ᎪᎵᏂᏗᏱ ᎠᏁᎯ ᏔᎵᏁ ᎨᎪᏪᎳᏁᎸᎯ 12
1 ᎥᏝ ᎬᏩᏓᏍᏕᎸᏗ ᏱᎩ ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯ ᎠᏆᏢᏈᏍᏗᏱ; ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏓᏥᏁᎢᏍᏔᏂ [ ᎩᎶ ] ᎤᏁᎳᏫᏎᎸ ᎠᎴ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎬᏂᎨᏒ ᏄᏩᏁᎸᎢ.
As it is necessary for me to take glory to myself, though it is not a good thing, I will come to visions and revelations of the Lord.
2 ᏥᎦᏔᎲᎩ ᎠᏍᎦᏯ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎪᎯᏳᎲᏍᎩ, ᎿᎭᏉ ᏂᎦᏚ ᎾᏕᏘᏴ, ( ᎠᏯᎥ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎾᏯᎥᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎭ; ) ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎠᎦᏘᎾᏫᏛᎲᎩ ᏦᎢᏁ ᎦᎸᎶ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏩᎦᏘᏃᎸᎩ.
I have knowledge of a man in Christ, fourteen years back (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only), who was taken up to the third heaven.
3 ᎠᎴ ᏥᎦᏔᎯ ᎨᏒᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ, ( ᎠᏰᎸ ᎠᏯᎥ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏰᎸ ᎾᏯᎥᎾ ᎨᏒ ᎥᏝ ᏱᏥᎦᏔᎭ; ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎭ; )
And I have knowledge of such a man (if he was in the body, or out of the body, I am not able to say, but God only),
4 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᎠᎦᏘᎾᏫᏛᎲᎩ ᏅᏩᏙᎯᏯᏛ ᏗᎨᏒ ᏩᎦᏘᏃᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏛᎦᏅᎩ ᎠᏂᏬᏂᏍᎬ ᎢᎦᏪᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ, ᏂᏚᏳᎪᏛᎾ ᎨᏒ ᏴᏫ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏪᏍᏗᏱ.
How he was taken up into Paradise, and words came to his ears which may not be said, and which man is not able to say.
5 ᎾᏍᎩ Ꮎ ᏥᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᏱᎦᏢᏈ; ᎠᏋᏒᏍᎩᏂ ᎦᏓᏁᎢᏍᏗᏍᎬ ᎥᏝ ᏴᎦᎦᏢᏈ, ᏥᏩᎾᎦᎵᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎤᏩᏒ.
On account of such a one I will have glory: for myself I will take no glory, but only in my feeble body.
6 ᎢᏳᏰᏃ ᏯᏆᏚᎵ ᎠᏆᏢᏈᏍᏗᏱ, ᎥᏝ ᎠᎩᏁᎫ ᏱᎦᎨᏎᏍᏗ; ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏰᏃ ᎨᏒ ᏱᏥᏃᎲᎵ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎥᎨᎳ, ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᎭ ᎩᎶ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏖᏍᎬ ᎤᏟ ᏱᏂᎠᎩᎸᏉᏗ ᎠᏃ ᎾᏆᏍᏛ ᎠᎩᎪᏩᏘᏍᎬᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏆᏛᎩᏍᎬᎢ.
For if I had a desire to take credit to myself, it would not be foolish, for I would be saying what is true: but I will not, for fear that I might seem to any man more than he sees me to be, or has word from me that I am.
7 ᎾᏍᎩᏃ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᏆᎵᏌᎳᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎥᎩᎾᏄᎪᏫᏎᎸᎩ, ᎠᎩᏣᏲᎯᎯ ᎥᎩᏁᎸᎩ ᎠᎩᏇᏓᎸᎢ, ᏎᏓᏂ ᎤᏅᏏᏛ ᎠᏋᏂᎯ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎶᏒᏍᏔᏅᎯ ᎠᏆᎵᏌᎳᏙᏗᏱ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᎢᏳᎵᏍᏙᏗᏱ.
And because the revelations were so very great, in order that I might not be overmuch lifted up, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, one sent from Satan to give me pain.
8 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎯᎠ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ ᏦᎢ ᏂᏥᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᎡᏗᏱ.
And about this thing I made request to the Lord three times that it might be taken away from me.
9 ᎯᎠᏃ ᎾᎩᏪᏎᎸᎩ, ᎬᏩᎦᏘᏯ ᎠᏆᏓᏙᎵᏍᏗ ᎨᏒ ᏰᎵᏉ ᎨᏣᎵᏍᏕᎸᏙᏗ; ᎠᏆᎵᏂᎬᎬᏰᏃ ᎤᎧᎵᏨᎯ ᎢᎬᏁᎸᎯ ᎾᎿᎭᏩᎾᎦᎳ ᎨᏒᎢ. ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎠᏆᎵᎮᎵᏨᎯ ᎤᏟ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᎭ ᎠᏆᏢᏈᏍᏗᏱ ᏥᏩᎾᎦᎵᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏒ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᎠᏊᏢᏙᏗᏱ.
