2 Corinto 6
1 Ug busa, sa pagtinabangay, naghangyo kami kaninyo nga ayaw dawata ang grasya sa Dios nga walay kapuslanan lamang.
[Therefore], because I am working together with God [himself], I say this to you very strongly: God has [already] kindly [forgiven you because Christ died for you], so do not now [say] “It does not matter [if I live just to please myself].”
2 Kay nagasulti siya, “Sa husto nga kahigayonan nagtagad ako kaninyo, ug sa adlaw sa kaluwasan mitabang ako kaninyo.” Tan-awa, karon ang husto nga kahigayonan. Tan-awa, karon ang adlaw sa kaluwasan.
For God said [long ago in the Scriptures]: When it is the right time [for me] to help you, [you will ask me to help you], and I will hear you. Then I will [send] a Savior to help you. [So listen to what] I am telling you: God [has sent] his Savior, so now is the time when [God is ready to] save [people from the guilt of their sins].
3 Wala kami magbutang ug kapandulan atubangan ni bisan kinsa, kay dili namo buot nga ang among buluhaton mopaingon sa pagkadaotan.
Neither I nor the men [working] with me do anything that would hinder people from trusting in Christ, and so we cannot be accused {no one can accuse [us]} [of not] serving [God properly].
4 Hinuon, gipamatud-an namo sa among kaugalingon pinaagi sa tanan namong mga buhat, nga kami mga sulugoon sa Dios. Kami iyang mga sulugoon diha sa daghang pag-antos, sa kagul-anan, sa kasubo, sa kalisdanan,
Instead, in everything [that we(exc) say and do], we show [people] that we serve God faithfully. We patiently endure [all the things that happen to us. People cause us] many troubles and, as a result, we are anxious [and often do not know what to do].
5 sa pagbunal, sa pagkabinilanggo, sa kagubot, sa pagkugi, sa walay tulog nga kagabhion, sa kagutom,
Sometimes we have been beaten [and bound] {People have beaten [us and tied us]} [with] chains in prison. [Angry mobs] have attacked us, [wanting to kill us]. We have continued working [for God until we had no more strength to work]. We have had many sleepless nights, and we have [often been without food].
6 sa pagkaputli, sa kahibalo, sa pagpailob, sa pagkamaayo, sa Balaang Espiritu, ug sa tinuod nga gugma.
[All that we think about and all that we do is] pure [in God’s sight]. Knowing [how God wants us to conduct our lives, we do what pleases him]. We are patient [with those who oppose us]. We are kind [to everyone. We depend on] the Holy Spirit [to help us]. We love people sincerely [as God wants us to love them].
7 Kami mao ang iyang mga sulugoon diha sa pulong sa kamatuoran, diha sa gahom sa Dios. Aduna kami taming sa pagkamatarong sa tuong kamot ug sa wala.
We faithfully teach [the true] message [about Christ], and God [gives us] his power [as we teach it. Like soldiers] using weapons [MET] [in a battle], we, by [living] righteously, [defend God’s message and refute those who attack it].
8 Namuhat kami diha sa kadungganan ug kaulawan, sa pagdaot ug sa pagdayeg. Gipasanginlan kami ingon nga mga limbongan ug bisan pa niana kami nagmatinud-anon.
[We serve God faithfully], whether [people] praise us [(exc)] or [whether they] despise us, whether [people say] bad things [about us(exc)] or [whether they say] good things [about us. We keep teaching] the truth, [even though some people say that] we are deceiving [people].
9 Namuhat kami ingon nga mga dili inila ug sa gihapon nagpabili kaming mga inila. Namuhat kami ingon nga himalatyon ug — tan-awa! — nagpabili kaming buhi. Namuhat kami ingon nga gisilotan sa among mga binuhatan apan dili hinukman sa kamatayon.
[Some people] know [well that we are true servants of God, and yet others], who know us, refuse to [believe that. People have often tried to] kill us [(inc)], yet we are still alive. We have [often] been beaten, but we have not been killed {[People have often] beaten us [(exc)], but [they] have not killed us}.
