Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ, to those who have obtained a like precious faith with us in the righteousness of our God and Savior, Jesus Christ:
1:2
ሞገስወሰላምይብዛኅለክሙበአእምሮቱለአምላክነወኢየሱስክርስቶስእግዚእነ።
願恩惠、平安,因你們認識上帝和我們主耶穌,多多地加給你們。
Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord,
seeing that his divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us by his own glory and virtue,
by which he has granted to us his precious and exceedingly great promises; that through these you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world by lust.
1:5
ወአንትሙኒበኵሉጕጕኣገቢረክሙአትልውዋለሠናይትበሃይማኖትክሙወበሠናይትለአእምሮ።
正因這緣故,你們要分外地殷勤;有了信心,又要加上德行;有了德行,又要加上知識;
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
1:6
ወበአእምሮለኢዘምዎወበኢዘምዎለትዕግሥትወበትዕግሥትለአምልኮ።
有了知識,又要加上節制;有了節制,又要加上忍耐;有了忍耐,又要加上虔敬;
and in knowledge, self-control; and in self-control, perseverance; and in perseverance, godliness;
1:7
ወበአምልኮለተኣኅዎወበተኣኅዎለተፋቅሮ።
有了虔敬,又要加上愛弟兄的心;有了愛弟兄的心,又要加上愛眾人的心。
and in godliness, brotherly affection; and in brotherly affection, love.
For we didn’t follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
1:18
ዘንተቃለንሕነሰማዕናሁከመእምሰማይወረደሎቱእንዘሀሎነምስሌሁበደብረመቅደሱ።
我們同他在聖山的時候,親自聽見這聲音從天上出來。
We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
We have the more sure word of prophecy; and you do well that you heed it as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts,
1:20
ወዘንተባሕቱቅድሙአእምሮከመኵሉተነብዮዘውስተመጽሐፍአልቦላዕሌሁፍካሬሁ።
第一要緊的,該知道經上所有的預言沒有可隨私意解說的;
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of private interpretation.