2 Akorinitho 8
1 Na rĩrĩ, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, nĩtũkwenda mũmenye ũhoro wa Wega wa Ngai ũrĩa aheanĩte makanitha-inĩ ma Makedonia.
Brothers and sisters, we want to let you know about the grace of God shown to the Macedonian churches.
2 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa andũ acio maageririo na magerio manene-rĩ, gĩkeno kĩao kĩnene na ũthĩĩni wao mũkĩru nĩciatũmire maingĩhĩrwo nĩ ũtaana mũnene.
Even though they have suffered terrible trouble, they are overflowing with happiness; and even though they are very poor, they are also overflowing in their generosity.
3 Nĩgũkorwo niĩ ndĩ mũira atĩ maaheanire indo o ta ũrĩa maahotire, o na makĩruta makĩria ma ũrĩa mangĩahotire, nĩ ũndũ wa kwĩyendera kwao.
I can confirm that they gave what they could, in fact even more than that! By their own choice
4 Nao magĩtũthaitha na hinya mũno metĩkĩrio kũgwatanĩra ũhoro-inĩ wa gũteithia andũ arĩa aamũre.
they kept on pleading with us to have a part in this privilege of sharing in this ministry to God's people.
5 Magĩĩka ũndũ ũcio matiawĩkire ta ũrĩa twerĩgĩrĩire, no maambire kwĩheana o ene kũrĩ Mwathani o na kũrĩ ithuĩ, kũringana na ũrĩa Ngai endete.
They didn't just do what we hoped they would do, but they gave themselves to the Lord, and then to us, as God wanted them to do.
6 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio nĩtwaringĩrĩirie Tito, kuona atĩ nĩwe wambĩrĩirie ũndũ ũcio, atuĩke wa kũrĩĩkia ũndũ ũcio wa ũtugi wanyu.
So we have encouraged Titus—since it was he who started this work with you—to return and complete this gracious ministry of yours.
7 O ta ũrĩa mũgaacagĩra harĩ maũndũ mothe, nĩmo gwĩtĩkia, na ũhoro wa kwaria, na wa ũmenyo, na thĩinĩ wa kĩyo gĩkinyanĩru, o na wa wendo wanyu harĩ ithuĩ-rĩ, kĩingĩhiei wega ũyũ wa gũtugana o naguo.
Since you have an abundance of everything—your trust in God, your eloquence, your spiritual knowledge, your complete dedication, and in your love for us—make sure that your abundance also extends to this gracious ministry of giving.
8 Ti kũmwatha ndĩramwatha, no ndĩrenda kũgeria wendani wanyu, nyone ũrĩa ũrĩ wa ma ngĩũgerekania na kĩyo kĩa andũ arĩa angĩ.
I'm not ordering you to do this, but to prove how sincere your love is in comparison with the dedication of others.
9 Nĩgũkorwo nĩmũũĩ ũhoro wa wega wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ atĩ, o na gũtuĩka aarĩ gĩtonga, nĩatuĩkire mũthĩĩni nĩ ũndũ wanyu, nĩgeetha inyuĩ mũtuĩke itonga na ũndũ wa ũrĩa aathĩĩnĩkĩte.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. Even though he was rich, he became poor for you, so that through his poverty you could become rich.
10 Ha ũhoro ũyũ-rĩ, mataaro makwa ma ũndũ ũrĩa ũmwagĩrĩire makĩria nĩ atĩrĩ: Mwaka ũcio ũrathirire nĩ inyuĩ mwarĩ a mbere, na to ũndũ wa kũheana gwiki, no o na nĩ ũndũ wa kwĩrirĩria gwĩka ũguo.
This is my advice: it would be good if you finished what you started. Last year you were not only the first to give but the first to want to do so.
11 Rĩu-rĩ, kĩrĩĩkiei wĩra ũcio, nĩgeetha kĩyo kĩanyu kĩa wendo wa gwĩka ũguo kĩiganane na kũrĩĩkia kwanyu kwa ũndũ ũcio, kũringana na kĩrĩa mũrĩ nakĩo.
Now finish what you planned to do. Be as keen to finish as you were to plan, and give as you are able.
12 Mũndũ angĩkorwo arĩ na wendo, kĩheo kĩu nĩgĩtĩkĩrĩku kũringana na ũrĩa mũndũ arĩ na indo, ti kũringana na ũrĩa aciagĩte.
