Korintotɔwo 2 10
1 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.
And I, Paul, myself, do call upon you — through the meekness and gentleness of the Christ — who in presence, indeed [am] humble among you, and being absent, have courage toward you,
2 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.
and I beseech [you], that, being present, I may not have courage, with the confidence with which I reckon to be bold against certain reckoning us as walking according to the flesh;
3 Enye nyateƒe be míele ŋutilã me zɔm gake, míewɔa aʋa le ŋutilã nu o.
for walking in the flesh, not according to the flesh do we war,
4 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.
for the weapons of our warfare [are] not fleshly, but powerful to God for bringing down of strongholds,
5 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.
reasonings bringing down, and every high thing lifted up against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of the Christ,
6 Eye míele dzadzraɖo me be ne miaƒe toɖoɖo made blibo o la, ekema míahe to na ame siwo me aglãdzegbɔgbɔ gale la.
and being in readiness to avenge every disobedience, whenever your obedience may be fulfilled.
7 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.
The things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ's, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ's, so also we [are] Christ's;
8 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.
for even if also anything more abundantly I shall boast concerning our authority, that the Lord gave us for building up, and not for casting you down, I shall not be ashamed;
9 Nyemedi be miabu be ɖeko mele vɔvɔ̃ dom na mi kple nye agbalẽwo o.
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you through the letters,
10 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.”
'because the letters indeed — saith one — [are] weighty and strong, and the bodily presence weak, and the speech despicable.'
11 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.
This one — let him reckon thus: that such as we are in word, through letters, being absent, such also, being present, [we are] in deed.
12 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?
For we do not make bold to rank or to compare ourselves with certain of those commending themselves, but they, among themselves measuring themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are not wise,
13 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.
and we in regard to the unmeasured things will not boast ourselves, but after the measure of the line that the God of measure did appoint to us — to reach even unto you;
14 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.
for not as not reaching to you do we stretch ourselves overmuch, for even unto you did we come in the good news of the Christ,
15 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.
not boasting of the things not measured, in other men's labours, and having hope — your faith increasing — in you to be enlarged, according to our line — into abundance,
16 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.
in the [places] beyond you to proclaim good news, not in another's line in regard to the things made ready, to boast;
17 Mawunya gblɔe be, “Ame sia ame si di be yeaƒo adegbe la naƒoe le nu si Aƒetɔ la wɔ la ko ŋu.”
and he who is boasting — in the Lord let him boast;
18 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.
for not he who is commending himself is approved, but he whom the Lord doth commend.
