1This is now, beloved, the second letter that I have written to you; and in both of them I stir up your sincere mind by reminding you;
1Ay iḥbiben, ațah tebṛaț-iw tis snat i wen-d-uriɣ. Di snat yid-sent nudaɣ amek ara d-ssakiɣ di leɛqel nwen ixemmimen iṣfan s uselmed-agi i wen-d-smektaɣ.
2that you should remember the words which were spoken before by the holy prophets, and the commandments of us, the apostles of the Lord and Savior:
2Bɣiɣ a d temmektim imeslayen i d-nnan lenbiya iqedsen akk-d lameṛ n Ssid-nneɣ Ɛisa Lmasiḥ amsellek nneɣ, i wen-slemden yakan imceggɛen n Sidi Ṛebbi.
3knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,
3Tazwara, ilaq aț-țeẓrem belli deg ussan ineggura a d-kkren yemdanen ara iɛicen s lebɣi n tnefsit-nsen, yerna ad tmesxiṛen fell-awen ;
4and saying, “Where is the promise of his coming? For, from the day that the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.”
4a wen-d-qqaṛen : anaɣ yenna-yawen a d-uɣaleɣ, ihi anda yella tura ? Lejdud-nneɣ ɛeddan mmuten, ulac ayen i gbeddlen seg wasmi i d-texleq ddunit.
5For this they willfully forget, that there were heavens from of old, and an earth formed out of water and amid water, by the word of God;
5Țțun belli di zzman aqdim asmi i d-ixleq Sidi Ṛebbi igenwan d lqaɛa ; s wawal-is i d-issufeɣ lqaɛa seg waman ;
6by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
6S wawal-is daɣen i gessenger ddunit s lḥemla n waman.
7But the heavens that now are, and the earth, by the same word have been stored up for fire, being reserved against the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men.
7Ula d igenwan d lqaɛa n tura s wawal-is daɣen i ten-ihegga iwakken a ten-issenger s tmes ass n lḥisab asm' ara iɛaqeb wid ur nḍuɛ ara Sidi Ṛebbi.
8But don’t forget this one thing, beloved, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.
8Ay iɛzizen ! Ɣuṛ-wat aț-țețțum ayagi : ɣer Sidi Ṛebbi alef n iseggasen am yiwen wass, yiwen wass am alef n iseggasen.
9The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
9Sidi Ṛebbi ur ițɛeṭṭil ara ad ixdem ayen i d-yenna ; ɣas akken kra n yemdanen ɣilen iɛeṭṭel ; meɛna nețța d ṣṣbeṛ i wen-iṣebbeṛ iwakken ur inegger ula yiwen deg-wen, yebɣa a d-tuɣalem akk ɣer ubrid-is.
10But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will be dissolved with fervent heat, and the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up.
10Ass n Sidi Ṛebbi a d-yas akken i d-ițțas umakar. Igenwan ad negren s yiwen zzhir d ameqqran, ayen yellan deg igenwan a t-tečč tmes, lqaɛa d wayen i ț-iɛemmṛen ad fnun.
11Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
11Imi ayagi meṛṛa ad ifnu, acḥal i wen-ilaq aț-țḍuɛem Sidi Ṛebbi, aț-țeṣfum di tikli-nwen !
12looking for and earnestly desiring the coming of the day of God, which will cause the burning heavens to be dissolved, and the elements will melt with fervent heat?
12Aṛǧut, xedmet lmeǧhud-nwen iwakken a d-yeɛjel wass n Sidi Ṛebbi. Ass-nni i deg ara tekker tmes deg igenwan, i deg ara yefsi kra n wayen yellan deg-sen.
13But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
13Meɛna nețṛaǧu am akken i ɣ-t-id-iɛuhed Sidi Ṛebbi : Igenwan d lqaɛa imaynuten ( ijdiden ), i deg ara izdeɣ lḥeqq.
14Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.
14Daymi ay iɛzizen, deg uṛaǧu-agi tețṛaǧum ḥeṛset iman-nwen iwakken a kkun-id-yaf di lehna, zeddigit, mbla lɛib.
15Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you;
15Ḥṣut belli ṣṣbeṛ ameqqran n Sidi Ṛebbi, d leslak-nwen ! Am akken i wen-t-id-yura gma-tneɣ eɛzizen Bulus s tmusni i s-d-ițțunefken.
16as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.
16D ayen i wen-d-iqqaṛ daɣen di mkul tabṛaț i deg i d-immeslay ɣef temsalin-agi. Llan deg-sent imeslayen iweɛṛen i lefhama, daymi imdanen ur neǧhid ara di liman, ixuṣṣen di lefhama, sseɛwajen lmeɛna-nsen akken i sseɛwajen ula ț-țira nniḍen, ayagi xeddmen-t i nnger-nsen.
17You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
17A wid eɛzizen, kunwi yeslan s wannect-agi meṛṛa, ḥadret ɣef yiman-nwen, ɣuṛ-wat a kkun-ɣuṛṛen yemcumen ur numin ara s Sidi Ṛebbi, a kkun-sbeɛden ɣef ubrid-is i deg teṭṭfem.
18But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.
18Lameɛna nnernit di tmusni d ṛṛeḥma n Ssid-nneɣ Ɛisa Lmasiḥ, Amsellek-nneɣ. I nețța tamanegt am ass-a am ussan i d-iteddun i dayem. Amin !