2 Qoronttoosa 10
1 Ta hinttera de7iya wode shugo, qassi hinttefe haakkiya wode nu bolla minnees yaagettida, Phawuloosi, keehanne ashkke gidida Kiristtoosa sunthan hinttena woossays.
Now I, Paul, myself appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ—I who am humble when with you face to face, but bold toward you when absent!
2 Taani hintteko biya wode nu asho qofara simerettiya asi oothidi qoppiya asaa bolla mino qaalan odettanaw qachchas. Hintte bolla hessada odettana mela hintte tana oothonnaada hinttena woossays.
I ask that when I am present I need not show boldness by daring to oppose those who think that we walk according to the flesh.
3 Nuuni ha sa7an de7ikkoka ha sa7aa asada olettoko.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
4 Nu ola miishey ha sa7ayssa gidenna. Shin miixa laallanaw wolqqara de7iya Xoossaa toora. Tumaara eqettiya palamaanne,
For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but are powerful in God for tearing down strongholds.
5 Xoossaa eronna mela diggiya otoro qofa ubbaa laalloos. Asa qofa ubbaa di77idi Kiristtoosas kiitettana mela oothoos.
We tear down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and we take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ.
6 Hintte kiitettethay polo gidiya wode nuuni kiitetetha ixo ubbaa seeranaw giigettana.
We are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
7 Hintte ayfey be7ida mela pirddeeta. Oonikka bana Kiristtoosabaa gidi qoppiyabaa gidikko, nukka Kiristtoosabaa gideyssa ero.
Are you looking only at outward appearances? If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he should remind himself that just as he belongs to Christ, so we also belong to Christ.
8 Goday taw immida maatan ceeqetikokka hessan yeellatikke. He maatay taw imettiday hinttena dichchanaassafe attin qohanaassa gidenna.
For even if I boast somewhat further about our authority (which the Lord has given us for building you up and not for tearing you down), I will not be ashamed.
9 Taani ta dabddaabbiyan hinttena yashisanaw koyada xaafidabaa daanoppo.
For I do not want to seem as though I am trying to frighten you by my letters.
10 Issi issi asay, “Phawuloosa dabddaabbey deexonne wolqqaama, shin iya som77on be7iya wode I daaburanchcho; iya odaykka pathenna” yaagosona.
For, “His letters,” they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech amounts to nothing.”
11 He asati nu haahon de7ishe xaafiya dabddaabbiyaninne matan hinttera de7ishe oothiya oosuwa giddon dummatethi baynnayssa akeeko.
The people who say such things should realize that what we say in our letters when we are absent, we will demonstrate by our actions when we are present.
12 Nuuni banttana nashshiya asatara nuna ginayanaw woykko gaaddeyanaw koyokko. Shin entti banttana banttara ginayidi woykko gaaddeyidi be7ishe eeya.
For we do not dare to classify or compare ourselves with some who commend themselves. When they measure themselves with one another and compare themselves to one another, they do not show good sense.
13 Shin nuuni Xoossay nuus immida dhassan ceeqettoosippe attin zawaa pinnidi ceeqettoko; he zaway hinttekokka gakkees.
We, however, will not boast beyond certain limits, but will confine our boasting to the area of ministry that God has assigned to us, which reaches even as far as you.
14 Nuuni besseyssafe aathidi ceeqettoko, shin Kiristtoosa Wonggelaa hintteko gathidayssan ceeqettoos.
For we are not overextending ourselves, as though we did not reach you; we were the first to come all the way to you with the gospel of Christ.
15 Nuuni Xoossay essida zawappe pinnidi, harati oothida ooson ceeqettoko. Gidoshin, hintte ammanoy diccana mela Xoossay immida zawan hintte giddon nu oothiya oosoy dalggana gidi qoppoos.
We do not go beyond our limits by boasting in the labors of others. On the contrary, our hope is that, as your faith increases, our area of ministry among you will be greatly expanded,
16 Nuuni hara asi ba zawan oothida ooson gelidi ceeqettoko, shin hinttefe pinnidi haratas Wonggelaa markkattanaw dandda7os.
so that we can preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, without boasting about work already done in someone else's area of ministry.
17 Shin, Geeshsha Maxaafan, “Ceeqqiya ubbay Godaa lo77otethan ceeqqo” yaagidi xaafettis.
But, “Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
18 Goday nashshiya uraappe attin bana baw nashshiya uray nashettenna.
For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
