2 Akorinitho 12
1 No nginya thiĩ na mbere na kwĩraha. O na gũtuĩka gwĩka ũguo gũtirĩ uumithio-rĩ, rĩu nĩngwaria ũhoro wa maũndũ marĩa ndanonio nĩ Mwathani, na marĩa ndanaguũrĩrio nĩwe.
I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
2 Nĩnjũũĩ mũndũ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, ũrĩa woirwo mĩaka ikũmi na ĩna mĩthiru, agĩtwarwo igũrũ rĩa gatatũ. Kana oirwo arĩ na mwĩrĩ kana atarĩ naguo, niĩ ndiũĩ, Ngai nĩwe ũũĩ.
I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
3 Na nĩnjũũĩ atĩ mũndũ ũcio, kana aarĩ mwĩrĩ-inĩ kana ndaarĩ mwĩrĩ-inĩ-rĩ, niĩ ndiũĩ, no Ngai nĩwe ũũĩ,
And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—
4 nĩoirwo agĩtwarwo kũrĩa andũ arĩa metĩkĩtie mathiiaga, akĩigua maũndũ matangĩĩranĩka nĩ mũndũ, na maũndũ marĩa mũndũ atangĩtĩkĩrio kwaria.
was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were too sacred for words, things that man is not permitted to tell.
5 Nĩngwĩraha nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ ta ũcio, no ndikwĩraha nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene, tiga no ndĩĩrahire nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa njagĩte hinya.
I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
6 O na ingĩenda kwĩraha-rĩ, ndingĩtuĩka kĩrimũ, nĩ ũndũ ingĩkorwo ngĩaria ũhoro wa ma. No ndigwĩka ũguo, nĩguo gũtikagĩe mũndũ ũgwĩciiria ũhoro wakwa makĩria ma ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa njĩkaga kana ũrĩa njugaga.
Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
7 Nĩguo ndikanae gwĩtũũgĩria nĩ ũndũ wa ũguũrio mũnene ũguo-rĩ, nĩndekĩrirwo mũigua thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ wakwa, ũrĩ mũtũmwo wa Shaitani, nĩguo ũũnyariirage.
or because of these surpassingly great revelations. So to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh, a messenger of Satan, to torment me.
8 Nĩndathaithire Mwathani mahinda matatũ anjehererie mũigua ũcio.
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
9 Nowe akĩnjĩĩra atĩrĩ, “Wega wakwa nĩũkũiganĩte, nĩgũkorwo hinya wakwa nĩũtuĩkaga mũkinyanĩru harĩa hatarĩ na hinya.” Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩngwĩraha o na makĩria ngenete mũno nĩ ũndũ wa kwaga hinya gwakwa, nĩgeetha hinya wa Kristũ ũikarage igũrũ rĩakwa.
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
10 Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmaga ngenagĩre kwaga hinya, na irumi, na ũritũ wa mũtũũrĩre, na kũnyariirwo, o na mathĩĩna nĩ ũndũ wa Kristũ. Nĩgũkorwo hĩndĩ ĩrĩa njagĩte hinya, nĩguo ngoragwo na hinya.
That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
11 Nĩndĩĩtuĩte kĩrimũ, no nĩ inyuĩ mwatũmire njĩke ũguo. Nĩ inyuĩ mwagĩrĩirwo nĩkũngaathĩrĩria, nĩgũkorwo niĩ ti niĩ mũnini mũno kũrĩ “atũmwo acio anene,” o na gũtuĩka niĩ ndĩkĩrĩ kĩndũ gĩtarĩ kĩene.
I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
12 Maũndũ marĩa matũmaga mũndũ amenywo atĩ nĩ mũtũmwo-rĩ, nĩmekirwo gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu na gũkirĩrĩria kũnene: gũkĩringwo ciama, na gũgĩĩkwo morirũ, na maũndũ ma kuonania hinya.
The true marks of an apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
13 Inyuĩ mwakĩrĩ anini gũkĩra makanitha marĩa mangĩ nakĩ, tiga o gũtuĩka atĩ niĩ ndiigana gũtuĩka mũrigo harĩ inyuĩ? Ndekerai ihĩtia rĩu!
In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
14 Rĩu nĩndĩhaarĩirie kũmũceerera ihinda rĩa gatatũ, na ndigũkorwo ndĩ mũrigo harĩ inyuĩ, tondũ ti indo cianyu ndĩrenda, no nĩ inyuĩ ndĩrenda. Tondũ-rĩ, ciana itiagĩrĩirwo nĩ kũigĩra aciari a cio mũthithũ, no aciari nĩo magĩrĩirwo nĩ kũigĩra ciana ciao mũthithũ.
See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
15 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio no ngene kũhũthĩra kĩrĩa gĩothe ndĩ nakĩo nĩ ũndũ wanyu, o na niĩ mwene ndĩĩhũthĩre. Ingĩmwenda makĩria-rĩ, inyuĩ no mũkĩnyende o hanini?
And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
16 No o na gũtariĩ o ũguo-rĩ, niĩ ndiatuĩkire mũrigo harĩ inyuĩ. No njĩĩrwo atĩ hihi ndaarĩ mwara, na atĩ nĩndamũheenirie!
Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
17 Hihi nĩndamũhatĩrĩirie na ũndũ wa mũndũ o na ũmwe wa arĩa ndamũtũmĩire?
Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
18 Nĩndaringĩrĩirie Tito oke kũrĩ inyuĩ, na ngĩtũma mũrũ wa Ithe witũ moke nake. Tito ndaigana kũmũhatĩrĩria, kana nĩamũhatĩrĩirie? Githĩ tũtiarutire wĩra thĩinĩ wa roho o ro ũmwe, na tũkĩrũmĩrĩra njĩra o ro ĩmwe?
I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
19 Hihi ihinda rĩĩrĩ rĩothe mũkoretwo mũgĩĩciiria atĩ nĩ gwĩciirĩrĩra tũkoretwo tũgĩciirĩrĩra harĩ inyuĩ? Tũkoretwo tũkĩaria mbere ya Ngai ta andũ marĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ; na rĩrĩ, arata akwa nyenda, maũndũ marĩa mothe twĩkaga nĩ ma gũtũma inyuĩ muongererwo hinya.
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
20 Nĩgũkorwo nĩndĩretigĩra, atĩ rĩrĩa ndĩrĩũka, ndahota gũkora mũtahaana ũrĩa ingĩenda mũkorwo mũhaana, na inyuĩ mwahota gũkora itahaana ũrĩa mũngĩenda ngorwo haana. Ngetigĩra kwahota gũgaakorwo kũrĩ na ngũĩ, na ũiru, na marakara, na njatũkano, na njambanio, na njuukũ, na mwĩtĩĩo, o na kwaga kĩhaarĩro.
For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
21 Ngwĩtigĩra atĩ rĩrĩa ngooka kũu rĩngĩ, Ngai wakwa ahota gũkanjonorithia mbere yanyu, na niĩ njigue kĩeha nĩ ũndũ wa andũ aingĩ arĩa meehirie o mbere, na matiĩrirĩte waganu wa maũndũ marĩa mooru, na ma ũmaraya, na maũndũ ma ũũra-thoni marĩa matũũrĩte meekaga.
I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
