³ Bihain long Pita i tokim ol brata bilong em long ol i mas tingim gut tok bilong ol profet, em i tok: “Tru, sampela giaman profet i bin kirap namel long ol Israel [bilong bipo]. Olsem tasol sampela man bai i kirap namel long yupela tu na giaman long skulim ol manmeri long ol samting bilong God.” (2 Pita 1:⁠14–​2:⁠1) Lain bilong God long bipo ol i bin kisim ol tok profet tru, tasol i gat ol tok profet giaman tu i stap, em bilong bagarapim bilip bilong ol. (Jeremaia 6:​13, 14; 28:​1-3, 15) Jeremaia i tok: “Mi lukim ol profet bilong Jerusalem i mekim stingpela pasin tru. Ol i bihainim pasin bilong brukim marit na pasin bilong giaman.”​—⁠Jeremaia 23:⁠14.

4. Bilong wanem i stret ol tisa giaman i mas bagarap?

⁴ Pita i stori long ol samting ol tisa giaman bai mekim insait long kongrigesen Kristen olsem: “Bai ol i hait na kamapim ol kain kain tok giaman namel long yupela, em ol tok bilong bagarapim bilip bilong yupela. Bikpela [Krais Jisas] i bin baim bek ol, tasol ol bai i givim baksait long Bikpela tu. Ol bai i mekim olsem na kwiktaim ol yet bai i bagarap.” (2 Pita 2:1; Jut 4) Ol dispela kain kain tok giaman i mekim na lain Kristen i bruk na ol liklik lotu i kamap, olsem na long nau i gat planti lotu i gat nem Kristen. Pita i kamapim klia olsem wanem na i stret ol tisa giaman i mas bagarap: “Planti man bai i bihainim ol kain kain pasin nogut bilong ol. Na dispela bai i mekim ol man nabaut i tok nogut long Rot bilong pasin i tru.”​—⁠2 Pita 2:⁠2.

Ol Bilip Giaman i Kamap

6. Wanem samting i save kirapim ol tisa giaman? Ol i mekim wanem bilong kisim ol samting ol i laikim?

⁶ I gutpela yumi bihainim savepasin na tingim ol tisa giaman i wok olsem wanem bilong kamapim tingting nogut bilong ol. Pastaim Pita i tok olsem ol i hait na kamapim ol dispela tingting. Na em i tok moa: “Ol dispela man ol i man bilong mangal tru, olsem na ol bai i mekim planti tok giaman bilong pulim mani samting bilong yupela.” Laik nogut bilong ol dispela tisa giaman i kirapim ol, olsem wanpela Baibel (The Jerusalem Bible) i tok: “Bai ol i wok strong long baim yupela bilong ol yet long rot bilong planti tok gris.” Na narapela Baibel (bilong James Moffatt) i kamapim wankain tok olsem: “Pasin bilong bel i kirap i stap long ol na ol bai mekim planti tok giaman bilong pulim samting bilong yupela.” (2 Pita 2:​1, 3) Sapos man i no was gut, em inap ting olsem ol dispela tok bilong ol tisa giaman i stret; tasol tok bilong ol i no stret​—⁠em bilong “baim” ol man, olsem pulim ol long bihainim laik nogut bilong ol dispela man yet.