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As to the services which are being rendered to God's people, it is really unnecessary for me to write to you.
2 ⲃ̅ ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓ̈ⲁ ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲥ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲥⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩ ⲧⲃⲥ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
For I know your earnest willingness, on account of which I habitually boast of you to the Macedonians, pointing out to them that for a whole year you in Greece have been ready; and the greater number of them have been spurred on by your ardour.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲱϫⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲥⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ.
Still I send the brethren in order that in this matter our boast about you may not turn out to have been an idle one; so that, as I have said, you may be ready;
4 ⲇ̅ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅·
for fear that, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we--not to say you yourselves--should be put to the blush in respect to this confidence.
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲡϥ̅ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲣⲡ̅ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϣⲣⲡ̅ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ.
I have thought it absolutely necessary therefore to request these brethren to visit you before I myself come, and to make sure beforehand that the gift of love which you have already promised may be ready as a gift of love, and may not seem to have been something which I have extorted from you.
But do not forget that he who sows with a niggardly hand will also reap a niggardly crop, and that he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
7 ⲍ̅ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ. ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
Let each contribute what he has decided upon in his own mind, and not do it reluctantly or under compulsion. "It is a cheerful giver that God loves."
8 ⲏ̅ ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ.
And God is able to bestow every blessing on you in abundance, so that richly enjoying all sufficiency at all times, you may have ample means for all good works.
As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his almsgiving remains for ever." (aiōn g165)
10 ⲓ̅ ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϭⲣⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ̅. ϥⲛⲁϯ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟ. ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲅⲉⲛⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
And God who continually supplies seed for the sower and bread for eating, will supply you with seed and multiply it, and will cause your almsgiving to yield a plentiful harvest.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
May you be abundantly enriched so as to show all liberality, such as through our instrumentality brings thanksgiving to God.
12 ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ ϫⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϭⲣⲱϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲥⲣ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲣ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
For the service rendered in this sacred gift not only helps to relieve the wants of God's people, but it is also rich in its results and awakens a chorus of thanksgiving to God.
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
For, by the practical proof of it which you exhibit in this service, you cause God to be extolled for your fidelity to your professed adherence to the Good News of the Christ, and for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all who are in need,
while they themselves also in supplications on your behalf pour out their longing love towards you because of God's surpassing grace which is resting upon you.
Thanks be to God for His unspeakably precious gift!
