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 suppose I have to boast, even though it doesn't really help. Let me 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 taken up to the third heaven (whether physically in the body, or out of it, I don't 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,
I know that this man (whether taken up physically in the body, or apart from it, I don't know, but God knows),
4 nĩoirwo agĩtwarwo kũrĩa andũ arĩa metĩkĩtie mathiiaga, akĩigua maũndũ matangĩĩranĩka nĩ mũndũ, na maũndũ marĩa mũndũ atangĩtĩkĩrio kwaria.
how he was taken up into Paradise, and heard things too wonderful to be spoken, in words so sacred that no human being is allowed to say.
5 Nĩngwĩraha nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ ta ũcio, no ndikwĩraha nĩ ũndũ wakwa niĩ mwene, tiga no ndĩĩrahire nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa njagĩte hinya.
Something like that I'll boast about, but I won't boast about myself, except for 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.
I wouldn't be foolish if I wanted to boast, because I'd be telling the truth. But I won't boast, so that nobody will think more of me than what they see me doing or hear me saying.
7 Nĩguo ndikanae gwĩtũũgĩria nĩ ũndũ wa ũguũrio mũnene ũguo-rĩ, nĩndekĩrirwo mũigua thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ wakwa, ũrĩ mũtũmwo wa Shaitani, nĩguo ũũnyariirage.
Also, because these revelations were so amazingly great, and so that I wouldn't become proud, I was given a “thorn in my flesh”—a messenger from Satan to hurt me so that I wouldn't become proud.
8 Nĩndathaithire Mwathani mahinda matatũ anjehererie mũigua ũcio.
I pleaded with the Lord three times to get rid of this problem.
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 told me, “My grace is all you will need, for my power is effective in weakness.” That's why I happily boast about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may reside in 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.
So I appreciate weaknesses, insults, troubles, persecutions, and difficulties that I suffer for Christ's sake. For when I'm weak, then I'm 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'm talking like a fool, but you made me do it! You should really have been speaking well of me, for in no way am I inferior to the super-apostles, even though I don't count for anything.
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.
Yet the marks of an apostle were patiently demonstrated among you—signs, wonders, and powerful miracles.
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 I wasn't any burden to you? Please forgive me for doing you 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.
Now I'm preparing to visit you for the third time, and I won't be a burden to you. I don't want what you have, I want you yourselves! After all, children shouldn't save up for their parents, but parents should 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?
I will happily spend myself, and be spent, for you. If I love you so much more, will you love me even less?
16 No o na gũtariĩ o ũguo-rĩ, niĩ ndiatuĩkire mũrigo harĩ inyuĩ. No njĩĩrwo atĩ hihi ndaarĩ mwara, na atĩ nĩndamũheenirie!
Well, even if that's so, I wasn't a burden to you. Maybe I was being devious, and tricked you with my cunning ways!
17 Hihi nĩndamũhatĩrĩirie na ũndũ wa mũndũ o na ũmwe wa arĩa ndamũtũmĩire?
But did I take advantage of you by anyone I've sent to 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 go and see you, and I sent another brother with him. Did Titus take advantage of you? No, we both have the same spirit and use the same methods.
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.
Maybe you're thinking that all along we've been just trying to defend ourselves. No, we speak for Christ before God. Everything we do, friends, is for your benefit.
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.
I do worry when I visit that somehow I won't find you as I would want to, and that you won't find me as you would want to! I'm afraid that there will be arguments, jealousy, anger, 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'm afraid that when I visit, my God will humble me in your presence, and that I will be weeping over many of those who have sinned previously, and who still have not repented of impurity, sexual immorality, and indecent acts that they committed.
