2 Korintiyawa 13
1 Wannan za tă zama ziyarata ta uku a wurinku ke nan. “Dole a tabbatar da kowace magana ta bakin shaidu biyu ko uku.”
[In the Scriptures it is stated that when one person] accuses [another of wrongdoing, you must not believe his] accusation [right away]. [First, you must listen to at least] two or three people who actually saw what happened. [So keep in mind that] this will be the third time that I will visit you!
2 Na riga na yi muku gargaɗi sa’ad da nake tare da ku a zuwana na biyu. Yanzu da ba na nan tare da ku, ina maimaita irin gargaɗin nan domin in na zo ba wanda zai kuɓuce wa horon nan,
When I visited you the second time, I warned you [that I was going to punish all the wrongdoers among you]. [And now] I am [warning you] again while I am still away [from you]. When I visit you this third time, I will punish those who were sinning [at the time when I visited you] before [and who are still sinning], and I will [punish] the others [who have been sinning since then, if they have not stopped their sinful behavior].
3 da yake kuna neman tabbaci cewa Kiristi yana magana ta wurina ne. To, ai, shi ba rarrauna ba ne a gare ku, amma ƙaƙƙarfa ne a cikinku.
Because you have demanded that I prove to you that Christ is speaking [to you when] I [speak to you, I will show you that I speak to you as his apostle. Christ] does not approve of your sinful behavior. On the contrary, he will powerfully [discipline you].
4 Ko da yake tabbatacce an gicciye shi cikin rashin ƙarfi, duk da haka, yana rayuwa bisa ga ikon Allah. Haka mu ma marasa ƙarfi ne a cikinsa, amma ta wurin ikon Allah za mu rayu tare da shi don mu yi muku hidima.
[It is true that] Christ [seemed to be] weak when he was crucified {when [people] killed him by nailing him to the cross}. But [it is also true that] he [now] lives because God [worked] powerfully [to bring him back to life. Similarly], as I [serve] God, I also am a weak human [being as Christ was]. But I also [have a close relationship with] Christ [who is now alive again]. And with his [authority] I will use God’s power [to discipline] you.
5 Ku gwada kanku ku gani ko kuna cikin bangaskiya; ku auna kanku. Ashe, ba ku san cewa Kiristi Yesu yana cikinku ba? Sai ko in kun fāɗi gwajin.
Each of you should ask yourself: “[Do I] believe [God’s message about Christ?]” Each of you should [examine yourselves to] make sure that you truly do [believe] in Christ [and so truly belong to him], and that [his Spirit lives] in you [(pl)]. When you examine yourselves [in that way], I am sure that you will [RHQ] say [to me], “Yes, of course we [belong to] Christ.”
6 Ina fata za ku gane cewa ba mu fāɗi gwajin ba.
I am [also] certain that you will know that I [belong to Christ, just like you do].
7 Muna addu’a ga Allah kada ku aikata wani laifi. Ba don mutane su gani cewa mun ci gwajin ba ne, a’a, sai dai don ku yi abin da yake daidai, ko da yake zai zama kamar mun fāɗi gwajin ne.
But [because I do not want to have to punish you], I am praying to God that he will help you not to do anything evil [that would cause me to have to punish you. I pray this], not in order that when people [who say that I am not your apostle] realize [that my ministry among you has been very successful, they will have to agree] that I do have authority from Christ. Instead, [I pray this because I want] you to do what is right, even though that might mean that [my opponents would think] that I do not have authority from Christ, [since I would not have an opportunity to show my authority to discipline you].
8 Kai, ba dama mu saɓa wa gaskiya, sai dai mu bi bayan gaskiyar.
[If you do what is right, I will not discipline you], [because it would] not [be right for me to do that if you are conducting your lives the way you should, like] God’s true [message says that you should. What God asks me to do is to help people to know and obey his] true [message].
9 Murna muke sa’ad da ba mu da ƙarfi, ku kuwa kuna da ƙarfi. Addu’armu ita ce, ku zama cikakku.
I am happy [whenever] you are strongly [trusting and obeying Christ, and because of that I do not have to use my authority to discipline you. It does not matter to me if that makes people think that I do not have any authority]. Truly, what I am praying for is that [God] will [help] you to completely change your conduct.
10 Shi ya sa nake rubuta waɗannan abubuwa, sa’ad da ba na nan tare da ku, domin sa’ad da na zo, kada yă zama mini tilas in yi muku tsanani a game da nuna ikon nan da Ubangiji ya ba ni saboda ingantawa, ba saboda rushewa ba.
That is why I am writing these things while I am still away from you. [What I want is that] when I visit you, [you will already be conducting your lives as God wants you to], and so I will not have to [discipline you] severely, as the [Lord Jesus Christ gave me] the authority to do. The authority that I have from the Lord is to help you to become [spiritually] mature believers, not to cause you to stop [trusting in him].
11 A ƙarshe’yan’uwa, sai wata rana. Ku yi ƙoƙari ku zama cikakku. Ku saurari roƙona, ku zama da tunani ɗaya, ku yi zaman salama. Allah na ƙauna da salama kuwa zai kasance tare da ku.
Finally, my fellow believers, [I say to you], be joyful. Completely [change how you conduct your lives], and do what I have urged you [to do]. Be united in what you think [about the matters about which I have written to you]. Live peacefully [with each other. If you do those things], God, who [enables you to] love [each other] and be peaceful, will bless [MTY] you.
12 Ku gaggai da juna da sumba mai tsarki.
Greet each other affectionately as [fellow members] of God’s family [should].
13 Dukan tsarkaka suna gaishe ku.
All God’s people [here] send you greetings.
14 Alherin Ubangiji Yesu Kiristi, da ƙaunar Allah, da zumuntar Ruhu Mai Tsarki su kasance tare da ku duka.
[I pray that] the Lord Jesus Christ will act kindly [toward] all of you, in ways that you do not deserve, that God will [show all of you how much he] loves you, and that the Holy Spirit [will cause you to have good] fellowship [with him and with each other].
