya hukumu,
9if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
10hasa wale wanaofuata tamaa mbaya za mwili na kupuuza mamlaka. Watu hao ni washupavu na wenye majivuno, huvitukana na hawaviheshimu viumbe vitukufu vya juu.
10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
11Lakini malaika, ambao wana uwezo na nguvu zaidi kuliko hao walimu wa uongo, hawawashtaki na kuwatukana hao mbele ya Bwana.
11Yet not even angels, though greater in strength and power, dare to bring such slanderous charges against them before the Lord.
12Watu hao ambao hutukana chochote kile wasichoelewa, ni sawa na wanyama wasio na akili, ambao huzaliwa na baadaye hukamatwa na kuchinjwa! Wataangamizwa kutokana na uharibifu wao wenyewe,
12These men are like irrational animals, creatures of instinct, born to be captured and destroyed. They blaspheme in matters they do not understand, and like such creatures, they too will be destroyed.
13na watalipwa mateso kwa mateso ambayo wameyasababisha. Furaha yao ni kufanya, tena mchana kabisa, chochote kinachotosheleza anasa zao za mwili. Hao ni fedheha na aibu tupu kwa jumuiya yenu wakati wanapojiunga nanyi katika karamu zenu, bali wakifurahia njia zao za udanganyifu.
13The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you.
14Macho yao yamejaa uzinzi na uwezo wao wa kutenda dhambi hauna kikomo. Huwaongoza watu walio dhaifu mpaka mitegoni. Mioyo yao imezoea kuwa na tamaa ya mali. Wapo chini ya laana ya Mungu!
14Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed.
15Wameiacha njia iliyonyoka, wakapotoka na kuifuata njia aliyofuata Balaamu, mwana wa Beori, ambaye alipendelea kupata faida kwa kufanya udanganyifu,
15They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.
16akakaripiwa kwa ajili ya uovu wake. Punda ambaye hasemi alinena kwa sauti ya binadamu, akaukomesha wazimu wa huyo nabii.
16But he was rebuked for his transgression by a donkey, otherwise without speech, that spoke with a man’s voice and restrained the prophet’s madness.
17Watu hao ni kama chemchemi zilizokauka, kama mawingu yanayopeperushwa na tufani; makao yao waliyowekewa ni mahali pa giza kuu.
17These men are springs without water and mists driven by a storm. Blackest darkness is reserved for them.
18Husema maneno ya majivuno na yasiyo na maana, na kutumia tamaa zao mbaya za kimwili kuwatega wale ambao wamejitenga hivi karibuni na watu waishio katika udanganyifu.
18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
19Huwaahidi watu wengine eti watakuwa huru, kumbe wao wenyewe ni watumwa wa upotovu—maana mtu ni mtumwa wa chochote kile kinachomtawala.
19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
20Watu waliokwisha ponyoka katika upotovu wa ulimwengu kwa kupata kumjua Bwana na Mwokozi wetu Yesu Kristo, kisha wakakubali kunaswa na kutawaliwa tena na upotovu huo, hali yao itakuwa mbaya zaidi kuliko awali.
20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
21Ingalikuwa afadhali kwao kama wasingalijua kamwe njia hiyo ya uadilifu kuliko kujua na kisha kuiacha na kupoteza amri takatifu waliyopokea.
21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.
22Ipo mithali isemayo: “Mbwa huyarudia matapishi yake mwenyewe,” na nyingine isemayo: “Nguruwe aliyekwisha oshwa hugaagaa tena katika matope!” Ndivyo ilivyo kwao sasa.
22Of them the proverbs are true: “A dog returns to its vomit,” and, “A sow that is washed goes back to her wallowing in the mud.”
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