2 Bhakolinto 11
1 Na mbaya mwiipilililanje kashoko ga ungumba gwangu! Elo, mwiipilililanje.
[But now, because my opponents are saying that Christ sent them to you as his representatives and that he did not send me], please be patient with me, too, [while I say a] few things [that may sound as if] [IRO] [I am praising myself, like] a foolish person [would do. You have been] ([putting up with/tolerating]) [those who teach what is false; ] now then, (put up with/tolerate) me [too].
2 Njikola lupimililo genu mmanganyanji, malinga lwa a Nnungu, pabha mmanganya punninginji mbuti mwali akanabhe kummanya jwannume, junintomele kuka jwannume jumo, ni a Kilishitu.
I really do care about [what happens to] you, just as God cares about [what happens to you. Just like a father wants his daughter to be sexually pure when he presents her to the man she will marry] [MET], I [want you to belong] to Christ [alone and to no other]. I want to present you [to him] as people who remain faithful to him [only, and who have not believed the deceitful message of those who are teaching what is false].
3 Ikabheje ngunajogopa, inabha malinga lijoka jula, kwa unami gwakwe ashinkwaatemba a Awa kwa lunda lwakwe, ng'aniyo yenunji inapuganywe nileka kulupalika na kwiishoya kwenunji kwa a Kilishitu.
However, just like [Satan, when he] cunningly [appeared as a] snake, deceived Eve [and caused her to disobey the Lord God], I am concerned that [those teachers] will cause you to think wrongly so that you will no longer [be faithful to] Christ alone.
4 Pabha aikaga mundu juna nilunguya ngani ja a Yeshu bhanape, bhutukanakwaalunguya uwe, mmanganyanji nnakumposhelanga, na punda genego, nnakunkundanga mbumu juna eu Ngani ja Mmbone jina jikalandana na jimposhelenje kopoka kwetu uwe!
[I say that] because some people have come among you who are teaching [their own thoughts about] Jesus. They [are saying about him] things that are [entirely] different from what I taught you. [They are urging] you to receive a [powerful] spirit who [would come to live in you], but it is not the same [Spirit] that you received [from God when you believed in Christ]. They preach [what they call] a good message, and you accept [their message, even though it is not the same as the good message about Christ that you heard from me. And] you have gladly accepted them and their message!
5 Ikabheje ngaganishiya kuti nne najwanshoko punda bhene bhashemwanga kwali, “Mitume bhakulu.”
I consider that [LIT] none of those [men, even though they think of themselves as being] [IRO] extra-special apostles, are in any way greater than I am.
6 Nkali ngaakombola bheleketa ukotoyo, ikabheje ngwete lumanyio, lyeneli tulangwiye kunngwenunji gwangali nng'iyo mmbali yowe na mobha gowe.
[I admit that] I am not an eloquent speaker, but I do know [God’s message]. I have made that clear to you by everything [that I have done among you and by everything that I have taught you].
7 Nne nashinkunnungushiyanga Ngani ja Mmbone ja a Nnungu gwangali kulipwa, nashinkwiituluya nkupinga ninkweyanje mmanganyanji. Bhuli nashinkulebha?
[I refused to accept money] from you as pay for teaching you God’s message about Christ. (It is ridiculous for you to think that what I did was wrong!/Was that wrong?) [RHQ] [I know that by teaching you without pay], I made myself seem [IRO] unimportant to you. [But I did it] to honor you.
8 Punatendaga liengo kungwenunji, natendaga pegwa indu na bhandunji bhana, eu melekete kuti, nashinkupokonyola indu yabhonji ninnjangutilanje mmanganyanji.
[Some people might say that it was as though] [IRO] I was robbing other congregations because I accepted money from them in order that I might work among you.
9 Punaliji na mmanganya nangannolela mundu jojowe ga shindu shoshowe, pabha Bhakilishitu ajetunji bhakopokenje ku Makedonia bhambelenje kila shindu shinapinjile. Nashinkwiteiga ngunannolele mundu kwa shoshowe na ngunapunda tenda nneyo.
Furthermore, when I was [there] with you and had no [money to buy the things that I needed], I did not cause any [of you] ([to have difficulties by my depending on you/by asking you for money/support]), because our [(inc)] fellow believers who came from [here in] Macedonia [province] brought enough [money for me to buy everything] that I needed. So I have not caused you any difficulty at all [by asking you for money], and I never will [ask you for money] [EUP].
10 Malinga shijili kweli ja a Kilishitu muntima gwangu, jwakwapi mundu shang'ibhilile mmbali yowe ya ku Akaya, ga kwiiniya kwangu.
