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Ebikolwa by’omulabe wa Kristo

(A)Kaakano abooluganda, ku by’okukomawo kwa Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo, era n’okukuŋŋaanyizibwa okumusisinkana, tubasaba (B)muleme okweraliikirira wadde emitima okubeewanika newaakubadde olw’omwoyo, newaakubadde olw’ekigambo wadde olw’ebbaluwa, ebirabika ng’ebivudde gye tuli, nga biranga nti olunaku lwa Mukama lutuuse. (C)Omuntu yenna tabalimbalimbanga mu ngeri yonna; kubanga okuggyako ng’obujeemu busoose okujja, n’omuntu oli ow’obujeemu, omwana w’okuzikirira ng’amaze okulabisibwa, (D)oyo alivvoola Katonda ne yeegulumiza okusinga ebintu byonna nga yeeyita katonda oba ekissibwamu ekitiibwa atuule mu yeekaalu ya Katonda omwo nga yeefuula okuba Katonda.

Temujjukira ng’ebyo nabibategeeza bwe nnali nammwe? Era ekikyamuziyizza mukimanyi kubanga tagenda kujja okutuusa ng’ekiseera kye kituuse. Kubanga ekyama ky’obujeemu kyatandika dda okukola, naye ye yennyini tagenda kujja okutuusa oyo amuziyiza lw’aliva mu kkubo. (E)Olwo omuntu ow’obujeemu alyoke alabisibwe, Mukama waffe Yesu gw’alimalawo n’omukka ogw’omu kamwa ke n’amuzikiriza n’okulabisibwa kw’okujja kwe. (F)Omuntu oyo alijjira mu maanyi ga Setaani gonna n’akola obubonero n’eby’amagero, eby’obulimba, 10 (G)era n’obulimba obwa buli ngeri obw’obutali butuukirivu eri abo abazikirizibwa, kubanga bagaana okukkiriza amazima okulokolebwa. 11 (H)Katonda kyava abawaayo eri okubuzibwabuzibwa okw’amaanyi bakkirize eby’obulimba. 12 (I)Era bonna balyoke basalirwe omusango olw’okukkiriza obulimba, ne bagaana amazima ne basanyukira okukola ebitali bya butuukirivu.

13 (J)Naye kitugwanidde okwebazanga Katonda ennaku zonna ku lwammwe, abooluganda abaagalwa mu Mukama waffe, kubanga Katonda yabalondera obulokozi okuva ku lubereberye, ng’abatukuza olw’okukola kw’Omwoyo n’okukkiriza amazima, 14 ge yabayitira ng’ayita mu Njiri yaffe mulyoke mufune ekitiibwa kya Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo. 15 (K)Noolwekyo abooluganda, munywererenga ku ebyo bye twabayigiriza mu bbaluwa zaffe oba mu bigambo byaffe.

16 (L)Kale Mukama waffe Yesu Kristo yennyini, ne Katonda Kitaffe eyatwagala n’atuwa essanyu n’essuubi eddungi olw’ekisa kye, 17 (M)abazzeemu amaanyi, era abanywezenga mu buli kye mukola ne mu buli kigambo ekirungi.

The Man of Lawlessness

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ(A) and our being gathered to him,(B) we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter(C)—asserting that the day of the Lord(D) has already come.(E) Don’t let anyone deceive you(F) in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion(G) occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed,(H) the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God(I) or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.(J)

Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?(K) And now you know what is holding him back,(L) so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back(M) will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed,(N) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(O) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(P) The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(Q) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(R) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(S) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(T) 11 For this reason God sends them(U) a powerful delusion(V) so that they will believe the lie(W) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(X)

Stand Firm

13 But we ought always to thank God for you,(Y) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[b](Z) to be saved(AA) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit(AB) and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you(AC) to this through our gospel,(AD) that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm(AE) and hold fast to the teachings[c] we passed on to you,(AF) whether by word of mouth or by letter.

16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,(AG) who loved us(AH) and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage(AI) your hearts and strengthen(AJ) you in every good deed and word.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Or traditions