2 Corinthians 2
1 That's why I decided that I would avoid another sad visit with you.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩgũtua ndaatuire itua atĩ ndikũmũceerera rĩngĩ ndĩmũiguithie kĩeha.
2 For if I make you sad, who will be there to make me happy? It won't be those I've made sad!
Tondũ-rĩ, ingĩkĩmũiguithia kĩeha-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩgĩtigara wa kũngenia, o tiga inyuĩ arĩa njiguithĩtie kĩeha?
3 That's why I wrote what I did, so that I wouldn't be sad over those who should make me happy. I was so sure that all of you would share in my happiness.
Ndamwandĩkĩire ũguo nĩgeetha rĩrĩa ngooka ndikanaiguithio kĩeha nĩ acio njagĩrĩirwo nĩgũkenio nĩo. Nĩ ndaarĩ na ũũmĩrĩru harĩ inyuĩ inyuothe atĩ nĩmũngĩagwatanĩire na niĩ gĩkeno-inĩ gĩakwa, nakĩo gĩtuĩke kĩanyu.
4 I was crying many tears when I wrote to you, in great anguish and with a heavy heart—not to make you sad, but so you would know how much love I have for you.
Nĩgũkorwo ndamwandĩkĩire ndĩ mũthĩĩnĩku mũno, na ndĩ na ruo rwa ngoro na maithori maingĩ, ti atĩ nĩguo ndĩmũiguithie kĩeha, no nĩguo ndĩmũmenyithie wendo ũrĩa ndĩmwendete naguo.
5 Not to put it too strongly, but the person caused more pain to all of you than to me.
Angĩkorwo nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ ũiguithĩtie amwe anyu kĩeha-rĩ, ti niĩ aiguithĩtie, no nĩ inyuothe aiguithĩtie kĩeha. Ndiroiga ũguo ngĩhatĩrĩria ũrĩa wĩkĩte ũguo.
6 This person suffered enough punishment from the majority of you,
Iherithia rĩrĩa aherithĩtio nĩ andũ arĩa aingĩ anyu, nĩrĩmũiganĩte.
7 so now you should forgive him and be kind to him. Otherwise he may sink into despair.
Rĩu inyuĩ-rĩ, nĩmwagĩrĩirwo nĩkũmũrekera na kũmũũmĩrĩria, nĩguo ndakae gũtoorio nĩ kĩeha gĩkĩrĩte.
8 So I urge you to publicly affirm your love towards him.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ndamũthaitha mũmuonie atĩ no mũmwendete.
9 That's why I wrote: so I could discoverer your true character and whether you're doing everything you were told to do.
Gĩtũmi kĩrĩa gĩatũmire ndĩmwandĩkĩre marũa macio nĩndĩmũgerie, na menye kana no mwĩtiirie magerio na mwathĩkage maũndũ-inĩ mothe.
10 Anyone you forgive, I forgive too. What I have forgiven, whatever it may be, I have forgiven before Christ for your benefit.
Mũndũ ũrĩa mũngĩrekera, o na niĩ nĩndamũrekera. Naguo ũndũ ũrĩa ndekanĩire-rĩ (hangĩkorwo nĩ haarĩ ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ wa kũrekanĩra), ũndũ ũcio ndaũrekanĩra nĩ ũndũ wanyu ndĩ mbere ya Kristũ,
11 In this way Satan will not be able to take us in, because we know the tricks he thinks up.
nĩguo Shaitani ndakae gũtũhoota. Nĩgũkorwo tũtirigĩtwo nĩ mawara make.
12 Now when I arrived in Troas to spread the good news of Christ, the Lord opened a door of opportunity for me.
Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa ndaathiire Teroa kũhunjia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa Kristũ, na ngĩkora Mwathani ahingũrĩte mũrango-rĩ,
13 But my mind wasn't at peace because I couldn't find my brother Titus. So I said goodbye and went over to Macedonia.
ndiigana kũgĩa na thayũ ngoro-inĩ yakwa, tondũ ndiakorire mũrũ-wa-Ithe witũ Tito kuo. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngiugĩra andũ akuo ũhoro, ngĩcooka ngĩthiĩ nginya Makedonia.
14 But praise be to God, who always leads us in a triumphal procession in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet scent of his knowledge wherever we go!
No rĩrĩ, Ngai arogoocwo, o we ũrĩa ũtũtongoragia hĩndĩ ciothe na ũhootani thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, nake agatũhũthagĩra ta tũrĩ mũtararĩko mwega wa kũmemerekia ũhoro wa kũmenya Kristũ kũndũ guothe.
15 We are like a fragrance of Christ to God, rising up from among those who are being saved as well as those who are dying.
Tondũ ithuĩ tũrĩ mũtararĩko wa Kristũ ũrĩa ũkinyaga harĩ Ngai, kũrĩ arĩa marahonokio o na arĩa maroora.
16 To those who are dying it is the smell of decay, while to those who are being saved it is the scent of life! But who is up to such an assignment?
Kũrĩ arĩa maroora-rĩ, tũrĩ mũnungo mũũru wa gĩkuũ; no kũrĩ arĩa marahonokio-rĩ, tũrĩ mũtararĩko wa muoyo. Nũũ ũngĩhota wĩra ta ũcio?
17 We are not like the majority who trade in the word of God for profit. Quite the opposite: we are sincere in sharing the word of God in Christ, knowing God is watching us.
Ithuĩ tũtiĩkaga ta ũrĩa andũ aingĩ mekaga; tũtionjorithagia kiugo kĩa Ngai nĩguo tuone uumithio. Handũ ha gwĩka ũguo-rĩ, ithuĩ twaragia tũrĩ na wĩhokeku thĩinĩ wa Kristũ mbere ya Ngai, ta andũ matũmĩtwo nĩ Ngai.
