2 Korin 13
1 Vaihi hoiah loe nangcae khae kang zohhaih vai thumto om tih boeh. Kami long hnetto maw, to tih ai boeh loe thumto panoekhaih hoiah thuih ih lok boih loe caksak han oh.
[In the Scriptures it is stated that when one person] accuses [another of wrongdoing, you must not believe his] accusation [right away]. [First, you must listen to at least] two or three people who actually saw what happened. [So keep in mind that] this will be the third time that I will visit you!
2 Vai hnetto haih nangcae khae kang zoh naah, kang thuih o coek ih lok baktih toengah, canghniah zaehaih sah kaminawk hoi kalah zaehaih sah kaminawk boih to paquem ai ah dan ka paek han, tiah vaihi nangcae hoi nawnto ka om ai naah doeh ca ka tarik pae:
When I visited you the second time, I warned you [that I was going to punish all the wrongdoers among you]. [And now] I am [warning you] again while I am still away [from you]. When I visit you this third time, I will punish those who were sinning [at the time when I visited you] before [and who are still sinning], and I will [punish] the others [who have been sinning since then, if they have not stopped their sinful behavior].
3 Kri mah kai khaeah lokthuih maw thui ai, tito panoek han na koeh o, Anih loe thazokhaih hoiah nangcae khaeah toksah ai, thacakhaih hoiah ni nangcae thungah toksak.
Because you have demanded that I prove to you that Christ is speaking [to you when] I [speak to you, I will show you that I speak to you as his apostle. Christ] does not approve of your sinful behavior. On the contrary, he will powerfully [discipline you].
4 Thinglam pong takhing naah anih loe thazok, toe Anih loe Sithaw thacakhaih hoiah hing. Aicae doeh Anih baktiah tha a zok o, toe nangcae khaeah kamtueng Sithaw thacakhaih rang hoiah Anih ah a hing o tih.
[It is true that] Christ [seemed to be] weak when he was crucified {when [people] killed him by nailing him to the cross}. But [it is also true that] he [now] lives because God [worked] powerfully [to bring him back to life. Similarly], as I [serve] God, I also am a weak human [being as Christ was]. But I also [have a close relationship with] Christ [who is now alive again]. And with his [authority] I will use God’s power [to discipline] you.
5 Tanghaih thungah na oh o maw om ai, tito nangmacae hoi nangmacae to angcaek oh; nangmacae hoi nangmacae to tanoek oh. Na tanoek o naah, nam timh o ai nahaeloe, nangcae thungah Jesu Kri oh, tiah panoekhaih na tawn o mak ai maw?
Each of you should ask yourself: “[Do I] believe [God’s message about Christ?]” Each of you should [examine yourselves to] make sure that you truly do [believe] in Christ [and so truly belong to him], and that [his Spirit lives] in you [(pl)]. When you examine yourselves [in that way], I am sure that you will [RHQ] say [to me], “Yes, of course we [belong to] Christ.”
6 Toe kaicae loe amtim ai kami ni, tito na panoek o tih, tiah oephaih ka tawnh.
I am [also] certain that you will know that I [belong to Christ, just like you do].
7 Kaicae loe kasaethuih koi kami ah ka oh o cadoeh, kaimacae hoihaih amtueng han ih na ai ah, katoeng hmuen na sak o thai han ih ni Sithaw khaeah lawk ka thuih o.
But [because I do not want to have to punish you], I am praying to God that he will help you not to do anything evil [that would cause me to have to punish you. I pray this], not in order that when people [who say that I am not your apostle] realize [that my ministry among you has been very successful, they will have to agree] that I do have authority from Christ. Instead, [I pray this because I want] you to do what is right, even though that might mean that [my opponents would think] that I do not have authority from Christ, [since I would not have an opportunity to show my authority to discipline you].
8 Loktang lok to ka aek o thai mak ai, loktang lok to ni ka pazui o.
[If you do what is right, I will not discipline you], [because it would] not [be right for me to do that if you are conducting your lives the way you should, like] God’s true [message says that you should. What God asks me to do is to help people to know and obey his] true [message].
9 Kaicae tha ka zok o moe, nangcae tha na cak o naah, anghoehaih ka tawnh o: nangcae akoephaih hoiah na oh o thai hanah, lawk doeh ka thuih o.
I am happy [whenever] you are strongly [trusting and obeying Christ, and because of that I do not have to use my authority to discipline you. It does not matter to me if that makes people think that I do not have any authority]. Truly, what I am praying for is that [God] will [help] you to completely change your conduct.
10 Sithaw mah kai hanah paek ih sakthaihaih loe, nangcae amrosak han ih na ai ah, qoengsak han ih ni ang paek, kai kang zoh naah karai parai dan ka paek moeng han ai ah, nangcae hoi kangthla ah ka oh naah hae ca hae kang tarik o.
That is why I am writing these things while I am still away from you. [What I want is that] when I visit you, [you will already be conducting your lives as God wants you to], and so I will not have to [discipline you] severely, as the [Lord Jesus Christ gave me] the authority to do. The authority that I have from the Lord is to help you to become [spiritually] mature believers, not to cause you to stop [trusting in him].
11 Nawkamyanawk, hnukkhuem koekah, ban kang sin o. Akoephaih hoi kahoih monghaih to tawn oh; poekhaih maeto tawn oh loe, angdaehhaih hoiah khosah oh; amlunghaih hoi angdaehhaih Sithaw loe nangcae hoi nawnto om tih.
Finally, my fellow believers, [I say to you], be joyful. Completely [change how you conduct your lives], and do what I have urged you [to do]. Be united in what you think [about the matters about which I have written to you]. Live peacefully [with each other. If you do those things], God, who [enables you to] love [each other] and be peaceful, will bless [MTY] you.
12 Maeto hoi maeto kaciim mokhaih hoiah angmok oh.
Greet each other affectionately as [fellow members] of God’s family [should].
13 Kaciim kaminawk boih mah ban ang sin o.
All God’s people [here] send you greetings.
14 Angraeng Jesu Kri tahmenhaih, Sithaw amlunghaih hoi Kacai Muithla angkomhaih loe, nangcae boih khaeah om nasoe. Amen.
[I pray that] the Lord Jesus Christ will act kindly [toward] all of you, in ways that you do not deserve, that God will [show all of you how much he] loves you, and that the Holy Spirit [will cause you to have good] fellowship [with him and with each other].
