2 Corinthians 2
1 So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
Hivyo nilikusudia moyoni mwangu nisifanye ziara nyingine yenye kuwaumiza ninyi.
2 For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
Kwa kuwa kama nikiwahuzunisha ninyi, ni nani aliyebaki wa kunifurahisha isipokuwa ninyi ambao nimewahuzunisha?
3 I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
Niliandika hivyo kama nilivyofanya, ili nikija nisihuzunishwe na wale watu ambao wangenifanya nifurahi. Nina uhakika na ninyi nyote, kwamba wote mngeshiriki furaha yangu.
4 For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
Kwa maana niliwaandikia kutokana na dhiki kubwa na kutaabika sana kwa moyo wangu tena kwa machozi mengi, shabaha yangu si ili niwasababishe mhuzunike bali kuwaonyesha kina cha upendo wangu kwenu.
5 Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
Lakini ikiwa mtu yeyote amesababisha huzuni, kwa kiasi fulani hakunihuzunisha mimi kama vile alivyowahuzunisha ninyi nyote, ili nisiwe mkali kupita kiasi.
6 The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
Adhabu hii aliyopewa na wengi inamtosha.
7 So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
Basi sasa badala yake, inawapasa kumsamehe na kumfariji, ili asigubikwe na huzuni kupita kiasi.
8 Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
Kwa hiyo, nawasihi, mpate kuuthibitisha tena upendo wenu kwa ajili yake.
9 My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
Sababu ya kuwaandikia ni kuona kama mngeweza kushinda hilo jaribio na kutii katika kila jambo.
10 If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
Kama ninyi mkimsamehe mtu yeyote, mimi pia nimemsamehe. Kile nilichosamehe, kama kulikuwa na kitu chochote cha kusamehe, nimekwisha kusamehe mbele ya Kristo kwa ajili yenu,
11 in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
ili Shetani asitushinde. Kwa maana hatuachi kuzijua hila zake.
12 Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
Basi nilipofika Troa kuhubiri Injili ya Kristo na kukuta kwamba Bwana alikuwa amenifungulia mlango,
13 I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
bado nilikuwa sina utulivu akilini mwangu kwa sababu sikumkuta ndugu yangu Tito huko. Hivyo niliagana nao nikaenda Makedonia.
14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
Lakini Mungu ashukuriwe, yeye ambaye siku zote hutufanya tuandamane kwa ushindi tukiwa ndani ya Kristo. Naye kupitia kwetu hueneza kila mahali harufu nzuri ya kumjua yeye.
15 For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
Kwa maana sisi kwa Mungu ni harufu nzuri ya manukato ya Kristo miongoni mwa wale wanaookolewa na kwa wale wanaopotea.
16 To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
Kwa wale wanaopotea, sisi ni harufu ya mauti iletayo mauti; lakini kwa wale wanaookolewa, sisi ni harufu nzuri iletayo uzima. Ni nani awezaye mambo hayo?
17 For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
Tofauti na watu wengine wengi, sisi hatufanyi biashara na Neno la Mungu kwa ajili ya kupata faida. Kinyume chake, katika Kristo tunalisema Neno la Mungu kwa unyoofu, kama watu tuliotumwa kutoka kwa Mungu.