And he said to me, My grace is enough for you, for my power is made complete in what is feeble. Most gladly, then, will I take pride in my feeble body, so that the power of Christ may be on me.
10 ᎾᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᎦᎵᎡᎵᎦ ᏥᏩᎾᎦᎵᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎦᏴᎩᏐᏢᏛᎢ, ᎠᎩᏂᎩᏛ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏲ ᏅᏋᎿᎭᏕᎬᎢ, ᎡᎯᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᏓᏅᏔᏩᏕᎬ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏅᏗᎦᎵᏍᏙᏗᏍᎬᎢ; ᏥᏩᏂᎦᎵᏳᏰᏃ ᏥᎨᏐ, ᎾᎯᏳ ᎠᏆᎵᏂᎩᏗᏳ ᎨᏐᎢ.
So I take pleasure in being feeble, in unkind words, in needs, in cruel attacks, in troubles, on account of Christ: for when I am feeble, then am I strong.
11 ᎠᎩᏁᎫ ᎾᏆᎵᏍᏔᏅ ᎦᏢᏆᏍᎬᎢ; ᏂᎯ ᏂᏍᎩᏴᏂᏌᏏ; ᏂᎯᏰᏃ ᏍᎩᎸᏉᏙᏗ ᎨᏒᎩ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᏑᏓᎴᎩ ᎤᏅ ᎡᏍᎦ ᏱᎦᏥᏲᎠᏍᎦ ᏄᏂᎬᏫᏳᏒ ᎨᏥᏅᏏᏛ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎠᏴ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ ᏱᎩ.
I have been forced by you to become foolish, though it was right for my praise to have come from you: for in no way was I less than the chief of the Apostles, though I am nothing.
12 ᎤᏙᎯᏳᎯᏯ ᎠᏙᎴᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎥᎩᏅᏏᏛ ᎨᏒ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎯ ᏂᎦᎵᏍᏗᎭ ᎢᏤᎲᎢ, ᎬᏔᏅᎯ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎬᏂᏗᏳ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏰᎸᏛᎢ, ᎤᏍᏆᏂᎪᏗ ᏕᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎵᏂᎩᏛ ᏕᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᎸᎢ.
Truly the signs of an Apostle were done among you in quiet strength, with wonders and acts of power.
13 ᎦᏙᏃ ᎤᏍᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎾᎿᎭᎡᏍᎦ ᏕᏦᎭᏍᎦ ᏗᏐᎢ ᏧᎾᏁᎶᏗ ᏚᎾᏓᏡᏩᏗᏒᎢ, ᎯᎠ ᎤᏩᏒ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎠᏴ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎦᎨᏛ ᏂᏨᏴᏁᎸᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ? ᎨᏍᎩᎥᏏᏉ ᎠᏗᎾ ᎯᎠ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏣᏘᏂ ᏂᏨᏯᏛᏁᎸᎢ.
For what is there in which you were made less than the other churches, but in the one thing that I was not a trouble to you? Let me have forgiveness for this wrong.
14 ᎬᏂᏳᏉ, ᏦᎢᏁ ᎠᏆᏛᏅᎢᏍᏗ ᏫᏨᎷᏤᏗᏱ; ᎥᏝ ᎠᎴ ᎦᎨᏛ ᏱᏅᎨᏨᏴᎦ; ᎥᏝᏰᏃ ᎪᎱᏍᏗ ᎢᏥᎲ ᏱᎩᏲᎭ, ᏂᎯᏍᎩᏂ ᎢᏨᏲᎭ; ᏗᏂᏲᎵᏰᏃ ᎥᏝ ᏧᏂᎦᏴᎵᎨ ᏧᎾᏓᏁᎳᏁᏗ ᏱᎩ, ᎠᏂᎦᏴᎵᎨᏍᎩᏂ ᏧᏁᏥ ᏧᎾᏓᏁᎳᏁᏗ ᎨᏐᎢ.
This is now the third time that I am ready to come to you; and I will not be a trouble to you: my desire is for you, not for your property: for it is not the children's business to make store for their fathers, but the fathers for the children.
15 ᎠᎴ ᎤᏣᏘ ᎣᏏᏳ ᎠᎩᏰᎸᏎᏍᏗ ᎠᏆᎫᏴᎯᏓᏍᏗᏱ ᎠᎴ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎠᏆᏗᏒᎲᏍᏗᏱ ᏗᏣᏓᏅᏙ ᏕᏥᏍᏕᎵᏍᎬᎢ, ᎾᏍᏉ ᎧᏁᏉᎬ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᏒᎢ ᎤᎦᏲᎶᎯᏍᏗᏱ ᏱᏂᎬᏁᎭ ᏍᎩᎨᏳᏒᎢ.
