2 Corinthians 10
1 Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you.
Mwa kufatsa ndi kuleza mtima kwa Khristu, ndikukupemphani, ine Paulo amene anthu ena amati ndimachita manyazi tikaonana maso ndi maso ndi inu, koma wosaopa pamene ndili kutali nanu!
2 But I implore you that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence with which I intend on showing against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.
Ndikukupemphani kuti ndikadzafika kumeneko ndisadzachite kuyankhula mwamphamvu monga mmene ndimayembekezera kudzachita kwa anthu ena amene amaganiza kuti machitidwe athu ndi ofanana ndi anthu a dziko lapansi.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh;
Ngakhale ife timakhala mʼdziko lapansi, sitimenya nkhondo monga mmene dziko lapansi limachitira.
4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty in God for the tearing down of strongholds,
Pakuti zida zathu zankhondo si zida za dziko lapansi. Koma ndi mphamvu zochokera kwa Mulungu zotha kugwetsa malinga.
5 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;
Timagonjetsa maganizo onse onyenga ndiponso kudzikuza kulikonse kolimbana ndi anthu kuti asadziwe Mulungu. Ndipo timagonjetsa ganizo lililonse kuti limvere Khristu.
6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full.
Ndipo ife tidzakhala okonzeka kulanga aliyense wosamvera ngati inuyo mutakhala omvera kwenikweni.
7 Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's.
Inu mukuweruza potengera zimene maso anu akuona. Ngati wina akutsimikiza kuti ndi wake wa Khristu, iye aganizenso kuti ifenso ndife a Khristu monga iye.
8 For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,
Tsono ngakhale nditadzitama momasuka za ulamuliro umene Ambuye anatipatsa woti tikukuzeni osati kukuwonongani, ndithu sindidzachita manyazi.
9 that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
Ine sindikufuna kuoneka ngati ndikukuopsezani ndi makalata anga.
10 For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised."
Pakuti ena amati, “Makalata ake ndi awukali ndi amphamvu koma maonekedwe a thupi lake ndi wosagwira mtima ndipo mayankhulidwe ake ndi achabechabe.”
11 Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.
Anthu oterewa ayenera kuzindikira kuti zomwe timalemba mʼmakalata tili kutali ndi zomwe tidzakhale tili komweko.
12 For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.
Sitikudziyika kapena kudzifananiza tokha ndi anthu ena amene amadziyenereza okha. Pamene akudzifanizira okha podziyerekeza ndi anzawo a mʼgulu lawo lomwe, ndi opanda nzeru.
13 But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.
Komabe, ifeyo sitidzitama modutsa malire ake enieni, koma kudzitama kwathu kudzalekeza mʼmalire amene Mulungu anatiyikira, malire ake ndi mpaka kwa inu.
14 For we do not stretch ourselves too much, as though we did not reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,
Pakuti sitikudzitama modutsa malire ngati kuti sitinafike kwa inu, popeza tinali oyamba kufika kwa inu ndi Uthenga Wabwino wa Khristu.
15 not boasting excessively in the work done by others, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,
Choncho sitinyadiranso ntchito imene ena anayigwira. Chiyembekezo chathu nʼchakuti, pamene chikhulupiriro chanu chikukulirakulira, dera lathu la ntchito pakati panu lidzakulanso kwambiri,
16 so as to preach the Good News even to the regions beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.
kuti tikalalikire Uthenga Wabwino mu zigawo zina kupitirira kwanuko. Pakuti sitikufuna kudzitama pa ntchito yogwira ena kale mʼdera la munthu wina.
17 But "he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."
Koma, “Ngati munthu akufuna kunyadira, anyadire mwa Ambuye.”
18 For it is not he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
Pakuti munthu amene amavomerezedwa, si amene amadziyenereza yekha, koma munthu amene Ambuye amuyenereza.
