2 Corinthians 10
1 I, Paul, myself appeal to you, by the humility and gentleness of Christ. I am meek when I am in your presence, but I am bold toward you when I am away.
Azɔ la, nye Paulo ŋutɔ mele nu xlɔ̃m mi kple dzigbɔɖi kple tufafa abe ale si Kristo ŋutɔ awɔ ene. Ke mia dometɔ aɖewo le gbɔgblɔm be, ne mele adzɔge la, nye nya dzi “sesẽna”, gake ne meva yewo gbɔ ko la, menɔa anyi abe “vɔvɔ̃nɔtɔ” ene.
2 I beg of you that, when I am present with you, I will not need to be bold with self-confidence. But I think I will need to be bold when I oppose those who assume that we are living according to the flesh.
Mele kuku ɖem na mi be migana makplɔ mi kple asi sesẽ ne meva mia gbɔ o. Menya be ŋusẽ le asinye mazã ɖe ame siwo buna le mia dome be amegbetɔ ƒe nunya kple ŋusẽ ko metsɔ le dɔ wɔmii la dzi, gake nyemedi be mawɔ alea o.
3 For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
Enye nyateƒe be míele ŋutilã me zɔm gake, míewɔa aʋa le ŋutilã nu o.
4 For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
Menye amegbetɔwo ƒe aʋawɔnuwo míezãna o, ke boŋ Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ si tri akɔ wu nu sia nu lae míetsɔna ɖua Abosam ƒe ŋusẽwo katã dzi.
5 We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
Míetsɔa Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ sia ɖua nya vlo siwo katã amegbetɔwo gblɔna ɖe Mawu ŋuti la dzi, eye eyae míetsɔna gbãa nugɔmemasemase ƒe gli si wòtu ƒo xlã amewo be woagadze si Mawu o. Eye to ŋusẽ sia me la, míeléa ame si dze aglã ɖe Mawu ŋuti la kluvii be wòatrɔ gbɔ va Mawu gbɔ, eye míetrɔa eƒe susuwo be wòaɖo to Kristo.
6 And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
Eye míele dzadzraɖo me be ne miaƒe toɖoɖo made blibo o la, ekema míahe to na ame siwo me aglãdzegbɔgbɔ gale la.
7 Look at what is clearly in front of you. If anyone is convinced that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
Nu si le fu ɖem na mi lae nye be mietsɔ ameŋkumekpɔkpɔ ɖo dɔe, eye miele nye hã kpɔm be ŋusẽ aɖeke mele ŋunye o. Ke medi be miase egɔme be ne ame aɖe ate ŋu agblɔ be Kristo ƒe ŋusẽ le ye si tututu la, míawo hã míate ŋu agblɔ esia.
8 For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
Ɖewohĩ la, awɔ na mi abe ɖe mele adegbe ƒom akpa le Aƒetɔ la ƒe ŋusẽ si wònam la ta ene, gake nye la, menye ŋukpe nam o, elabena ɖe wòna ŋusẽ siam be matsɔ tu mi ɖe edzi, menye be matsɔ agblẽ nu le mia ŋu o.
9 I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
Nyemedi be miabu be ɖeko mele vɔvɔ̃ dom na mi kple nye agbalẽwo o.
10 For some people say, “His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to.”
Mia dometɔ aɖewo gblɔ be, “Ne ele adzɔge la, eyae wòŋlɔa agbalẽ nɔa ŋɔdzi kple vɔvɔ̃ dom na ame, gake ne eya ŋutɔ va la, megatea ŋu gblɔa nya mawo dometɔ aɖeke o, ke boŋ eƒoa nu abe ɖevi ene.”
11 Let such people be aware that what we are in the words of our letters when we are absent is what we will be in our actions when we are there.
Ke medi be ame siwo le nya mawo gblɔm la, nadzra ɖo ɖi, elabena ne míeva la, ŋusẽ si míetsɔ ŋlɔ agbalẽawo la, míele eɖe ge afia wo.
12 We do not go so far as to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those who praise themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other, they have no insight.
Míedi be míawɔ abe ale si mia dometɔ aɖewo wɔna nɔa wo ɖokuiwo kafum eye wonɔa nya ʋlim le wo ɖokuiwo dome be ame kae nye gãtɔ hã o. Nu siawo katã nye movidzɔdzɔ be miadi be yewoakpɔ be, ame kae nye gãtɔ wu le yewo dome hã?
13 We, however, will not boast beyond limits. Instead, we will do so only within the limits of what God has assigned to us, limits that reach as far as you.
Ke míawo la, míaƒo adegbe le nu si le mía si la ko ŋu; míaƒo adegbe le dɔ si Mawu de mía si be míawɔ, eye esi míewɔ le mia dome la koe nye míaƒe taɖodzinu.
14 For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
Míedze agɔ ne míegblɔ be ŋusẽ le mía si ɖe mia dzi o, elabena míawoe nye ame gbãtɔ siwo tsɔ Kristo ƒe nyanyui la vɛ na mi.
15 We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
Eye menye ɖe míele didim be míaƒo adegbe le ame bubu ƒe dɔ si wòwɔ le mia dome la ta o, ke míaƒe didi vevie nye be miaƒe xɔse natsi ɖe edzi be míate ŋu awɔ dɔ gãwo le mia dome le ɖoɖo si wona mí la nu.
16 We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
Le esia megbe la, miate ŋu akpɔ mɔ atsɔ Kristo ƒe nyanyui la ayii na dukɔ siwo le adzɔge le mia gbɔ afi si ame aɖeke mede haɖe o, be woawo hã nadze si Kristo. Ale be ame aɖeke magagblɔ be yee nye ame gbãtɔ si tsɔ nyanyui la yi du ma me hafi míeva o.
17 “But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Mawunya gblɔe be, “Ame sia ame si di be yeaƒo adegbe la naƒoe le nu si Aƒetɔ la wɔ la ko ŋu.”
18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
Elabena ame si ƒoa adegbe le eya ŋutɔ ƒe dɔwo ŋuti la medzea Aƒetɔ la ŋu o, ke ame si ƒe dɔwɔwɔ ŋu Aƒetɔ la kpɔ ŋudzedze nyui le lae nye dɔwɔla nyuitɔ.
