2 Korinti 2

1 E'ina hu'nagu nagra henkama tamagri'ma tamage'naku esu'na, amanahukna hu'na mago'ane tamazeri tamagazea eri oramisue hu'na nagesa nentahue.

Anyway, I definitely decided that I would not come to visit you again [now. If I had come, I would have spoken severely to you again, and] I would have made you unhappy as I did the last time [I visited you].

2 Na'ankure nagrama tamarimpa eri haviza hanenkeno'a, iza nagrira nazeri muse hugahie? Hianagi tamagri'ma, tamarimpa knama eritamumotma nazeri muse hugahaze.

[And] if I make you unhappy, I will have made unhappy [the only people who can cheer me up], so (there will be none of you to cheer me up!/who would cheer me up?) [RHQ]

3 E'ina hu'negu, amanahukna avona kreneramue. Nagrama esoa knarera, nazeri musema nehaza nagara, zamarimpa kna eri ozamisue. Tamage nagra antahi'noe, tamagra musema hanage'na, nagranena muse hugahue.

So, [instead of going to visit you at that time], I wrote a letter [and sent it to you]. I wrote it the way I did so that [you would know what you should do. Then] when I come to visit you, you will not make me unhappy when you should be causing me to rejoice. I was quite sure that all of you [would do what I told you to do in that letter, and because of that] I would be happy and you would be happy, too.

4 Narimpamo'a tusigna nehige'na zavinete'na, ama avona kreneramue. Tamarimpa tamazeri kna hunakurompage, nagrama nagu'afima navesineramantoaza antahiama hanazegu kreneramue.

I wrote to you [the way I did] because I felt very troubled and distressed about you. I was even crying very much as I wrote. [My purpose in writing was] not in order to make you feel bad, but, instead, in order that you might know how deeply/much I love you.

5 Hagi mago'mo'ma tamarimpa knazama eritamiana, tamagrama hazaza hu'na nagra rama'a narimpagna hunontoe. Na'ankure anamofona mago'a arimpa kna eriominakure.

[Now I want to write about the man who] caused all this anguish. [What he did was very wrong, but] I know that it has caused you much more sorrow than it has caused me, because [what he did] has [affected] all of you [to some extent. I say], “to some extent,” [because I do not want to say that he has] done more harm [than he really has done].

6 Rama'amota anamofona ko mago tamarimpa hunontazageno, anazama hu'nea knazamofo avamente mizama'a e'nerie.

[Since he has now stopped sinning in that way], the punishment that nearly all of you [decided was right for him] has continued long enough.

7 Ru arimpagna hu'zamo azeri haviza hanigeno asunkuzampi mani'zankura, kumi'a atrenenteta azeri so'e hiho.

So now, instead [of punishing him any longer], you need to forgive him and deal kindly with him. [If you do not forgive him], he may become so sad that he will begin to [think that you will never forgive him] (OR, will stop [believing in Christ]).

8 Ana hu'negu nagra huhankaveti'na nehuanki, tamagrama tamavesi'nentaza zana erinte ama' hinkeno agra keno.

For those reasons, I beg you to [forgive him and accept him into your group again, and by doing that] assure him that you truly love him.

9 Ama avoma kreramua agafa'a, ana miko kema tamasami'noa kemofo amagera nentafi, reramahe'na kenaku kreneramue.

[I feel sure that you will do as I ask], because when I wrote [severely] to you [before], I did it to test you by finding out whether or not you really would do everything [that I, as your apostle, asked you to do].

10 Hagi tamagrama mago vahe'ma kumizmi atrezamantesazana, nagranena kumizmia atrenezmantoe. Na'ankure nagra kumizmia atrenezmantoe, [kumima atrezmantegazama menenkena tamage hu'na atrenezmantoe], Kraisi avurera tamagrama knarema hanagu atrenezamantoe.

