Bakorintha II 8

1 Mme jaanong ke batla go lo bolelela se Modimo mo tshegofatsong ya one o se diretseng diphuthego mo Masedonia.

Now we make known to you, brothers, the grace of God that has been given among the churches of Macedonia.

2 Le fa ba ne ba feta mo matshwenyegong a magolo le dinako tse di thata, ba tlhakantse boitumelojwa bone jo bo hakgamatsang le lehuma la bone, mme ka ntlha ya go dira jalo ga penologa letlotlo la go aba ga bone.

During a severe trial of affliction, their abundant joy and their deep poverty abounded in a wealth of generosity on their part.

3 Ba ne ba sa abe fela mo ba ka go kgonang mme ba ne ba aba mo go ntsi; ebile ke ka supa gore ba ne ba batla go dira jalo e seng ka ntlha ya go ba tshwenya ga me.

For I testify that according to their ability, and even beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord,

4 Ba re kopile go tsaya madi gore ba tle ba a tlhakanele mo boitumelong jwa go thusa Bakeresete mo Jerusalema.

urgently begging us for the privilege of contributing to the gift for the saints in Jerusalem.

5 Mo go tsone tsotlhe, ba fetile mo re neng re go solofetse, gonne tiro ya bone ya ntlha e ne e le go ikopanya le Morena le rona, mo ditaelong dingwe le dingwe tse Modimo o ka bong o di ba neile ka rona.

And they did not do this in the way we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by the will of God.

6 Ba ne ba na le kgatlhego thata kaga gone gore re bo re kgothaditse Tito, yo o kgothaditseng go aba ga lona mo tshimologong, go lo etela le go lo kgothatsa go fetsa seabe sa lona mo tirelong e ya go aba.

So we have urged Titus, who previously encouraged you to begin gathering money, to return and help you complete this gracious gift.

7 Lona batho ba lo koo go na le baeteledipele ka ditsela tse dintsi, lona le tumelo e kgolo, bareri ba bantsi ba ba siameng, thuto e ntsi, tlhwaafalo e kgolo le lorato mo go rona. Jaanong ke batla lo nna baeteledipele mo neong ya go aba ka bopelonomi.

But just as you abound in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in your love for us—make sure you abound in this gracious gift as well.

8 Ga ke lo neye taolo, ga ke re lo e dire, mme bangwe ba a e eletsa. Se ke tsela e le nngwe go supa gore lorato lwa lona ke lwa boammaaruri, gore lo feta mafoko fela.

I am not saying this as a command, but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

9 Lo itse ka fa Morena wa rona Jesu Keresete o neng a le lorato le bonolo ka teng: Le fa a ne a humile thata, ka ntlha ya go lo thusa o ne a humanega thata, gore ka go humanega ga gagwe a lo humise.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you could become rich.

10 Ke batla go ntsha mogopolo wa gore lo fetse tse lo simolotseng go di dira mo ngwageng e e fetileng, gonne lo ne lo se ba ntlha go bua mogopolo o, mme lo ba ntlha go simolola go dira sengwe kaga one.

So I am giving my advice about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were not only the first who wanted to give, but you were also the first to begin doing so.

11 Ka lo simolotse ka tlhwaafalo e kgolo, lo tshwanetse go fetsa tiro e fela ka boitumelo, lo aba se lo ka se abang mo go se lo nang naso. A mogopolo wa lona o o simologileng ka tlhwaafalo o lekalekane le tiro ya lona ya boammaaruri jaanong.

Now finish doing it, so that your eager willingness to give may be matched by your completion of the gift, according to what you have.

12 Fa tota lo tlhwaafaletse go aba, jalo ga go botlhokwa gore lo aba go le kae. Modimo o batla lo aba se lo nang naso, e seng se lo senang naso.

For if the eager willingness is there, it is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what one does not have.

13 Mme ga ke reye gore ba ba amogelang dimpho tsa lona ba thube kobo segole (iketlo) ka ditshenyegelo tsa lona,

I do not mean there should be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a matter of equality. At the present time your abundance should provide for their need,

14 mme lo tshwanetse lo abelane nabo. Gone jaanong lo na le mo go ntsi, lo ka ba thusa; ka nako e nngwe ba ka abelana le lona fa lo tlhoka.

so that in turn their abundance may provide for your need, and thus there may be equality.

15 Ka tsela e mongwe le mongwe o tlaa nna le sengwe le sengwe se a se tlhokang.

As it is written, “He who gathered much had nothing left over, and he who gathered little had no lack.”

16 Ke leboga Modimo ka gore o neile Tito tlhwaafalo mo go lona e ke nang nayo.

But thanks be to God, who has put into the heart of Titus the same earnest care for you that I have.

17 O itumelela go latela mogopolo wa me gore a lo etele gape, mme ke solofela gore o ka ba a tsile, gonne o tlhwaafaletse go lo bona!

For Titus not only accepted our appeal, but with great enthusiasm he is coming to you of his own accord.

18 Ke mo romela le mokaulengwe yo o itsegeng sentle, yo o bakwang thata e le Moreri wa Mafoko a a Molemo mo diphuthegong tsotlhe.

With him we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his preaching of the gospel.

19 Mme tota, monna yo o tlhophilwe ke diphuthego go tsamaya le nna go isa mpho ya Jerusalema. Se se tlaa galaletsa Morena se bo se supa tlhwaafalo ya rona go thusa ba bangwe.

And not only that, but he has also been appointed by the churches to travel with us as we administer this gracious gift for the glory of the Lord himself and to show our eager willingness to help.

20 Ka go tsamaya mmogo re tlaa bo re itshireletsa mo dipelaelong dingwe le dingwe, gonne re eletsa gore ope a se ka a re bona molato ka mokgwa o re tshotseng mpho e kgolo e ka one.

We are taking this precaution so that no one will discredit us with respect to this large sum that we are administering.

21 Modimo o a itse gore re a ikanyega, mme ke batla gore mongwe le mongwe le ene a itse. Ke gone ka moo re dirileng thulaganyo e.

For we are giving careful thought to do what is right, not only in the sight of the Lord but also in the sight of men.

22 Mme ke santse ke lo romelela mokaulengwe yo mongwe, yo re mo itseng go tswa mo maitemogelong gore ke Mokeresete yo o tsepameng. O na le kgatlhego, fa a lebelela loeto lo, ka gore ke mmoleletse gotlhe kaga tlhwaafalo ya lona ya go thusa.

We are also sending with them our brother whom we have often tested and found to be earnest in many matters, and now he is even more earnest because of his great confidence in you.

23 Fa mongwe a botsa gore Tito ke mang, lo re ke modiri ka nna, mothusi wa me mo go lo thuseng, mme lo ka nna lwa re bakaulengwe ba bangwe ba babedi ba emetse diphuthego fano, ke dikai tse di galalelang tsa ba e leng ba Morena.

If there is any question about Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker in your service. If there is any question about our brothers, they are delegates of the churches, the glory of Christ.

24 Tswee-tswee supang lorato lwa lona mo go nna mo banneng ba, mme lo ba direle gotlhe mo ke ikgantshitseng ka gone gore lo tlaa go dira.

Therefore show them in front of all the churches the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.