2 Corinthians 7

1 My friends, whom I love, because [God] has promised [to accept us(inc) as his children], we [(inc)] must stop doing anything that is sinful. We must not do sinful things with our bodies, and we must not [think] sinful thoughts. [Because] we greatly revere God, we must strive to [live] a completely pure life. By doing that we will become the kind of people that he wants us to be.

Bhakholo bhane, kwa kuwa tihandiwe eshi, tihwiyozye tete huu nongwa zyazitibheba aje tibhanje bhagwenyu humoyo. Tiwanzaje ouzelu huhofu ya Ngolobhe.

2 So, as I just wrote, I want you to love me (OR, us [IDM] [who are true apostles of Christ]). I/we [(exc)] have never done anything wrong to any of you. I/we have not done anything to harm any one of you spiritually or financially. And I/we have not tried to get money from [you] (for myself/for ourselves).

Bhombaji eli sehuje embauna afuatenaje aje muli mumoyo getu! Setivisizye omuntu nkoma. Setifaidishe hufaida ya muntu wowonti.

3 [It is true that some people among you have said that I have done such things. Nevertheless], I am not trying to make you all feel ashamed because, as I wrote before, I will continue to love you all very much [IDM], whether I live with you or die with you. I am very confident about you.

Eyanga eli sehuje embauna afuatanaje aje muli mumoyo getu, ate hulite afwe pandwemo akhale pandwemo.

4 I am very pleased with you. You have greatly encouraged me, so that I am now very joyful in spite of all the hardships that I have endured.

Endi no ujasili winji mhati yenyu, ememile luzinzanyo. Ememile lusongwo hata mumayemba getu gonti.

5 Now [I will write more about what I was saying about Titus]. When I [left Troas and] came [here to] Macedonia [province], I still did not get any rest. Everywhere we [(exc)] went, [people were constantly] causing us trouble. [And not only were] people [constantly causing us] trouble, but I was greatly concerned [about you all].

Tahenzele hu Makedonia, amabele getu segali notoyo. Baada yesho, tapele etabu hunamuna zyonti na khomwe evita upande wa honze ne hofu upande wa muhati.

6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.

Ila Ongolobhe, wabhawafaliji bhawo lowe, atifalijile lwa henzaga o Tito.

7 I was encouraged by [seeing] Titus, [but when I heard how] you had encouraged him, that encouraged me even more. He told me how much you wanted [to see me. He told me] that you were very sorry [that you had made me so unhappy. He also told me] that you are very eager for me [to continue to serve as your apostle. When Titus told me those things], I was very, very happy.

Sehwali huhwenzelo hwake tu aje Ongolobhe atizizya. Yali pia efaraja zila Otito zyaposheye afume hulimwe. Omwene atibhozyezye ulugano Ogosi lwa mlinanalyo, ozugumizu wenyu, mwamwali no wogawoga kwa ajili ya huline, shesho mzidile awe no lusho tee.

8 Even though what [I wrote] in my letter (distressed you/made you sad), I am not sorry [that I wrote it]. For a while I was sorry that I had written it, [because I knew that it would distress you]. Now [Titus has also told] me that it did distress you [when you read it], but you were distressed only for a short time.

Hata nkashe eshitabu bhabhombile no lu sikitiho, ane seusebhebhelela. lakini esebhelela nanahenya owalaka owu wabhabhombile aje mzugumile. ila mwalino zugumizu humuda ododo.

9 [So now] I am happy [that I wrote it]. I am not happy that you were distressed {that [I] distressed you}, but [I am happy] because, when you became distressed, you felt sorry for what you had done and [you asked God to forgive you. What I mean is that you felt sorry in the way that God wanted you to feel sorry, so my making] you feel sorry did not harm you at all.

Eshi sendi ne laha, sehuje mwali ne shida, afuatanaje azugumile hwenyu hwa bhaletile mtoba. Mwapete ozugumizu weshi Ngolobhe, shesho mwayembele se hu hasara kwa sababu ya hulite.

10 [The fact is that] when God causes [us to feel] truly sorry for having sinned and we turn from our sinful behavior, then God saves us [and will not punish us for the sinful things that we have done]. And no one is ever sorry about that. [However], the people who do not trust [in God] [MTY] may be sorry [for the sinful things that they have done]. But [if they do not turn from their sinful behavior and ask God to forgive them], they will remain separated from him forever.

Afuatanaje oluzugumilo lwe shingolobhe luleta etoba ambago gukamilisha uwaushe bila abhe na malabhawa. Uzumizu wa munsi, ata sheshi galeta enfwa.

11 But [think about what happened when you read my letter]: God caused you to be truly sorry [for what you had done]. You eagerly [wanted to do what was right], and you wanted to show [God] (OR, [me]) that you had done the right thing. You were angry [about what had happened], and you were worried [that God would punish you if the situation continued]. You also wanted me [to visit you to encourage and help you]. You wanted me to know [that you really do accept me as your apostle, and that you punished the man who had sinned, as I told you to do. By doing] all of those things, you have shown [me] that you have done what is right in this matter.

Enyaji ehuzuni yeshi ngolobhe ehapapa azma anshi engosi mhati yenyu. Namna wele isebhewe lelo lyaliligosi mhati yenyu lya goloshe aje semwali ne hatia. Kwa jinsi gani uchungu wenu ulivyokuwa mkubwa, hofu yenu, matamanio yenu, bidii yenu, na shauku yenu kuona kwamba haki inapaswa kutendeka! katika kila jambo mmethibitisha wenyewe kutokuwa na hatia.

12 So, even though I wrote that [severe] letter to you, I did not [write it just] so that [you would punish] the man who had done what was wrong. Also, I [did not write it] for the benefit of the person whom [he] had wronged. Instead, [I wrote it] so that, when you [read the letter], God would enable you to realize how much you really do respect [my authority].

Pamoja naje nawaandishiye amwe, sehuje mwali na makosa, wala sehwa muntu wayembele ne mbibhi embatishiye aje ogosu we moyo genyu gajulihane hwa limwe hu maso ga Ngolobhe.

13 So, [because you listened to me and did what I asked you to do], (I was/we [(exc)] were all) encouraged. Not only (was I/were we) encouraged, but (I was/we [(exc)] were) [also] very happy to see how happy Titus was [when he arrived here. He told me/us that] he did not need to worry any more, because [he saw] that you all [had a good attitude toward me].

Aje esababu yeshi aje tifarijiha. Enyonje zya ye luzinzyo lwetu, tete, tisongwelwe hata ashizanye kwa sababu ye lusho lwa Tito, afutanaje ishiroho shakwe shi burudisiwa namwe mwenti.

14 I had told Titus that I was pleased about you. And I did not need to be ashamed [for feeling that way about you, because you did what I knew that you would do]. Just like everything that I have taught you [and written to you] has been the truth, the good things that I told Titus about you were also true.

Afuatana nanshi sana hwiyovwezye alengane namwe, senali nensoni. Shingunga shakwe, nkashele izu lyata yangile hulimwe lyali lye lyoli, ahwiyonve hwenyu ahusu mwe hwa Tito gatigolosya aje lyoli.

15 Now he happily remembers how you all [were willing to] do [what I asked you to do]. He is [also happy about the way you] treated him with great respect. [When he thinks about those things], [it makes] him love you even more [than he did when he was with you].

Olugano lwakwe hulite gosi sana lakini nakomboha olweno lwenyi mweti, shila shamwakalibizizye omwene huwoga na hwogope.

16 [As for me], I am very happy [because now] I am certain that I can depend on you [to do what you know God wants you to do].

Ensongwele afuatanaje endi nenguvu kamili muhati yenu.