If the willingness is there, it's fine to give what you have, not what you don't have!
13 Kwĩrirĩria gwitũ ti amwe mahũthĩrio mũrigo na inyuĩ mũhinyĩrĩrio, no nĩgeetha andũ othe maigananio.
This is not to make things easier for others and harder for you, but simply to be fair.
14 Ihinda rĩĩrĩ mũingĩhĩtie indo-rĩ, nĩigũteithia wagi wao, nĩgeetha rĩrĩa magaakorwo na indo o nao magaateithia wagi wanyu. Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ othe nĩmakaigananio,
At the moment you have more than enough and can meet their needs, and in turn when they have more than enough they can meet your needs. In that way everyone is treated fairly.
15 o ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Mũndũ ũrĩa wonganĩtie nyingĩ, ndarĩ kĩndũ aatigĩirio; nake ũrĩa wonganirie nini, ndarĩ kĩndũ aagire.”
As Scripture says, “The one who had much didn't have any excess, and the one who didn't have much didn't have too little.”
16 Nĩngũcookeria Ngai ngaatho, ũrĩa wekĩrire ngoro-inĩ ya Tito ũhoro wa kũmũrũmbũiya o ta ũrĩa niĩ ndĩ na ũhoro ũcio.
Thanks be to God that he gave to Titus the same devotion for you that I have.
17 Nĩgũkorwo Tito to mathaithana maitũ aamũkĩrire, no nĩegũũka kũrĩ inyuĩ arĩ na kĩyo kĩnene nĩ ũndũ wa kwĩyendera gwake.
Though he agreed to do what we told him, he's coming to see you because he really wants to, and had already decided to do so.
18 O na nĩtũgũtũma Tito marĩ hamwe na mũrũ wa Ithe witũ ũrĩa ũrĩ na ngumo njega makanitha-inĩ mothe nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa atungatagĩra Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega.
We're also sending with him a brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in spreading the good news.
19 Makĩria ma ũguo, nĩwe wathuurirwo nĩ makanitha nĩguo atwarane na ithuĩ ũhoro-inĩ wa mũhothi ũcio wa ũtaana, o ũcio tũrutagĩra wĩra nĩguo tũgoocithie Mwathani we mwene, na tuonanie kĩyo kĩrĩa tũrĩ nakĩo gĩa kwenda gũteithia.
He was also appointed by the churches to go with us as we deliver this gracious offering we're carrying. We do this to honor the Lord and to show our eagerness to help others.
20 Nĩtũrageria mũno kweherera ũndũ o wothe ũngĩtũma tũrutwo mahĩtia rĩrĩa tũkũramata kĩheo gĩkĩ kĩheanĩtwo na ũtaana.
We want to guard against anyone criticizing us about how we use this gift.
21 Nĩgũkorwo nĩtũrerutanĩria gwĩka maũndũ marĩa mangĩonwo magĩrĩire mbere ya Mwathani, na to harĩ we wiki, no o na ningĩ monwo marĩ magĩrĩru nĩ andũ o nao.
We're concerned to do things the right way, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of everyone.
22 Ningĩ hamwe nao, nĩtũgũtũma mũrũ wa Ithe witũ ũngĩ, ũrĩa tuonete maita maingĩ na njĩra nyingĩ atĩ arĩ na kĩyo, o na arĩ nakĩo makĩria nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩhoko wake mũnene harĩ inyuĩ.
We're also sending with them another brother who has proved to be reliable on many occasions, and who is eager to help. He is now even more eager to help because of the great confidence he has in you.
23 Naguo ũhoro wa Tito-rĩ, nĩ mũthiritũ wakwa ũrĩa tũrutithanagia wĩra nake nĩ ũndũ wanyu; na ha ũhoro ũkoniĩ ariũ a Ithe witũ-rĩ, o nĩ atũmwo a makanitha na monanagia ũgooci wa Kristũ.
If anyone asks about Titus, he is my companion. He works with me on your behalf. The other brothers are representatives from the churches and an honor to Christ.
24 Tondũ ũcio oniai andũ acio ũira wa wendani wanyu, na gĩtũmi kĩrĩa gĩtũmaga twĩrahe nĩ ũndũ wanyu nĩguo makanitha mone ũndũ ũcio.
So please welcome them before all the churches and show them your love, proving how rightly proud we are of you.
