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].
Ici ecebo cakendi ncondayeya mu moyo kwambeti nkantakamunyumfwisha nsoni ndakesa
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]
Pakwinga na ndimunyumfwisha nsoni, paliya wela kunsangalasha, nsombi bopele bantu abo mbondanyumfwishi nsoni.
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.
Ndalamulembela kalata kumwinshibisheti ndakesa kumufwakashila nkantakanyumfwa nsoni ku bantu abo bela kunsangalasha, pakwinga ndashoma kwambeti ndabanga wasangalala ne njamwe mukute kuba bantu basangalala.
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.
Pakulemba kalata isa nkandalikuba wakondwa sobwe ndalikuba watatilwa mumoyo, ndalikulila misoshi. Nteko kwambeti munyufwe nsoni, nsombi kwambeti mwinshibe kukonempa kwa lusuno ndonkute pali njamwe.
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].
Muntu uyo walensa cabula kwelela uliya kwipishila ame sobwe, nsombi walanyufwisha nsoni mobambi. “Nomba nkansuni kuyumisha makani a muntu uyo walepisha.”
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.
Ni cintu caina kuboneti bantu bangi balasuminishana sha cisubulo celela ncobela kumupa
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]).
Nomba lino mulekeleleni muntu uyo kufuma panshi pa moyo wenu ne kumuyuminisha, kwambeti bumba kabutamumina.
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.
Neco ndamusengengeti mu mulesheti mulamuyandanga cancine ncine.
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].
Ndalamulembela kalata isa kumusunka nsulo kwambeti mbone na mukute kunyumfwa mu bintu byonse.
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].
Muntu ngomulalekelele cilubo calensa ne njame ndela kumulekelela napali kantu nakambi pamenso a Klistu cebo canjamwe,
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].
kwambeti Satana katatupita panshi pakwinga mingalato yakendi yonse tuyinshi.
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].
Lino mpondalashika mu munshi wa Tulowa kuya kukambauka Mulumbe Waina ulambanga sha Klistu, ndalabona kwambeti Mwami walancalwila cishinga cinene cancito.
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].
Nomba ne kukabeco ndiya kukondwa pakwinga mukwetu Tito ndiya kumucanako, neco ndalalayana nabo banse ne kuya ku Makedoniya.
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.
Nomba katulumbani Lesa pakwinga mukuba pamo ne Klistu, Lesa walatubika pamo pamulongo walikoto lilendenga lya bantu bakondwa balakomo. Latusebenseshenga kwambeti Klistu aishibikwe mucishi conse mbuli bwema bulanunkilinga konse konse.
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].
Pakwinga afwe njafwe bwema bwanunkila cena pa menso pa Lesa bulambanga sha Klistu, ubo bulanyumfwikinga kubantu beti bakapuluke nebantu beti bakataike.
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)
Kuli abo beti bakafwe njafwe bwema bwaipa bulafumunga kulufu bukute kutwala kulufu, nomba kuli abo beti bakapuluke njafwe bwema bwaina bulafumunga kubuyumi nekututwala kubuyumi. Neco niyani wela kusebensa ncito ya mushobo uyo?
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.
Pakwinga nkatwelaneti bantu nabambi abo bakute kukambauka maswi a Lesa ne muyeyo wakuyanda kulyelapo. Nomba afwe pakuba bantu batumwa ne Lesa tukute kwamba cancine ncine pamenso akendi, pakwinga twashoma muli Klistu.
