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Da Guy Dat Goin Broke All da Rules

Eh bruddas an sistas, you guys know dat our Boss Jesus, Godʼs Spesho Guy, he goin come back bumbye. Den we all goin go wea he stay, an be wit him ova dea. Cuz a dat, I beg you guys, no let yoa head come all hamajang. If you guys hear dat da Boss Jesus wen come back awready, o if some spirit o some guy say dat, o even dey wen read um from some odda letta dat dey say we wen write, no listen!

No let nobody bulai you bout notting. Befo Jesus come back, goin get peopo dat stand up agains God an fight um. Same time, one Real Bad Guy dat goin broke all da rules goin show up. Dat bugga, he all set up awready fo God wipe um out. He da guy dat goin go agains all da religious kine stuff, an agains all da diffren tings dat peopo call gods. He goin say he mo betta den dose gods. He even goin take ova Godʼs temple an say he da real God.

Fo shua, you guys rememba dat I wen tell you guys all dis stuff awready, dat time I wen stay ova dea wit you guys.

Right now, get someting dat stay making dat Real Bad Guy hold back, an you guys know bout dat. Lata on, wen da right time come, da Real Bad Guy dat stay broke all da rules goin show up. I mean dis: Right now, da Devil stay making all kine peopo broke da rules, an no mo nobody can undastan wass happening if God no show um. But get somebody dat stay hold back wat da Real Bad Guy like do now. Az why da Real Bad Guy no can go all out till afta God take da one dat hold um back, outa dea. Den, da Real Bad Guy dat stay broke all da rules, everybody goin see him an know wat kine guy him. But da Boss Jesus goin show up an kill him. Jalike Jesus goin blow, an “poom!” no mo da guy. Jesus, he so awesome, he ony gotta show up fo wipe out da Real Bad Guy.

But befo dat happen, dat Real Bad Guy dat stay broke all da rules, da Devil goin take ova him an give um choke power. He goin do all kine fake an unreal stuff, an make big show fo bulai da peopo an make um say, “Wow!” 10 He goin do any kine fo bulai da peopo dat goin wipe out. Dey goin wipe out, cuz dey neva like listen an neva take da true stuff. Cuz if dey wen listen, den God wen take um outa da bad kine stuff dey doing. 11 So, God stay letting um tink wrong. Az why dey go trus peopo dat bulai dem big time. 12 Az why all da peopo dat neva trus da true stuff, but feel good inside wen dey do stuff dass wrong, God da Judge goin punish dem.

God Wen Pick You Guys Fo Take You Outa Da Bad Kine Stuff

13 Eh bruddas an sistas! We everytime gotta tell God “Mahalo plenny” wen we tink bout you guys. Da Boss get plenny love an aloha fo you guys, you know! From da start, God wen pick you guys fo take you outa da bad kine stuff you stay in. Dat mean, Godʼs Spirit goin make you guys be good an spesho fo him, an help you guys stay trus da stuff dat stay true. 14 He like do all dis fo you guys. Az why he wen tell you guys fo come be his guys. Wen we wen tell you guys da Good Stuff From God, az how you guys wen come. Cuz he like make you guys come awesome too, jalike our Boss Jesus, Godʼs Spesho Guy.

15 So den, bruddas an sistas, az why you gotta stay solid an hang in dea. Stay tight wit da stuff we wen hand ova to you guys wen we wen teach you -- da stuff we wen tell you guys wit our mout, an wit da letta we wen send.

16 Our Boss Jesus Christ an God our Fadda, dey get love an aloha fo all us guys. God get good heart, an he neva stop giving us guys good kine words an helping us wait till da good tings happen. 17 I like dem give you guys good kine words fo make you guys strong an solid inside, fo do an say good kine stuff everytime.

The Man of Lawlessness

Concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ(A) and our being gathered to him,(B) we ask you, brothers and sisters, not to become easily unsettled or alarmed by the teaching allegedly from us—whether by a prophecy or by word of mouth or by letter(C)—asserting that the day of the Lord(D) has already come.(E) Don’t let anyone deceive you(F) in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion(G) occurs and the man of lawlessness[a] is revealed,(H) the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God(I) or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.(J)

Don’t you remember that when I was with you I used to tell you these things?(K) And now you know what is holding him back,(L) so that he may be revealed at the proper time. For the secret power of lawlessness is already at work; but the one who now holds it back(M) will continue to do so till he is taken out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed,(N) whom the Lord Jesus will overthrow with the breath of his mouth(O) and destroy by the splendor of his coming.(P) The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(Q) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(R) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(S) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(T) 11 For this reason God sends them(U) a powerful delusion(V) so that they will believe the lie(W) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(X)

Stand Firm

13 But we ought always to thank God for you,(Y) brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you as firstfruits[b](Z) to be saved(AA) through the sanctifying work of the Spirit(AB) and through belief in the truth. 14 He called you(AC) to this through our gospel,(AD) that you might share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

15 So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm(AE) and hold fast to the teachings[c] we passed on to you,(AF) whether by word of mouth or by letter.

16 May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father,(AG) who loved us(AH) and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, 17 encourage(AI) your hearts and strengthen(AJ) you in every good deed and word.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 2:3 Some manuscripts sin
  2. 2 Thessalonians 2:13 Some manuscripts because from the beginning God chose you
  3. 2 Thessalonians 2:15 Or traditions