ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᎢᎬᏱᏱ ᎨᎪᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 4

1 ᎾᏂᎥ ᎩᎶ ᎪᎦᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎣᎩᏅᏏᏓᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎪᎦᏓᏅᏖᏍᎨᏍᏗ, ᎠᎴ ᎣᎦᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎤᏤᎵᎦ.

Let us be judged as servants of Christ, and as those who are responsible for the secret things of God.

2 ᎠᎴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎤᎾᎦᏌᏯᏍᏗᏕᎩ ᎤᏚᎩ ᎨᎬᏐ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏳᎾᏛᏁᏗᏱ.

And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

3 ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᏅᎵᏌᎵᏉ ᏂᎯ ᏗᏍᎩᏳᎪᏓᏁᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏫᏉ ᏧᏭᎪᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎥᎥ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏋᏒ ᏱᏗᎦᏓᏚᎪᏓᏁᎭ;

But it is a small thing to me that I am judged by you or by man's judging; I am not even a judge of myself.

4 ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎠᏆᏓᎳᏫᏎᏗ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏯᏊᏓᎴᎭ; ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏗᏊᎪᏓᏁᎯ.

For I am not conscious of any wrong in myself; but this does not make me clear, for it is the Lord who is my judge.

5 ᎾᏍᎩᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏞᏍᏗ ᏗᏧᎪᏔᏅᎩ ᎠᏏᏉ ᏄᏍᏆᎸᎲᎾ, ᎬᏂ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎦᎷᏨᎭ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᎦ ᎦᏛ ᏥᏙᏓᎦᎾᏄᎪᏫᏏ ᎤᎵᏏᎬ ᏗᎬᏍᎦᎵ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏂᏙᏓᎬᏁᎵ ᏧᏂᎾᏫᏱ ᏄᏍᏛ ᏚᎾᏓᏅᏖᎸᎢ; ᎿᎭᏉᏃ ᎾᏂᎥ ᎨᏥᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏱ ᏅᏓᏳᏓᎴᏅᎯ ᎨᏎᏍᏗ.

For this reason let there be no judging before the time, till the Lord comes, who will make clear the secret things of the dark, and the designs of the heart; and then will every man have his praise from God.

6 ᎠᎵ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ, ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ, ᏕᎦᏟᎶᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎦᏓᏁᎢᏍᏓ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏉᎳ ᏥᏁᎢᏍᏓ ᏂᎯ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏍᎩᏯᏕᎶᏆᎡᏗᏱ ᎢᏣᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎢᏥᎶᏒᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏂᎬᏅ ᎪᏪᎸᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎩᎶ ᎤᏢᏈᏍᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎠᏏᏴᏫ ᎦᎸᏉᏗᏍᎬ ᏅᏩᏓᎴᏃ ᎠᏡᏗᏍᎬᎢ.

My brothers, it is because of you that I have taken Apollos and myself as examples of these things, so that in us you might see that it is not wise to go farther than what is in the holy Writings, so that no one of you may be lifted up against his brother.

7 ᎦᎪᎨ ᏅᏩᏓᎴ ᏂᏨᏁᎸ? ᎠᎴ ᎦᏙ ᏣᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏁᏣᏁᎸᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ? ᎢᏳᏃ ᎡᏣᏁᎸᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᎭᏢᏈᏍᎦ ᏁᏣᏁᎸᎾᏉ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ?

For who made you better than your brother? or what have you that has not been given to you? but if it has been given to you, what cause have you for pride, as if it had not been given to you?

8 ᎿᎭᏉ ᎢᏥᎧᎵᏨᎯ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᎢᏤᎿᎭᎢᏳ, ᎢᏥᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎨᏒᎢ ᎠᏴ ᏂᏨᏯᎵᎪᏁᎸᎾ, ᎠᎴ ᏲᎯ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎢᏥᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏴ ᎾᏍᏉ ᎢᏧᎳᎭ ᎢᎩᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

For even now you are full, even now you have wealth, you have been made kings without us: truly, I would be glad if you were kings, so that we might be kings with you.

9 ᎦᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬᏰᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏃᎬᏁᎸ ᎠᏴ ᎣᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎣᏂᏱ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏦᎩᏲᎱᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ; ᏗᎪᎦᎧᏃᏗᏰᏃ ᏃᎦᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏗᏂᎧᎿᎭᏩᏗᏙᎯ ᎠᎴ ᏴᏫ.

For it seems to me that God has put us the Apostles last of all, as men whose fate is death: for we are put on view to the world, and to angels, and to men.

10 ᎣᎩᏁᎫ ᎠᏴ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ, ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎿᎭᎢ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ; ᏦᏥᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᎠᏴ, ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᏗᏣᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ; ᎡᏥᎸᏉᏗᏳ ᏂᎯ, ᎠᏴᏍᎩᏂ ᎣᎩᏂᏆᏘᎯ.

We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.

