2 Abakkolinso 10
1 Kaakano nze kennyini, Pawulo, mbeegayirira mu buwombeefu n’obukkakkamu bwa Kristo bwe mba nabwo nga neetoowazizza nga ndi nammwe, naye bwe mba nga siri nammwe ne mba muvumu gye muli;
Now, I, Paul, make a personal appeal to you by the meekness and gentleness of the Christ — I who, “in your presence, am humble in my bearing towards you, but, when absent, am bold in my language to you” —
2 mbegayirira wadde ssiriiwo, bwe ndijja nneme kwogeza maanyi nga bwe nkola eri abantu abamu abatulowooleza okuba nga tugoberera bya mubiri.
I implore you not to drive me to “show my boldness,” when I do come, by the confident tone which I expect to have to adopt towards some of you, who are expecting to find us influenced in our conduct by earthly motives.
3 Newaakubadde nga tutambulira mu mubiri, tetulwana ng’ab’omubiri,
For, though we live an earthly life, we do not wage an earthly war.
4 kubanga ebyokulwanyisa byaffe eby’olutalo, si bya mubiri wabula bya maanyi mu Katonda olw’okuwangula ebigo, n’olw’okuwangula endowooza,
The weapons for our warfare are not earthly, but, under God, are powerful enough to pull down strongholds.
5 na buli kintu ekigulumivu ekyekuluntaza okusinga amagezi ga Katonda, era nga tujeemulula buli kirowoozo, kigondere Kristo,
We are engaged in confuting arguments and pulling down every barrier raised against the knowledge of God. We are taking captive every hostile thought, to bring it into submission to the Christ,
6 era nga tweteeseteese okuwalana eggwanga ku bujeemu bwonna, bwe munaagonderanga ddala.
and are fully prepared to punish every act of rebellion, when once your submission is complete.
7 Mutunuulira ebintu nga bwe birabika kungulu. Omuntu yenna bw’alowooza munda mu ye okuba owa Kristo, ekyo akirowooza ku ye yekka, nti nga naffe tuli ba Kristo nga ye.
You look at the outward appearance of things! Let any one, who is confident that he belongs to Christ, reflect, for himself, again upon the fact — that we belong to Christ no less than he does.
8 Kubanga ne bwe ndisukkirira okwenyumiriza olw’obuyinza bwe tulina, Mukama bwe yatuwa olw’okubazimba so si lwa kubassa wansi, sirikwatibwa nsonyi,
Even if I boast extravagantly about our authority — which the Lord gave us for building up your faith and not for overthrowing it — still I have no reason to be ashamed.
9 nneme kufaanana ng’abatiisa mu bbaluwa zange.
I say this, that it may not seem as if I were trying to overawe you by my letters.
10 Kubanga agamba nti, “Ebbaluwa ze ddala nzito era z’amaanyi, naye okubaawo kwe mu mubiri kunafu, n’okwogera kwe kunyoomebwa.”
For people say “His letters are impressive and vigorous, but his personal appearance is insignificant and his speaking contemptible.”
11 Alowooza bw’atyo ategeere nga bye twogerako mu bbaluwa nga tetuli nammwe, era bye tukola nga tuli nammwe.
Let such a man be assured of this — that our words in our letters show us to be, when absent, just what our deeds will show us to be, when present.
12 Ffe tetwaŋŋanga kwebalira wadde okwegeraageranya n’abamu ku abo abeetendereza, naye bo bwe beepimamu bokka na bokka, ne beegeraageranya bokka na bokka tebaba na kutegeera.
We have not indeed the audacity to class or compare ourselves with some of those who indulge in self-commendation! But, when such persons measure themselves by themselves, and compare themselves with themselves, they show a want of wisdom.
13 Naye ffe tetujja kwenyumiriza kusukka ku kigera kyaffe, naye tujja kwenyumiriza ng’ekigera ekyo ekyatuweebwa Katonda bwe kiri, ne tusobola n’okubatuukako mmwe.
We, however, will not give way to unlimited boasting, but will confine ourselves to the limits of the sphere to which God limited us, when he permitted us to come as far as Corinth.
14 Kubanga tetukununkiriza kusinga kigera kye tulina, kubanga nammwe twabatuusaako Enjiri ya Kristo,
For it is not the case, as it would be if we were not in the habit of coming to you, that we are exceeding our bounds! Why, we were the very first to reach you with the Good News of the Christ!
15 nga tetwenyumiriza kusinga omulimu abalala gwe baakola, naye nga tulina essuubi nti ng’okukkiriza kwammwe bwe kugenda kweyongera, n’omulimu gwaffe gugenda gweyongera,
Our boasting, therefore, is not unlimited, nor does it extend to the labours of others; but our hope is that, as your faith grows, our influence among you may be very greatly increased — though still confined to our sphere —
16 era nga tubuulira Enjiri ne mu bitundu ebibali ewala, naye so si mu kitundu eky’omulala omwakolebwa edda omulimu waleme okubaawo eyeenyumiriza.
So that we shall be able to tell the Good News in the districts beyond you, without trespassing on the sphere assigned to others, or boasting of what has been already done.
17 Naye eyeenyumiriza yeenyumirizenga mu Mukama waffe;
‘Let him who boasts make his boast of the Lord.’
18 kubanga eyeetenda yekka, oyo si ye asiimibwa, wabula oyo Mukama gw’atenda.
For it is not the man who commends himself that stands the test, but the man who is commended by the Lord.
