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.
Zvino ini Pauro ndomene ndinokukumbirisai neunyoro, uye moyochena waKristu, wakaninipiswa pakati penyu kana ndiripo, asi kana ndisipo ndine ushingi kwamuri;
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.
ndinokumbirisawo, kuti kana ndiripo, ndirege kuva neushingi nekuzvipira uku kwandinoverengerwa kuti ndine ushingi hwekumirisana nevamwe vanotifungira sevanofamba panyama.
3 For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
Nokuti kunyange tichifamba panyama, hatirwi maererano nenyama;
4 For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
nokuti zvombo zvehondo yedu hazvisi zvenyama, asi zvakasimba kubudikidza naMwari pakuputsa nhare,
5 We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
tichiwisa mirangariro nechese chakakwirira chinozvikwiridza chichipesana neruzivo rwaMwari, nekuisa muutapwa murangariro wese pakuteerera Kristu;
6 And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
takazvigadzira kutsiva kusateerera kwese, kana kuteerera kwenyu kwazadzisika.
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.
Munotarira zvinhu pamaonekero azvo ekunze here? Kana munhu achizvivimba kuti iye ndewaKristu, ngaazvirangarirezve, kuti iye sezvaari waKristu, saizvozvo nesu tiri vaKristu.
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.
Nokuti kana nezvinhu zvizhinjisa ndisazvirumbidzazve maererano nesimba redu, Ishe raakatipa pakuvaka, uye kwete rekuparadza kwedu, handinganyadziswi;
9 I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
kuti ndirege kuonekwa sendinokutyityidzirai netsamba.
10 For some people say, “His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to.”
Nokuti vanoti: Tsamba dzake dzinorema uye dzine simba; asi kuvapo kwemuviri kune utera nekutaura kwake kunozvidzika.
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.
Wakadaro ngaarangarire ichi, kuti sezvatakadaro pashoko kubudikidza netsamba kana tisipo, nesu takadaro pakuita kana tiripo.
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.
Nokuti hatina ushingi hwekuzviverengera kana kuzvifananidza nevamwe vevanozvirumbidza; asi ivo vanozvienzanisa vega, nekuzvifananidza pachavo, havanzwisisi.
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.
Asi isu hatingazvikudzi zvinopfuura chipimo, asi zvinoenderana nechipimo chemuganhu Mwari waakatitemera, chipimo chekusvika nekwamuri.
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.
Nokuti hatizvitandavadzi kupfuurikidza setisingasvikiri kwamuri, nokuti nekwamuriwo takasvika muevhangeri yaKristu;
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.
tisingazvikudzi kupfuurikidza chipimo pamabasa evamwe; asi tine tariro, kuti kana rutendo rwenyu rwuchiwanzwa, isu tichakuriswa pakati penyu zvinoenderana nemuganhu wedu nekupfuurisa,
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.
kuparidza evhangeri pamatunhu ari mhiri kwenyu, kwete kuzvirumbidza pamuganhu weumwe pazvinhu zvakagadzirwa.
17 “But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Asi anozvirumbidza, ngaazvirumbidze muna Ishe.
18 For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
Nokuti haasi anozvirumbidza uyo anogamuchirwa, asi Ishe waanorumbidza.
