2 Kolinta 7

1 Lan yaa po, n bua kaaba nani tin pia laa ñoanianu yeni, tin yaa ye mi candiŋanma nni ki fuagidi ti yula leni yaali n ba joagini ti gbanandi leni ti yantiana kuli. ki juodi ti gagidiŋanma Utienu fangili nni.

As these promises are ours, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every defilement of body and of spirit, and perfect our holiness in the fear of God.

2 Yin pa ti mani u kaanu yi pala nni kelima ti naa biidi o ba kuli po, tii kuli o ba, tii go dini o ba kuli bonla.

Make room for me in your hearts! I have wronged no man, I have ruined no man, I have defrauded no man.

3 N maadi yeni laa tie ke n bua ki jaligi yi ka, ama nani min den kpa yedi yi maama, lan tie miali nni bi kuuma nni;

I am not saying this to blame you, for as I have already said, I hold you in my heart to live together and to die together.

4 N dugi yi po boncianla, n pia ti jigidi kelima yi po, ba o falaciamo siiga, ti gbie leni i baagi leni li pamancianli.

Great is my faith in you; great is my cheerful assurance in you. I am filled with comfort; in spite of all my troubles, my heart is overflowing with joy.

5 Moamoani, tin den pundi Maseduna ya yogunu tii ba fuodima baa waamu. ti den la fala buolu kuli. niini li moali, deeni mo i jeje.

For even after I reached Macedonia, my flesh had no rest, but I was troubled on every hand. Without were fights; within were, fears.

6 Ama Utienu wani yua n bagidi ti, den baagi ti leni Tita cuama ti siiga.

But the God who comforts the down-hearted comforted me by the coming of Titus,

7 Laa tie Tita cuama bebe ka, ama wani o yaa ba moko n den ba yaa baagi i kani. o den togidi ti yi yankuali, yi ninsiidi leni yi ŋaniali n po, hali li pamancianli den yabidi n niini.

and not alone by his coming, but also by the comfort you had been to him. For he told me of your eager longing, of your penitence, and of your zeal on my behalf, so that I was happier still.

8 Ba leni min den biidi yi pala kelima min den diani yi po yaa tili yeni po. mii yedi n yaabi ña mii diani yi; ba yen laa Tili n biidi yi pala yogunu n ba waamu po yeni;

Even if I caused you pain by my letter, I do not regret; though I did regret it when I saw that my letter had caused you pain, even for a time.

9 Moala n pali mangi, ki laa tie kelima n biidi yi pala ka, li tie kelima laa pabiili cuani yi po mi lebidima. laa pabiili buolu dagidi Utienu po, lan wani tii biidi yi po li ba.

But now I am glad; not because you were pained; but because your pain led you to repentance.

10 Kelima U tienu bua yaa pabiili buolu n baa cuani mi yanlebidima, yaa yanlebidimi n baa cuani mi tindima. lan wani ti kan yedi ti yaabi bani tii biidi yi pala. ama ŋanduna yaa pabiili wani yen cuani mi kuuma.

For your pain came from God, and so you took no harm from me. For the pain which is from God works repentance leading to salvation, a repentance never to be regretted. But the world’s pain works death.

11 Diidi mani ki le, laa pabiili yaali ke U tienu bua, n cuani yi po yaa tiginma yi niini. ki teni ke yi mia sugili, ke yi pala biidi li po ke ti jiwaandi cuo yi; ke yi go sugini ki lee nni leni li yankuali, ke yua n tudi n ga o tagili panpaani; li bonli kuli nni yi doagidi wani ke yii pia tagili ba kuli laa bonli yaa niini.

Note the results of this pain which God permitted; what earnestness it has called forth in you, what explanations, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what fervor, what punishment of wrong. In every way you have proved yourselves innocent in the matter.

12 Lan wani n den diani yi laa tili, laa tie yuan tieni yi tagili po ka, bi yua ke bi tudi o po ka, ama li tie ke n bua ki lee yi siiga yin pia yaa ŋaniali ti po U tienu nintuali.

So then, even if I did write to you, it was not for the sake of the wrong-doer, or of him who had been wronged, but to make clear to yourselves in the sight of God your earnest care for me.

13 Lan kuli den baagi ti, laa tie laa baagi bebe ka, ama ti pala go den mangi boncianla kelima ti den la Tita n pia ya pamanli kelima yi den duani o yama.

This is what comforts me. In addition to this comfort of mine, I have been made still happier by the happiness of Titus; because his spirit was refreshed by you all.

14 Baa leni min den pagi n yuli waamu kelima yi po Tita kani, mii la fee li yaa po, ama li doagidi ke min den pagi yi o kani maama yeni tie moamoani.

Although I have been boasting a little to him about you, I have not been put to shame. But as in every matter I have spoken the truth to you, so also my boast to Titus has been proved to be the truth.

15 O yaa tiadi yi kuli n pia yaa tuoma, ke yi go den ga o cangu leni li fangili, leni mi digima; o buama yi po yabidi ki pugini.

And his tender affection is all the greater toward you, when he calls to mind the obedience of you all, and the fear and trembling with which you received him.

16 N pali mani kelima li bonli kuli nni, n baa fidi ki dugi yi po.

I rejoice that I have complete confidence in you.