¹Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

¹Sasa yahusu kuja kwake Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo na kukusanywa kwetu pamoja tukae naye. Ndugu, tunawaombeni sana

²That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

²msifadhaike upesi moyoni, na wala msitiwe wasiwasi kwa sababu ya madai kwamba Siku ya Bwana imekwisha fika. Labda inadhaniwa kwamba jambo hili limetokana na uaguzi fulani, mahubiri au barua inayosemekana kuwa imetoka kwetu.

³Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

³Msikubali kudanganywa na mtu yeyote kwa namna yoyote ile. Maana Siku hiyo haitakuja mpaka kwanza ule Uasi Mkuu utokee na yule Mwovu aonekane ambaye mwisho wake ni kuangamizwa kabisa.

⁴Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

⁴Yeye atapinga kila kitu wanachokiona watu kuwa ni mungu, au wanachokiabudu. Naam, hata ataingia na kuketi ndani ya Hekalu la Mungu akijidai kuwa Mungu.

⁵Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

⁵Je, hamkumbuki kwamba niliwaambieni haya yote wakati nilipokuwa pamoja nanyi?

⁶And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

⁶Lakini kuna kitu kinachomzuia sasa, nanyi mwakijua kitu hicho. Basi, huyo Mwovu ataonekana wakati wake ufaao.

⁷For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

⁷Hata hivyo, Mwovu huyo aliyefichika anafanya kazi sasa, lakini hataonekana mpaka yule anayemzuia aondolewe.

⁸And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

⁸Hapo ndipo Mwovu atakapotokea; lakini Bwana Yesu anapokuja atamuua kwa pumzi ya kinywa chake na kumwangamiza kwa mng'ao wa kuja kwake.

⁹Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

⁹Huyo Mwovu atakuja na nguvu za Shetani na kufanya kila namna ya miujiza na maajabu ya uongo,

¹⁰And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

¹⁰na kutumia udanganyifu wa kila namna kwa wale walio katika mkumbo wa kupotea. Hao watapotea kwa sababu hawakuupokea na kuupenda ule ukweli ili waokolewe.

¹¹And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

¹¹Ndiyo maana Mungu amewaweka chini ya nguvu ya upotovu, wauamini uongo.

¹²That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

¹²Matokeo yake ni kwamba wote wasioamini ukweli, ila wafurahia dhambi, watahukumiwa.

¹³But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

¹³Tunapaswa kumshukuru Mungu daima kwa ajili yenu ninyi ndugu, ninyi mnaopendwa na Bwana, kwa maana Mungu amewateua tangu mwanzo mpate kuokolewa kwa nguvu ya Roho mfanywe watu wake watakatifu kwa imani yenu katika ukweli.

¹⁴Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁴Mungu aliwaitieni jambo hili kwa njia ya Habari Njema tuliyowahubirieni; aliwaiteni mpate kupokea sehemu yenu katika utukufu wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.

¹⁵Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

¹⁵Basi, ndugu, simameni imara na zingatieni yale mafundisho tuliyowafundisheni kwa mahubiri yetu na barua zetu.

¹⁶Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

¹⁶Tunamwomba Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo mwenyewe na Mungu Baba yetu ambaye alitupenda, na kwa neema yake akatujalia faraja ya milele na tumaini jema,

¹⁷Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.

¹⁷aifariji mioyo yenu na kuwaimarisheni ili mweze daima kutenda na kusema yaliyo mema.