2 Qoronttoosa 10

1 Ta hinttera de7iya wode shugo, qassi hinttefe haakkiya wode nu bolla minnees yaagettida, Phawuloosi, keehanne ashkke gidida Kiristtoosa sunthan hinttena woossays.

Now I Paul, myself, entreat you by the humility and gentleness of Christ; I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you.

2 Taani hintteko biya wode nu asho qofara simerettiya asi oothidi qoppiya asaa bolla mino qaalan odettanaw qachchas. Hintte bolla hessada odettana mela hintte tana oothonnaada hinttena woossays.

But I implore you that when I am present I may not have to be bold with the confidence with which I intend on showing against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.

3 Nuuni ha sa7an de7ikkoka ha sa7aa asada olettoko.

For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh;

4 Nu ola miishey ha sa7ayssa gidenna. Shin miixa laallanaw wolqqara de7iya Xoossaa toora. Tumaara eqettiya palamaanne,

for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty in God for the tearing down of strongholds,

5 Xoossaa eronna mela diggiya otoro qofa ubbaa laalloos. Asa qofa ubbaa di77idi Kiristtoosas kiitettana mela oothoos.

throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

6 Hintte kiitettethay polo gidiya wode nuuni kiitetetha ixo ubbaa seeranaw giigettana.

and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience will be made full.

7 Hintte ayfey be7ida mela pirddeeta. Oonikka bana Kiristtoosabaa gidi qoppiyabaa gidikko, nukka Kiristtoosabaa gideyssa ero.

Do you look at things only as they appear in front of your face? If anyone trusts in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also we are Christ's.

8 Goday taw immida maatan ceeqetikokka hessan yeellatikke. He maatay taw imettiday hinttena dichchanaassafe attin qohanaassa gidenna.

For though I should boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down) I will not be disappointed,

9 Taani ta dabddaabbiyan hinttena yashisanaw koyada xaafidabaa daanoppo.

that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.

10 Issi issi asay, “Phawuloosa dabddaabbey deexonne wolqqaama, shin iya som77on be7iya wode I daaburanchcho; iya odaykka pathenna” yaagosona.

For, "His letters," they say, "are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised."

11 He asati nu haahon de7ishe xaafiya dabddaabbiyaninne matan hinttera de7ishe oothiya oosuwa giddon dummatethi baynnayssa akeeko.

Let such a person consider this, that what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such are we also in deed when we are present.

12 Nuuni banttana nashshiya asatara nuna ginayanaw woykko gaaddeyanaw koyokko. Shin entti banttana banttara ginayidi woykko gaaddeyidi be7ishe eeya.

For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with some of those who commend themselves. But they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

13 Shin nuuni Xoossay nuus immida dhassan ceeqettoosippe attin zawaa pinnidi ceeqettoko; he zaway hinttekokka gakkees.

But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.

14 Nuuni besseyssafe aathidi ceeqettoko, shin Kiristtoosa Wonggelaa hintteko gathidayssan ceeqettoos.

For we do not stretch ourselves too much, as though we did not reach to you. For we came even as far as to you with the Good News of Christ,

15 Nuuni Xoossay essida zawappe pinnidi, harati oothida ooson ceeqettoko. Gidoshin, hintte ammanoy diccana mela Xoossay immida zawan hintte giddon nu oothiya oosoy dalggana gidi qoppoos.

not boasting excessively in the work done by others, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,

16 Nuuni hara asi ba zawan oothida ooson gelidi ceeqettoko, shin hinttefe pinnidi haratas Wonggelaa markkattanaw dandda7os.

so as to preach the Good News even to the regions beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.

17 Shin, Geeshsha Maxaafan, “Ceeqqiya ubbay Godaa lo77otethan ceeqqo” yaagidi xaafettis.

But "he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord."

18 Goday nashshiya uraappe attin bana baw nashshiya uray nashettenna.

For it is not he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.