2 Kolinitō 9

1 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he tokoni ki he kāinga māʻoniʻoni, ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ʻeku tohi kiate kimoutolu.

For indeed, concerning the ministry that [is] for the holy ones, it is superfluous for me to write to you,

2 He ʻoku ou ʻilo homou loto lelei, ʻaia naʻaku polepole ai ʻiate kimoutolu kiate kinautolu ʻi Masitōnia, koeʻuhi ʻoku talu ʻae taʻu ʻe taha mo e teu ki ai ʻa ʻAkeia; pea ko hoʻomou fai feinga kuo langaki ʻae tokolahi.

for I have known your readiness of mind, which in your behalf I boast of to Macedonians, that Achaia has been prepared a year ago, and your zeal stirred up the greater part,

3 Ka kuo u fekau ʻae kāinga, telia naʻa taʻeʻaonga ʻa ʻemau polepole ʻiate kimoutolu ʻi he meʻa ni; kae hangē ko ʻeku tala, ke mou teuteu pe:

and I sent the brothers, that our boasting on your behalf may not be made vain in this respect; that, according as I said, you may be ready,

4 Telia naʻa ʻiloange, te mau ʻalu atu mo ha niʻihi ʻo Masitōnia, pea ʻilo ʻakimoutolu ʻoku teʻeki ai teuteu, pea mā ai ʻakimautolu (ʻoku ʻikai teu pehē ʻakimoutolu) ʻi he polepole lahi ni.

lest if Macedonians may come with me, and find you unprepared, we may be put to shame (that we do not say—you) in this same confidence of boasting.

5 Ko ia naʻaku pehē ai ʻoku ʻaonga ʻeku enginaki ʻae kāinga, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻalu muʻomuʻa kiate kimoutolu, ʻo tomuʻa fakamaʻopoʻopo hoʻomou meʻaʻofa, ʻaia naʻe tomuʻa lea ki ai, koeʻuhi ke teu pe ia, ʻo ngali mo e meʻa foaki, kae ʻikai hangē ʻoku ʻi he manumanu.

Therefore I thought [it] necessary to exhort the brothers, that they may go before to you, and may make up before your formerly announced blessing, that this be ready, as a blessing, and not as covetousness.

6 Ka ko eni, Ko ia ʻoku tūtuuʻi fakasiʻisiʻi, ʻe utu fakasiʻisiʻi foki; pea ko ia ʻoku tūtuuʻi lahi, ʻe utu lahi foki.

And [remember] this: he who is sowing sparingly, will also reap sparingly; and he who is sowing in blessings, will also reap in blessings;

7 Ke foaki ʻe he tangata taki taha ʻo hangē ko ia kuo pau hono loto ki ai, kae ʻikai ʻi he mamahi, pe ʻi hono puleʻi: he ʻoku ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua ki ha foaki fiefia.

each one, according as he purposes in heart, not out of sorrow or out of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver,

8 Pea ʻoku mafai ʻe he ʻOtua ke fakatupulekina ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu; koeʻuhi ʻi he mahu lahi maʻuaipē ʻakimoutolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē, ke mou faʻa fai ʻae ngāue lelei kotoa pē:

and God [is] able to cause all grace to abound to you, that in everything always having all sufficiency, you may abound to every good work,

9 (Hangē ko ia kuo tohi, “Kuo tufaki atu ʻe ia; kuo foaki ʻe ia ki he masiva: pea ʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻene māʻoniʻoni ʻo taʻengata.” (aiōn g165)

according as it has been written: “He dispersed abroad, He gave to the poor, His righteousness remains throughout the age,” (aiōn g165)

10 Pea ko eni, ko ia ʻoku ne foaki ʻae tengaʻi ʻakau ki he tūtuuʻi, ʻofa ke ne foaki ʻae mā ke mou kai, pea fakatupu hoʻomou tenga kuo tūtuuʻi, pea fakalahi ʻae ngaahi fua ʻo hoʻomou māʻoniʻoni; )

and may He who is supplying seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,

11 Koeʻuhi ke fakamaʻumeʻaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ki he faʻa foaki lahi, ʻaia ʻoku tupu ai ʻae fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua ʻiate kimautolu.

being enriched to all liberality in everything, which works thanksgiving through us to God,

12 He ko e tauhi atu ʻoe ngāue ni, ʻoku ʻikai ngata ʻi he tokoni ki he masiva ʻoe kāinga māʻoniʻoni, ka ʻoku tupulekina ia ʻi he ngaahi fakafetaʻi lahi ki he ʻOtua;

because the ministry of this service not only is supplying the wants of the holy ones, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

13 Pea ʻi he fakamoʻoni ʻoe tokoni ni, ʻoku nau fakamālō ki he ʻOtua ʻi hoʻomou talangofua ʻoku fakahā ni ki he ongoongolelei ʻa Kalaisi, pea ʻi hoʻomou tufaki lahi kiate kinautolu, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē;

through the proof of this ministry glorifying God for the subjection of your confession to the good news of the Christ, and [for] the liberality of the fellowship to them and to all,

14 Pea ʻi heʻenau lotua ʻakimoutolu, mo e holi lahi kiate kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ko e ʻofa lahi ʻae ʻOtua ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu.

and by their supplication in your behalf, longing after you because of the exceeding grace of God on you;

15 Fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ko ʻene foaki ʻoku taʻefaʻalaua.

thanks also to God for His unspeakable gift!