And I will gladly give all I have for your souls. If I have the more love for you, am I to be loved the less?
16 ᎠᏗᎾ ᎤᏁᎳᎩ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏄᏍᏕᏍᏗ, ᎾᏍᎩ ᎦᎨᏛ ᏂᏨᏴᏁᎸᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᏥᏏᎾᏌᏂᏳ ᎨᏒ, ᎦᎶᏄᎮᏛ ᎠᏋᏔᏅᎩ ᏕᏨᏂᏴᎲᎩ.
But let it be so, that I was not a trouble to you myself; but (someone may say) being false, I took you with deceit.
17 ᏥᎪ ᎢᏨᎶᏄᎡᏍᎨ ᎦᏥᏴᏗᏍᎨ ᎩᎶ ᎦᏥᏅᏏᏛ ᏫᎨᏥᎷᏤᎸᎯ?
Did I make a profit out of you by any of those whom I sent to you?
18 ᏓᏓᏏ ᏥᏔᏲᏎᎸᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏁᎩ ᎥᏥᏅᏒᎩ ᎢᏓᎵᏅᏟ. ᏥᎪ ᏓᏓᏏ ᎢᏥᎶᏄᎮᎴᎢ? ᏝᏍᎪ ᎤᏠᏱᏉ ᎠᏓᏅᏙ ᏲᏍᏛᏗᏍᎨ ᎣᏍᏕᏙᎲᎢ? ᏝᏍᎪ ᏌᏉ ᏱᎨᏎ ᏙᏍᏓᎳᏏᏂᏙᎲᎢ?
I gave orders to Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus make any profit out of you? were we not guided by the same Spirit, in the same ways?
19 ᎠᎴᏬ, ᏥᎪ ᎣᏣᎵᏍᏕᎵ ᎢᏤᎵᎭ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎲᎢ? ᎤᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᎦᏔᎲ ᎣᏥᏁᎦ ᎦᎶᏁᏛ ᏧᏪᏲᏅᎯ ᎾᏍᎩᏯᎢ; ᎠᏎᏃ ᎢᏨᎨᏳᎢ, ᏂᎦᎥ ᏂᎯ ᎢᏣᎵᏂᎪᎯᏍᏙᏗ ᎤᎬᏩᎵ [ ᎣᏥᏁᎦ.]
It may seem to you that all this time we have been attempting to put ourselves in the right; but we are saying these things before God in Christ. For all things, dear brothers, are for your profit.
20 ᏥᎾᏰᏍᎦᏰᏃ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏫᏥᎷᏨᎭ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᏣᏍᏛᎾᏉ ᎨᏒ ᏄᏍᏛ ᎠᏆᏚᎵᏍᎬ ᎢᏨᏩᏛᏗᏱ, ᎠᎴ ᎠᏋᏒ ᎨᏒ ᏍᎩᎪᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᎾᏍᎩᏯ ᏂᏣᏚᎵᏍᎬᎾ ᎨᏒᎢ; ᎠᎴ ᎠᎩᏩᏛᏗᏱ ᏗᏘᏲᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏛᏳᎨᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏔᎳᏬᎯᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏗᏒᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏲ ᏗᏓᏃᎮᎵᏓᏍᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎠᏙᏅᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᎤᏟ ᎠᏤᎸᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ, ᏧᏓᎴᏅᏛ ᎢᎬᏁᏗ ᎨᏒᎢ;
For I have a fear that, when I come, you may not be answering to my desire, and that I may not be answering to yours; that there may be fighting, hate, angry feeling, divisions, evil talk about others, secrets, thoughts of pride, outbursts against authority;
21 ᎠᎴ [ ᏥᎾᏰᏍᎦ, ] ᏔᎵᏁ ᏫᏥᎷᏨᎭ, ᎠᏆᏁᎳᏅᎯ ᎠᏆᏕᎰᎯᏍᏙᏗᏱ ᎢᏥᎦᏔᎲᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎦᏥᏍᎪᏂᏍᏗᏱ ᎤᏂᏣᏘ ᎦᏳᎳ ᎤᏂᏍᎦᏅᏨᎯ ᏥᎩ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏲ ᏄᏂᏰᎸᏅᎾ ᏥᎩ ᎦᏓᎭ ᏄᎾᏛᏁᎸᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏕᎵᏛ ᏚᎾᏂᏏᏅᎢ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᎾᎵᏐᏢᎢᏍᏔᏅᎢ.
And that when I come again, my God may put me to shame among you, and I may have grief for those who have done wrong before and have had no regret for their unclean ways, and for the evil desires of the flesh to which they have given way.
