2 Akorinitho 13
1 Rĩrĩ nĩ riita rĩa gatatũ gũũka kwanyu. Ũhoro o wothe no nginya ũrũgamĩrĩrwo nĩ ũira wa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ.
This, I say, is the third time I am coming to you: and at the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.
2 Nĩndamũkaanirie hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndaarĩ na inyuĩ riita rĩa keerĩ. O na rĩu nĩngũmũkaania o rĩngĩ, o na itarĩ hamwe na inyuĩ: Rĩrĩa ndĩrĩũka rĩngĩ, andũ arĩa matũũrĩte mehagia kuuma tene, kana mũndũ ũngĩ o wothe, ndirĩ ngacaaĩra,
I said before, and I again tell you beforehand, as if I were present the second time; and being absent I now write to those who have sinned heretofore, and to all the rest, that if I come again I will not spare:
3 tondũ nĩmũrenda kũmenya kĩhooto kĩa atĩ nĩ Kristũ waragia na kanua gakwa. We ndamwĩkagĩra maũndũ ta atarĩ na hinya, no nĩonanagia atĩ arĩ na hinya gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu.
since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, who is not weak toward you, but is powerful among you.
4 Nĩgũkorwo nĩ ma nĩambirwo mũtharaba-inĩ atarĩ na hinya, no nĩatũũraga muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wa Ngai. O ta ũguo-rĩ, o na ithuĩ tũtirĩ hinya tũrĩ thĩinĩ wake, no nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wa Ngai nĩtũtũũraga muoyo thĩinĩ wake nĩguo tũmũtungatage.
For if He was crucified as from weakness, yet He now liveth by the power of God: for we also are weak in Him, but shall live with Him by the power of God manifested to you.
5 Mwĩgeriei, muone kana inyuĩ ene nĩ mwĩtĩkĩtie ũhoro wa ma; mwĩtuĩriei inyuĩ ene. Kaĩ inyuĩ mũtooĩ atĩ Kristũ Jesũ arĩ thĩinĩ wanyu, tiga no mũgĩkorirwo mũgwĩte kĩgeranio kĩu?
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove yourselves: do ye not know yourselves to be such that Jesus Christ is in you? unless ye are reprovable.
6 Na nĩngwĩhoka atĩ nĩmũrĩona atĩ ithuĩ tũtigwĩte kĩgeranio.
But I hope ye will soon know that we are not disapproved.
7 Na rĩu tũkũhooya Ngai atĩ mũtikae gwĩka ũndũ o na ũmwe mũũru. Ti atĩ nĩguo andũ monage atĩ nĩtwĩtĩkĩrĩtwo nĩwe, na nĩtũtooranĩtie, no nĩgeetha inyuĩ mwĩkage maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, o na tũngĩoneka ta tũtatooranĩtie.
I pray to God that ye may do no evil: and not that we may appear to be approved by your punishment, but that ye may do that which is good, though we should seem to be disapproved.
8 Nĩgũkorwo tũtingĩhota gwĩka ũndũ ũreganĩte na ũhoro wa ma, tiga o ũrĩa ũrĩ wa ũhoro wa ma wiki.
For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
9 Tũkoragwo na gĩkeno rĩrĩa rĩothe tũtarĩ na hinya, no inyuĩ mũrĩ na hinya; na nĩtũmũhooyagĩra mũtuĩke andũ aagĩrĩru kũna.
For we rejoice when we exert not our power, and when ye are strong: as this is what we wish, even your perfection.
10 Gĩtũmi kĩrĩa kĩratũma nyandĩke maũndũ maya o na itarĩ hamwe na inyuĩ-rĩ, nĩgeetha hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ngooka ndikaanahũthĩre ũhoti wakwa ũũru, ũhoti ũrĩa Mwathani aaheire ũrĩ wa kũmũkũria, no ti wa kũmũthũkia.
Therefore I write these things while absent, that when present I may not use severity, according to the power which the Lord hath given me for edification, and not for destruction.
11 Na rĩu ngĩrĩkia-rĩ, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, tigwoi na wega. Thiiagai na mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire, thikagĩrĩriai ithaithana rĩakwa, gĩagai na meciiria o mamwe, na mũtũũranagie na thayũ. Nake Ngai wa wendo na thayũ nĩarĩkoragwo hamwe na inyuĩ.
Finally, my brethren, farewel: be reformed, be exhorted, be of one mind, live in peace: and the God of love and peace will be with you.
12 O mũndũ nĩageithie ũrĩa ũngĩ na ngeithi theru cia kĩmumunyano.
Salute one another with an holy kiss.
13 Andũ arĩa othe aamũre nĩmamũgeithia.
All the saints salute you. May the favor of the Lord Jesus Christ,
14 Wega wa Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ, na wendani wa Ngai, na ngwatanĩro ya Roho Mũtheru, ĩroikaraga na inyuĩ inyuothe.
and the love of God, and the communication of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen.
