2 Petro 3

¹Vadikanwa, iyi ndiyo mwadhi yechipiri yandinokunyorerai zvino; panaidzedzi dzose mbiri ndinomutsa ndangariro dzenyu ndichiku yevudzirai;This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

²kuti mugorangarira mashoko akataurwa kare navaporofita vatsvene, nomurairo waShe, Muponesi, wamakapiwa navaapostora venyu;That 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:

³pakutanga muzive henyu chinhu ichi, kuti pamazuva okupedzisira vaseki vachavuya vachiseka, vachifamba nokuchiva kwavo,Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

⁴vachiti: Chipikirwa chokuvuya kwake chiripiko zvino? Nokuti kubva pakuparara kwamadzibaba, zvinhu zvose zvinongoramba zvakaita sezvazvakanga zvakaita kubva pakutanga kwokusikwa.And 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.

⁵Nokuti vanokanganwa nobwoni chinhu ichi, kuti kare denga raivapo, nenyika yakabudiswa mumvura, yakaitwa nemvura neshoko raMwari;For 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:

⁶nazvo nyika, yaivapo nguva iyo. Yakafukidzwa nemvura ikaparadzwa.Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished:

⁷Asi denga riripo zvino nenyika zvakavigirwa moto neshoko ireri zvinochengeterwa zuva rokutongwa nerokuparadzwa kwavanhu vasingadi Mwari.But 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.

⁸Asi vadikanwa, musakanganwa chinhu chimwe ichi, kuti kunaShe zuva rimwe rakaita samakore anechuru, namakore anechuru, sezuva rimwe.But, 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.

⁹Ishe haanonoki kuita sezvaakapikira, sezvinoreva vamwe vachiti: Hunonoka; asi unomoyo murefu kwatiri, nokuti haadi kuti vamwe varashike, asi kuti vose vasvike pakutendevuka.The 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.

¹⁰Asi zuva raShe richavuya sembavha; vusiku naro denga richapfuvura nokutinhira kukuru, nezvedenga zvichaparadzwa zvichipiswa, nenyika namabasa ari mairi achapiswa.But 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.

¹¹Izvi zvose zvazvichaparadzwa saizvozvo, imi munofanira kuva vanhu vakadiniko pamufambire wenyu mutsvene nokunamata Mwari,Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

¹²imi munotarira nokushuva vo kwazvo kuvuya kwezuva raMwari; naro denga richaparadzwa nokutsva, nezvedenga zvichanyauka zvichipiswa.Looking 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?

¹³Asi sezvaakapikira, tinotarira denga idzva nenyika itsva, munogara kururama mazviri.Nevertheless we, according to his promise, look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwelleth righteousness.

¹⁴Saka vadikanwa, zvamunotarira zvinhu izvi, shingairai kuti muwanikwe naye munorugare, musinoruvara, musinemhosva;Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be diligent that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless.

¹⁵muchiti, moyo murefu waShe wedu ruponeso; saPauro, hama yedu inodikanwa, akakunyorerai vo nokuchenjera kwaakapiwa;And 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;

¹⁶sezvaanotaura mumwadhi dzake dzose pamusoro pezvinhu izvi; madziri munezvimwe zvikukutu kunzwisiswa; zvino minamiswa, samamwe magwaro vo, navasingazivi navasinesimba, kusvikira vaparadzwa.As 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.

¹⁷Naizvozvo imi vadikanwa, zvamunoziva zvinhu izvi zvisati zvaitwa, chenjerai kuti murege kurashwa nokutsauka kwavakashata, muwe pakusimba kwenyu.Ye 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.

¹⁸Asi kurai panyasha napakuziva Ishe wedu, Muponesi Jesu Kristu. Ngaave nokubwinya zvino, nokusingeperi. Ameni.But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen.