ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎨᎪᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 7

1 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎡᎩᏚᎢᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢ, ᎢᏓᏓᏅᎦᎸ ᎢᏗᎲᎾ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎨᏒ ᎢᎩᏇᏓᎸ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎦᏓᏅᏙᎩᎯ, ᎢᏗᏍᏆᏗᏍᎨᏍᏗ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎡᏗᎾᏰᏍᎬᎢ.

With these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that pollutes either body or spirit, and, in deepest respect for God, aim at perfect holiness.

2 ᏗᏍᎩᏯᏓᏂᎸᎩ; ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏣᏘᏂ ᏱᏃᏨᏁᎸ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏍᎦᎾ ᏱᏃᏨᏁᎸ, ᎥᏝ ᎩᎶ ᏲᏥᎶᏄᎡᎸ.

Make room for us in your hearts. In no instance have we ever wronged, or harmed, or taken advantage of, anyone.

3 ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏂᏥᏪᎭ ᎥᏝ ᏗᏨᏳᎪᏓᏁᏗᏱ ᏯᎩᏰᎸᎭ; ᎦᏳᎳᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᏥᏂᎠᎩᏪᏒ, ᏦᎩᎾᏫᏱ ᎢᏥᏯᎠ, ᎣᎦᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗᏉ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᏗᎩᏂᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎢᎦᏕᏗᏱ.

I am not saying this to condemn you. Indeed, I have already said that you are in our heart, to live and die together.

4 ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏨᏲᎢᏳᎭ; ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏨᎸᏉᏗᏍᎪᎢ; ᎠᎩᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎤᏣᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏔᏩᏕᎪ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎣᏥᎩᎵᏲᏥᏙᎲᎢ.

I have the utmost confidence in you; I am always boasting about you. I am full of encouragement and, in spite of all our troubles, my heart is overflowing with happiness.

5 ᎹᏏᏙᏂᏰᏃ ᏬᎩᎷᏨ, ᎥᏝ ᎣᎩᏇᏓᎸ ᎬᏩᏣᏪᏐᎸᏍᏙᏗ ᏱᎨᏎᎢ, ᎬᏩᏚᎾᏛᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᎦᏕᏯᏙᏗᎬᎩ; ᏙᏱᏗᏢ ᎠᎵᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎭᏫᏂᏃ ᎢᏗᏢ ᎣᏥᎾᏰᏍᎬᎢ.

Ever since we reached Macedonia, we have had no rest in body or mind; on every side there have been troubles – conflicts without, anxieties within.

6 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏗᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᎩ ᎤᏪᎵᎯᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏓᏅᏔᏩᏕᎩ, ᎣᎩᎦᎵᏍᏓᏗᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᏓᏓᏏ ᎤᎷᏨᎢ;

But God, who encourages the downcast, has encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.

7 ᎥᏝᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎤᎷᏨᏉ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗᏍᎩᏂ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᏓᏅᏓᏛᎢ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᎣᎩᏃᏁᎸ ᏂᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᏍᎬᎢ, ᎤᏲ ᎢᏥᏰᎸᏒᎯ, ᎤᏣᏘ ᏍᎩᎨᏳᎢᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎩ.

And it is not only by his arrival that we are encouraged, but also by the encouragement which he received from you; for he tells us of your strong affection, your penitence, and your zeal on my behalf – so that I am happier still.

8 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏨᏯᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏔᏅᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᏫᏨᏅᏁᎸᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎤᏲ ᏯᎩᏰᎸᎭ, ᎤᏲᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏒᎩ; ᎢᏥᎪᏩᏘᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎪᏪᎵ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏔᏅᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᏞᎦᏉ.

For, though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Even if I were inclined to regret it – for I see that my letter did cause you sorrow though only for a time –

9 ᎪᎯᏃ ᏥᎩ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏓᏛ ᏱᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᎨᏥᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ ᏕᏣᏓ ᏅᏛ ᎢᏴᏛ ᎤᏲ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏓᏛᎢ; ᎤᏲᏰᏃ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏓᏛᎩ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᎬᏩᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏓᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎡᏍᎦ ᎢᏨᏴᏁᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ.

I am glad now; not because of the sorrow it caused you, but because your sorrow brought you to repentance. For it was God’s will that you should feel sorrow, in order that you should not suffer loss in any way at our hands.

