2 Akorinitho 10
1 Niĩ Paũlũ nĩndamũthaitha nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa Kristũ arĩ mũhooreri na mũcaayanĩri, o niĩ ngoragwo na guoya rĩrĩa ndĩ na inyuĩ, no ngakorwo na ũcamba rĩrĩa itarĩ na inyuĩ!
Now I Paul myself exhort you, by the meekness and lenity of Christ, who in presence am lowly among you,
2 Nĩndamũthaitha mũtikanatũme rĩrĩa ngooka ngaakorwo na ũcamba ta ũrĩa njĩrĩgĩrĩire gũkorwo naguo nĩ ũndũ wa andũ amwe arĩa meciiragia atĩ mũtũũrĩre ũrĩa tũtũũraga naguo nĩ wa gũkũ thĩ.
but being absent am bold towards you, yea I intreat you, that I may not be bold, when I am present, with that confidence, wherewith I think to proceed against some, who censure us as walking after the flesh.
3 Nĩgũkorwo o na gũtuĩka tũtũũraga thĩ ĩno, tũtirũaga mbaara ta ũrĩa andũ a thĩ marũaga.
For though we are in the flesh, we do not carry on our war according to the flesh:
4 Matharaita marĩa tũrũaga namo ti ma thĩ ĩno, no nĩ marĩa marĩ na hinya wa Ngai wa kũmomora ciĩgitĩro cia hinya.
(for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the demolishing of bulwarks: )
5 Nĩtũmomoraga ngarari, na ũndũ o wothe wa mwĩtũũgĩrio wa ngoro ũrĩa ũngĩgirĩrĩria ũhoro wa kũmenya Ngai, na tũgataha meciiria o mothe nĩguo matuĩke mĩgwate ya gwathĩkagĩra Kristũ.
destroying false reasonings, and every height that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and captivating every thought to the obedience of Christ.
6 Na nĩtwĩhaarĩirie kũherithia gĩĩko o gĩothe kĩa ũremi, rĩrĩa mũgaakorwo mũtuĩkĩte a gwathĩka biũ.
And being prepared to avenge all disobedience, since your obedience is fulfilled.
7 Inyuĩ mũrarora maũndũ o igũrũ. Mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo arĩ na ma atĩ nĩ wa Kristũ-rĩ, aagĩrĩire eciirie o rĩngĩ atĩ o na ithuĩ tũrĩ a Kristũ o ta ũrĩa o nake arĩ wake.
Do ye look at things according to the outward appearance? If any one is confident in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again of himself, that as he is Christ's, so we also are Christ's.
8 No kuoneke ta ndĩreraha mũno nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoti ũrĩa Mwathani aatũheire. No rĩrĩ, ũhoti witũ nĩ wa kũmuongerera hinya na ti wa kũmũhinyĩrĩria. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ndingĩconoka nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩka ũguo.
For though I should boast yet more of our authority, (which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction) I should not be ashamed:
9 Ndikwenda kuonwo ta ndĩrenda kũmũmakia na marũa makwa.
that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters;
10 Nĩgũkorwo andũ amwe moigaga atĩrĩ, “Marũa make marĩ na ũritũ mũingĩ, na marĩ na hinya, no rĩrĩa arĩ hamwe na ithuĩ-rĩ, ti mũndũ ũngĩtĩĩka, nayo mĩario yake nĩ ya tũhũ.”
for his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11 Andũ ta acio magĩrĩirwo nĩkũmenya atĩ o ũrĩa ũhoro witũ ũkoragwo ũrĩ marũa-inĩ maitũ rĩrĩa tũtarĩ ho-rĩ, ũguo noguo tũkoragwo tũhaana tũgĩĩka maũndũ rĩrĩa tũrĩ ho.
But let such a one know this, that as we are in word by letters, when absent, such also shall we be in fact when present.
12 Tũtigeragia kwĩiganania kana kwĩgerekania na amwe arĩa megathagĩrĩria. Rĩrĩa megwĩthima na arĩa mahaana tao, na makegerekania na arĩa matariĩ tao-rĩ, matirĩ ũndũ mooĩ.
For we presume not to number, or compare ourselves with some who recommend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are void of understanding.
13 No ithuĩ-rĩ, tũtingĩĩraha makĩria ma ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire, no tũkwĩraha kũringana na gĩcunjĩ kĩa wĩra ũrĩa Ngai atũheete, o na inyuĩ mũrĩ gĩcunjĩ kĩa wĩra ũcio witũ.
But we will not glory of things beyond our bounds, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath given to us, a measure to come even unto you.
14 Tũtireraha gũkĩra ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire, ta ũrĩa kũngĩrĩ korwo tũtiokire kũrĩ inyuĩ, nĩgũkorwo nĩ ithuĩ twamũkinyĩire na Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa Kristũ.
For we do not stretch ourselves beyond measure, as though we were not commissioned to come unto you; for we have reached even to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ.
15 O na tũtiĩrahaga gũkĩra ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra mũrute nĩ andũ angĩ. Ũndũ ũrĩa twĩrĩgĩrĩire nĩ atĩ, o ũrĩa wĩtĩkio wanyu ũrathiĩ na mbere gũkũra, nakĩo gĩcunjĩ kĩrĩa tũrĩ nakĩo thĩinĩ wanyu nĩgĩkwarama mũno,
Not boasting of things beyond our limits in other men's labors; but having hope that, when your faith is increased, we shall be abundantly enlarged by you according to our line,
16 nĩgeetha tũhote kũhunjia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega ngʼongo iria irĩ mbere ya kwanyu. Nĩgũkorwo tũtikwenda kwĩraha nĩ ũndũ wa wĩra ũrutĩtwo rũgongo rũngĩ nĩ mũndũ ũngĩ.
to preach the gospel in places beyond you; and not to boast in another's province of things ready prepared for us.
17 No rĩrĩ, “Mũndũ ũrĩa ũkwĩraha, nĩerahage thĩinĩ wa Mwathani.”
But let him, that glorieth, glory in the Lord.
18 Nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũrĩa wĩgaathagĩrĩria tiwe wonagwo arĩ mwega, no nĩ ũrĩa Mwathani agathagĩrĩria.
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but he whom the Lord commendeth.
