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“Aloha!”

Aloha! Dis me, Simon Peter. I one worka fo Jesus Christ, da Spesho Guy God Wen Send. He wen send me all ova da place fo tell peopo bout him.

I writing dis letta fo you guys dat trus Jesus Christ. God wen let you guys trus Jesus Christ, cuz he everytime do da right ting. Dass worth plenny fo you guys, jalike fo us guys. He our God, an he da One dat take us outa da bad kine stuff we doing. I like you guys know God an Jesus our Boss mo betta, so den, dey goin do plenny good stuff fo you guys, an make yoa hearts rest inside.

God Pick His Peopo an Tell Dem “Come!”

Jesus get power -- da kine power ony God get. Az how he wen give us guys everyting we need fo live to da max fo real kine, da way God like. God do dat, cuz us guys know him real good. He da One dat wen tell us guys “Come, be my guys,” cuz he so awesome, an so good. Jesus wen give us all da real importan stuff he wen promise, an dass worth plenny. An he wen give us all dat so us guys can come jalike God inside our heart. An same time, we can hemo from all da rotten pilau tings da peopo all ova da world do, cuz dey make any kine how dey like.

Az why, I like you guys go all out. You guys trus Jesus awready, but no stop dea. Everytime do good ting, but no stop dea. Know God mo an mo betta, an no stop dea. Learn fo really mean wat you say, an do um. But no stop dea. Everytime you get hard time, hang in dea an no give up. An no stop dea, but do everyting da way God like. But no stop dea. Show aloha fo da Christian bruddas an sistas. An no stop dea, but show love an aloha.

Dass how you guys gotta live mo an moa. Dat goin make you guys know our Boss Jesus Christ mo betta. No goin be wase time, but you goin know him real good. If get somebody dat no like make lidat, dat kine guy, jalike he no can see in front his nose. Jalike he stay blind. Eh! God wen clean him up inside from all da bad kine stuff he wen do from befo time, but da bugga wen foget awready.

10 So den, bruddas an sistas, go all out, mo den befo time. God wen pick you guys an tell you guys fo come be his peopo, an you guys wen come. Now, make shua you guys stay ack lidat. Den you guys no goin mess up, eva. 11 Den, God goin give you guys someting real awesome. He goin give you guys da right fo get Jesus Christ fo yoa King, foeva an eva. Jesus da Boss fo us guys, an he da One dat hemo us from all da bad kine stuff we stay in.

How Come Peter Write Lidat

12 Az why everytime I goin stay telling you guys da same ting an make shua you guys no foget. Neva mind you guys awready know um, an you guys stay solid awready, cuz you guys trus da true stuff. 13 An I no goin let you guys foget um. I goin help you guys fo tink bout um everytime. I figga az right I make lidat now, wen I stay alive. 14 Pretty soon I goin mahke. I know, cuz our Boss Jesus Christ, Godʼs Spesho Guy, he wen tell me dat. 15 But I goin go all out, so bumbye wen I go mahke, you guys still goin tink bout dis stuff everytime.

We Wen See How Awesome Jesus Stay

16 Me an my friends wen tell you guys awready bout our Boss Jesus Christ, an how plenny power he goin get wen he come back, yeah? No was jus one sly kine make up story dat us guys like tell. We wen tell you guys ony wat we wen see! Az why we know how awesome Jesus stay, cuz he da King. Had one time, us guys was wit Jesus, ova dea on top dat mountain dat stay spesho fo God. An God da Fadda wen tell how spesho an awesome Jesus stay. Dat time, Jesus wen hear one voice dat come outa da Awesome Place up dea inside da sky. God wen say, “Dis my Boy! I get love an aloha fo him. He make me feel real good inside!” An us guys, we wen hear dat voice come outa da sky too. 19 An dat make all us guys mo shua bout da tings we wen learn from da guys dat wen talk fo God befo time. Good you guys do wat dey say! Cuz da stuff dey tell, jalike one small lamp dat shine inside one real dark place. You guys need listen to wat dey wen say till Jesus come back. Den you guys goin undastan mo an mo plenny. Goin be jalike wen da light from da morning star come up, an den da sun come up! 20 Numba one ting I like you guys know: Da guys dat wen talk fo God long time ago inside da Bible, one guy no can figga by himself, wat da kine mean. 21 Cuz da stuff dey wen write, dey neva write um jus cuz dey figga dey like say dat. Wat dey wen say, God wen give um. Dey wen say wat Godʼs Good an Spesho Spirit wen show um fo say.

Simon Peter, a servant(A) and apostle of Jesus Christ,(B)

To those who through the righteousness(C) of our God and Savior Jesus Christ(D) have received a faith as precious as ours:

Grace and peace be yours in abundance(E) through the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord.(F)

Confirming One’s Calling and Election

His divine power(G) has given us everything we need for a godly life through our knowledge of him(H) who called us(I) by his own glory and goodness. Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises,(J) so that through them you may participate in the divine nature,(K) having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.(L)

For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;(M) and to knowledge, self-control;(N) and to self-control, perseverance;(O) and to perseverance, godliness;(P) and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.(Q) For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive(R) in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.(S) But whoever does not have them is nearsighted and blind,(T) forgetting that they have been cleansed from their past sins.(U)

10 Therefore, my brothers and sisters,[a] make every effort to confirm your calling(V) and election. For if you do these things, you will never stumble,(W) 11 and you will receive a rich welcome into the eternal kingdom(X) of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.(Y)

Prophecy of Scripture

12 So I will always remind you of these things,(Z) even though you know them and are firmly established in the truth(AA) you now have. 13 I think it is right to refresh your memory(AB) as long as I live in the tent of this body,(AC) 14 because I know that I will soon put it aside,(AD) as our Lord Jesus Christ has made clear to me.(AE) 15 And I will make every effort to see that after my departure(AF) you will always be able to remember these things.

16 For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,(AG) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.(AH) 17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[b](AI) 18 We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.(AJ)

19 We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,(AK) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light(AL) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns(AM) and the morning star(AN) rises in your hearts.(AO) 20 Above all, you must understand(AP) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. 21 For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God(AQ) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.(AR)

Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:10 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family.
  2. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35