2 Akoritho 10

1 Nenga na Paulo, mwene nabasihi kwa unyenyekevu na upole wa Kristo. Nenga na mpole muda nibile nnongi yinu, Lakini nibile ni ujasiri kwinu muda nibile kutalu ni mwenga.

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 Naaloba mwenga panha, muda panibile pamope ni mwenga, nahitaji kwaa pangika jasiri na kujiamini kwangio mwene. Lakini nawaza nalowa hitaji kuwa jasiri muda panibapinga balo badhaniabo panga twatama kwa nmana ya yega.

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 Kwa mana hata kati twatyanga katika yega, twakombwana kwaa vita ya namna ya yega.

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

4 Kwa mana silaha twaitumya kombwana ni ya yega kwaa. Badala yake, ibile ngupu ya Nnongo ya haribiya ngome. Zalowa bomwa mijadala yaipotosha.

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

5 Kae, twajaribu kila chabile ni mamlaka chakiyemi dhidi ya maarifa ga Nnongo. Tulipangite mateka kila wazo katika heshima ya Kristo.

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 Na twapata utayari wa aribya kila matendo gabile kwaa na heshima, mara heshima yinu kae baibile kamili.

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

7 Linga chelo chabile wazi nnongi yinu. Kati yeyote ywashawishika panga ywembe ni wa Kristo, ni hebu ajikumbushe ywembe mwene panga mana yaabile kae ni wa Kristo, nga ngoo nga ni twenga kae tubile nyoo.

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 Kwa mana hata mana niipunie kichunu zaidi kuhusu mamlaka yitu, ambayo Ngwana atiyatoa kwa ajili yitu kuwachenga mwenga na kuwaaharibu kwaa, nibona kwaa oni.

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 Naitajia kwaa libonekane panga nabatisha mwenga kwa barua yango.

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

10 Kwa yelo baadhi ya bandu ubaya, “Barua zake zibile kale na zibile ni ngupu, lakini mu'yega ywembe ni dhaifu. Maneno gake yastahili kwaa yowanika.”

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

11 Ebu bandu ba namna yee batange panga chelo chatukibayite kwa barua muda tubile kutalu, ni sawasawa na yelo yatulowa gapanga muda tubile palo.

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 Tuyenda kwaa kutalu muno kati kujikusanya bembe au kujilinganisha bembe ni balo ambabo huisifia bene. Lakini mana bajimite bene ni kila yumo wabe, babile kwaa na malango.

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 Twenga, hata nyoo, twaipunia kwaa pitya mipaka. Badala yake, twapanga nyoo kae nkati ya mipaka ambayo Nnongo atitupimya twenga, mipaka yafika umbali kati waubile winu.

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

14 Kwa mana twajizidishia kwaa bene patuwafikiye mwenga. Twabile wa kwanza kuika kutalu kati kwinu kwa ajili ya Kristo.

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 Twaipunia kwaa pita mipaka kuhusu kazi ya benge. Badala yake, twatimainiya kati umani yinu yaibile ngolo panga lieneo lyetu lya kazi lyapanuliwa muno, na bado ni nkati ya mipaka sahihi.

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 Twatamaniya kwa lee, ili panga tuweze hubiri injili hata mu'mikoa zaidi yinu. Twaipunia kwaa kuhusu kazi ipangilwe katika maeneo yenge.

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

17 Lakini yeyote ywaipunia, aipune katika Ngwana.”

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

18 Kwa mana abile kwaa yolo ywajithibitisha mwene alowa thibitishwa. Ila, ni yolo ywabile Ngwana humthibitisha.

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