2 Corinthians 13
1 Èyí ni ó dí ìgbà kẹta tí èmi ń tọ̀ yín wá. Ní ẹnu ẹlẹ́rìí méjì tàbí mẹ́ta ni a ó fi ìdí ọ̀rọ̀ gbogbo múlẹ̀.
For the third time I am coming to see you. By the word of two or three witnesses each statement will be established.
2 Mo ti sọ fún yín ṣáájú, mo sì ń sọ fún yín tẹ́lẹ̀, bí ẹni pé mo wà pẹ̀lú yín nígbà kejì, àti bí èmi kò ti sí lọ́dọ̀ yín ní ìsinsin yìí, mo kọ̀wé sí àwọn tí ó ti ṣẹ̀ náà, àti sí gbogbo àwọn ẹlòmíràn, pé bí mo bá tún padà wá, èmi kì yóò dá wọn sí.
I have said it, and I say it again before I come, just as if I were with you on my second visit, though for the moment absent, I say to those who have been long sinning, as well as to all others – that if I come again, I will spare no one.
3 Níwọ́n bí ẹ̀yin tí ń wá àmì Kristi ti ń sọ̀rọ̀ nínú mi, ẹni tí kì í ṣe àìlera sí yin, ṣùgbọ́n tí ó jẹ́ agbára nínú yín.
And that will be the proof, which you are looking for, that the Christ speaks through me. There is no weakness in his dealings with you. No, he shows his power among you.
4 Nítorí pé a kàn án mọ́ àgbélébùú nípa àìlera, ṣùgbọ́n òun wà láààyè nípa agbára Ọlọ́run. Nítorí àwa pẹ̀lú jásí aláìlera nínú rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n àwa yóò wà láààyè pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ nípa agbára Ọlọ́run sí yín.
For though his crucifixion was due to weakness, his life is due to the power of God. And we, also, are weak in his weakness, but with him we will live for you through the power of God.
5 Ẹ máa wádìí ara yín, bí ẹ̀yin bá wà nínú ìgbàgbọ́; ẹ máa dán ara yín wò. Tàbí ẹ̀yin fúnra yín kò mọ ara yín pé Jesu Kristi wá nínú yín? Àfi bí ẹ̀yin bá jẹ́ àwọn tí a tanù.
Put yourselves to the test, to see whether you are holding to the faith. Examine yourselves. Surely you recognize this fact about yourselves – that Jesus Christ is in you! Unless indeed you cannot stand the test!
6 Ṣùgbọ́n mo ní ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé pé ẹ̀yin yóò mọ̀ pé, àwa kì í ṣe àwọn tí a tanù.
But I hope that you will recognize that we can stand the test.
7 Ǹjẹ́ àwa ń gbàdúrà sí Ọlọ́run, kì í ṣe nítorí kí àwa lè farahàn bí àwọn ti ó tayọ̀, ṣùgbọ́n kí ẹ̀yin lè máa ṣe èyí tí ó dára bí àwa tilẹ̀ dàbí àwọn tí a tanù.
We pray to God that you may do nothing wrong, not that we may be seen to stand the test, but that you may do what is right, even though we may seem not to stand the test.
8 Nítorí àwa kò lè ṣe ohun kan lòdì sí òtítọ́, bí kò ṣe fún òtítọ́.
We have no power at all against the truth, but we have power in the service of the truth.
9 Nítorí àwa ń yọ̀, nígbà ti àwa jẹ́ aláìlera, tí ẹ̀yin sì jẹ́ alágbára; èyí ni àwa sì ń gbàdúrà fún pẹ̀lú, àní pípé yín.
We are glad when we are weak, if you are strong. And what we pray for is that you may become perfect.
10 Ìdí nìyí ti mo ṣe kọ̀wé àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí nígbà tí èmi kò sí lọ́dọ̀ yín, pé nígbà tí mo bá dé kí èmi má ba à lo ìkanra ní lílo àṣẹ, gẹ́gẹ́ bí àṣẹ tí Olúwa ti fi fún mí, láti mú ìdàgbàsókè, kì í ṣe láti fà yín ṣubú.
This is my reason for writing as I am now doing, while I am away from you, so that, when I am with you, I may not act harshly in the exercise of the authority which the Lord gave me – and gave me for building up and not for pulling down.
11 Ní àkótán, ará ó dì gbòóṣe, ẹ ṣe àtúnṣe ọ̀nà yín, ẹ tújúká, ẹ jẹ́ onínú kan, ẹ máa wà ní àlàáfíà, Ọlọ́run ìfẹ́ àti ti àlàáfíà yóò wà pẹ̀lú yín.
And now, friends, goodbye. Aim at perfection; take courage; agree together; live in peace. And then God, the source of all love and peace, will be with you.
12 Ẹ fi ìfẹnukonu mímọ́ kí ara yín.
Greet one another with a sacred kiss.
13 Gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn Ọlọ́run níbi kí i yín.
All Christ’s people here send you their greetings.
14 Oore-ọ̀fẹ́ Jesu Kristi Olúwa, àti ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run, àti ìdàpọ̀ ti Èmí Mímọ́, kí ó wà pẹ̀lú gbogbo yín.
May the blessing of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion with the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
