2 Corinthians 3
1 [As I write these things about myself], I am [RHQ] not [doing it] to boast about how good I am, [as some of you say I do]. Some people always carry letters with them that tell how well they work, [that other people] have [written]. But I do not [RHQ] need [to bring] letters like that [when I come to you]. Nor do I need to ask you [to write] letters like that [for me when I go to other congregations].
Nuuni zaaridi nuna sabbinooyye? Woykko hara asada, saba dabddaabbiya hinttew yeddanaw woykko hinttefe ekkanaw nuna koshshiyye?
2 You yourselves are [MET] [like a] letter that recommends my work [for God to everyone]. People see [how Christ changed] your [lives when you believed the message that I taught you]. Everyone [who knows you] can see [the result of my work for God].
Asi ubbay hinttena erana melanne nabbabana mela hintte nu wozanan xaafettidi de7iya nu dabddaabbe.
3 You are [MET] [like] a letter that Christ himself [has written] that says good things about [my work for God in your lives]. You show [people by the way you now conduct your lives that God has changed your lives] as a result of my work [among you. People did] not [find out about you by] reading [a letter that was written to them on paper] with [pen and] ink. Instead, [they saw how] the Spirit of the all-powerful God [has changed your lives]. Nor [did people find out about you by reading] a letter that was carved on stone slabs [like the stone slabs that God gave to Moses]. Instead, [it was the change that God’s Spirit made in] your lives [MET] [that they saw].
Hintte qalamen gidonnashin, de7o Xoossaa Ayyaanan, shuchcha bolla gidonnashin, asa wozanan xaafettidayssatanne nunan haggaazettida Kiristtoosa dabddaabbe gideyssa bessideta.
4 I [can very] confidently [write these things about the work that Silas, Timothy, and I did among you, because God knows that what I write is true. We(exc) are true workers] for God [because of what] Christ [has done for us].
Nu hessa giday, Kiristtoosa baggara Xoossan ammanoy nuus de7iya gishossa.
5 We [(exc)], by ourselves, do not have the ability [to do this work]. None of us [apostles] can say, “[I have changed the lives of these people].” God is the one [who has given us this ability].
Nu hessa oothanaw dandda7iday Xoossaa wolqqaanappe attin nuuni nu wolqqan aykkoka oothanaw dandda7okko.
6 He is the one who enables us [(exc)] to be his messengers. [He has enabled us to tell people the message] about the new agreement [that he is making with them]. This is not a [message about obeying all the] written laws [of his old agreement that he made with the Jewish people]. Instead, [it is a message about God giving us his] Spirit. [Previously, God condemned people to be] separated from him forever [if they did not obey his laws]. But by [God’s new agreement] his Spirit enables people to live [eternally].
Nu ooratha caaquwa oosanchchota gidana mela Xoossay nuna dandda7isis. He ooratha caaqoy Geeshsha Ayyaanan benttidayssafe attin xaafettida higgen gidenna. Higgey wodhees, shin Geeshsha Ayyaanay de7o immees.
7 [Moses] taught [the people that if they did not obey God’s laws completely they would be] separated from God forever. [God] wrote [his laws] on stone [slabs. Then he gave them to Moses to teach them to the people. Although God’s laws condemned the people] to die, [when Moses brought those laws down from Sinai Mountain, God caused Moses’ face to shine] Moses’ face to shine radiantly [to show the people that these laws were God’s laws. It shone]. so brightly that the people of Israel could not keep looking at Moses’ face. [They had to look away]. But the brightness was slowly fading away.
