2 Akorinitho 2

1 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩgũtua ndaatuire itua atĩ ndikũmũceerera rĩngĩ ndĩmũiguithie kĩeha.

But I determined this for myself, that I would not come again to you with sorrow.

2 Tondũ-rĩ, ingĩkĩmũiguithia kĩeha-rĩ, nũũ ũngĩgĩtigara wa kũngenia, o tiga inyuĩ arĩa njiguithĩtie kĩeha?

For if I make you sorry, who then is he that maketh me glad, but he that is made sorry by me?

3 Ndamwandĩkĩire ũguo nĩgeetha rĩrĩa ngooka ndikanaiguithio kĩeha nĩ acio njagĩrĩirwo nĩgũkenio nĩo. Nĩ ndaarĩ na ũũmĩrĩru harĩ inyuĩ inyuothe atĩ nĩmũngĩagwatanĩire na niĩ gĩkeno-inĩ gĩakwa, nakĩo gĩtuĩke kĩanyu.

And I wrote this very thing, lest, when I came, I should have sorrow from them of whom I ought to rejoice; having confidence in you all, that my joy is [the joy] of you all.

4 Nĩgũkorwo ndamwandĩkĩire ndĩ mũthĩĩnĩku mũno, na ndĩ na ruo rwa ngoro na maithori maingĩ, ti atĩ nĩguo ndĩmũiguithie kĩeha, no nĩguo ndĩmũmenyithie wendo ũrĩa ndĩmwendete naguo.

For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote unto you with many tears; not that ye should be made sorry, but that ye might know the love which I have more abundantly unto you.

5 Angĩkorwo nĩ kũrĩ mũndũ ũiguithĩtie amwe anyu kĩeha-rĩ, ti niĩ aiguithĩtie, no nĩ inyuothe aiguithĩtie kĩeha. Ndiroiga ũguo ngĩhatĩrĩria ũrĩa wĩkĩte ũguo.

But if any hath caused sorrow, he hath caused sorrow, not to me, but in part (that I press not too heavily) to you all.

6 Iherithia rĩrĩa aherithĩtio nĩ andũ arĩa aingĩ anyu, nĩrĩmũiganĩte.

Sufficient to such a one is this punishment which was [inflicted] by the many;

7 Rĩu inyuĩ-rĩ, nĩmwagĩrĩirwo nĩkũmũrekera na kũmũũmĩrĩria, nĩguo ndakae gũtoorio nĩ kĩeha gĩkĩrĩte.

so that contrariwise ye should rather forgive him and comfort him, lest by any means such a one should be swallowed up with his overmuch sorrow.

8 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ndamũthaitha mũmuonie atĩ no mũmwendete.

Wherefore I beseech you to confirm [your] love toward him.

9 Gĩtũmi kĩrĩa gĩatũmire ndĩmwandĩkĩre marũa macio nĩndĩmũgerie, na menye kana no mwĩtiirie magerio na mwathĩkage maũndũ-inĩ mothe.

For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye are obedient in all things.

10 Mũndũ ũrĩa mũngĩrekera, o na niĩ nĩndamũrekera. Naguo ũndũ ũrĩa ndekanĩire-rĩ (hangĩkorwo nĩ haarĩ ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ wa kũrekanĩra), ũndũ ũcio ndaũrekanĩra nĩ ũndũ wanyu ndĩ mbere ya Kristũ,

But to whom ye forgive anything, I [forgive] also: for what I also have forgiven, if I have forgiven anything, for your sakes [have I forgiven it] in the person of Christ;

11 nĩguo Shaitani ndakae gũtũhoota. Nĩgũkorwo tũtirigĩtwo nĩ mawara make.

that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan: for we are not ignorant of his devices.

12 Na rĩrĩ, rĩrĩa ndaathiire Teroa kũhunjia Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa Kristũ, na ngĩkora Mwathani ahingũrĩte mũrango-rĩ,

Now when I came to Troas for the gospel of Christ, and when a door was opened unto me in the Lord,

13 ndiigana kũgĩa na thayũ ngoro-inĩ yakwa, tondũ ndiakorire mũrũ-wa-Ithe witũ Tito kuo. Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ngiugĩra andũ akuo ũhoro, ngĩcooka ngĩthiĩ nginya Makedonia.

I had no relief for my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went forth into Macedonia.

14 No rĩrĩ, Ngai arogoocwo, o we ũrĩa ũtũtongoragia hĩndĩ ciothe na ũhootani thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, nake agatũhũthagĩra ta tũrĩ mũtararĩko mwega wa kũmemerekia ũhoro wa kũmenya Kristũ kũndũ guothe.

But thanks be unto God, which always leadeth us in triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest through us the savour of his knowledge in every place.

15 Tondũ ithuĩ tũrĩ mũtararĩko wa Kristũ ũrĩa ũkinyaga harĩ Ngai, kũrĩ arĩa marahonokio o na arĩa maroora.

For we are a sweet savour of Christ unto God, in them that are being saved, and in them that are perishing;

16 Kũrĩ arĩa maroora-rĩ, tũrĩ mũnungo mũũru wa gĩkuũ; no kũrĩ arĩa marahonokio-rĩ, tũrĩ mũtararĩko wa muoyo. Nũũ ũngĩhota wĩra ta ũcio?

to the one a savour from death unto death; to the other a savour from life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

17 Ithuĩ tũtiĩkaga ta ũrĩa andũ aingĩ mekaga; tũtionjorithagia kiugo kĩa Ngai nĩguo tuone uumithio. Handũ ha gwĩka ũguo-rĩ, ithuĩ twaragia tũrĩ na wĩhokeku thĩinĩ wa Kristũ mbere ya Ngai, ta andũ matũmĩtwo nĩ Ngai.

For we are not as the many, corrupting the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God, speak we in Christ.