1 Ndimi Simoni Pita, nlanda kakale ndili ntumwa* wa Jesu Kirisiti.
Kuna ibabo bakaamutjila bugalimoyo gunolizana ne gwedu, mu ndulamo ye Ndzimu wedu ne Ntjidzi wedu Jesu Kirisiti:
2 Dzene tshene ngoni ne kunyalala kungamuwandila mu luzibo gwenyu ngekwe Ndzimu ne ngekwa Jesu She wedu.
Kudang'wa kwe Nkirisiti
3 Simba le buyengemali gugwe lakatipa zwithu zose zwatinosheta mu butjilo ne bundzimu, nge luzibo gwedu ngekwa iye wakatidana nge gudzo lile nenge kululwama kukwe. 4 Nge zwithu izwezwi wakatipa kugalabgwe kukwe kukulu, kuti nge zwithu izwezwi, mutizhe mbhatsha dze bubi gumu shango gwe nyota ye kutjinya, ngono mube ne gobe mu zwithu zwakayengemala. 5 Ngekwa iko ikoku, gwisani nge matatabuko wose kupapha bugalimoyo gwenyu nge kuthama zwakalulwama, muna zwakalulwama paphani luzibo. 6 Mu luzibo paphani kuzwidziba, mukuzwidziba paphani kusimisila, mukusimisila paphani bundzimu, 7 mu bundzimu paphani kuhwanana ne zwikamu, mu hwanano ye zwikamu paphani nge ludo. 8 Ngobe zwithu izwezwi ha zwili zwenyu kakale zwakawanda, zowomuthama kuti musibe simbe mu luzibo ngekwa She wedu Jesu Kirisiti. 9 Iye unosheta zwithu izwezwi unobonela pejo, i bhofu, kakale wakakangang'wa kuti wakasukwa mu zwibi zwizwe zwa ntolo.
10 Ndizoke zwikamu, mutukutilile kusimisa kudang'wa kwenyu ne kushalugwa, ngobe ha muthama sa ikoku, amutowokong'wa ngodwilila. 11 Ngono mowoamutjigwa kwakanaka mu kungina mu bushe gusingapele gwa She wedu, kakale Ntjidzi wedu Jesu Kirisiti.
12 Ndizo ndakazwimisila kumukumbuludza misi yose ngekwe zwithu zwakajali, nenguba muzwiziba kakale mushinga nge buzhalo malebeswa amunawo. 13 Ndoduma nditi kwakalulwama kuti ha nditjatjila ndimuzunguze, ndimualakanise, 14 se ndiziba kuti tjibaka tje kolomogwa kwe nshasha wangu tjabe pejo, sekwa She wedu Jesu Kirisiti akandilakidza. 15 Koga ndowothama kose kwandingatubula kuti nditi ndanyalala, mualakane ngekwe zwithu izwezwi.
Batendeki bakabona bukulu gwa Kirisiti
16 Atizotobelela ngano dzakathamiwa nge butjenjedu gwe bathu, ha timuzibisa ngekwe masimba ne kuzha kwa She wedu Jesu Kirisiti, koga iswi nge kwedu takabona nge mesho edu bukulu gwe bushe gugwe. 17 Ngobe wakati eamutjila kutetiwa ne gudzo kudwa ku Ndzimu Tate. Hwi le Ndzimu Masimbawose lakazha kunli liti, “Oyu ndiye Nkololo wangu unodika, ndoshatha kwazo nge kukwe!” 18 Iswi nge kwedu takahwa hwi ileli lidwa kudzimu, ngobe takabe ti naye mu dombo lakayengemala.
19 Ndizo tina malebeswa akapelela mu matama akalebgwa nge balebesambeli. Mowobe muthama zubuyanana kuhwilila matama iyawa, kowobe kunga ha mubhatidza luvone mu zhalima. Dwililani kuswikila mazhokuyedza na masasi tjipenya mu mimoyo yenyu. 20 Kutanga zibani kuti akuna bulebesambeli gwe hwalo dze Ndzimu gunozwitjenesegwa nge nthu, 21 nge kuti akuna dama le bulebesambeli lakatongo bhuda nge kuda kwe nthu, koga bathu bakabe belebeleka matama anodwa ku Ndzimu, belaugwa nge Meya yakayengemala misi yose.
1 From Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ.
To everyone who shares with us in the privilege of believing that our God and Savior Jesus Christ will do what is just and fair.
2 I pray that God will be kind to you and will let you live in perfect peace! May you keep learning more and more about God and our Lord Jesus.
Living as the Lord's Followers
3 We have everything we need to live a life that pleases God. It was all given to us by God's own power, when we learned he had invited us to share in his wonderful goodness. 4 God made great and marvelous promises, so his nature would become part of us. Then we could escape our evil desires and the corrupt influences of this world.
5 Do your best to improve your faith by adding goodness, understanding, 6 self-control, patience, devotion to God, 7 concern for others, and love. 8 If you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful. 9 But if you don't grow, you are like someone who is nearsighted or blind, and you have forgotten that your past sins are forgiven.
10 My friends, you must do all you can to show God has really chosen and selected you. If you keep on doing this, you won't stumble and fall. 11 Then our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will give you a glorious welcome into his kingdom that will last forever.
12 You are holding firmly to the truth you were given. But I am still going to remind you of these things. 13 In fact, I think I should keep on reminding you until I leave this body. 14 And our Lord Jesus Christ has already told me that I will soon leave it behind. 15 This is why I am doing my best to make sure that each of you remembers all of this after I am gone.
The Message about the Glory of Christ
16 When we told you about the power and the return of our Lord Jesus Christ, we were not telling clever stories someone had made up. But with our own eyes we saw his true greatness. 17 God, our great and wonderful Father, truly honored him by saying, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.” 18 We were there with Jesus on the holy mountain and heard this voice speak from heaven.
19 All of this makes us even more certain that what the prophets said is true. So you should pay close attention to their message, as you would to a lamp shining in some dark place. You must keep on paying attention until daylight comes and the morning star rises in your hearts. 20 But you need to realize that no one alone can understand any of the prophecies in the Scriptures. 21 The prophets did not think these things up on their own, but they were guided by the Spirit of God.