2 K'orontos 10

1 Taa P'awlos it shinats twotor ááwu nefe eteyiri, itokere tworomó ááwu shúk'e eteyiri, Krstos doowootonat maac'nefon iti k'onirwe,

Now, I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ – I who, “in your presence, am humble in my bearing towards you, but, when absent, am bold in my language to you” –

2 Meets ettsok'on no sha'irwok'o woshdek't taawiru ik ik ashuwots shinatse ááw shuuk'on keewo t geeyiyaloru itok twoor ááw shuk'on t keewitwok'o k'alk'ayere.

I implore you not to drive me to “show my boldness,” when I do come, by the confident tone which I expect to have to adopt towards some of you, who are expecting to find us influenced in our conduct by earthly motives.

3 Dab datsanatse no beyaloru nokaarit datsatsi kaaraliye.

For, though we live an earthly life, we do not wage an earthly war.

4 No kes' k'ac'onwere ááshet gop'o gaak faliyit Ik' ang detstswoni bako datsanatsi kes' k'ac'wotsiliye.

The weapons for our warfare are not earthly, but, under God, are powerful enough to pull down strongholds.

5 Ik'o danosh t'ug wotar tuwit mooshonat míshon gaaketwone, asaabi jamono k'aa'uder Krstossh bíaletwok'o woshitwone.

We are engaged in confuting arguments and pulling down every barrier raised against the knowledge of God. We are taking captive every hostile thought, to bring it into submission to the Christ,

6 It aleyo s'een b́wotor konnari alek'azono sezosh k'andek'tswotsi wotitwone.

and are fully prepared to punish every act of rebellion, when once your submission is complete.

7 It its'iilirwo úratse bek'eyiru keewo s'uziye, asho konwor wotowa Krstosk taane ett bíatso amanirwo aanide'er t'iwintswe, noowere bíkok'o Krstosk nowottsok'o dande'e.

You look at the outward appearance of things! Let anyone, who is confident that he belongs to Christ, reflect, for himself, again on the fact – that we belong to Christ no less than he does.

8 Doonzo noosh b́imts alon ayide'er ti it'alor bín jitseratse, alan noosh ime iti agosha bako gaakoshaliye.

Even if I boast extravagantly about our authority – which the Lord gave us for building up your faith and not for overthrowing it – still I have no reason to be ashamed.

9 T woshon itn t shatiyirwok'o ark'ye itsha.

I say this so that it doesn’t seem as if I am trying to overawe you by my letters.

10 Ik ikuwots «P'awlos woshwots mangtswotsnat kup'knee, bí b́tookon noonton b́wotormó maawke, b́ noon keew keewonwere k'awntsalke» etiirunee.

For people say “His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible.”

11 Man etiru ashuwots noo wokoon wotdek'at nowoshtswotsitse noguut'irwonat t karnonowere itnton wotdek'at nofiiniruwi dagotse k'osh k'osho b́beerawok'owo dande'ene.

Let such a person be assured of this – that our words in our letters show us to be, when absent, just what our deeds will show us to be, when present.

12 B́ wotefere botoko údiru ash ik ikwotsnton no tooko nohiwosh wee notooko nuutsir s'iilosh ááwo shu'atsone, bomó botoko botookonton botatstsonat botookonowere botookonton bonohitsotse t'iwints dek'knaliye.

We have not indeed the audacity to class or compare ourselves with some of those who indulge in self-commendation! But, when such persons measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they show a want of wisdom.

13 Noomó dab itok no borfetso Ik'o noosh b́ imts fini gúúron it'etuwoone bako tatsoniyere dambo id'atsone.

We, however, will not give way to unlimited boasting, but will confine ourselves to the limits of the sphere to which God limited us, when he permitted us to come as far as Corinth.

14 It beyruwere nofiiniru gúúrots b́wottsotse Krstos dooshishiyo daniyoh itok nowoor gúúrmaniyere besheratsone.

For it is not the case, as it would be if we were not in the habit of coming to you, that we are exceeding our bounds! Why, we were the very first to reach you with the good news of the Christ!

15 Mansha Ik'o noosh b́beezts gúúroniyere beshar k'oshwots finon weeralo id'atsone, maniyeremó it imnetiyo b́daboor Ik'o noosh b́beezts gúúrotse noon it mangitwok'o tewnirwone.

Our boasting, therefore, is not unlimited, nor does it extend to the labors of others; but our hope is that, as your faith grows, our influence among you may be very greatly increased – though still confined to our sphere –

16 Eshe k'osh ashi fini gúúrots kindr shin fiinets finon noid'awo itiyere oke fa'a datswotsatse bíko doo shishi aap'o shishiyosh falfone.

So that we will be able to tell the good news in the districts beyond you, without trespassing on the sphere assigned to others, or boasting of what has been already done.

17 Ernmó «It'etwo doonzon id'ee.»

Let anyone who boasts make their boast of the Lord.

18 Asho údewosh b́bodet doonzo bín b́údora bako b́tooko b́tookon b́údoraliye.

For it is not those who commend themselves that stand the test, but those who are commended by the Lord.