2 Corinthians 10
1 NOW I Paul myself exhort you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who, when present, am indeed lowly among you, but being absent, am bold towards you.
Me, Paulo a sɛ mewɔ mo nkyɛn a meyɛ mmerɛ na sɛ menni mo nkyɛn nso a me koko yɛ duru ma mo no, me na metu saa fo yi. Mesrɛ me Kristo a ɔyɛ ɔyamyɛfoɔ no din mu sɛ:
2 But I pray, that when I am present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I purpose to act resolutely against some who think of us, as if we walked after the flesh.
Sɛ meba hɔ a, monnhyɛ me mma menkasakasa mo anim. Menim yie sɛ me bo bɛtumi ayɛ duru wɔ nnipa a wɔka sɛ ewiase adwene na yɛde di dwuma no no so.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we war not after the flesh:
Ɛyɛ nokorɛ sɛ, yɛte ewiase, nanso yɛnnyina wiasesɛm so wɔ yɛn ko mu.
4 for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the casting down the strong holds of corruption;
Akodeɛ a yɛde ko no mfiri ewiase. Ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn akodeɛ a ano yɛ den a yɛbɛtumi de asɛe atamfoɔ mpampim a wɔabobɔ. Yɛsɛe akyinnyehunu.
5 laying low proud reasonings, and every high thing which exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and making every thought captive to the obedience of Christ:
Yɛsɛe akwansideɛ biara a ɛtia Onyankopɔn ho nimdeɛ no. Yɛto adwene biara nnareka ma wɔtie Kristo.
6 and holding ourselves ready to avenge every act of disobedience, when your obedience is fully proved.
Sɛ mo setie wie pɛyɛ na obi sane yɛ asoɔden ɛkwan biara so a, yɛbɛtwe nʼaso.
7 Regard ye the things that are personal? If any man is confident in himself that he is Christ’s, let him reflect again in himself, that as he is Christ’s, so are we Christ’s.
Sɛdeɛ nneɛma te no ara na mohunu. Obi wɔ hɔ a ɔkari ne ho ka sɛ, ɔyɛ Kristo dea? Onii no nkari ne ho bio nhwɛ ɛfiri sɛ, yɛn nso yɛyɛ Kristo dea sɛdeɛ ɔno nso yɛ ne dea no.
8 Yea, and if I should boast somewhat more highly of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for your edification, and not for your destruction, I shall not be ashamed;
Ɛnyɛ me aniwu sɛ aba sɛ mede tumi a Awurade de ama me sɛ memfa nhwɛ mo na monnyini no bɛhoahoa me ho.
9 that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
Mempɛ sɛ modwene sɛ mede me nkrataa a matwerɛ mo no rehunahuna mo.
10 For his letters indeed, say they, are weighty and forcible, but his bodily presence is feeble, and his speech contemptible.
Obi bɛka sɛ, “Paulo nkrataa mu nsɛm no yɛ ya nanso sɛ ɔba yɛn nkyɛn nso a, ɔyɛ bɔkɔɔ na ne nsɛm nso nka hwee!”
11 Let such a man be assured of this, that such as we are by word in our letters when absent, such also will we be in deed when we are present.
Ɛsɛ sɛ saa onipa no te ne ho ase sɛ, nsonsonoeɛ biara nna nsɛm a ɛwɔ yɛn nkrataa a yɛtwerɛɛ ɛberɛ a yɛnni mo nkyɛn no, ne deɛ sɛ yɛwɔ mo nkyɛn a, yɛyɛ no mu.
12 For we will not presume to put ourselves on the level, or compare ourselves with some who vaunt themselves; but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, have no understanding.
Ɛyɛ nokorɛ, yɛrentumi mfa yɛn ho ntoto wɔn a wɔfa wɔn ho sɛ wɔn asetena korɔn no ho. Saa nnipa no yɛ nkwaseafoɔ! Wɔnam wɔn ho a wɔde wɔn ho toto wɔn ho wɔn ho no so bu wɔn ho atɛn.
13 But we will not glory in things beyond our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath marked out for us―a measure that hath reached even unto you.
Yɛn deɛ, yɛn ahohoahoa no nntra beaeɛ bi. Yɛn ahohoahoa no nntra dwuma a Onyankopɔn atu yɛn sɛ yɛnyɛ a mo mu adwumayɛ ka ho no.
14 For we stretch not our pretensions beyond bounds, as though we reached not unto you; for we have advanced even unto you in the gospel of Christ:
Esiane sɛ mowɔ saa tebea no mu enti, yɛbaa mo nkyɛn bɛkaa Asɛmpa a ɛfa Kristo ho no a yɛantra.
15 not boasting ourselves unmeasurably in other men’s labours; but having hope that when your faith is increased, we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule for more abundant usefulness,
Yei enti yɛmmfa adwuma a nkurɔfoɔ ayɛ nhoahoa yɛn ho te sɛ yɛn ara na yɛyɛeɛ. Deɛ yɛrepɛ ne sɛ mo gyidie ase bɛtim na ɛnam so ama yɛatumi ayɛ mo mu adwuma a yɛntra beaeɛ a Onyankopɔn ahyɛ no.
16 to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to arrogate glory in another man’s line for things already prepared.
Na yɛnam so atumi aka Asɛmpa wɔ aman foforɔ so a yɛremfa adwuma a ɔfoforɔ ayɛ no nhoahoa yɛn ho.
17 But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
Atwerɛsɛm no ka sɛ, “Obiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔhoahoa ne ho no nhoahoa no wɔ adeɛ a Awurade ayɛ mu.”
18 For not he who commendeth himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commendeth.
Ɛfiri sɛ, ɛnyɛ ka a onipa bɛka ne ho asɛm pa no na ɛma Onyankopɔn gye no to mu, na mmom onipa a Onyankopɔn no ara bɛka ne ho asɛm pa no na ɔgye no to mu.
