2 Korinthians 8
1 Mini vayi ki sun duye to ndi alherin Rji wa bano ni Ikilisiyoyin ni Makidoniya.
Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
2 Ni ton kekle ya wa bi to ni se suron ni ya wabato, anoba gbugbu'u gri wa ba noni suron riri
In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
3 U mi lha niyiwu bano bayasuwa mbo ni yo sur mba zan kpe wa ba hei ni wu. ni kpayeme ni sur mba.
For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
4 U ni bre ta ni sur riri duba no ba ton waba ka mba ibi du ba yi tayarwa ini hidima ga bi hu Rji.
they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
5 U wayi ana hei na waki yosuron u baguci no tumba ni Rji riko u nita ni kpayeme ni Rji
And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, because it was the will of God.
6 U ki bre Titus wa riga hei ni mi ndu yi ka kle ndu'a niyi.
So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
7 U bi riga kri nimikpi wu ban gaskiya ndi tere, nito, ni mindu tukuru, nimi kpayeme ni ta. Ahei naki, bitabata ni habaka nimi duyi wu no (bayasuwa)
But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you —see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8 Me tere naki ana hei neme tere niyiwu ni gbegblen na wa naki, me tere nime tsar sahihancin kpayeme ni kwantata ni himmar ibru ndi.
I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
9 U bi to alheri Ubangijinku Yesu Almasihu, u naki me ahei ni arziki nda k'mati wu ya ni tumbi domin hi tu taulauci ma biyi bi ka k'ma ti bi arziki.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
10 Nitu alamariyi me noyi mer waanizoyi. Nisai wa kle binati kps megye na, ama bi yo surbi ni tei U.
And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
11 Bi kle u zizan'a. Na wa bina hei ni suron ni kwazo u ti naki niton ki, bikayo suron ndi tiye nikle ma dede ni gbegblen mbi.
Now finish the work, so that you may complete it just as eagerly as you began, according to your means.
12 U bi tayo suron ndi bi tie ndu yi wakpe wugir ni kpayeme ni ubi ani hei daidai kpe wa ndi ahei ni wu, ana kpe wa a hama ni wu'a na.
For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
13 Wayi ana wani kpe wa ba nawata ni yiu du bari fe sauki mana. U ani ta hei toki, wani bi duba fe daidai- tuwa.
It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
14 Ison bi gbugbu'u zizo'a ani noyi kpe wabason. Wa naki ni bar mba, ani yada na kpe wa bi son, wa ani zama kpe u biya bukata mba.
At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. Then there will be equality.
15 Ahei na wa ba nha. “Eri wa hei ni kpewu bra na hei nikpe wa ani don burna, u wa ahei niwu fime ana wa hama na
As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
16 U gyir ga Rji wa ayoni suron Titus imre u kula ni yi kama yadda mi hei wa ni tumbi.
But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
17 Ana bre mbu kadai akpana U ati ni kpeyeme suron ma naki. Aye ni yi ni kpayeme makima.
For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
18 U ki ton wawu vayimbu wa ki kpayeme niwu ni du Ikilisiyoyi du ma ni bla tre Baci.
Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
19 Ana wayi nika kle na amma Ikilisiyoyi ba cu u du nu ta hi hidima u didin ma u alheri wayi domin gbrai Rji san ni niya mbu
More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the offering —the gracious gift we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
20 U ki klu kina duba na to ta hla trena game ni alheri wa ki zre ni bla ni ndina.
We hope to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
21 A he ni suron mbu du tati kpe u bima ba ni shishi Rji ni kakle ba ni shishi indi me.
For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
22 Kiton vayimbu ri tare ni ba ki tsar u to nikon gbugbu'u, ki to wa hei ni himma ni indu. Wa a ba yondu gbugbuu wa ba yo du ti. Zizan me a kara ni himma sabo ni amincewa wa ahe niu game ni yi.
And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
23 Ni wawu Titus a kpan wu zre mu ni kpan wadunmu don biyi. Umir vayi mbu, ba ton ba yir ni Ikilisiyoyi babi hei ni daraja ga Almasihu.
As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, to the glory of Christ.
24 Naki bika kpayeme ni ba ni tsor ikilisiyoyi ba kpe u se suron tawu game ni yi.
In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.
