2 Corinthians 9
1 With reference, indeed, to the fund for your fellow Christians, it is quite superfluous for me to say anything to you.
Matetun, au sudꞌi boe suraꞌ fai, fo oꞌe nggi tulu-fali Lamatuaꞌ atahori mamahere nara.
2 I know, of course, your willingness to help, and I am always boasting of it to the Macedonians. I tell them that you in Greece have been ready for a year past; and it was really your zeal that stimulated most of them.
Huu au bubꞌuluꞌ ama miꞌena susueꞌ tulu-fali atahori onaꞌ naa ena. Au o hiiꞌ a dui hei rala malole mara neu atahori mamahereꞌ mana sia Makedonia. Au dui ae, hei mia profinsi Akaya sadꞌia mae haitua doi tutulu-fafaliꞌ ena eniꞌ a too mana laoꞌ a. Au o dui soꞌal hei susuem fo tao atahori laen nau tungga tulu-fali neu atahori mana susa-sonaꞌ ra boe.
3 So my reason for sending our friends is to prevent what we said about you from proving, in this particular matter, an empty boast, and to enable you to be as well prepared as I have been saying that you are.
Au o denu hita toronoo nara, reu ratudꞌu rae, saa fo hai dui soꞌal hei naa, nda lelekoꞌ sa. Au ufadꞌe taꞌo naa, fo ama sadꞌia memaꞌ.
4 Otherwise, if any Macedonians were to come with me, and find you unprepared, we – to say nothing of you – should feel ashamed of our present confidence.
Te mete ma atahori Makedonia ra rema ramaloloꞌ ro au, ma hei nda feꞌe sadꞌia sa, na, basa nggita mae. Afiꞌ losa au nemehere ngga sia hei e nda naꞌena netehuuꞌ sa.
5 Therefore I think it necessary to beg the friends to go to you in advance, and to complete the arrangements for the gift, which you have already promised, so that it may be ready, as a gift, before I come, and not look as if it were being given under pressure.
Naeni de au duꞌa ae, malole lenaꞌ hai toronoo mara reu raꞌahuluꞌ sia nggi, fo basa nggi bisa ator doi tutulu-fafaliꞌ tungga hei hehelu-fufuli dalahulu ma. Hei musi fee mia rala malole mara. Afiꞌ kekeꞌeꞌ.
6 Remember the saying – ‘Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.’
Eni hihiin taꞌo ia: “Atahori mana sela fini idaꞌ a, dei fo hambu mbule-bꞌoan idꞌaꞌ a boe. Atahori mana sela fini hetar, ma nda kekeꞌe sa, dei fo hambu baliꞌ mbule-bꞌoan ma papala-babꞌanggiꞌ hetar boe.”
7 Let everyone give as he has determined before hand, not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.
Atahori esa-esaꞌ musi naꞌetuꞌ aon, ana nae fee baꞌu saa. Afiꞌ fee no rala seseriꞌ. Afiꞌ fee huu atahori raꞌasusuuꞌ. Huu Lamatualain sue atahori mana fee no rala teme-aoꞌ.
8 God has power to shower all kinds of blessings on you, so that, having, under all circumstances and on all occasions, all that you can need, you may be able to shower all kinds of benefits on others.
Lamatuaꞌ bisa fee nggi basa papala-babꞌanggiꞌ mataꞌ-mataꞌ. Ana o bisa fee lenaꞌ boe, naa fo ama nda toꞌa-taa saa sa boe. Te mete ma ama parlu, na dei fo ama hambu dai lena fai. No taꞌo naa, ama bisa fee lenan fo tulu-fali neu ue-tatao maloleꞌ ra.
9 (As scripture says – ‘He shared freely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness continues for ever.’ (aiōn g165)
Nenesuraꞌ sia Lamatuaꞌ Susura Meumaren nae, “Lamatualain hii pala-banggi fee atahori mana toꞌa-taaꞌ ra mia Eni rala malolen. Ana tao ndoo-tetuꞌ nakandooꞌ a, huu rala ndoo-tetun, naꞌatataaꞌ nakandooꞌ a.” (aiōn g165)
10 And he who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for eating, will supply you with seed, and cause it to increase, and will multiply the fruits of your righteousness).
Lamatuaꞌ mana fee fini, fo atahori mana tao tine-osi ra sela. Lamatuaꞌ mana fee nanaat, fo ata bisa taa. Lamatuaꞌ naa boe mana fee nggi papala-babꞌanggiꞌ fo ama bisa tao ndoo-tetuꞌ. Naa onaꞌ hei dadꞌi mana tao tine-osi, ma Lamatuaꞌ fee nggi fini fo ama sela. Boe ma mbule-bꞌoaꞌ naa ra, Ana tao se boe ramaheta tungga-tungga fai.
11 Rich in all things yourselves, you will be able to show liberality to all, which, with our help, will cause thanksgiving to be offered to God.
Te Lamatuaꞌ nae fee nggi lenaꞌ mia hei parlu ma, naa fo hei bisa tulu-fali atahori laen mia rala malolem. Dadꞌi mete ma ama tulu-fali atahori laen onaꞌ naa ena, dei fo ara roꞌe makasi mbali Lamatuaꞌ.
12 For the rendering of a public service such as this, not only relieves the needs of your fellow Christians, but also results in the offering to God of many a thanksgiving.
Huu tutulu-fafaliꞌ fo hei fee neu Lamatuaꞌ atahorin mana sia naa, tantu tulun se. Ma naa o tao nggi moꞌe makasi mbali Lamatuaꞌ
13 Through the evidence afforded by the service rendered, you cause people to praise God for your fidelity to your profession of faith in the good news of the Christ, as well as for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others.
Te leleꞌ hei tulu-fali atahori laen ra, naa natudꞌu bukti oi, hei mimihere no tebꞌe-tebꞌeꞌ. Naa o tao atahori laen soꞌu koa-kioꞌ mbali Lamatualain. Huu ara bisa rita, hei nemeherem neu Kristus Hara-lii Malolen, nda lelekoꞌ sa. Naa, huu hei tao tungga nemehere mara. Basa ma, leleꞌ hei fee tutulu-fafaliꞌ neu se ma atahori laen ra, mia rala malole mara, naa, tao se soꞌu koa-kioꞌ neu Lamatualain.
14 And they also, in their prayers for you, express their longing to see you, because of the surpassing love of God displayed toward you.
Naa, atahori mana simbo rala tutulu-fafaliꞌ mia nggi naa, dei fo ara hule-oꞌe fee nggi. Ara o hii rae rita nggi boe, huu Lamatualain natudꞌu rala malolen nae-nae neu nggi.
15 All thanks to God for his inestimable gift!
Te, Lamatualain fee hie-hieꞌ hita Hadia esa meulaun manaseliꞌ tebꞌe. Naeni, Yesus! Eni felin, lenaꞌ mia basaꞌ e! Naa de basa nggita toꞌe mbali Lamatualain tae, “Makasi!”