10 Namuhat kami nga magul-anon, apan nagmaya kami kanunay. Namuhat kami ingon nga kabos, apan nakahimo kami sa kadaghanan nga maadunahan. Namuhat kami nga walay gipanag-iyahan apan nanag-iya sa tanang mga butang.
Although we [(exc)] are often very sad [because people have rejected our message], we are always joyful [because of all that God has done for us]. Even though we [(exc)] are poor, we make [it possible for] many people to be [spiritually] rich. It is true that [in this world] we [(exc)] have nothing [valuable] [HYP], but [because we belong to God’s family], all [that God has] belongs to us.
11 Gisulti namo ang kinatibuk-ang kamatuoran kaninyo, mga taga-Corinto, ug ang among kasingkasing abli pag-ayo.
You [fellow believers] in Corinth, [I have been] completely honest with you. [I have told you exactly how we(exc) feel about you, that] we love you very much [IDM].
12 Ang inyong mga kasingkasing wala namo pugngi, apan gipugngan ninyo pinaagi sa inyong kaugalingon nga mga pagbati.
We are not [treating you as though we do not] love you, but you are [treating us as though you do] not love us.
13 Karon diha sa makiangayong pagbaylo — nakigsulti ako ingon nga mga anak — ablihi pag-ayo ang inyong mga kasingkasing.
In return [for our loving you, will you not] love [us] [IDM] just as [much as we love you?] I am writing [to you] as if you were my own children.
14 Ayaw pagpagapos uban sa dili mga magtutuo. Kay unsa man ang maangkon sa matarong sa pagpakig-uban sa mga malinapason? Ug unsa man ang mabatonan sa panagtigom sa kahayag uban ang kangitngit?
Do not (team up/have a close relationship) with anyone who does not trust [in Christ. I say this] because we who [trust in Christ and do] what is right should not [RHQ] [want to do things] with wicked people. Or [to say it in another way], just like light and darkness never join together, so [those who belong to Christ and those who belong to Satan should never join together] [RHQ].
15 Unsa man ang kasabotan nga mabatonan ni Cristo uban kang Beliar? O unsa man ang bahin nga mabatonan sa mga magtutuo uban sa dili-magtutuo?
There is no [RHQ] agreement of any kind between Christ and Satan. [So], believers have no [RHQ] common [spiritual] interests with unbelievers.
16 Ug unsa man ang kasabotan tali sa templo sa Dios ug sa mga diosdios? Kay kita mao ang templo sa buhi nga Dios, sama sa giingon sa Dios: “Mopuyo ako sa ilang taliwala ug molakaw kauban nila. Ako mahimo nga ilang Dios, ug sila mahimo nga akong katawhan.”
[Just] as no one would [dare to bring] idols into the Temple [in Jerusalem], believers should never [RHQ] join with those who worship idols. [I say that] because [MET] [the Holy Spirit is in us, and so] we are [like] the Temple of the all-powerful God. [It is] as God himself said [in the Scriptures]: I will live in [my people]. I will always be with/helping them. [They will say to me], “You are our God,” and [I will say to them], “You are my people.”
17 Busa, “Gawas gikan diha kanila, ug pagpalahi,” miingon ang Ginoo. “Ayaw paghikap sa mahugaw nga butang, ug dawaton ko kamo.
[In another place in the Scriptures we read that] the Lord said: Get away from those who do evil things; keep yourselves separated from them. Do [nothing sinful that would make you] unacceptable to me. Then I will welcome you [as members of my family].
18 Ako mahimo nga inyong Amahan, ug kamo mahimo nga akong mga anak nga lalaki ug babaye,” miingon ang Ginoo nga Makakagahom.
[The Lord also said]: I will [care for you] as [MET] a loving father [cares for his children], and [it will be as though] you are my own sons and daughters. I, the all-powerful Lord, am saying this [to you].
