¹[Ny amin'ny hihavian'ny Tompo, sy fananarana noho izany] Ry malala, ity no epistily faharoa soratako ho aminareo ankehitriny, ka izy roroa dia samy entiko mampifoha ny sainareo madio amin'ny fampahatsiarovana,

¹This, now, beloved, a second letter to you I write, in both which I stir up your pure mind in reminding [you],

²mba hahatsiarovanareo ny teny voalazan'ny mpaminany masina rahateo sy ny didin'ny Tompo sady Mpamonjy izay nentin'ny Apostoly nirahina ho atỳ aminareo;

²to be mindful of the sayings said before by the holy prophets, and of the command of us the apostles of the Lord and Saviour,

³efa fantatrareo voalohany indrindra fa amin'ny andro farany dia hisy mpaniratsira avy haniratsira, mandeha araka ny filany

³this first knowing, that there shall come in the latter end of the days scoffers, according to their own desires going on,

⁴ka manao hoe: Aiza ny teny fikasana ny amin'ny fihaviany? Fa hatrizay nodian'ny razana mandry dia maharitra tsy miova ny zavatra rehetra; eny, hatramin'ny nanaovana izao tontolo izao aza.

⁴and saying, `Where is the promise of his presence? for since the fathers did fall asleep, all things so remain from the beginning of the creation;`

⁵Fa minia jamba ireo ka tsy mahalala fa nisy hatramin'ny ela ny lanitra, ary nisy tany koa, izay niseho avy tamin'ny rano, sady rano no nanaovana azy tamin'ny tenin'Andriamanitra,

⁵for this is unobserved by them willingly, that the heavens were of old, and the earth out of water and through water standing together by the word of God,

⁶ary rano koa no nandravana izao rehetra izao taloha tamin'ny nanasaforany azy;

⁶through which the then world, by water having been deluged, was destroyed;

⁷fa izao lanitra sy tany ankehitriny izao dia hazonin'izany teny izany ho amin'ny afo ka tehirizina ho amin'ny andro fitsarana sy fandringanana ny ratsy fanahy.

⁷and the present heavens and the earth, by the same word are treasured, for fire being kept to a day of judgment and destruction of the impious men.

⁸Nefa, ry malala, izao zavatra iray loha izao no aoka tsy hohadinoinareo: ny indray andro amin'ny Tompo dia toy ny arivo taona, ary ny arivo taona toy ny indray andro.

⁸And this one thing let not be unobserved by you, beloved, that one day with the Lord [is] as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day;

⁹Ny Tompo tsy mahela ny teny fikasany, araka izay ataon'ny sasany ho fahelany; fa mahari-po aminareo Izy, ka tsy tiany hisy ho very, fa mba ho tonga amin'ny fibebahana izy rehetra,

⁹the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,

¹⁰Fa ho avy tahaka ny mpangalatra ny andron'ny Tompo, ary amin'izany ny lanitra dia ho lasa amin'ny firimorimoana mafy, ary ho levon'ny afo ny tenan'ny zavatra rehetra, ka hodorana avokoa ny tany sy ny asa izay eo aminy. [ Na: ny masoandro sy ny volana ary ny kintana]

¹⁰and it will come — the day of the Lord — as a thief in the night, in which the heavens with a rushing noise will pass away, and the elements with burning heat be dissolved, and earth and the works in it shall be burnt up.

¹¹Koa raha ho levona toy izany izao zavatra rehetra izao, dia olona tokony hanao ahoana moa ianareo amin'ny fitondran-tena masina sy ny toe-panahy araka an'Andriamanitra,

¹¹All these, then, being dissolved, what kind of persons doth it behove you to be in holy behaviours and pious acts?

¹²sady manantena no mampahafaingana ny hihavian'ny andron'Andriamanitra, izay hahamay sy hahalevona ny lanitra ary handoro sy hampiempo ny tenan'ny zavatra rehetra! [ Na: maniry mafy]

¹²waiting for and hasting to the presence of the day of God, by which the heavens, being on fire, shall be dissolved, and the elements with burning heat shall melt;

¹³Kanefa isika, araka ny teny fikasany, dia manantena lanitra vaovao sy tany vaovao, izay itoeran'ny fahamarinana.

¹³and for new heavens and a new earth according to His promise we do wait, in which righteousness doth dwell;

¹⁴Koa amin'izany, ry malala, satria manantena izany zavatra izany ianareo, efa mazotoa mba ho hita tsy manan-tsiny amam-pondro eo anatrehan'ny Tompo amin'ny fihavanana.

¹⁴wherefore, beloved, these things waiting for, be diligent, spotless and unblameable, by Him to be found in peace,

¹⁵Ary ny fahari-pon'ny Tompontsika dia ekeo ho famonjena, tahaka ny voasoratr'i Paoly, rahalahy malalantsika, taminareo koa araka ny fahendrena nomena azy,

¹⁵and the long-suffering of our Lord count ye salvation, according as also our beloved brother Paul — according to the wisdom given to him — did write to you,

¹⁶tahaka ny ataony ao amin'ny epistiliny rehetra koa, fa milaza izany zavatra izany ao aminy izy; ary amin'ireo efa misy zavatra saro-pantarina, izay aolan'ny olona kely fahalalana sady tsy miorina tsara, tahaka ny anaovany ny teny sasany amin'ny Soratra Masina koa, ka mahatonga fahaverezana ho an'ny tenany.

¹⁶as also in all the epistles, speaking in them concerning these things, among which things are certain hard to be understood, which the untaught and unstable do wrest, as also the other Writings, unto their own destruction.

¹⁷Koa, satria fantatrareo rahateo izany, ry malala, dia tandremo fandrao ho voataonan'ny fahadisoan'ny ratsy fanahy ianareo ka ho lavo hiala amin'izay iorenanareo;fa mitomboa amin'ny fahasoavana sy ny fahalalana an'i Jesosy Kristy, Tompontsika sy Mpamonjy. Ho Azy anie ny voninahitra ankehitriny sy mandrakizay. Amena.

¹⁷Ye, then, beloved, knowing before, take heed, lest, together with the error of the impious being led away, ye may fall from your own stedfastness,

¹⁸fa mitomboa amin'ny fahasoavana sy ny fahalalana an'i Jesosy Kristy, Tompontsika sy Mpamonjy. Ho Azy anie ny voninahitra ankehitriny sy mandrakizay. Amena.

¹⁸and increase ye in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ; to him [is] the glory both now, and to the day of the age! Amen.