2 Corinthians 9
1 It is indeed unnecessary for me to write to you concerning the service to the saints,
ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ̈ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ̅.
2 for I know your readiness, of which I boast on your behalf to those of Macedonia, that Achaia has been prepared for the past year. Your zeal has stirred up very many of them.
ⲃ̅ϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲣⲟⲧ ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϯϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲧϥ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ. ϫⲉ ⲁⲧⲁⲭⲁⲓ̈ⲁ ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲥ̅ ϫⲓⲛⲥⲛⲟⲩϥ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲕⲱϩ ⲧⲃⲥ̅ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ.
3 But I have sent the brothers so that our boasting on your behalf may not be in vain in this respect, that, just as I said, you may be prepared,
ⲅ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲡⲉⲛϣⲟⲩϣⲟⲩ ⲱϫⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲉⲓⲥⲁ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲓ̈ϫⲱ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ.
4 lest by any means, if anyone from Macedonia comes there with me and finds you unprepared, we (to say nothing of you) would be disappointed in this confident boasting.
ⲇ̅ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲓ̈ ⲛ̅ϭⲓⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲱⲛ ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲃⲧⲱⲧ ⲁⲛ. ⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ϫⲓϣⲓⲡⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲛϫⲟⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛ̅ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̅·
5 I thought it necessary therefore to entreat the brothers that they would go before to you and arrange ahead of time the generous gift that you promised before, that the same might be ready as a matter of generosity, and not of greediness.
ⲉ̅ⲁⲓ̈ⲟⲡϥ̅ ϭⲉ ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲛⲁⲅⲕⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲥ̅ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϫⲉ ⲉⲩⲉϣⲣⲡ̅ⲉⲓ ϣⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲛ̅ⲥⲉϣⲣⲡ̅ⲥⲟⲃⲧⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲉⲣⲏⲧ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ ϫⲓⲛⲛ̅ϣⲟⲣⲡ̅. ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲥⲃ̅ⲧⲱⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓϩⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲱⲥ ϫⲓ ⲛ̅ϭⲟⲛⲥ̅ ⲁⲛ.
6 Remember this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly. He who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
ⲋ̅ⲡⲁⲓ̈ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϯⲥⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲱϩⲥ̅ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϯⲥⲟ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲱϩⲥ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩ
7 Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
ⲍ̅ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲟϣϥ̅ ϩⲙ̅ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲏ̅ ϩⲛ̅ⲟⲩϩⲧⲟⲣ. ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲟϥ.
8 And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.
ⲏ̅ⲟⲩⲛ̅ϭⲟⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϣⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉⲩⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲧⲛ̅ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲧⲏⲣϥ̅. ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲣ̅ϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛ̅ⲁⲅⲁⲑⲟⲛ.
9 As it is written, “He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever.” (aiōn g165)
ⲑ̅ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲑⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲏϩ ϫⲉ ⲁϥϫⲱⲱⲣⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ. ⲁϥϯ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ϩⲏⲕⲉ. ⲧⲉϥⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ ϣⲟⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōn g165)
10 Now may he who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food, supply and multiply your seed for sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness,
ⲓ̅ⲡⲉⲧϯ ⲇⲉ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉϭⲣⲟϭ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧϫⲟ ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲟⲙϥ̅. ϥⲛⲁϯ. ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥ̅ⲧⲁϣⲟ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̅ϫⲟ. ⲛϥ̅ⲁⲩⲝⲁⲛⲉ ⲛ̅ⲛ̅ⲅⲉⲛⲏⲙⲁ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲇⲓⲕⲁⲓⲟⲥⲩⲛⲏ.
11 you being enriched in everything for all generosity, which produces thanksgiving to God through us.
ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ⲟ ⲛ̅ⲣⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲟ ϩⲛ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲓⲙ. ⲧⲁⲓ̈ ⲉⲧⲣ̅ϩⲱⲃ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲩϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
12 For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through much giving of thanks to God,
ⲓ̅ⲃ̅ϫⲉ ⲧⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲓ̈ϣⲙ̅ϣⲉ ⲛⲉⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲙ̅ⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲥϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉϭⲣⲱϩ ⲛ̅ⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ. ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲉⲥⲣ̅ⲡⲕⲉⲣ̅ϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̅ϩⲁϩ ⲛ̅ϣⲡ̅ϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ.
13 seeing that through the proof given by this service, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the Good News of Christ and for the generosity of your contribution to them and to all,
ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ̅ ⲛⲧⲇⲟⲕⲓⲙⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲉⲓⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲓⲁ ⲉⲛϯⲉⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲑⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲅⲏ ⲛ̅ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̅ϩⲟⲙⲟⲗⲟⲅⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲡⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲙ̅ⲡⲉⲭ̅ⲥ̅ ⲙⲛ̅ⲧⲙⲛ̅ⲧϩⲁⲡⲗⲟⲩⲥ ⲛ̅ⲧⲕⲟⲓⲛⲱⲛⲓⲁ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ. ⲙⲛ̅ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ.
14 while they themselves also, with supplication on your behalf, yearn for you by reason of the exceeding grace of God in you.
ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ⲙⲛ̅ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲟⲡⲥ̅ ϩⲁⲣⲱⲧⲛ̅. ⲉⲩⲟⲩⲉϣⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲧⲉⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲱⲥ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ̅.
15 Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!
ⲓ̅ⲉ̅ⲡⲉϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲙ̅ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ϣⲏⲡ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ̈ ⲉϫⲛ̅ⲧⲉϥⲇⲱⲣⲉⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̅ⲧⲛ̅ⲛⲁϣϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ·
