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Nneɛma a edi Kristo ba anim

Ɛfa yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo ba a ɔrebɛba ne boa a wɔbɛboaboa yɛn ano akɔka ne ho no, mesrɛ mo, anuanom, mommma mo adwene mu nnyɛ mo nnaa sɛ da a Awurade reba no adu. Ebia na obi rehyɛ saa nkɔm no anaa obi foforo nso gyina so reka asɛm. Anaasɛ nso wɔka se yɛn nhoma a yɛkyerɛw no bi mu na saa asɛm no wɔ. Mommma obiara nnaadaa mo saa kwan yi so. Saa Da no remma da gye sɛ Adɔnyɛ a etwa to no aba ama ɔbɔnefo no a ɔbɛka daa ɔsɛe mu no ada ne ho adi. Biribiara a nnipa som na wobu no kronkron no obetia mu. Ɔbɛkorɔn ne ho wɔ ne nyinaa so na wakɔtena Onyankopɔn asɔredan mu na waka se ɔno ne Onyankopɔn.

Monkae sɛ bere a me ne mo wɔ hɔ no, na metaa ka eyinom nyinaa kyerɛ mo. Nanso biribi na atwe no asɛn na sɛ bere no du a, ne ho asɛm bɛba.

Ɔbɔnefo no di ne dwuma dedaw na nea ɛbɛba no remma da gye sɛ wayi nea okita mu no afi hɔ. Ɛno ansa na ɔbɔnefo no bɛba, na Awurade Yesu nam n’anom home so betu no agu na ɔde ne ba a ɔbɛba no mu anuonyam asɛe no. Ɔbɔnefo no nam ɔbonsam tumi so na ɛbɛba na wabɛyɛ anwonwade ne nsɛnkyerɛnne 10 na ɔnam bɔne so adaadaa wɔn a wɔbɛyera no. Wɔbɛyera, efisɛ, wɔannye nokware no antom, annɔ nokware no na wɔnam so anya nkwa. 11 Eyi nti, Onyankopɔn soma mfomso tumi ma ɛkɔhyɛ wɔn mu na ɛnam so ama wɔagye nsɛm a ɛnyɛ nokware adi. 12 Awiei no ara ne sɛ, wɔn a wonnye nokware no nni na wɔn ani gye bɔne ho no, wobebu wɔn atɛn.

13 Anuanom, ɛsɛ sɛ bere biara yɛda Onyankopɔn ase ma mo a Awurade dɔ mo no. Efisɛ, ɛnam Honhom no tumi so na Onyankopɔn yii mo sɛ nnipa a mudi kan a wobegye mo nkwa na wɔayɛ mo Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo kronkron wɔ mo gyidi a mowɔ wɔ nokware mu no mu. 14 Onyankopɔn nam Asɛmpa no so frɛɛ mo sɛnea mo ne Awurade Yesu Kristo bɛtena n’anuonyam no mu.

15 Enti, anuanom, munnyina pintinn na monka mo ho mmata nokware a yɛkyerɛɛ mo wɔ asɛnka ne yɛn nhoma no mu no.

16 Yɛn Awurade Yesu Kristo no ankasa ne yɛn Agya Onyankopɔn a ɔdɔ yɛn na ɔnam n’adom mu ahyɛ yɛn daa nkuran ne anidaso pa no, 17 nkyekye mo werɛ, na ɔnhyɛ mo den asɛm ne adwuma pa nyinaa mu.

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

Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:

14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and good hope through grace,

17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.