2 Bakolinto 11
1 Ngankondwa namundekelelako nambi ndemuluya, ndashometi mulandekelele kendi!
[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 Nkute bufuba pali njamwe mufuba bwabulesa, amwe mulyeti mutukashi mulindu ngondatwalanga ku mulume umo Klistu.
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 Nomba nkute buyowa mpani nenjamwe manjeyaulwa enu abola cakwinseti ngamuleka kuyeya sha Klistu, ngamuyungaulwa mbuli Eva ncalayungaulwa nebucenjeshi bwanjoka.
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 Pakwinga pacino cindi na uliyense lesanga uko kakambauka sha Yesu wabula kuba Yesu ngotwalakambauka, nambi amuletelani mushimu wapusana ne uwo ngomwalatambula, nambi mulumbe wapusana ne ngomwalatambula, amwe mukute kumutambula.
[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 Nkandayeyengeti ndipanshi ku “batumwa benu balalibonongeti nibapelu.”
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 Ee, ngakantacishi kwamba cena, nsombi nkute mano akwishiba bintu, kayi ici tulacibiki pantangalala kuli njamwe cindi conse, mumikalilo iliyonse.
[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 Mulumbe wa Lesa ngondalikukambauka kulinjamwe walikuba wabula malipilo. Ndalalibwesha panshi kwambeti amwe musumpulwe, sena kwinseco ame ndalepisha?
[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 Cindi ncendalikusebensa pamo nenjamwe, mibungano imbi eyalikunyamfwilisha ng'amboweti ndalikubeti ndabaibilinga kwambeti ndicikonshe kumunyamfwilisha.
[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 Nambi pacindi mpondali kuyanda lunyamfo ndiyakumutatisha, pakwinga baklistu balafuma ku Makedoniya balandetela bintu byalikuyandika pabuyumi bwakame. Mbuli ncendabula kumutatisha pakutanguna, nteti nkabepo mutolo kulinjamwe.
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 Pakuba ne cancine ncine ca Klistu mukati mwakame paliya nabaumo eti akacikonshe kumweneka kutwanga kwakame mu cimpansha ca Akaya.
[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 Sena ndambangeti nkandimusuni? Lesa ucisheti amwe ndimusuni!
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 Nimpitilishe kwinsa ciliconse ncendenshinga kwambeti kantabashiyila munya “batumwa bandemishibili” Basa balayandanga pakutwangila balambangeti naboyo balasebensenga ncito yelana neyetu.
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 Pakwinga abo bantu ntebo batumwa bancine ncine, nibatumwa bandemishibili, basebenshi batashomwa. Balabonekengeti batumwa ba Klistu.
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 Kayi ici nteco cakukankamana naco, pakwinga neye Satana ukute kulibonesheti mungelo wa mumuni.
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 Neco ngacimubelaconi censu na basebenshi bakendi kababoneketi balenshinga calulama? Pamapwililisho nibakatambule celela micito yabo.
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 Ndabweshengaponga kwamba, kapataba muntu layeyengeti ndapusa. Na encemulayeyenga ngansumineti ndapusa kwambeti ntwange pang'ana.
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 Ee, ncendambanga nteco ncela kuyanda Mwami Klistu kwambeti ndicambe, munkani yakutwanga ndambangeti ndapusa.
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 Na nabambi balatwanganga cebo ca ncito njebalensa mucishi, nenjame ngantwanga.
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 Amwe omwacenjela nomba kayi njamwe mulatambulunga bapusa.
[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 Mukute kulekelela bantu bakute kumupanga busha, nambi kumulyela masuku pa mitwi, nambi kumuteyakose nambi kulitunta nambi kumunyansha ne kumuma mpaka pa menso.
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 Nkute nsoni pakusumineti twalikukute buyowa pakwinseco. Nomba na muntu kayanda kutwanga pa cintu nacimbi nenjame ngantwanga, nsombi kwinseco nako nikupusa.
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 Sena balalituntungeti ni Bahebeli? nenjame nde Muhebeli. Sena balalituntungeti ni Baislayeli? nenjame nde Muislayeli. Sena balafuma mucikombo ca Abulahamu? nenjame enkondalafuma.
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 Sena nibasebenshi ba Klistu? Ame kwambeco ndanyumfwikingeti ndapusa, nsombi ndemusebenshi waina ndalasebensa cangofu kubapita balo. Ndalasungwa mujele tunkanda twingi, ndalakwapulwa bikoti tunkanda twingi, ndalikuyanda kufwa munshila shingi.
[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 Tunkanda tusanu Bayuda balankwapula minyansu makumi atatu ne isanu ne ina.
On five occasions Jewish [religious leaders] beat me 39 times with a whip.
25 Ba Loma balankwapula bikoti tunkanda tutatu, balwani bakame balampwaya mabwe kankanda kamo. Ndalacanika mumapensho a kupasukilwa bwato pamenshi tunkanda tutatu, ndalenda mushinso wa pamenshi munshi ne mashiku.
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 Tunkanda twingi munyendo shakame ndalacana mapensho ayosha apa milonga, kubakapondo. Kumushobo wakame wa Bayuda ne kubantu babula kuba Bayuda. Muminshi mwalikuyosha, mucisuwa mwalikuyosha, palwenje palikuyosha, banse bame bandemishibili balikuyosha.
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 Yalikuba ncito yalemesha, tunkanda twingi kwalilwa kona, ndalikunyumfwa nsala ne nyotwa, kubula cakulya, pakona nambi kutontola necakufwala.
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 Kayi kwakubula kwamba bingi, ame ndalikuba ndayakamwa ne mibungano yonse busuba buli bonse.
In addition to all that, I am constantly and deeply concerned about all the congregations [that I have helped to begin].
29 Niyani watyompwa? ame kandi ndabula kunyumfwa kutyompwa kwakubula nenjame kutyompwa. Niyani latanguninwanga mubwipishi ame kantanyumfu kwipilwa mumoyo?
[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 Na ntwanga, kutwanga kwakame ngakuleshowa kutyompwa kwakame.
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 Lesa Baishi Mwami wetu Yesu uyo wela kulemekeshewa cindi conse! Eucisheti nkandabepenga. (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 Pacindi ncendalikuba ku Damasiko, kapacili Mwami Aleta mwendeleshi wamunshi wa Damasiko, walabika bashilikali pacishinga ca lilinga kwambeti bambona bansunge.
[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 Nomba ndalaselukila pacibwanko ca lubumbu lwa lilinga kandi mumutanga, neco ndalapuluka mukanwa mwa nkalamu.
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]!