So [since you obeyed what I told you before, I feel sure that now you will obey what I am writing in this letter] and forgive the man, as I have done, because I indeed have forgiven him for the wrong thing that he did. Anything he needed me to forgive him for, I have forgiven, and Christ knows [that I have forgiven him sincerely. I have done that mainly] to help you [so that you and I will again have fellowship with each other, and that you will accept him into your group again].

11 E'inahukna hanuta Satana reravataga hania zampintira evuoramisune. Na'ankure ko Sata'a reraheno kenaku tro hunte'nea havi antahi'zama'a, keta antahita hu'none.

[I want you to forgive him] so that Satan will not be able to take advantage of [the problems among] us [and make the situation worse]. We know very well [LIT] that Satan is always planning to [cause problems among us].

12 Hagi nagrama Troasi kumate Krais Knare Musenke huama hunaku uhanatugeno'a, Ramo'a kankamuna erinaginantene.

[I will continue by telling you what I did after I wrote to you from Ephesus city]. I went to Troas [city] in order to [tell people] the message [about] Christ. [When I arrived there], I found [many people] who had been prepared by the Lord [Jesus] [MET] [to listen to what I told them about him].

13 Hianagi narimpa fru e'ori'noe. Na'ankure nenafu Taitusi'a tamagri tamagenkea erino ome'nea zanku, Troasia atre'na Masedonia nevu'na, hufru huzmantoe.

But because my fellow believer Titus had not [arrived with a report from you], I still felt very anxious and concerned [about you]. So, [after spending only a short time at Troas], I said goodbye to [the believers who were there] and came [here] to Macedonia [province to find Titus].

14 Hianagi Kraisimpima vugoteno tavreno nevigeta ha'ma hugateneronkeno tagripi huvazino eri'zana erigeno Agri'ma ke'za antahi'za hu'zamo'ma maka kaziga knare manamo'ma vuno eno hiazama nehia Anumzamofona humuse huntoe.

However, [before I tell you any more about that], I [want to] thank God [for what he is doing. As a great leader of fighting men causes all his prisoners to take part in his victory parade] [MET], God leads us [who are his workers] to always be victorious [over Satan because of our(exc) close relationship with Christ. God causes people to come to] know Jesus Christ as a result of our [(exc) teaching his message. That message is like] [MET] the smell of perfume.

15 Kraisi'ene hagerfinonku knare mna neviankna nehanunkeno, Anumzamo'a muse hugahie. Ana naneke vuno eno nehigu mna nentahizankna hu'za maka vahe'mo'za nentahize. Kefozazimifinti zamahoke nehea vahe'mo'zane kefozazimifinti zamahoke nohea vahe'mo'zanena nentahize.

[When we(exc) tell God’s message] about Christ, it [spreads out among people] like the smell of perfume. [Those who believe the message that we tell them] are saved {[Jesus Christ] saves them} [from the guilt of their sin. But those who reject that message] will be separated from God [forever].

16 Fananema hanamokizmirera fri hi'mana nevie. Hianagi tasimuma erita manisuna vahe'motarera, asimu erino mani mana vugahie. Hianagi i'za ama ana erizana eriga hu'ne?

To those who [are on the way to hell, our message is like] [MET] a foul smell [because it is about dying] and being separated from God forever. But, to those [on the way to heaven, the message that we teach is like] a pure fragrant smell, [because we tell them] that they will live [forever with God. As we think about that, we think] (no one is able [to do] such important work [for God!]/how can anyone be able [to do] such important work [for God]?) [RHQ] (questioned)

17 Mago'amo'za zago erigahune, nehu'za Anumzamofo naneke huama nehazana, tagria Anumzamo hurantegeta fatgo huta huama nehune. Huama'ma nehunana Kraisi'a tagu'afi maninegeta Anumzamofo avure huama nehune.

[But perhaps God considers us(exc) able], because we do not work/act like so many [others whom you know]. They teach God’s message in a way that [they think people will like, and they think that] people will pay them for teaching that way. We [(exc) certainly do not do that]. On the contrary, [as servants of] Christ, and knowing that God is watching us [(exc)], we teach sincerely [the message that] God sent us to proclaim.