[And] as [sure as you know that] everything that Christ says is true, [you can be sure that what] I say [to you now is true. Wherever I go] there in Achaia [province], [I do not let you believers pay me for doing God’s work among you]. And no one will be able to prevent me from boasting [about that].
11 Kwa nndi ngunabheleketa nneyo? Kuti kwa ligongo ngakumpinganga? Nngabha, a Nnungu bhamumanyi kuti ngulikumpinganga!
No one should wrongly [RHQ] think that it is because I do not love you that [I do not take pay from you]. God knows [that you truly/really are very dear to me].
12 Na shimbunde kutenda malinga shingutenda nnaino shino, nkupinga naibhililanje bhene bhaaloleyanga kwiiniya, kuti bhanatendanga liengo malinga uwe.
There are [some men there among you] who would like to be able to say boastfully that they [work among you] just as I do. So, in order to make it impossible [IDM] [for them to say that], I have [refused to accept pay from you], and I will continue doing that.
13 Pabha, bhanganyabho ashimitume bha unami, bhakamula liengo bhanami, bhalikwiitembanga mbuti ashimitume bha kweli bha a Kilishitu.
Those men are lying [when they say that they are] apostles. They work deceitfully. [Even though they say that they work for God, they are working only for themselves]. They try to make people think that Christ [sent them] as his apostles, [but they do not truly represent him].
14 Wala nngabha ga lapa, pabha nkali Lishetani nnyene anakwitemba mbuti malaika jwa shilangaya!
I am not surprised [that they act like that], because Satan himself causes people to think [that he has come] as a shining messenger [from God].
15 Kwa nneyo nngabha ga lapa, ibhaga bhatumishi bhakwe bhanakwiitendanga mbuti bhatumishi bhanguja pa meyo ga a Nnungu. Kumpelo shibhaukumulwanje kwa itendi yabhonji.
So it should not surprise [you] if these men, who [really] serve [Satan, do good things in order] to make you think they [serve God]. Some day God will [punish them] according to what they deserve because of the [evil] things that they do.
16 Kabhili nguti, mundu anang'anishiye kuti nanngumba. Ikabheje ntendangaga nneyo, bhai, nndolelelanje mbuti nanngumba nkupinga ngole sha kwiiniya kapela kashoko.
I say again: I do not want any of you to think that my [boasting about myself] is like foolish [people] boast. But even if anyone [thinks that I am boasting about myself like a foolish person boasts, listen to] what I [have to say anyway, just like you listen to those false apostles]. They really [speak] foolishly! Listen to me while I also boast a little.
17 Shingubheleketa nnainoshi nngabha shibhapinga Bhakulungwa, ikabheje ga kwiiniyaga ngunabheleketa mbuti nngumba.
About the things that I am [going to tell you], boasting confidently [about myself, surely you know that they are not the kind of things] that the Lord [Jesus] would say. Instead, [I will speak] as a foolish [person would speak].
18 Pabha bhabhagwinjinji bhanakwiiniyanga kwa gene gubhatendilenje pa shilambolyo, numbe nne shiniiniye.
Because many among you are boasting [about their own work], as unbelievers do, I will also boast [about myself and my work] [MTY, IRO].
19 Mmanganya nkakwaapatanga bhangumba, pabha nshikolanga lunda!
[I am sure that you, who think that you are so wise, will accept what I say] because you gladly [accept the] false teachers and the foolish things [that they say].
20 Nnakuipilililanga nkali mundu ammikanje utumwa, eu akunnjibhanga, eu akunng'amulishanga, eu akunnyegayanga eu akunkomanga mapapa kumeyo!
When people [treat] you as if they were your bosses, you gladly submit [to them. You think that it is all right when others] force you to provide for their needs. You think that it is all right [when people] take control over you, when they boast about themselves, [or when they insult you by] slapping you in the face.
21 Ngunakola oni kubheleketa kuti kwa genego twashinkwiinyegaya. Ikabheje malinga bhandunji bhana shibhalinganga kwiiniya ga shindu shoshowe, ngunabheleketa mbuti nngumba, numbe nne shiniiniye.
I agree that I was not bold enough to treat you in such ways. [Ha! Do you think that] [IRO] I should feel ashamed [because I did not do that?] So now, talking like a person who does not have any sense, I will boldly tell you [some things about myself, just like those false apostles tell you things about themselves].
22 Bhuli, bhanganyabho Bhaebhulania? Nkali nne Muebhulania. Bhuli, bhanganyabho Bhaishilaeli? Nkali nne Mwishilaeli. Bhanganyabho lubheleko lwa a Bhulaimu? Nkali nne lubheleko lwa a Bhulaimu.
Do [they tell you] that they are Hebrews [and can speak the Hebrew language?] Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. Do they [tell you that they] belong [to God’s people], the nation of Israel? Well, I can say the same thing [about myself]. [Do they tell you that] they are descendants of [our great] ancestor Abraham? Well, he is my ancestor, too.
