2 Korintiana 7
1 Koa raha manana ireo teny fikasana ireo isika, ry malala, dia aoka isika hanadio ny tenantsika ho afaka amin’ ny fahalotoana rehetra, na amin’ ny nofo, na amin’ ny fanahy, ka hahatanteraka ny fahamasinana amin’ ny fahatahorana an’ Andriamanitra.
Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
2 Ataovy omby anay ny fonareo, tsy nanao izay tsy marina tamin’ ny olona izahay, tsy nanimba olona, tsy nanambaka olona.
Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
3 Tsy miteny izany ho fanamelohana aho; fa efa nilaza rahateo aho fa ao am-ponay ianareo, mba hiara-maty sy hiara-belona isika.
I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
4 Be ny fahatokiako anareo, lehibe ny reharehako ny aminareo; feno fiononana aho sady be hafaliana indrindra amin’ ny fahorianay rehetra.
Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
5 Fa na dia efa tonga tany Makedonia aza izahay, dia tsy hiainan’ ny nofonay, fa nampahorina tamin’ ny zavatra rehetra: teo ivelany nisy ady, tao anatiny nisy tahotra.
For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
6 Fa Andriamanitra, Izay mampionona ny mpandefitra, no efa nampionona anay tamin’ ny nahatongavan’ i Titosy,
But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
7 ary tsy tamin’ ny nahatongavany ihany, fa tamin’ ny fampiononana izay nampiononanareo azy koa, raha nambarany taminay ny fanirianareo sy ny fitomanianareo sy ny fahazotoanareo hanaiky ahy; ka dia mainka nifaly aho.
and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
8 Fa na dia nampalahelo anareo tamin’ ny epistily aza aho, dia tsy manenina intsony, na dia nanenina ihany aza teo; fa fantatro fa efa nampalahelo anareo izany epistily izany, kanefa vetivety ihany.
Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time.
9 Ary mifaly kosa aho ankehitriny, nefa tsy noho ny nampalahelovana anareo, fa noho ny nampalahelovana anareo mba hibebaka; fa nampahelovina araka an’ Andriamanitra ianareo, mba tsy hataonay matiantoka na amin’ inona na amin’ inona.
And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
10 Fa ny alahelo araka an’ Andriamanitra miasa fibebahana ho famonjena tsy hanenenana; fa miasa fahafatesana kosa ny alahelon’ izao tontolo izao.
Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
11 Fa, indro, izany nampalahelovana araka an’ Andriamanitra izany indrindra dia nahatonga fahazotoana manao ahoana teo aminareo! eny, fialan-tsiny manao ahoana! fahatezerana manao ahoana! fahatahorana manao ahoana! faniriana manao ahoana! zotom-po manao ahoana! famaliana ny ratsy natao manao ahoana! Tamin’ izany rehetra izany dia nampiseho ny fahadiovanareo ny amin’ izany raharaha izany ianareo.
Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
12 Koa na dia nanoratra taminareo aza aho, dia tsy noho ny nanao izay tsy marina, na noho ny niaritra izay tsy marina, fa mba haseho aminareo eo anatrehan’ Andriamanitra ny fahazotoanareo hanaiky anay.
So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
13 Ary noho izany dia nampiononina izahay, ary tamin’ ny nampiononana anay dia vao mainka nifaly izahay noho ny fifalian’ i Titosy, fa ianareo rehetra efa namelombelona ny fanahiny.
On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
14 Ary raha nisy nataoko rehareha taminy ny aminareo, dia tsy mahamenatra ahy izany; fa tahaka ny nilazanay marina taminareo ny zavatra rehetra, dia tonga marina koa ny reharehanay tamin’ i Titosy ny aminareo.
Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
15 Ary vao mainka miraikitra aminareo aza ny fony, raha mahatsiaro ny fanarahanareo rehetra izy, dia ny haben’ ny fahatahorana sy ny fangovitana nandraisanareo azy.
And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
16 Ary faly aho fa matoky anareo amin’ ny zavatra rehetra.
I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.