11 ᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ, ᎠᎪᏄ ᏙᎩᏲᏏᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏙᎩᏔᏕᎩᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᏦᎩᏰᎸᏌᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏈᏅ ᏙᎬᏂᏍᏗᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎢᎸᎯᏢ ᎣᎨᏅᏒ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ;

Even to this hour we are without food, drink, and clothing, we are given blows and have no certain resting-place;

12 ᎠᎴ ᎠᏍᏓᏯ ᏙᎩᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎰᎢ, ᎣᎬᏒ ᏦᎪᏰᏂ ᏙᏨᏗᏍᎪ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎣᏣᏛᏁᎰᎢ. ᎦᏲᎩᏐᏢᏗᏍᎬ ᎣᏍᏛ ᏙᏥᏁᏤᎰᎢ; ᎤᏲ ᏃᎬᏁᎲ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎣᏤᎵᏍᎪᎢ;

And with our hands we do the hardest work: when they give us curses we give blessings, when we undergo punishment we take it quietly;

13 ᎣᎩᏃᎮᏍᎬᎢ, ᎣᏥᏔᏲᎯᎰᏉ; ᎤᏁᎢᎸᏗ ᎡᎶᎯ ᎡᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᎾᎦᎵᏍᏔᏅ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏓᎭ ᎨᏒ ᎾᎦᎥ ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎠᏍᏛᎪᏒᎯ ᏃᎦᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᏍᏗ.

When evil things are said about us we give gentle answers: we are made as the unclean things of the world, as that for which no one has any use, even till now.

14 ᎥᏝ ᎢᏨᏍᏕᎣᎯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏱᎩᏰᎸ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᏨᏲᏪᎳᏁᎭ; ᏗᏇᏥᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ ᎢᏨᏯᏅᏓᏗᏍᏗᎭ.

I am not saying these things to put you to shame, but so that, as my dear children, you may see what is right.

15 ᎾᏍᏉᏰᏃ ᎠᏍᎪᎯ ᎢᏯᎦᏴᎵ ᏱᎾᏂᎥ ᏗᎨᏤᏲᎲᏍᎩ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏕᏣᏁᎶᏛᎢ, ᎠᏎᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏯᏂᎪᏗ ᏗᏥᏙᏓ; ᎦᎶᏁᏛᏰᏃ ᏥᏌ ᏕᏣᏁᎶᏛ ᎣᏍᏛ ᎧᏃᎮᏛ ᎬᏗ ᏍᎩᏯᏕᏁᎸᎩ.

For even if you had ten thousand teachers in Christ, you have not more than one father: for in Christ Jesus I have given birth to you through the good news.

16 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎢᏨᏍᏗᏰᏗᎭ ᎠᏴ ᏍᎩᏯᏕᎶᏆᎡᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.

So my desire is that you take me as your example.

17 ᎾᏍᎩ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᏥᏅᏒᎩ ᏗᎹᏗ ᎢᏥᏩᏛᎲᏍᏗᏱ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᏥᎨᏳᎢ ᏥᎩ ᎠᏇᏥ, ᎠᎴ ᏚᏳᎪᏛ ᎢᏯᏛᏁᎯ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᏓᎧᎿᎭᏩᏕᎬᎢ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᏓᏣᏅᏓᏗᏍᏔᏂ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎨᏙᎲ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏕᏥᎦᎿᎭᏩᏕᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏕᎦᏕᏲᎲᏍᎬ ᏂᎦᎥ ᏕᎨᏌᏗᏒ ᏚᎾᏓᏡᏩᏗᏒ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ.

For this cause I have sent Timothy to you, who is my dear and true child in the Lord; he will make clear to you my ways in Christ, even as I am teaching everywhere in every church.

18 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎢᎦᏛ ᏚᎾᏕᏋᎯᏍᏗ ᏥᏫᏅᏗᏨᎷᏤᎵᏒᎾᏉ ᏥᎨᏐ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ.

Now some are full of pride, as if I was not coming to you.

19 ᎠᏎᏃ ᏮᏓᏨᎷᏤᎵ ᏂᎪᎯᎸᎾ, ᎢᏳᏃ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎣᏏᏳ ᏳᏰᎸᏅ; ᎠᎴ ᏮᏓᎦᏙᎴᎣᏏ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬᏉ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏧᎾᏕᏋᎯᏍᏗ, ᏚᎾᎵᏂᎬᎬᏍᎩᏂ ᏄᏍᏛᎢ.

But I will come to you in a short time, if it is pleasing to the Lord, and I will take note, not of the word of those who are full of pride, but of the power.

20 ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯᏰᏃ ᎤᏤᎵᎪᎯ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏝ ᎦᏬᏂᎯᏍᏗᏉ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏚᎳᏏᏗ, ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳᏍᎩᏂ ᎨᏒᎢ.

For the kingdom of God is not in word but in power.

21 ᎦᏙᏃ ᎢᏣᏚᎵᎭ? ᏥᎪ ᎦᎾᏍᏓ ᏥᏁᎢ ᏮᏓᏨᎷᏤᎵ? ᏥᎪᎨ ᎠᏓᎨᏳᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏓᏅᏘ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᎬᏗ ᏮᏓᏨᎷᏤᎵ?

What is your desire? is my coming to be with punishment, or is it to be in love and a gentle spirit?