< 2 Corinthians 2 >

1 Anyway, I definitely decided that I would not come to visit you again [now. If I had come, I would have spoken severely to you again, and] I would have made you unhappy as I did the last time [I visited you].
Erah raangtaan ih sen loong reenah we dongkhoom hangno sen loong thungthet thuk suh tanooktang.
2 [And] if I make you unhappy, I will have made unhappy [the only people who can cheer me up], so (there will be none of you to cheer me up!/who would cheer me up?) [RHQ]
Tiimnge liidi sen loong ah we thungthet thuk rumha bah nga tenroon thukte ah o ah we ang ah?
3 So, [instead of going to visit you at that time], I wrote a letter [and sent it to you]. I wrote it the way I did so that [you would know what you should do. Then] when I come to visit you, you will not make me unhappy when you should be causing me to rejoice. I was quite sure that all of you [would do what I told you to do in that letter, and because of that] I would be happy and you would be happy, too.
Erah thoidi nga ih le raangmaat tahang—tiimnge liidi ngah kaat kangno nga tenroon thukte loong ah phothungthih ah ngeh ah. Ngah ih jat ih rumhala, ngah tenroon angdi sen uh tenroon anglan ngeh ah.
4 I wrote to you [the way I did] because I felt very troubled and distressed about you. I was even crying very much as I wrote. [My purpose in writing was] not in order to make you feel bad, but, instead, in order that you might know how deeply/much I love you.
Sen loong asuh nga mikse ah janhaat angno hu ang ih le raangmaat tahang; erah langla sen thungthet thuksuh tah angka, sen loong ih nga minchan ah toomjat rum ah ngeh ih raangmaat tahang.
5 [Now I want to write about the man who] caused all this anguish. [What he did was very wrong, but] I know that it has caused you much more sorrow than it has caused me, because [what he did] has [affected] all of you [to some extent. I say], “to some extent,” [because I do not want to say that he has] done more harm [than he really has done].
Amadi, o bah uh mararah ih thungthet eh thukla, erah ngah tathungthet thuk rang sen thungthet thuk halan—thidokdok lah angka bah uh ah. (Arah jenglang ah langla heh raangtaan ih ngah naktoom thih ang.)
6 [Since he has now stopped sinning in that way], the punishment that nearly all of you [decided was right for him] has continued long enough.
Sen dung dowa ehanko ah ih wasiit mipuh ah erah than chamthuk lan ah echang e ah.
7 So now, instead [of punishing him any longer], you need to forgive him and deal kindly with him. [If you do not forgive him], he may become so sad that he will begin to [think that you will never forgive him] (OR, will stop [believing in Christ]).
Erabah uh, amadoh, sen ih heh thidokdok ih phothungthih asuh biin anaan hoon anno chaankot jengkhaap ah jeng koh an.
8 For those reasons, I beg you to [forgive him and accept him into your group again, and by doing that] assure him that you truly love him.
Eno amiisak di sen ih heh minchan han tiit ah heh su jat ih thuk an ngeh ih sen lasih jorum hala.
9 [I feel sure that you will do as I ask], because when I wrote [severely] to you [before], I did it to test you by finding out whether or not you really would do everything [that I, as your apostle, asked you to do].
Erah raangtang abah sen loong ah ih phate joonnaam ah tamjen naan rumha eno jirep adi nga jeng chaatchaat tam ih rumla ngeh ih raangtang.
10 So [since you obeyed what I told you before, I feel sure that now you will obey what I am writing in this letter] and forgive the man, as I have done, because I indeed have forgiven him for the wrong thing that he did. Anything he needed me to forgive him for, I have forgiven, and Christ knows [that I have forgiven him sincerely. I have done that mainly] to help you [so that you and I will again have fellowship with each other, and that you will accept him into your group again].
Mina loong mokre ah biin anaan hoon andi, ngah ih uh biin anaan ehang. Marah biin anaan hoonjih ah—erah biin anaan hoon ang adi—Jisu Kristo ngathong ni sen raangtaan ih hoon hang,
11 [I want you to forgive him] so that Satan will not be able to take advantage of [the problems among] us [and make the situation worse]. We know very well [LIT] that Satan is always planning to [cause problems among us].
erah seng sak nah Soitaan ah naktoom mi mokah ah ngeh ih reelang; tiimnge liidi seng ih heh mongtham kaankoong ah jat ehi.
12 [I will continue by telling you what I did after I wrote to you from Ephesus city]. I went to Troas [city] in order to [tell people] the message [about] Christ. [When I arrived there], I found [many people] who had been prepared by the Lord [Jesus] [MET] [to listen to what I told them about him].
Kristo Ruurang Ese tiit ah baat suh Troas ni thok tahang adoh, erah nah heh mootkaat raang ih seng Teesu ih lam laangkoh ah jat etang.
13 But because my fellow believer Titus had not [arrived with a report from you], I still felt very anxious and concerned [about you]. So, [after spending only a short time at Troas], I said goodbye to [the believers who were there] and came [here] to Macedonia [province to find Titus].
Enoothong seng phono Taitaas ah lajaptup keeno, Ngah rapne ih sootsaam tang. Erah raangtaan ih miloong ah damdi raajeng angno Mesidonia ni katang.
14 However, [before I tell you any more about that], I [want to] thank God [for what he is doing. As a great leader of fighting men causes all his prisoners to take part in his victory parade] [MET], God leads us [who are his workers] to always be victorious [over Satan because of our(exc) close relationship with Christ. God causes people to come to] know Jesus Christ as a result of our [(exc) teaching his message. That message is like] [MET] the smell of perfume.
Enoothong Rangte suh seng ih jengseera ih! Tiimnge liidi Kristo damdi roop eno ejen lam ni Rangte ih siit hali. Rangte ih seng loong ah Kristo tiit noongrep ni tumbaat suh phontum likhiik ih maak hali.
15 [When we(exc) tell God’s message] about Christ, it [spreads out among people] like the smell of perfume. [Those who believe the message that we tell them] are saved {[Jesus Christ] saves them} [from the guilt of their sin. But those who reject that message] will be separated from God [forever].
Erah langla seng loong ah Kristo ih Rangte suh phontumkaang tummangmang eh tingtakkoh ah likhiik, erah mirep miraang reeni thoktum kala, mattekte angkoja adoleh khopi chote angkoja.
16 To those who [are on the way to hell, our message is like] [MET] a foul smell [because it is about dying] and being separated from God forever. But, to those [on the way to heaven, the message that we teach is like] a pure fragrant smell, [because we tell them] that they will live [forever with God. As we think about that, we think] (no one is able [to do] such important work [for God!]/how can anyone be able [to do] such important work [for God]?) [RHQ] (questioned)
Eno erah tingtakta ah ematte loong raangtaan ebah neng tek thuk suh nambokbok; enoothong khopui chote loong raangtaan ebah roidong chotheng tummangmang?
17 [But perhaps God considers us(exc) able], because we do not work/act like so many [others whom you know]. They teach God’s message in a way that [they think people will like, and they think that] people will pay them for teaching that way. We [(exc) certainly do not do that]. On the contrary, [as servants of] Christ, and knowing that God is watching us [(exc)], we teach sincerely [the message that] God sent us to proclaim.
Seng loong ah wahoh loong ah likhiik tah angke, neng loong ah ih bah Rangte jengkhaap ah thaangne huikhaak sang arah likhiik mok samthun rumha; enoothong seng loong abah Rangte ih kaat thuk thoidi heh ngathong ni Kristo laksuh ngeh ih jengkongli.

< 2 Corinthians 2 >