¹Zvino tinokukumbirisai, hama, maererano nekuuya kwaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu, nekuvunganira kwedu pamwe kwaari,

¹Now, brothers, concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together to him, we ask you

²kuti murege kukurumidza kuzununguswa mufungwa, kana kuvhunduswa kana nemweya kana neshoko, kana netsamba ino seinobva kwatiri, sezvinonzi zuva raKristu ratosvika.

²not to be quickly shaken in your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by letter as from us, saying that the day of Christ had come.

³Ngakurege kuva nemunhu unokunyengerai nemutowo upi neupi; nekuti harisviki kana kuwa kusati kwatanga kusvika, uye kuti munhu wechivi aratidzwe, mwanakomana wekuparadzwa,

³Let no one deceive you in any way. For it will not be, unless the departure comes first, and the man of sin is revealed, the son of destruction,

⁴unopikisa nekuzvikudza pamusoro pezvose zvinonzi Mwari, kana zvinoshumirwa; zvekuti iye saMwari unogara mutembere yaMwari, achizviratidza kuti ndiMwari.

⁴he who opposes and exalts himself against all that is called God or that is worshiped; so that he sits as God in the temple of God, setting himself up as God.

⁵Hamurangariri here kuti ndichiri nemwi ndakakuudzai zvinhu izvi?

⁵Don’t you remember that, when I was still with you, I told you these things?

⁶Asi zvino munoziva chinodzivisa kuti aratidzwe munguva yake.

⁶Now you know what is restraining him, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season.

⁷Nekuti chakavanzika chekusava nemurairo chotoshanda, chete uyo unodzivisa ikozvino uchadaro kusvikira achibviswa panzira.

⁷For the mystery of lawlessness already works. Only there is one who restrains now, until he is taken out of the way.

⁸Ipapo iye usina murairo ucharatidzwa, iye ishe waachauraya nemweya wemuromo wake, uye waachaparadza nekuonekwa kwekuuya kwake;

⁸Then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will kill with the breath of his mouth, and destroy by the manifestation of his coming;

⁹iye kuuya kwake kwakaita sekuita kwaSatani nesimba rose nezviratidzo nezvinoshamisa zvenhema,

⁹even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

¹⁰nekunyengera kose kwekusarurama muna avo vanoparara; nekuti havana kugamuchira rudo rwechokwadi kuti vaponeswe.

¹⁰and with all deception of wickedness for those who are being lost, because they didn’t receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

¹¹Uye nekuda kwaizvozvi Mwari uchavatumira simba rekukanganisa, kuti vatende nhema;

¹¹Because of this, God sends them a working of error, that they should believe a lie;

¹²kuti vose varashwe vasina kutenda chokwadi, asi vakafara mukusarurama.

¹²that they all might be judged who didn’t believe the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

¹³Asi isu tinosungirwa kupa kuvonga kuna Mwari nguva dzose pamusoro penyu, hama vadikamwa vaIshe, nekuti Mwari kubva pakutanga wakakusarudzirai ruponeso kubudikidza nekuitwa vatsvene kweMweya nerutendo rwechokwadi.

¹³But we are bound to always give thanks to God for you, brothers loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief in the truth;

¹⁴Izvo zvaakakudanirai neEvhangei yedu, pakuwana kubwinya kwaIshe wedu Jesu Kristu.

¹⁴to which he called you through our Good News, for the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

¹⁵Naizvozvo, hama, mirai makasimba, mubatirire dzidziso yamakadzidziswa, kana neshoko kana netsamba yedu.

¹⁵So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

¹⁶Zvino Ishe wedu Jesu Kristu omene, naMwari, kunyange Baba vedu vakatida, vakapa kuvaraidzwa kusingaperi netariro yakanaka kubudikidza nenyasha,

¹⁶Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

¹⁷anyaradze moyo yenyu, nekukusimbisai pashoko roga roga rakanaka nepabasa.

¹⁷comfort your hearts and establish you in every good work and word.