1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God, and of Jesus our Lord, 3 According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that hath called us to glory and virtue: 4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

12 Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth. 13 Yea, I think it meet, as long as I am in this tabernacle, to stir you up by putting you in remembrance; 14 Knowing that shortly I must put off this my tabernacle, even as our Lord Jesus Christ hath shewed me. 15 Moreover I will endeavour that ye may be able after my decease to have these things always in remembrance. 16 For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. 18 And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount. 19 We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts: 20 Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. 21 For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

1 Simeon Petrus, 'n dienskneg en apostel van Jesus Christus, aan die wat net so 'n kosbare geloof as ons verkry het deur die geregtigheid van onse God en Saligmaker, Jesus Christus:

2 Mag genade en vrede vir julle vermeerder word deur die kennis van God en Jesus, onse Here!

3 Immers, sy goddelike krag het ons alles geskenk wat tot die lewe en godsvrug dien, deur die kennis van Hom wat ons geroep het deur sy heerlikheid en deug,

4 waardeur Hy ons die grootste en kosbare beloftes geskenk het, sodat julle daardeur deelgenote kan word van die goddelike natuur, nadat julle die verdorwenheid ontvlug het wat deur begeerlikheid in die wêreld is.

5 En juis daarom ook moet julle met aanwending van alle ywer by julle geloof voeg die deug, en by die deug die kennis,

6 en by die kennis die selfbeheersing, en by die selfbeheersing die lydsaamheid, en by die lydsaamheid die godsvrug,

7 en by die godsvrug die broederliefde, en by die broederliefde die naasteliefde.

8 Want as hierdie dinge by julle aanwesig is en toeneem, dan laat dit julle nie ledig of onvrugbaar tot die kennis van onse Here Jesus Christus nie;

9 want hy by wie hierdie dinge nie aanwesig is nie, is blind en kortsigtig, en het die reiniging van sy vorige sondes vergeet.

10 Daarom, broeders, moet julle jul des te meer beywer om julle roeping en verkiesing vas te maak; want as julle dit doen, sal julle nooit struikel nie.

11 Want so sal ryklik aan julle verleen word die ingang in die ewige koninkryk van onse Here en Saligmaker, Jesus Christus.

12 Daarom sal ek nie nalaat om julle altyd hieraan te herinner nie, alhoewel julle dit weet en vasstaan in die waarheid wat by julle is.

13 En ek beskou dit as reg, so lank as ek in hierdie tentwoning is, om julle deur herinnering op te wek,

14 omdat ek weet dat die aflegging van my tentwoning ophande is, soos onse Here Jesus Christus dit ook aan my bekend gemaak het.

15 En ek sal my beywer, dat julle ook gedurig n my heengaan hierdie dinge in gedagtenis kan hou.

16 Want ons het nie kunstig verdigte fabels nagevolg toe ons julle die krag en koms van onse Here Jesus Christus bekend gemaak het nie, maar ons was aanskouers van sy majesteit;

17 want Hy het van God die Vader eer en heerlikheid ontvang toe hierdie stem uit die luisterryke heerlikheid tot Hom gekom het: Dit is my geliefde Seun in wie Ek 'n welbehae het.

18 En hierdie stem het ons uit die hemel hoor kom toe ons saam met Hom op die heilige berg was.

19 En ons het die profetiese woord wat baie vas is, waarop julle tog moet ag gee soos op 'n lamp wat in 'n donker plek skyn, totdat die dag aanbreek en die môre ster opgaan in julle harte;

20 terwyl julle veral d¡t moet weet, dat geen profesie van die Skrif 'n saak van eie uitlegging is nie;

21 want geen profesie is ooit deur die wil van 'n mens voortgebring nie, maar, deur die Heilige Gees gedrywe, het die heilige mense van God gespreek.