Shuchcha bolla xaafettida higgey imettiya wode Xoossaa bonchchoy qonccis. Muse som77uwan de7iya bonchchoy dhayishe biyabaa gidikkoka, Isra7eele asay iya som77uwa tishshi oothidi xeellanaw dandda7ibookkona. Hiza, hayqo ehiya higgey hessa mela bonchchon qoncciko,
8 [So], [since God showed in such a wonderful way that those laws that condemned the people to die were from him], surely when we [(exc)] teach [people about how God’s] Spirit will [change their lives], [God will show] in an even more wonderful way [that] it is [his message.] [RHQ]
yaatin, Geeshsha Ayyaanan oosettiya oosuwa bonchchoy waanidi aadhdhenee?
9 The message [that Moses taught them was wonderful, but when people heard] that message, [they realized that they were sinners and that God] would punish them. But God’s message that we [(exc) teach is a] much more wonderful message. We teach people that God will (erase the record of/declare people no longer guilty for) [the sinful things that they have done].
Asa bolla pirdda ehiya higgey bonchcho gidikko yaatin, ase xillisiya ooratha ogey waanidi aadhdhidi bonchchettenne?
10 [The truth is that, although the work of teaching the people to obey God’s laws] was once important, it is not as important now, because [the work of teaching people that God will forgive them and] enable them to live to please him is far more important.
Kase bonchcho gididayssa ha77i aadhdhiya bonchchoy de7eyssara gathi be7iya wode bonchchoy baynnabaa gidis.
11 Furthermore, [the message that Moses taught was not a lasting message, just like] the brightness on his face was not lasting and soon faded away. But [when God gives his Spirit to people], the wonderful work that [God’s Spirit does in their lives] is much greater [because] it lasts forever.
Guutha wodes qonccidi guyeppe dhaydayssi hayssada bonchchetiko, merinaw de7eyssi waanidi aadhdhidi bonchchettenne?
12 We [(exc)] know that the message that we teach is a [much more wonderful message than the message that Moses taught]. So we [can preach] boldly.
Nuus hayssa mela ufayssay de7iya gisho, yeellatonna odettoos.
13 We do not [need to put a veil over our faces when we teach people], as Moses did. Moses put a veil over his face so that the Israelites would not see that the radiance [on his face] soon faded away. [Similarly, the glory of the old agreement has also faded away].
Nuuni, Isra7eele asay dhayishe biya bonchchuwa wurssethaa be7onna mela ba som77uwa kammida Muse mela gidokko.
14 But the Israelis stubbornly refused to [understand that the old agreement would end]. Even now, when they read the old agreement, [they still do not realize that it has ended. It is as if] [MET] that same veil [that Moses put on his face] is now over their [minds, keeping them from understanding God’s true message]. They will [understand that message] only when [they come to trust] in Christ. Then [it will be as though God] has removed the veil.
Shin entta wozanay doccis. Hachchi gakkanaw entti gal77a caaquwa nabbabiya wode entta wozanay he kaman kameti de7ees. He kamay Kiristtoosa xalaalan qaarettees.
15 [Throughout all these years], even until now, when [the Israelis] read what Moses [write, it is as though] a veil is covering their minds.
Shin hachchi gakkanawukka entti Muse maxaafaa nabbabiya wode ubban he kamay entta wozanaa kammees.
16 But when any of them believes in the Lord [Jesus], [God] removes that veil from them.
Shin oonikka Godaakko simmiya wode awudekka he kamay qaarettees.
17 [It is by the power of his] Spirit that the Lord [works in our lives], and the Lord’s Spirit has set us free [from trying to obey all the rules and rituals that God gave Moses].
Goday Ayyaana; Godaa Ayyaanay de7iya bessan la77atethi de7ees.
18 [It is as though God] has removed the veil from our faces [MET]. We realize how awesome Jesus is. As we realize that, we are continually being changed {[the Holy Spirit is] continually changing us} to become more and more like Jesus, [so that people can see], more and more, how awesome [Jesus is]. It is the Spirit of the Lord who does [this].
Nuuni ubbay kametiboonna som77on Godaa bonchchuwa be7ana. Nuuni Ayyaana gidida Godaa malaa daananaw bonchchofe bonchchon laamettana.
