2 Jo-Korintho 9
1 Onge tiende mondo andiknu kendo kuom kony monego oor ni jo-Nyasaye.
Now [I want to write] more about the gift [of money] [EUP] that [you and other believers are preparing to send] to the believers [in Judea province]. I do not [really] need to [continue writing to you about it],
2 Angʼeyo ni uikoru konyo, kendo asepwoyou ni jo-Makedonia, ka anyisogi ni owete man Akaya osebedo moikore konyo chakre higa mokalo kendo ramo maru osejiwo thothgi.
because I already know that you really want to help them. In fact, I have been boasting [about you], telling the [believers here in] Macedonia [province] that [you people in] Achaia [province] have been ready to help, since last year. As a result, because you are very eager to help [the believers in Judea province], you have made most of [the believers here in Macedonia province also want] to give [a gift].
3 Koro ee aoro owetegi mondo pwochwa kuomu kuom wachni kik lokre mana weche manono; to mondo giyudu kuikoru mana kaka ne asewachonegi.
However, I am sending Titus and the other two believers in order that [they will be able to help you finish collecting the money. Then when I and others arrive later, the people with me will see for themselves that] the things that I have been boasting about you are true [LIT]. [I want] you [to have your gift] ready [for us(exc) to take to Jerusalem], just like I have been telling others that you were ready.
4 Nono to, ka jo-Makedoniagi obiro koda moyudo ka ok uikoru, wiwa dikuodi, ka ok awuoyo kuom wichkuot ma un bende duyudi, nikech geno maduongʼ ma waseketo kuomu.
When I come, if any of [the believers from] Macedonia come with me, [I do not want them to find that your gift is] [MTY, EUP] not ready. If that were [to happen], I would be very ashamed, and you yourselves would be even more ashamed.
5 Kuom mano, ne aneno ni ber mondo ajiw owetegi mondo olimu chon mondo utiek chenro duto mag chiwo mag ngʼwono mane usesingoru ni ubiro chiwo. Kamano, ka abiro to anayud ka chiwo maru mar ngʼwono oikore, kendo mano nonyis ni uchiwe gi ngʼwono, to ok kuom achuna.
So that is why I felt that it was necessary to urge these [three] believers to go [and visit] you before I [come. In that way, they would be able to help you finish] collecting the generous gift [EUP] that had been promised by you {you had said you would give}. [If you do that, not only will] the gift be ready [by the time that we arrive, but everyone will see that you have given because you really want to give, and] not because anyone has forced you to give.
6 Paruru wachni: Ngʼat mochwoyo kodhi manok kayo cham manok, to ngʼat mochwoyo kothe mangʼeny kayo cham mangʼeny.
Do not forget this: “[A farmer] who sows only a few [seeds] will not gather/reap a large [harvest], but the one who sows a lot [of seeds] will gather/reap a large [harvest] [MET].” [Similarly, if you give just a little to help others, God will give you only a few blessings. But if you give willingly and cheerfully to help people, you will receive in return many blessings from God].
7 Ngʼato ka ngʼato mondo ochiw kaka chunye oyiero, ma ok oywago angʼe, kata nikech ochune, nimar Nyasaye ohero ngʼat ma chiwone ka mor.
Each of you should decide how much you [(sg)] should give, [and then give that amount]. You [(sg)] should not [be thinking to yourself], “[I really] do not want to give this money.” [And you(sg) should] not give [just] because someone tells [you to give. Instead, you should give willingly and cheerfully], because God loves those who give cheerfully.
8 To Nyasaye nyalo miyo ubed gi gweth mogundho, mondo kinde duto ubed gi gik moko duto munyalo konyorugo un uwegi, kod mamoko malangʼ munyalo konyogo joma moko.
Moreover, God can enable you to [give to others cheerfully. If you give that way], God will [in return] give you many good blessings. He will do that so that at all times you will always have everything that you need. Indeed, you will have even more [than you need. As a result, you will be able to do] many more good things [to help others].
[Those who give willingly and cheerfully will be rewarded like the man about whom] it is written {[about whom] (someone/the Psalmist) wrote} in the Scriptures, He generously [helps others], [he gives to those] who are poor. [God will remember] the good things that he did, [and reward him with] good things forever. (aiōn g165)
10 Koro Jal machiwo kodhi ne jachwoyo kendo machiwo chiemo michamo biro chiwonu kendo medonu nyadi mangʼeny kodhi michwoyo kendo obiro miyo timu makare medore.
[God always] gives seeds to farmers to plant, and also gives them food to eat. [So, similarly, God will] always make it possible for you to have enough money [MET], so that you will be able more and more to generously [help those who are needy].
11 Obiro miyo udok jo-mwandu e yore duto, mondo ubed mangʼwon kinde duto, kendo mondo ji mangʼeny odwok erokamano ni Nyasaye kuom mich mane watero nigi koa kuomu.
[God] will [give you] many blessings in many different ways as a result of your generously [helping others]. Furthermore, [the] generous [gift that you are getting ready for] us [(exc) to take to the believers in Judea province] will cause [many people] to thank God.
12 Nikech tich ma utimo ok chop mana dwaro jo-Nyasaye kende, to bende omiyo ji dwoko erokamano ne Nyasaye nikech kony ma giyudo.
[Also remember that] when you give money to [EUP] help God’s people, you not only give them what they need, but also, [because of that], [many people will] thank God very much [for you and for what you have done].
13 Kuom nyiso ni uchungʼ kodwa e tijni, umiyo Nyasaye duongʼ nikech mano nyiso ni umako chik mar Injili mar Kristo mwalando, kuom ngʼwono mane omiyo uyie pogo kodgi giu, kaachiel gi jomoko bende.
As a result of your giving [money to help others], they will praise God, not only because you have believed the good message about Christ, but also because you have [generously given some of your possessions] so that they and other [believers will all have] ([enough/their needs supplied]).
14 Omiyo gibiro lamonu Nyasaye, ka chunygi otwere kodu, kuom ngʼwono mogundho ma Nyasaye osemiyou.
Also, when they pray for you, [asking God to bless you, they will remember how grateful they are] [IDM] that God [caused you to give] very willingly and cheerfully.
15 Wagouru erokamano ne Nyasaye kuom michne maduongʼ mokalo apima!
[Finally, we should all] thank God [because he gave us the greatest gift of all when he sent his Son to save/rescue us(inc)] ([from the guilt of our sin/from being punished for our sin]). That is a gift too wonderful for anyone to be able to tell about completely!
