¹Simeon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who did obtain a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Saviour Jesus Christ:

¹Mimi Simoni Petro, mtumishi na mtume wa Yesu Kristo, nawaandikia ninyi ambao, kwa wema wake Mungu wetu, na Mwokozi Yesu Kristo, mmejaliwa imani ileile ya thamani kuu tuliyojaliwa sisi.

²Grace to you, and peace be multiplied in the acknowledgement of God and of Jesus our Lord!

²Nawatakieni neema na amani tele katika kumjua Mungu na Yesu Bwana wetu.

³As all things to us His divine power (the things pertaining unto life and piety) hath given, through the acknowledgement of him who did call us through glory and worthiness,

³Kwa uwezo wake wa kimungu, Mungu ametujalia mambo yote tunayohitaji, ili tuishi maisha ya kumcha Mungu kwa kumjua yeye aliyetuita tuushiriki utukufu na wema wake yeye mwenyewe.

⁴through which to us the most great and precious promises have been given, that through these ye may become partakers of a divine nature, having escaped from the corruption in the world in desires.

⁴Kwa namna hiyo ametujalia zawadi kuu na za thamani ambazo alituahidia, ili kwa zawadi hizo mpate kuziepa kabisa tamaa mbaya zilizomo duniani, na mpate kuishiriki hali yake ya kimungu.

⁵And this same also — all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge,

⁵Kwa sababu hiyo, fanyeni bidii ya kuongeza fadhila katika imani yenu: ongezeni elimu katika fadhila yenu,

⁶and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety,

⁶kuwa na kiasi katika elimu yenu, uvumilivu katika kuwa na kiasi, uchaji wa Mungu katika uvumilivu wenu,

⁷and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love;

⁷udugu katika uchaji wenu, na mapendo katika udugu wenu.

⁸for these things being to you and abounding, do make [you] neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ,

⁸Mkiwa na sifa hizo zote kwa wingi, zitawawezesheni kuwa watendaji na kupata faida katika kumjua Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.

⁹for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins;

⁹Lakini mtu asiye na sifa hizo ni kipofu, hawezi kuona na amesahau kwamba alikwisha takaswa dhambi zake za zamani.

¹⁰wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble,

¹⁰Kwa hiyo basi, ndugu zangu, fanyeni bidii zaidi kuufanya huo wito wenu mlioitiwa na Mungu uwe jambo la kudumu katika maisha yenu; kama mkiishi namna hiyo hamtaanguka kamwe.

¹¹for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

¹¹Kwa namna hiyo mtafaulu kupewa haki kamili ya kuingia katika Utawala wa milele wa Bwana na Mwokozi wetu Yesu Kristo.

¹²Wherefore, I will not be careless always to remind you concerning these things, though, having known them, and having been established in the present truth,

¹²Kwa hiyo nitaendelea kuwakumbusheni daima mambo haya, ingawa mmekwisha yafahamu, na mko imara katika ukweli mlioupokea.

¹³and I think right, so long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up in reminding [you],

¹³Nadhani ni jambo jema kwangu, muda wote niishio hapa duniani, kuwapeni moyo na kuwakumbusheni juu ya mambo haya.

¹⁴having known that soon is the laying aside of my tabernacle, even as also our Lord Jesus Christ did shew to me,

¹⁴Najua kwamba karibu nitauweka kando mwili huu wenye kufa, kama Bwana alivyoniambia waziwazi.

¹⁵and I will be diligent that also at every time ye have, after my outgoing, power to make to yourselves the remembrance of these things.

¹⁵Basi, nitajitahidi kuwapatieni njia ya kuyakumbuka mambo haya kila wakati, baada ya kufariki kwangu.

¹⁶For, skilfully devised fables not having followed out, we did make known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but eye-witnesses having become of his majesty —

¹⁶Wakati tulipowafundisheni juu ya ukuu wa kuja kwake Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, hatukutegemea hadithi tupu zisizo na msingi. Sisi tuliuona utukufu wake kwa macho yetu wenyewe.

¹⁷for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: `This is My Son — the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;`

¹⁷Sisi tulikuwapo wakati alipopewa heshima na kutukuzwa na Mungu Baba, wakati sauti ilipomjia kutoka kwake yeye aliye Utukufu Mkuu, ikisema: "Huyu ni Mwanangu mpenzi, nimependezwa naye."

¹⁸and this voice we — we did hear, out of heaven borne, being with him in the holy mount.

¹⁸Tena, sisi wenyewe tulisikia sauti hiyo kutoka mbinguni wakati tulipokuwa pamoja naye juu ya ule mlima mtakatifu.

¹⁹And we have more firm the prophetic word, to which we do well giving heed, as to a lamp shining in a dark place, till day may dawn, and a morning star may arise — in your hearts;

¹⁹Tena, ujumbe wa manabii watuthibitishia jambo hilo; nanyi mwafanya vema kama mkiuzingatia, maana ni kama taa inayoangaza mahali penye giza mpaka Siku ile itakapopambazuka na mwanga wa nyota ya asubuhi utakapong'ara mioyoni mwenu.

²⁰this first knowing, that no prophecy of the Writing doth come of private exposition,

²⁰Zaidi ya hayo, lakini, kumbukeni kwamba hakuna mtu yeyote awezaye kufafanua mwenyewe unabii ulio katika Maandiko Matakatifu.

²¹for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.

²¹Maana hakuna ujumbe wa kinabii unaotokana na matakwa ya binadamu, bali watu walinena ujumbe wa Mungu wakiongozwa na Roho Mtakatifu.