10 ᎤᏲᏰᏃ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᏗᎬᏩᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎦᏁᏟᏴᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎣᏓᏅᏛ ᏩᎵᏰᎢᎶᎯᎭ ᎥᏓᏗᏍᏕᎸᏗᏱ ᏫᎦᎷᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᎠᏰᎸᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ; ᎡᎶᎯᏍᏗᏂ ᎡᎯ ᎤᏲ ᎠᏓᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎠᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏩᎵᏰᎢᎶᎯᎭ.

For, when sorrow is in accordance with God’s will, it results in a repentance leading to salvation, and which will never be regretted. The sure result of the sorrow that the world knows is death.

11 ᎬᏂᏳᏉᏰᏃ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏲ ᏥᏣᏓᏅᏓᏛᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᎬᏩᏓᏂᎸᎢᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏣᎵᏂᎬᏁᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏭᎵᏰᎢᎶᎸ; ᏂᎦᎥ ᏗᏣᏢᏫᏍᏙᏗ ᎢᏥᏲᎲᎢ, ᎥᎥ ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏥᏂᏆᏘᎲᎢ, ᎥᎥ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎢᏥᎾᏰᏍᎬᎢ, ᎥᎥ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎢᏣᏑᎵᏍᎬᎢ, ᎥᎥᎢ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏛᎢ, ᎥᎥ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᎠᏓᏍᏛᏗᏍᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ! ᏂᎦᎥ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᏨᏁᎸ ᏂᏥᏍᎦᏅᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎧᏃᎮᏗ ᏥᎩ.

For see what results that other sorrow – sorrow in accordance with God’s will – has had in your case. What earnestness it produced! What explanations! What strong feeling! What alarm! What longing! What eagerness! What readiness to punish! You have proved yourselves altogether free from guilt in that matter.

12 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏄᏍᏗ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏍᎩᏂᏃᏅ ᏫᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᎸᎩ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎤᏣᏘᏂ ᎢᏳᏛᏁᎸᎯ ᏳᎬᏩᎴᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ Ꮎ ᎤᏣᏘᏂ ᎢᏯᎦᏛᏁᎸᎯ ᏳᎬᏩᎴᎢ; ᎠᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏨᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏓᏁᏗᏱ.

So, then, even though I did write to you, it was not for the sake of the wrongdoer, or of the man who was wronged, but to make you conscious, in the sight of God, of your own earnest care for us. And it is this that has encouraged us.

13 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏂᎯ ᎤᎦᎵᏍᏗ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏛ ᎠᏴ ᎣᎩᎦᎵᏍᏓᏛᎩ; ᎥᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏟ ᎢᎦᎢ ᎣᎦᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅᎩ, ᏓᏓᏏ ᎠᎵᎮᎵᎬ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ, ᏅᏓᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏓᏅᏙ ᏂᏥᎥ ᎡᏥᎦᎵᏍᏓᏕᎸᎢ.

In addition to the encouragement that this gave us, we were made far happier still by the happiness of Titus for his heart has been cheered by you all.

14 ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᏥᏯᏢᏈᏎᎸᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ, ᏂᎯ ᎢᏨᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬᎢ, ᎥᏝ ᏱᎦᏕᎣᏍᎦ; ᏂᎦᏗᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᏨᏬᏁᏔᏅᎢ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᏥᎩ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯᏉ ᎣᎦᏢᏆᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏓᏏ ᎣᏣᏢᏆᏎᎸᎢ, ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᏄᎵᏍᏔᏅ.

Although I have been boasting a little to him about you, you did not put me to shame; but, just as every thing we had said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has also proved to be the truth.

15 ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᏫᏱ ᎢᏥᎨᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎤᏁᏉᏨ, ᎤᏅᏓᏛ ᎢᏦᎯᏳᎯᏳ ᎨᏒ ᏂᏥᎥᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏥᎾᏰᏍᎩ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏥᎾᏫᏍᎩ ᏕᏣᏓᏂᎸᏨᎢ.

And his affection for you is all the greater, as he remembers the deference that you all showed him, and recalls how you received him with anxious care.

16 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ, ᎨᏨᏲᎢᏳᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏄᏓᎴᏒ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ.

I am glad that I can feel perfect confidence in you.