Korintotɔwo 2 2
1 Ke azɔ la, nye ŋutɔ meɖoe be nyemagava mia gbɔ kple nu si agahe nuxaxa vɛ na mi o,
But I determined this for myself, that I would not come to you again in sorrow.
2 elabena ne megade nuxaxa miaƒe dzi me la, miate ŋu ado dzidzɔ nam ne mele mia gbɔ o. Evɔ ame bubu aɖeke hã meli si ado dzidzɔ nam tsɔ wu miawo o.
For if I make you grieve, then who will make me glad but he who is made to grieve by me?
3 Esia ta meŋlɔ agbalẽ ma na mi, ale be miaɖɔ nuwo ɖo hafi mava elabena nyemedi be makpɔ naneke le mi, ame siwo ŋu meɖoa ŋu ɖo be miado dzidzɔ geɖe nam la ŋu, si ade nuxaxa nye dzi me o. Menya nyuie be ne meva mia gbɔ le dzidzɔ me la, ekema miawo hã miakpɔ dzidzɔ geɖe.
And I wrote this very thing to you, so that when I came, I would not have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all that my joy would be shared by all of you.
4 Nuxaxa kple vevesese geɖe nɔ nye dzi me, eye aɖatsi ge le mo nam gɔ̃ hã le agbalẽ ma ŋɔŋlɔ me, eye menye ɖe meŋlɔ agbalẽ la be mana miaxa nu o. Ke boŋ meŋlɔe be mana miadze si ale si melɔ̃ mi vevie.
For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears, not that you should be made to grieve, but that you might know the love that I have so abundantly for you.
5 Ne ame aɖe he nuxaxa vɛ la, menye nyee wòdo nuxaxa na o ke boŋ mi katãe, mele egblɔm alea be nyemagate gbe ɖe edzi fũu o.
But if any has caused sorrow, he has caused sorrow not to me, but in part (that I not press too heavily) to you all.
6 Eya ta tohehe si ame akpa gãtɔ da ɖe ame ma dzi la sɔ gbɔ nɛ.
This punishment which was inflicted by the many is sufficient for such a one;
7 Azɔ ele be miatsɔ eƒe nu vɔ̃wo akee, eye miafa akɔ nɛ. Ne menye nenema o la, ase veve eye dzi aɖe le eƒo ale gbegbe be wòatrɔ ɖa tso nyateƒe la gbɔ.
so that, on the contrary, you should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his excessive sorrow.
8 Meɖe kuku na mi, miɖee fiae azɔ be miegalɔ̃e pɛpɛpɛ abe tsã ene.
Therefore I beg you to confirm your love toward him.
9 Meŋlɔ agbalẽ ma na mi be makpɔe ɖa be miele klalo awɔ ɖe nye ɖoɖowo dzi, eye be makpɔe ɖa be toɖoɖo ƒe gbɔgbɔ le mia me mahã?
For to this end I also wrote, that I might know the proof of you, whether you are obedient in all things.
10 Nu si mietsɔ ke ame aɖe la, nye hã metsɔe kee, eye edze be nye hã matsɔe ke le Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋusẽ me hena miaƒe nyonyo ko.
Now I also forgive whomever you forgive anything. For if indeed I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven that one for your sakes in the presence of Christ,
11 Susu bubu si ta wòdze be miatsɔ nu vɔ̃ ake amewo ɖo lae nye be miaxe mɔ na Satana be wòagaɖu mia dzi, ahe tɔtɔ va mia dome o, elabena mí katã míedze si ale si wòdi be yeade zitɔtɔ hamewo domee.
that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
12 Esi meva Troa be magblɔ Kristo ƒe nyanyui la le afi ma la, mekpɔ be Aƒetɔ la ŋutɔ ʋu mɔ nam be dɔ la nayi edzi nyuie,
Now when I came to Troas for the Good News of Christ, and when a door was opened to me in the Lord,
13 gake metsi dzi le ɖokuinye me, elabena nyemekpɔ nɔvinye lɔlɔ̃tɔ Tito le afi ma o. Esia ta medo taflatse na Troatɔwo, eye medzo le afi ma heyi Makedonia.
I had no relief for my spirit, because I did not find Titus my brother, but taking my leave of them, I went out into Macedonia.
14 Ke akpe na Mawu be to nu si Kristo wɔ me la, míekpɔ dziɖuɖu eye míekaka nyanyui la abe ami ʋeʋĩ si ʋẽna lĩlĩlĩ ene ɖe amewo dome le afi sia afi si míeyi.
Now thanks be to God who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and reveals through us the sweet aroma of his knowledge in every place.
15 Elabena Mawu wɔ mí míezu ami si ʋẽna lĩlĩlĩ la, eye Kristo ƒe ʋeʋẽ lĩlĩlĩ si wòtsɔ de mía me la, kaka ɖe ame siwo katã kpɔ xɔxɔ kple ame siwo mekpɔe o la siaa dome.
For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God in those who are saved and in those who perish:
16 Nunana nyui si Kristo tsɔ na mí la ɖi ku ƒe ʋeʋẽ na ame siwo le tsɔtsrɔ̃m. Ke le ame siwo xɔ Kristo dzi se ya gbɔ la, míenye ʋeʋẽ lĩlĩlĩ si naa agbe. Azɔ biabia lae nye be ame ka ŋu ŋutete le be wòawɔ dɔ siawo?
to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?
17 Míawo la, míele abe ame siwo tsɔ mawunya la ɖo ŋgonu hele amewo blem, le ga xɔm le wo si la ene o. Esi wònye Mawue dɔ mí ta la, míeƒoa nu kple Kristo ƒe ŋusẽ la, eye Mawu ƒe ŋku le mía ŋu ɖaa.
For we are not as so many, peddling the word of God. But as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, we speak in Christ.
