2 Korintho 7

1 Alowa ane, kusoko kukele ulagwi uwa, alikielye usese kikani nilekumile kuushapula imiili ninuinkolo. Hange kuudume uwelu kuuwoa nuang'wi Tunda.

My friends, whom I love, because [God] has promised [to accept us(inc) as his children], we [(inc)] must stop doing anything that is sinful. We must not do sinful things with our bodies, and we must not [think] sinful thoughts. [Because] we greatly revere God, we must strive to [live] a completely pure life. By doing that we will become the kind of people that he wants us to be.

2 Leki ilyoma kunsoko anyu! Kukeli kumutumuile muntu wihi. Shakumulemaaye muntu wihi. Shakigolepilye kunsao amuntu wihi.

So, as I just wrote, I want you to love me (OR, us [IDM] [who are true apostles of Christ]). I/we [(exc)] have never done anything wrong to any of you. I/we have not done anything to harm any one of you spiritually or financially. And I/we have not tried to get money from [you] (for myself/for ourselves).

3 Akulunga ele singa kunisusumilya. Kunsoko nalungekena mukole mitaitu, kitaitu usese kuusha palung'wi nukikie palung'wi.

[It is true that some people among you have said that I have done such things. Nevertheless], I am not trying to make you all feel ashamed because, as I wrote before, I will continue to love you all very much [IDM], whether I live with you or die with you. I am very confident about you.

4 Nkete ugimya ukulu mung'waane, hange kitogola kunsoko anyu. Nizuwe nuulowa sunga mulwago litu lehi.

I am very pleased with you. You have greatly encouraged me, so that I am now very joyful in spite of all the hardships that I have endured.

5 Aekizile Kumakedonia, imiili itu aemegila anga usupi. Kuleka ite, aekagile kunkika yehi kukuwa embita kunkika akunzi nu woa kunkika namunyumba.

Now [I will write more about what I was saying about Titus]. When I [left Troas and] came [here to] Macedonia [province], I still did not get any rest. Everywhere we [(exc)] went, [people were constantly] causing us trouble. [And not only were] people [constantly causing us] trouble, but I was greatly concerned [about you all].

6 Kuite Itunda, nuekuila inkani ninza kuawa neamaile insula aeukuie iza kung'wa Tito.

But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.

7 Singa aekiza kungwaakwe udu kena Itunda aukuie iza aeituile gwa uuza uo uiito nausingiye kupuma kitalanyu. Nuanso aukuie ulowa nuukulu nemukete ukia wanyu, hange naza mukete uuaeli kunsoko ane. Uu natula nuulowa kukila.

I was encouraged by [seeing] Titus, [but when I heard how] you had encouraged him, that encouraged me even more. He told me how much you wanted [to see me. He told me] that you were very sorry [that you had made me so unhappy. He also told me] that you are very eager for me [to continue to serve as your apostle. When Titus told me those things], I was very, very happy.

8 Ateze ibada lane aelemusakeeye kusega, unene singa kukuila engali, kuite kukuela engali itungo naenune ibada nelanso aelemutendile unyenye mekatula nuukie kuite aemukete ukia matungo makupi.

Even though what [I wrote] in my letter (distressed you/made you sad), I am not sorry [that I wrote it]. For a while I was sorry that I had written it, [because I knew that it would distress you]. Now [Titus has also told] me that it did distress you [when you read it], but you were distressed only for a short time.

9 Itungo ele ndoilwe, singa kunsoko amulide lwago, kuite nsoko aukia wanyu wikamuhugeelya kuungama. Aemuligigwe nuukia wang'wi Tunda, uu aemagigwe singa nekanda kunsoko ilu.

[So now] I am happy [that I wrote it]. I am not happy that you were distressed {that [I] distressed you}, but [I am happy] because, when you became distressed, you felt sorry for what you had done and [you asked God to forgive you. What I mean is that you felt sorry in the way that God wanted you to feel sorry, so my making] you feel sorry did not harm you at all.

10 Kunsoko uukia wang'wi Tunda wileta kuungama wipikeelya uguni eze kulile anga ngali. Uukia wamihe, ata uu wileta nsha.

[The fact is that] when God causes [us to feel] truly sorry for having sinned and we turn from our sinful behavior, then God saves us [and will not punish us for the sinful things that we have done]. And no one is ever sorry about that. [However], the people who do not trust [in God] [MTY] may be sorry [for the sinful things that they have done]. But [if they do not turn from their sinful behavior and ask God to forgive them], they will remain separated from him forever.

11 Ugozi uukia wang'wi Tunda aeutugisilye upikeli kee nuukulu mungwaanyu. Aeule uupikeeli naeukulu mung'waanyu kigeela kena aemiagila anga igazo. Aeuli uwai wanyu naeukulu, woa wanyu, ensula anyu, kinyangulu kanyu, ne nsula anyu kugoza kena itai inonee igele! Kukela ikani migeelya unyenye kutula miagila anga igazo.

But [think about what happened when you read my letter]: God caused you to be truly sorry [for what you had done]. You eagerly [wanted to do what was right], and you wanted to show [God] (OR, [me]) that you had done the right thing. You were angry [about what had happened], and you were worried [that God would punish you if the situation continued]. You also wanted me [to visit you to encourage and help you]. You wanted me to know [that you really do accept me as your apostle, and that you punished the man who had sinned, as I told you to do. By doing] all of those things, you have shown [me] that you have done what is right in this matter.

12 Ateze aemuaandikie unyenye, singa aenumuandekie nsoko alutumo, hange singa kumuntu nuagigwe nuudobu, mandikile nsoko kena etai, ankolo yanyu kunsoko anyu itu ehuma kulengika kitalanyu ntongeela amiho ang'wi Tunda.

So, even though I wrote that [severe] letter to you, I did not [write it just] so that [you would punish] the man who had done what was wrong. Also, I [did not write it] for the benefit of the person whom [he] had wronged. Instead, [I wrote it] so that, when you [read the letter], God would enable you to realize how much you really do respect [my authority].

13 Kunsoko eye kena huelwe iza. Muwongeeli nuakuelwa uza witu usese kuloilwe gwa, ata kukila ulowa nuang'wa Tito, kunsoko enkolo akwe aeiloeigwe nunyenye meehi.

So, [because you listened to me and did what I asked you to do], (I was/we [(exc)] were all) encouraged. Not only (was I/were we) encouraged, but (I was/we [(exc)] were) [also] very happy to see how happy Titus was [when he arrived here. He told me/us that] he did not need to worry any more, because [he saw] that you all [had a good attitude toward me].

14 Kunsoko ang'wi aembogoe kung'waakwe kukeela nyenye, aenemugila anga minyala. Kensengelima kakwe, ang'wi udu kela lukani naekululigililye kitalanyuaelatai, uwihumbuli wanyu wilu kukeela nyenye kung'wa Tito neigeeye kena tai.

I had told Titus that I was pleased about you. And I did not need to be ashamed [for feeling that way about you, because you did what I knew that you would do]. Just like everything that I have taught you [and written to you] has been the truth, the good things that I told Titus about you were also true.

15 Ulowa wakwe kunsoko anyu ukulu kukila anga uunukembukile ugombi wanyu wihi, naimumusingeeye nuanso kuwoa nukukagata.

Now he happily remembers how you all [were willing to] do [what I asked you to do]. He is [also happy about the way you] treated him with great respect. [When he thinks about those things], [it makes] him love you even more [than he did when he was with you].

16 Ndoilwe kunsoko nkete ugimya nuukondile mukati anyu.

[As for me], I am very happy [because now] I am certain that I can depend on you [to do what you know God wants you to do].