23 Bhalabhonji bhatumishi bha a Kilishitu? Shimelekete mbuti ngwete shalubha. Nkali nne nantumishi jwa a Kilishitu numbe kupunda bhanganyabho, nne njitenda liengo likulungwa, njitabhwa papagwinji, na njikomwa papagwinji, na papagwinji punaliji tome nawa.
[Do they tell you how much] work they have done for Christ? Now I am talking like a crazy person talks [EUP]. Well, I work for Christ much more [than they do. I have been] in prison many more times [than they have. Many times I] have been beaten {[people] have beaten me} very severely [because I believe in and obey Christ]. Many times I almost died [because of serving Christ].
24 Ku Bhayaudi nashinkukomwa paano, ndomondo makumi gatatu na tisha shalepeshe shimope iishile makumi nsheshe.
On five occasions Jewish [religious leaders] beat me 39 times with a whip.
25 Nashinkukomwa imbo patatu na Bhaloma, na kamo nashinkukomwa maganga. Patatu meli jashinkundemeshela mbhaali, kamo natemi mmashi ga bhaali shilo na mui.
On three occasions I was beaten {[Roman] officials beat me} with wooden sticks. On one occasion [a large crowd of people] threw stones at me [to kill me]. On three occasions the ship [that I was traveling on] was wrecked [and sank. On one of those occasions] I was [floating] in the water a night and a day [before I was rescued].
26 Papagwinji mmwanja gwangu njiimikana na ya jogoya, ya ndanje ya mashi, na ya jogoya ya bhaapokonyola, na ya jogoya kopoka ku bhashilambo ajangunji, na ya kopoka ku bhandunji bha ilambo ina, na ya jogoya ya mwiilambo, na ya mukonde, na ya mbhaali, na ya a Bhakilishitu ajetunji bha unami.
As I have often traveled to other places, [I have often risked losing my life. For example], sometimes I have been in danger [crossing] rivers. [I have been] in danger [traveling in places] where there were bandits. [At times I have been in] danger among people of my own nation, [the Jews], and [at other times I been in] danger among those who are not Jews. [I have been] in danger in cities, and I have been in dangerous situations in barren areas. I have been in dangerous situations [when I was traveling in ships]. [I have been in] danger among people who falsely [claim to be] fellow believers.
27 Nashinkulaga mmaengo ga topa, njisheya papagwinji. Njilaga shibhanga na nnjota, papagwinji natendaga tama gwangali kulya, njilaga mmbepo gwangali nngubho.
I have worked very hard [DOU] [to earn] ([a living/what I need]), and often I did not sleep. At times I was hungry and thirsty, and at times I did not have enough time to eat. Sometimes I was cold [because] I did not have enough clothes [to wear].
28 Na kupunda genego, mobha gowe ngunatopelwa na ng'aniyo ya liengo lya mmakanisha gowe.
In addition to all that, I am constantly and deeply concerned about all the congregations [that I have helped to begin].
29 Apagwaga mundu jwangali mashili na nne ngakola mashili, nneyo peyo mundu alebhaga, nne inamboteka.
[Every time that I hear about fellow believers] [RHQ] who are not strong [spiritually], I sympathize with them [and try to help them. Every time that I learn about a fellow believer] [RHQ] who causes [another believer] to do something wrong, that makes me very angry.
30 Mbinjikwaga kwiiniya, bhai, shiniiniye kwa ungakola mashili gwangu.
Because [it seems that] it is necessary for me to [continue] boasting [about myself], I will boast about things that [caused some people to think of me] as being weak.
31 A Nnungu, Ainabhabho Bhakulungwa bhetu a Yeshu, lina lyabho likuywe pitipiti, bhenebho bhamumanyi ngaabheleketa unami. (aiōn g165)
God, who is the Father of our [(inc)] Lord Jesus, and who is the one [whom we should] praise forever, knows that I am not lying [about this]. (aiōn g165)
32 Punaliji ku Dameshiki, bhakulungwa bhamo bha a mpalume Aleta, bhashinkubhika ulinda pa shilambo nkupinga ngamulwe.
[One time when I was] in Damascus [city], the governor whom King Aretas [had appointed] to rule [part of his area, told his soldiers] to guard [the gates of] the city so that they could seize me [if I tried to leave the city].
33 Ikabheje, nashinkutuluywa palanga nshikapu shikulungwa, kupitila pa lilanga lya nnikumba gunaatolweshe.
But [my friends] helped me to escape [by] putting me in a large basket and lowering me [to the ground by a rope] through an opening in the [city] wall. [That was really humiliating]!
