2 Corinthians 10
1 Now by the mildness and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to you—I, Paul, who am humble when face to face with you, but bold when away.
Ime nde Pawulo, lwangu ndamusungilizya, mukulibombya alimwi mubwiime bwaKkilisito. Ndateta chiindi neli anywebo, pesi tandikwe buyofu kulindinywe chiindi netawo.
2 I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
Ndamukumbila kuti, kuchiindi neli anywebo, tandikoyooyowa akwaamba kanzambwene. Pesi ndiyeya kuba akutayowa kuchiindi nchekazya babo bachitaanga tulenda kwiinda munyama.
3 For though we live in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
Pele nanka tulenda munyama, tatulwani inkondo kwiinda kunyama.
4 The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the world. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.
Pele zilwanyonzetulwanya tazili zyanyama. Anukuti, tuli amanguzu mapti ngetumwayisya mampangala mayumu. Zyeeta inkazi zisowa kukazya buyo.
5 We tear down arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.
Abobo tulamwaya zyoonse zintu zyakujulu zilibusya akukazya luzibo lwaLeza. Tulabweza akwaanga miyeyo yoonse yabuzike kuti iswiilizye Kkilisito.
6 And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
Alimwi twalibambila kupa chisubulo kumichito yakutaswilila, chakufwambana mbuli kuswilizya kwangu mbukuzulide.
7 You are looking at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that we belong to Christ just as much as he does.
Langa ziboneka kunembo lyako. Na umwi ulizumide kuti nguwaKkilisito, mbubo aswe mbutubede.
8 For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
Nkaambo na ndalikankayizya bunini kupati atala anguzu zyesu, ezyo Mwaami nzyakatupa kukumuyaka alimwi pepe kumumwaya, nsikoyoofwa nsoni.
9 I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
Nsiyandi kuti kuboneke aanga ndikumuyosya kumugwalo angu.
10 For some say, “His letters are weighty and forceful, but his physical presence is unimpressive, and his speaking is of no account.”
Nkaambo bamwi bantu, “Magwalo akwe alisungwete a changuzu, pele bube bwamubili mbuteteete. Majwi akwe tayeeleli kwaaswilila.”
11 Such people should consider that what we are in our letters when absent, we will be in our actions when present.
Amuleke bantu baliboobo bazibe kuti nzetubede mumajwi amumagwalo eesu chiindi nitutawo abobo mbutuzoba munchito zyesu anetuliwo.
12 We do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves by themselves and compare themselves with themselves, they show their ignorance.
Tatukonzyi kwiinka kule kuyolibunga lwesu na kulyezyanisya lwesu ababo balidundizya lwabo beni. Pesi nibakalyela lwabo beni mumwi mumwi akulyezyanisya lwabo beni akuli umwi awumwi abobo tababoni.
13 We, however, will not boast beyond our limits, but only within the field of influence that God has assigned to us—a field that reaches even to you.
Swebo, nchobeni, tatulikankayizyi kwiinda mumweelwe. Anu kuti tuyochita oobo luzutu mweelwe wesu Leza ngwatweelesezya, mweelwe uyosika oko kule nkubede.
14 We are not overstepping our bounds, as if we had not come to you. Indeed, we were the first to reach you with the gospel of Christ.
Nkaambo tatulyoololi lwesu chiindi nchetusika kulindinywe. Twakali batanzi kusika kule kukindinywe amakani mabotu a Kkilisito.
15 Neither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
Tatulikankayizyi kwiinda kumweelwe wamulimu wabamwi. Anukuti, bulangizi bwesu mbwakuti lusyomo lwenu kaluchiya bukomena, amulimu wesu akati kenu ulakomena kapati.
16 so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you. Then we will not be boasting in the work already done in another man’s territory.
Tulalangila ezi, kuchitila kuti tukakambawuke makani nekuba kuzisi zilikunembo lyanu. Tatulikankayizyi atala a mulimu ulikuchitwa mumasena awumwi.
17 Rather, “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
“Pesi muleke uulikankayizya alikankayizye muMwaami.”
18 For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
Nkaambo tensi ooyo ulisala lwakwe nguzuminwa. Anukuti, ngoyo uzumininwa aMwaami.
