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.
lino, vaghanike vango, uNguluve afingile kukutupeela isio sooni sino alaghile, tuvalasyaghe mu sooni sino sikutupelela kuuva valamafu amavili na moojo ghiitu. tuvisaghe vimiike mulwa kumwoghopa uNguluve.
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).
mutwupile mu moojo ghiinu, ulwakuva nakwale juno tumuhokile, nakwale juno tumulemisie. natunyanyile nambe jumonga.
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.
nanijova ulu mulwa kuvapiika. ulwakuva ndavule nikajovile ulutasi kuut, umue muli n'kate mu moojo ghiitu, tulipalikimo mu vwumi uvu, nambe kuuve kwe kufua.
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.
nilin'sila vwoghofi, kange nikughinia vwimila umue, mung'hangisie fiijo, na pano kupumuka mu nyinga, mumbikile niive nu lukeelo ulukome.
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].
ye tufikile ku Makedonia, tukakunilue ulwakuva tukale ni mhumhuko imbale sooni; kunji kukale nu vulugu mun'kate mu moojo ghiitu mukale nu ludwesi.
6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.
neke uNguluve unya kuvakangasia vano vali mu vukaming'hanilua mu moojo ghaav, akatukangasia mulwa kwisa uTiito.
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.
nakwekuti uNguluve akatukangissie mulwa kwisa uTiito lwene, looli na vule mukan'kangisie umwene. akatwoliike vule munsyukilue une, na vule musukunala na kukun'hangajikila une. isio simheliile kuhovoka kyongo.
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.
palikimo na kuva, ikalata jino nikavalembile jika vapeliile ulusukunalo nanikupiika. looli nikupiika vwimila ikalata ijio ye nivwene jikavapeliile umue muuve nu lusukunalo. poope mukale nu lusukunalo mu n'siki n'debe vuvule.
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.
lino nili nu lukeelo, nakwekuti nili nu lukeelo ulwakuva mukaale nu lusukunalo, jeeje. ulwene nili ulwakuva ulusukunalo lwinu lukavapeliile mulate uvuhosi vwinu, ulusukunalo lwinu lukaale mu vughane vwa Nguluve, mu uluo na tukavalemisie vwimila sino tukavalembile.
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.
ulwakuva ulusukunalo luno lukwisa vwimila, uvughane vwa Nguluve lupelela ululaata luno lupelela uvupoki kisila kuuva nu lupiiko, looli ulusukunalo luno lukwisa vwimila imbombo sa mu iisi, luleta uvufue.
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.
lolagha! ulusukunalo luno lukwisa muvughane vwa Nguluve, luvapeliile kuuva ni kivavilisi ikya kuvomba sino sinoghiile, luvapeliile kukujoleka kuuti sino muvomba sa kyang'haani kukalalila uvuhosi, kukumwoghipa uNguluve, kusyukua kkum'bona, na kuvona kuti juno ahokile upiile uluhombo lwake. mu isio sooni muhufisie kuuti muli vasila n'kole.
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].
lino, nambe nikavalembiile umue, nanika valembiile vwimila mwa muunhu juno amhokile ujunge, nambe juno uvuhosi vumpumwisie. looli nalondagha kuuti mukagule jumue pa maaso gha Nguluve vule mukaghimbile kukutavula vwimila usue.
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].
mu uluo mutukangisie. palikimo nuluo tuhovoka kange tuli nulukeelo vwimila, ulukeelo lwa Tiito vule mweni mukamhovwisie mu mwojo.
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.
ulwakuva nanikale ni soni, ndave nikighinisie kwa mwene vwimila umue. sooni sino twavavulagha sikaale sa kyang'haani. enendiki na sino tukavaghinisie umue kwa Tiito, soope sivonike kuuti sa kyang'haani.
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].
ulughano lwake kulyumue luvaha kyongo, na pano ikumbuka uvukundi vwinu mweni na vule mukamwupiile vunono, kange nu vwoghofi.
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].
nihovwike ulwakuva lino ninoghiile kukuvahuviila lwoni.
