2 Korintiyawa 7
1 Da yake muna da waɗannan alkawura, ya ku ƙaunatattu, sai mu tsarkake kanmu daga kowane abu da yake ƙazantar da jiki, da ruhu, mu zama da cikakken tsarki, saboda bangirma ga Allah.
With these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that pollutes either body or spirit, and, in deepest respect for God, aim at perfect holiness.
2 Ku saki zuciya da mu. Ba mu yi wa kowa laifi ba, ba mu ɓata kowa ba, ba mu cuci kowa ba.
Make room for us in your hearts. In no instance have we ever wronged, or harmed, or taken advantage of, anyone.
3 Ba na faɗin wannan don in sa muku laifi. Na riga na gaya muku yadda muke ƙaunarku ƙwarai cikin zukatanmu, har babu abin da zai iya raba ku da ƙaunarmu, ko a mutuwa ko a rayuwa.
I am not saying this to condemn you. Indeed, I have already said that you are in our heart, to live and die together.
4 Na amince da ku gaya, ina kuma taƙama da ku ƙwarai. Na ƙarfafa sosai. Duk da wahalce wahalcenmu dai ina farin ciki ƙwarai da gaske.
I have the utmost confidence in you; I am always boasting about you. I am full of encouragement and, in spite of all our troubles, my heart is overflowing with happiness.
5 Gama sa’ad da muka zo Makidoniya, jikin nan namu bai sami hutu ba, sai ma aka matsa mana a ta kowane gefe, a waje ga rikici, a zukatanmu kuma ga tsoro.
Ever since we reached Macedonia, we have had no rest in body or mind; on every side there have been troubles – conflicts without, anxieties within.
6 Amma Allah, wanda yakan yi wa masu ɓacin rai ta’aziyya ya yi mana ta’aziyya da zuwan Titus,
But God, who encourages the downcast, has encouraged us by the arrival of Titus.
7 ba ma don zuwansa kaɗai ba, har ma a game da ƙarfafa zuciyan nan da ya samu a wurinku. Ya gaya mana yadda kuke so ku gan ni sosai, da kuma yadda kuka yi baƙin ciki game da abin da ya faru, da niyyar da kuka yi na goyon bayana. Wannan ne ya sa na ji daɗi ƙwarai.
And it is not only by his arrival that we are encouraged, but also by the encouragement which he received from you; for he tells us of your strong affection, your penitence, and your zeal on my behalf – so that I am happier still.
8 Ko da na ɓata muku rai ta wurin wasiƙata, ba na baƙin ciki da haka. Ko da yake dā kam na yi baƙin ciki, don na lura wasiƙata ta ɓata muku rai, amma na ɗan lokaci ne kawai.
For, though I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Even if I were inclined to regret it – for I see that my letter did cause you sorrow though only for a time –
9 Duk da haka, yanzu ina farin ciki, ba don na sa ku baƙin ciki ba, sai dai domin baƙin cikinku ya kai ku ga tuba. Gama kun yi baƙin ciki kamar yadda Allah ya so, saboda haka, ba ku yi hasarar kome a sanadinmu ba.
I am glad now; not because of the sorrow it caused you, but because your sorrow brought you to repentance. For it was God’s will that you should feel sorrow, in order that you should not suffer loss in any way at our hands.
10 Baƙin ciki irin na tsoron Allah yana kai ga tuban da yake kawo ceto, ba ya kuma kawo baƙin ciki, amma baƙin ciki irin na duniya yakan kawo mutuwa.
For, when sorrow is in accordance with God’s will, it results in a repentance leading to salvation, and which will never be regretted. The sure result of the sorrow that the world knows is death.
11 Ku dubi abin da wannan baƙin ciki irin na tsoron Allah ya kawo muku mana, ya sa ku marmarin aikatawa, da nuna cewa kun yi kuskure, ya sa kuka yi fushi, kuka kuma ji tsoro, ya sa kuka sa zuciya, kuka kuma sa aniya, ya sa kuna a shirye ku ga an yi horon da ya dace. Game da wannan sha’ani kam, lalle ta kowace hanya kun nuna cewa ba ku da laifi.
For see what results that other sorrow – sorrow in accordance with God’s will – has had in your case. What earnestness it produced! What explanations! What strong feeling! What alarm! What longing! What eagerness! What readiness to punish! You have proved yourselves altogether free from guilt in that matter.
12 To, ko da yake na rubuta muku, ba musamman a kan wanda ya yi laifin ba ne, ba kuwa a kan wanda aka cutar ba, sai dai domin a bayyana muku a gaban Allah tsananin kula da kuke yi mana.
So, then, even though I did write to you, it was not for the sake of the wrongdoer, or of the man who was wronged, but to make you conscious, in the sight of God, of your own earnest care for us. And it is this that has encouraged us.
13 Ta wurin wannan duka, muka sami ƙarfafawa. Ban da ƙarfafawar da muka samu, mun ji daɗi ƙwarai saboda yadda muka ga farin cikin Titus, domin ruhunsa ya sami wartsakewa daga gare ku duka.
In addition to the encouragement that this gave us, we were made far happier still by the happiness of Titus for his heart has been cheered by you all.
14 Na yi taƙama da ku a wurinsa, ba ku kuwa ba ni kunya ba. Kamar dai yadda dukan abin da muka gaya muku gaskiya ne, haka ma taƙamarmu a kanku a gaban Titus ya zama gaskiya.
Although I have been boasting a little to him about you, you did not put me to shame; but, just as every thing we had said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus about you has also proved to be the truth.
15 Ƙaunar da yake yi muku ya ƙaru ƙwarai, duk sa’ad da yake tunawa da biyayyarku duka, da kuma irin yawan bangirman da kuka nuna masa lokacin da kuka karɓe shi.
And his affection for you is all the greater, as he remembers the deference that you all showed him, and recalls how you received him with anxious care.
16 Ina farin ciki ne don na amince da ku ƙwarai da gaske.
I am glad that I can feel perfect confidence in you.
