3 Tasol [c] bikpela samting yupela i mas save long en, em i olsem. Long taim bilong las de, ol man bilong tok bilas bai i kamap, na ol bai i bihainim laik nogut bilong bel bilong ol. Bai ol i tok bilas 4 olsem,[d] “Em i bin tok olsem em bai i kam bek gen, a? Orait em i stap we? Em i no inap i kam. Taim ol tumbuna i dai, na i kam inap long nau, olgeta samting i stap wankain olsem bipo tru, taim graun i kamap.” 5 Ol [e] i no laik tingting gut na save long dispela samting. Bipo tru God i bin tok na skai i kamap. Na God i kisim wara na mekim graun i kamap namel long wara. 6 Na [f] bihain God i tok na em i mekim wara i kamap gen na bikpela tait i karamapim dispela graun, na graun i bagarap olgeta. 7 Na [g] nau, long wankain tok bilong God tasol, skai na graun i stap na i wetim paia i kamap na i bagarapim ol. Skai na graun i wetim de bilong bikpela kot i kamap, na ol man i bin givim baksait long God, ol bai i bagarap olgeta.
8 Ol [h] pren tru, yupela i no ken lusim tingting long dispela wanpela samting. Long tingting bilong Bikpela wanpela de i olsem 1,000 yia, na 1,000 yia i olsem wanpela de. 9 Bikpela [i] i no save wok isi isi long kamapim samting em i bin promis long mekim, olsem sampela man i save tok. Nogat. Tasol em i no laik bai wanpela man i lus. Em i laik bai olgeta man i mas tanim bel, olsem na em i isi long yupela na em i wet i stap yet.
17 Ol [r] pren tru, yupela i save pinis long ol dispela samting bai i kamap bihain. Olsem na yupela i mas lukaut gut long yupela yet. Nogut giaman bilong ol man bilong sakim lo em bai i pulim yupela na yupela i no sanap strong moa long bilip. 18 Jisas [s] Krais, em Bikpela bilong yumi na Man bilong kisim bek yumi, em i save marimari long yupela, na yupela i save gut long em. Na yupela i mas larim marimari bilong Krais i strongim yupela, na yupela i mas kisim planti save moa long em. Em i gat biknem tru, na yumi mas litimapim nem bilong en nau na oltaim oltaim. I tru.
<- 2 PITA 2- a 2 Pi 1.13
- b Ju 1.17
- c 1 Ti 4.1, 2 Ti 3.1, 2 Pi 2.10, Ju 1.18
- d Ais 5.19, Jer 17.15, Ese 12.22, 12.27, Mt 24.48, Lu 12.45
- e Stt 1.6-9, Sng 33.6, Kl 1.17, Hi 11.3
- f Stt 7.11, 7.21, 2 Pi 2.5
- g Mt 25.41, 2 Te 1.8, 2 Pi 3.10
- h Sng 90.4
- i Ais 30.18, Hab 2.3, Ro 2.4, 1 Ti 2.4, Hi 10.37, 1 Pi 3.20
- j Mt 24.29, 24.35, 24.43, Mk 13.31, Lu 12.39, 1 Te 5.2, Hi 1.11, KTH 16.15, 20.11
- k Tok Grik i no klia tumas long dispela hap.
- l Ais 34.4, Mai 1.4, 1 Ko 1.7, Ta 2.13, 2 Pi 3.10
- m 2 Pita 3.9 i tok, Bikpela i no kam hariap, long wanem, em i laik givim taim bilong olgeta man i ken tanim bel. Olsem na sapos ol manmeri i stat long givim laip bilong ol long God, dispela bai i mekim De bilong Bikpela i kam hariap. Lukim tu Aposel 3.19-21.
- n Ais 65.17, 66.22, KTH 21.1, 21.27
- o 1 Ko 15.58, Fl 1.10, 1 Te 3.13
- p Ro 2.4, 1 Pi 3.20, 2 Pi 3.9
- q Ro 10.3, 1 Ko 15.51, 1 Te 4.15
- r Mk 13.5, 13.23, 13.33, 1 Ko 10.12, Ef 4.14, 2 Pi 1.10-12
- s Ef 4.15, 2 Ti 4.18, 1 Pi 2.2, Ju 1.25, KTH 1.6