2 Wakorintho 10
1 Mimi Paulo, mwenyewe nawasihi kwa unyenyekevu na upole wa Kristo. Mimi ni mpole wakati nikiwa mbele yenu, Lakini ninaujasiri kwenu wakati nikiwa mbali nanyi.
I, Paul, myself appeal to you, by the humility and gentleness of Christ. I am meek when I am in your presence, but I am bold toward you when I am away.
2 Nawaomba ninyi kwamba, wakati nikiwepo pamoja nanyi, sitahitaji kuwa jasiri na kujiamini kwangu mwenyewe. Lakini nafikiri nitahitaji kuwa jasiri wakati nikiwapinga wale wanaodhani kwamba tunaishi kwa jinsi ya mwili.
I beg of you that, when I am present with you, I will not need to be bold with self-confidence. But I think I will need to be bold when I oppose those who assume that we are living according to the flesh.
3 Kwa kuwa hata kama tunatembea katika mwili, hatupigani vita kwa jinsi ya mwili.
For even though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh.
4 Kwa kuwa silaha tunazotumia kupigana si za kimwili. Badala yake, zina nguvu ya kiungu ya kuharibu ngome. Zinaondosha kabisa mijadara inayopotosha.
For the weapons we fight with are not fleshly. Instead, they have divine power to destroy strongholds. They bring to nothing misleading arguments.
5 Pia, tunaharibu kila chenye mamlaka kijiinuacho dhidi ya maarifa ya Mungu. Tunalifanya mateka kila wazo katika utii kwa Kristo.
We also destroy every high thing that rises up against the knowledge of God. We take every thought captive into obedience to Christ.
6 Na tunapata utayari wa kuadhibu kila matendo lisilo na utii, mara tu utii wenu unapokuwa kamili.
And we are getting ready to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as your obedience is complete.
7 Tazama kile kilichowazi mbele yenu. Kama yeyote anashawishika kwamba yeye ni wa Kristo, na hebu ajikumbushe yeye mwenyewe kwamba kama tu alivyo ni wa Kristo, hivyo ndiyo na sisi pia tuko hivyo.
Look at what is clearly in front of you. If anyone is convinced that he is Christ's, let him remind himself that just as he is Christ's, so also are we.
8 Kwa kuwa hata nikijivuna kidogo zaidi kuhusu mamlaka yetu, ambayo Bwana aliyatoa kwa ajili yetu kuwajenga ninyi na siyo kuwaharibu, sitaona haya.
For even if I boast a little too much about our authority, which the Lord gave for us to build you up and not to destroy you, I will not be ashamed.
9 Sihitaji hili lionekane kwamba nawatisha ninyi kwa nyaraka zangu.
I do not want it to appear that I am terrifying you by my letters.
10 Kwa vile baadhi ya watu husema, “Nyaraka zake ni kali na zina nguvu, lakini kimwili yeye ni dhaifu. Maneno yake hayastahili kusikilizwa.”
For some people say, “His letters are serious and powerful, but physically he is weak. His words are not worth listening to.”
11 Hebu watu wa jinsi hiyo waelewe kwamba kile tusemacho kwa waraka wakati tukiwa mbali, ni sawasawa na vile tutakavyotenda wakati tukiwa pale.
Let such people be aware that what we are in the words of our letters when we are absent is what we will be in our actions when we are there.
12 Hatuendi mbali mno kama kujikusanya wenyewe au kujilinganisha wenyewe na wale ambao hujisifia wenyewe. Lakini wanapojipima wenyewe na kila mmoja wao, hawana akili.
We do not go so far as to group ourselves or compare ourselves with those who praise themselves. But when they measure themselves by one another and compare themselves with each other, they have no insight.
13 Sisi, hata hivyo, hatutajivuna kupita mipaka. Badala yake, tutafanya hivyo tu ndani ya mipaka ambayo Mungu ametupimia sisi, mipaka inayofika umbali kama wenu ulivyo.
We, however, will not boast beyond limits. Instead, we will do so only within the limits of what God has assigned to us, limits that reach as far as you.
14 Kwa kuwa hatukujizidishia wenyewe tulipowafikia ninyi. Tulikuwa wa kwanza kufika kwa umbali kama wenu kwa injili ya Kristo.
For we did not overextend ourselves when we reached you. We were the first to reach as far as you with the gospel of Christ.
15 Hatujajivuna kupita mipaka kuhusu kazi za wengine. Badala yake, tunatumaini kama imani yenu ikuwavyo kwamba eneo letu la kazi litapanuliwa sana, na bado ni ndani ya mipaka sahihi.
We have not boasted beyond limits about the labors of others. Instead, we expect that as your faith continues to grow, our work among you will greatly expand.
16 Tunatumaini kwa hili, ili kwamba tuweze kuhubiri injili hata kwenye mikoa zaidi yenu. Hatutajivuna kuhusu kazi inayofanywa katika maeneo mengine.
We hope for this, so that we may preach the gospel even in regions beyond you. We will not boast about the work being done in another's area.
17 “Lakini yeyote ajivunaye, ajivune katika Bwana.”
“But let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
18 Kwa maana siyo yule ajithibitishaye mwenyewe anathibitishwa. Isipokuwa, ni yule ambaye Bwana humthibitisha.
For it is not the one who recommends himself who is approved. Instead, it is the one whom the Lord recommends.
