2 Korintofo 10

1 Me, Paulo a sɛ mewɔ mo nkyɛn a meyɛ mmerɛw, na sɛ minni mo nkyɛn nso a mewɔ akokoduru ma mo no, me na mitu saa fo yi. Mesrɛ wɔ me Kristo a ɔyɛ ɔyamyefo no din mu sɛ:

But I Paul exhort you through the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who before your face am indeed humble among you, but being absent am bold towards you:

2 Sɛ meba hɔ a monnhyɛ me mma menkasakasa mo anim. Minim yiye sɛ metumi anya akokoduru wɔ nnipa a wɔka se wiase adwene na yɛde di dwuma no no ho.

but I pray, that being present I may not be bold with the confidence with which I consider myself bold towards certain ones who regard us as walking about according to the flesh.

3 Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ yɛte wiase, nanso yennyina wiase tumi so wɔ yɛn ko mu.

For walking in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh;

4 Akode a yɛde ko no mfi wiase. Ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn akode a ano yɛ den a yebetumi de asɛe atamfo pampim a wɔabobɔ no. Yɛsɛe akyinnyehunu.

for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty to God unto the pulling down of strongholds;

5 Yɛsɛe akwanside biara a etia Onyankopɔn ho nimdeɛ no. Yɛto adwene biara nnareka ma wɔyɛ osetie ma Kristo.

casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

6 Sɛ mo setie wie pɛyɛ na obi san yɛ asoɔden wɔ ɔkwan biara so a, yɛbɛtwe nʼaso.

and being ready to avenge every disobedience, when your obedience may be complete.

7 Sɛnea nneɛma te no ara na muhu. Obi wɔ hɔ a ɔkari ne ho ka se, ɔyɛ Kristo de ana? Onii no nkari ne ho bio nhwɛ, efisɛ yɛn nso yɛyɛ Kristo de sɛnea ɔno nso yɛ ne de no.

Do you look at things according to the outward appearance? If any has trusted to himself that he belongs to Christ, let him again consider this in reference to himself, that as he belongs to Christ, so do we also.

8 Ɛnyɛ me aniwu sɛ aba sɛ mede tumi a Awurade de ama me sɛ memfa nhwɛ mo na munyin na memmfa nsɛe mo no bɛhoahoa me ho.

For if I shall in any thing the more abundantly boast concerning our power which the Lord gave us for your edification, and not for your destruction, I will not be ashamed:

9 Mempɛ sɛ modwene sɛ mede me nkrataa a makyerɛw mo no rehunahuna mo.

in order that I may not seem as it were to terrify you by my letters.

10 Obi bɛka se, “Paulo nkrataa mu nsɛm no yɛ yaw nanso sɛ ɔba yɛn nkyɛn a, ɔyɛ bɔkɔɔ na ne nsɛm nso nka hwee!”

Because they say, His letters are indeed weighty and powerful; but the presence of his body is weak, and his speech contemptible.

11 Ɛsɛ sɛ saa onipa no te ne ho ase sɛ, nsonoe biara nna nsɛm a ɛwɔ yɛn nkrataa a yɛkyerɛw no bere a yenni mo nkyɛn no, ne nea sɛ yɛwɔ mo nkyɛn a yɛyɛ no mu.

Let such a one consider this, that, such as we are in word by our letters while absent, such we really are in work being present.

12 Ɛyɛ nokware, yɛrentumi mfa yɛn ho ntoto wɔn a wɔfa wɔn ho sɛ wɔn asetena korɔn no ho. Saa nnipa no yɛ nkwaseafo! Wɔnam wɔn ho a wɔde toto wɔn ho wɔn ho so no bu wɔn ho atɛn.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain ones of those who recommend themselves: but they, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves to themselves, are not wise.

13 Yɛn de, yɛn ahohoahoa no ntra so bi. Yɛn ahohoahoa no ntra dwuma a Onyankopɔn atu yɛn sɛ yenni a mo mu adwumayɛ ka ho bi no so.

But we will not boast in things without measure, but according to the measure of the rule which measure God has measured to us, to reach even unto you.

14 Esiane sɛ mowɔ saa tebea no mu nti, yɛbaa mo nkyɛn bɛkaa Asɛmpa a ɛfa Kristo ho no a yɛantra.

For not as not reaching unto you do we stretch ourselves, for we have advanced in the gospel of Christ even unto you:

15 Eyi nti yɛmmfa adwuma a nkurɔfo ayɛ no nhoahoa yɛn ho te sɛ yɛn ara na yɛyɛe. Nea yɛrepɛ ne sɛ mo gyidi ase betim na anam so ama yɛatumi ayɛ mo mu adwuma a yɛntra baabi a Onyankopɔn ahyɛ no.

and not boasting in things without measure, in the labors of others, but having hope of your faith increasing among you, to be magnified according to our rule exceedingly,

16 Na yɛnam so atumi aka Asɛmpa wɔ aman afoforo so a yɛremfa adwuma a ɔfoforo ayɛ no nhoahoa yɛn ho.

to preach the gospel in the regions beyond you, not to glory according to the rule of others in things made ready.

17 Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Obiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔhoahoa ne ho no nhoahoa no wɔ ade a Awurade ayɛ mu.”

But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord;

18 Efisɛ ɛnyɛ ka a onipa bɛka ne ho asɛm pa no na ɛma Onyankopɔn gye no to mu, na mmom onipa a Onyankopɔn no ara bɛka ne ho asɛm pa no na ogye no to mu.

for he that commends himself is not approved, but whom the Lord commends.