1 ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲑⲁⲓ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲧⲉ ⲑⲙⲁϩⲃϯ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉϯⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲓⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲧⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏ ⲟⲩⲧ .
This 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;
2 ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲉⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲉⲧⲁⲩϫⲟⲧⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙϯⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ
that 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:
3 ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲁⲣⲓⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉϧⲉⲛⲛⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϧⲁⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲣⲉϥⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲓⲁ
knowing this first, that in the last days mockers will come, walking after their own lusts,
4 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲁⲥⲑⲱⲛ ϯⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲉϥϫⲓⲛⲓ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲛⲉⲛⲓⲟϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲙⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲥⲱⲛⲧ
and 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.'
5 ⲡⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲥⲉⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲫⲁⲓ ϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲁϣϥ ϫⲉⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲥⲉϣⲟⲡ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϩⲏ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁϥⲟϩⲓ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ .
For 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;
6 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲁⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲧⲏ ⲁϥϫⲱⲗⲕ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲕⲟ
by which means the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished.
7 ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲁⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲣⲱ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲉⲩⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲧⲁⲅⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ
But 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.
8 ⲫⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲃϣ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲟⲩϣⲟ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ
But 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.
9 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲙⲉⲩⲓ ϫⲉϥⲛⲁⲱⲥⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲱⲟⲩⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲗⲓ ⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲓ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲛⲟⲓⲁ
The 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.
10 ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥⲓⲛⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲟⲓ ⲛⲓⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲉⲩⲉⲣⲱⲕϩ
But 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.
11 ⲛⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲡϣⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲛⲁϣ ⲛⲣⲏϯ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛϩⲁⲛϫⲓⲛⲙⲟϣⲓ ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲉⲩⲥⲉⲃⲏ ⲥ
Therefore since all these things will be destroyed like this, what kind of people ought you to be in holy living and godliness,
12 ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲡⲁⲣⲟⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲛⲥⲉϯⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲥⲧⲟⲓⲭⲓⲟⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲣⲱⲕϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲥⲉⲃⲱⲗ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ
looking 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?
13 ϩⲁⲛⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲩϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ
But, according to his promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, in which righteousness dwells.
14 ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ ⲉⲛⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲣⲟⲩϫⲉⲙ ⲑⲏⲛⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲓ ⲛⲁⲧⲁϭⲛⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲗⲉⲃ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲑⲟ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏ ⲛⲏ
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without blemish and blameless in his sight.
15 ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉϥⲱⲟⲩⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲡⲥ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲉⲩⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲛ ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁϯⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲧⲏⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ ⲛⲱⲧⲉⲛ
Regard the patience of our Lord as salvation; even as our beloved brother Paul also, according to the wisdom given to him, wrote to you;
16 ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲟⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲛⲉⲙⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ ⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲉⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲥⲧⲣⲉⲃⲗⲟⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲙⲡⲥⲉⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲅⲣⲁⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲥⲟⲕⲟⲩ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲛⲟⲩⲁⲅⲱ ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧⲟⲩ
as 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.
17 ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣϣⲟⲣⲡ ⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲣⲉϩ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉⲛ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲙⲏⲡⲱⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲣⲉⲙ ϧⲉⲛⲧⲡⲗⲁⲛⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϩⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ⲙⲙⲓⲛⲙⲙⲱⲧⲉⲛ
You therefore, beloved, knowing these things beforehand, beware, lest being carried away with the error of the wicked, you fall from your own steadfastness.
18 ⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲥⲟⲩⲉⲛ ⲡⲉⲛϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲱⲧⲏⲣ ⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲫⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲫⲱϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲓⲥϫⲉⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ .
But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory both now and forever. Amen.