2 Makorinte 10
1 I me, Paulusi, ni mwine ni li kumbilila kwenu, cha kuliboza hansi ni lato lya Keresite. Ni li bozekeza hansi hate nina habusu bwenu kono ni chita cha kukola haiba nina kule nanwe.
Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
2 Ni mikumbila kuti, heti nina hamwina nanwe, kete ni sake kukola cha kulisepa ni mwine. Kono ni zeza kuti ka nibe ni kukola ha ni ku li kangisana babo bazumina kuti iswe tuhala chakuya che nyama.
But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, with which I think to be bold against some, who think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.
3 Ni ha kubabulyo ni ha tuyenda che nyama, ka tuhambilizi inkondo kuya che nyama.
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh:
4 Chokuti zilwiso ze tu lwa kazo kahena ze nyama. Kono, beena ziho zijolola zi sinya sinya zi ba zimbulukite. Ka kwina che zi wola kuleta inkani za kuchengelela.
( For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds; )
5 Naswe bulyo tusinya chonse chihanzi chizimana kulwisa inzibo ye Ireeza. Tuhinda ni kusumina mihupulo yonse i sakuteki Keresite.
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;
6 Mi tu libakanya ku ha inkoto kwi kezo zonse zi sa kuteki, haho bulyo ikute lyenu ha chi lye zuzilizwa.
And having in a readiness to punish all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.
7 Mulole chi bonahala sinte habusu bwenu. Haiba zumwi chalikupula kuti chili wa Keresite mu muleke a lihupulise iye mwine kuti sina iye ha li wa Keresite chobulyo mutwina tubonse.
Do ye look on things after the outward appearance? If any man trusteth to himself that he is Christ’s, let him of himself think this again, that, as he is Christ’s, even so are we Christ’s.
8 Chokuti ni ha ni litundumuna kanini cha bungi kuamana ni inkamaiso, i yo Simwine a va ihi chetu kuti tu mizake kono isinyi kumisinya, kete ne ni swabe.
For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
9 Ka ni saki kuti kubonahale chokuti ni mitiiza cha mañolo angu.
That I may not seem as if I would terrify you by letters.
10 Chokuti bamwi bantu ba ti, “Mañolo a kwe a hambiliza ni ziho, kono cha mazimo u fokwele. Manzwi a kwe kaswanelwi ku tekelezwa.”
For his letters, say they, are weighty and powerful; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech contemptible.
11 Musiye a bo bantu balemuhe kuti sina mu twikalile mu manzwi a mañolo e tu ni ha tu sa kwina kono mwete ne tubile mu zimpangaliko zetu ha te ne tube uko.
Let such a person think this, that, such as we are in word by letters when we are absent, such will we be also in deed when we are present.
12 Ka tuyendi kule sina kulikunganya iswe tubene kwetu kapa cha ku lilikanyisa kwetu na bo bakwete ku li litemba a bo bene. Kono ha ba bali ku li likanyisa a bo bene cha zumwi ni zumwi ni ku li likanyisa kwa bo zumwi ni zumwi, kakwina chebezi.
For we dare not make ourselves of the number, or compare ourselves with some that commend themselves: but they measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves among themselves, are not wise.
13 Iswe, ni ha kwinabulyo, kete tu li tundubule cha kuhitiliza intikanyo. Kusi bulyo, ka tuchite bulyo mwi ntikanyo ya Ireeza ya ba tuhi, intikanyo i wola kusika kule u ko kwenu.
But we will not boast of things without our measure, but according to the measure of the rule which God hath distributed to us, a measure to reach even to you.
14 Mi kana tu ba lihitilizi tubene ha twiza kusika kwenu. Njiswe ba ba tangi lwetanzi kusika u ko kwenu che ivangeli ya Keresite.
For we stretch not ourselves beyond our measure, as though we reached not to you: for we are come as far as to you also in preaching the gospel of Christ:
15 Kana tu ba litundumuni chakuhitiliza intikanyo chakuya cha mitendo ya bamwi. Kusi bulyo, tusepa kuti sina intumelo yenu ha ili kuti chibaka chetu cha mutendo kachikule ahulu, mi ni ku ba muintikanyo mu iswanelela.
Not boasting of things without our measure, that is, of other men’s labours; but having hope, when your faith is increased, that we shall be enlarged by you according to our rule abundantly,
16 Tu sepa chobuti, tu ka kutaze ivangeli mane ni mu zikiliti zi mi hitilile. Ke te tu li tundumune cha mutendo u chitahala muzibaka zimwi.
To preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, and not to boast in another man’s line of things made ready to our hand.
17 “Kono musiye u zo yo litundumuna, a li tindumuna mwa Simwine.”
But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.
18 Chokuti ka njieye uzo u lipaka iye mwine yo zumininwe. Kusi bulyo, njozo mwine u pakwa kwa Simwine.
For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.
