2 Ukorintiyawa 2

1 Namere in wa kpila kibinai ning likot nan ba kuru ndak kitimine tutung nanya piu sa nanya tinana nayi ba.

Anyway, I definitely decided that I would not come to visit you again [now. If I had come, I would have spoken severely to you again, and] I would have made you unhappy as I did the last time [I visited you].

2 Andi wa nan za minu ukul, gyari ma tiiyi nhsau kibinai ame ule na inlanzaghe ukulere?

[And] if I make you unhappy, I will have made unhappy [the only people who can cheer me up], so (there will be none of you to cheer me up!/who would cheer me up?) [RHQ]

3 In wa yertin nafo na inasu bara inwa dak kitii mine na among mine ba lanzu ukule ba na a nunghere ma tiyi ayiaboo. Idinin likara kibinai kiti mine vat bara na mmang nighe mi rummere nan yinu vat.

So, [instead of going to visit you at that time], I wrote a letter [and sent it to you]. I wrote it the way I did so that [you would know what you should do. Then] when I come to visit you, you will not make me unhappy when you should be causing me to rejoice. I was quite sure that all of you [would do what I told you to do in that letter, and because of that] I would be happy and you would be happy, too.

4 Bara indin yertu minu nanya nijase idia nin nayi asirn, nin mizin midiy, na idinin iti minu inpiu ni dawo b. Bara nanin iyinin incancam nsu ule na dimu kiti mine.

I wrote to you [the way I did] because I felt very troubled and distressed about you. I was even crying very much as I wrote. [My purpose in writing was] not in order to make you feel bad, but, instead, in order that you might know how deeply/much I love you.

5 Wase umong lanzai ukul, na alanza miyari cas b, bara nani inkon kubi na adinin su atiminu gbagbairyari vat b.

[Now I want to write about the man who] caused all this anguish. [What he did was very wrong, but] I know that it has caused you much more sorrow than it has caused me, because [what he did] has [affected] all of you [to some extent. I say], “to some extent,” [because I do not want to say that he has] done more harm [than he really has done].

6 Ule uburne le unite na ibureghe mbatina.

[Since he has now stopped sinning in that way], the punishment that nearly all of you [decided was right for him] has continued long enough.

7 Nene uworu ule uwahale shawan nin nin, umong na ataa i nunkughe kibina, bara ingetek kibinai wa teghe ayiairne gbarda.

So now, instead [of punishing him any longer], you need to forgive him and deal kindly with him. [If you do not forgive him], he may become so sad that he will begin to [think that you will never forgive him] (OR, will stop [believing in Christ]).

8 Nani idin timinu likara kibinai i dursughe usu na anit ba yenju.

For those reasons, I beg you to [forgive him and accept him into your group again, and by doing that] assure him that you truly love him.

9 Ulena unnare wati inyertin minu bara inan dumun minu nin yinu sa idinin kudurtin [biyaya]nanya nimong vat.

[I feel sure that you will do as I ask], because when I wrote [severely] to you [before], I did it to test you by finding out whether or not you really would do everything [that I, as your apostle, asked you to do].

10 Andi ishawa nin kulapin nanit va, men ma ma shawu mung ma, ilemon na inshawa mun, inshawa mun m, imini shawamu bara anighere nbun Krisri.

So [since you obeyed what I told you before, I feel sure that now you will obey what I am writing in this letter] and forgive the man, as I have done, because I indeed have forgiven him for the wrong thing that he did. Anything he needed me to forgive him for, I have forgiven, and Christ knows [that I have forgiven him sincerely. I have done that mainly] to help you [so that you and I will again have fellowship with each other, and that you will accept him into your group again].

11 ilele kiden ghere bara shitan wa su narin tikanc, bara na titani imong ele na idi kibinai ba.

[I want you to forgive him] so that Satan will not be able to take advantage of [the problems among] us [and make the situation worse]. We know very well [LIT] that Satan is always planning to [cause problems among us].

12 Bara na Ucife wa punin kibulun kubi kona inwa dak nanya Troas unwaazinlirin Kriste kikane.

[I will continue by telling you what I did after I wrote to you from Ephesus city]. I went to Troas [city] in order to [tell people] the message [about] Christ. [When I arrived there], I found [many people] who had been prepared by the Lord [Jesus] [MET] [to listen to what I told them about him].

13 Nin nani wan, na inse uno kibinai b, bara na iwa yene gwananin Titus kikane ba, intina kpila udu Umakadoniya.

But because my fellow believer Titus had not [arrived with a report from you], I still felt very anxious and concerned [about you]. So, [after spending only a short time at Troas], I said goodbye to [the believers who were there] and came [here] to Macedonia [province to find Titus].

14 Bara nani uzazunu Kutelle ri ulena adi nanya Kristi na adin cinu nin narik udu linbun, nanya bite uliru umang din nudu anit lanza kauley.

However, [before I tell you any more about that], I [want to] thank God [for what he is doing. As a great leader of fighting men causes all his prisoners to take part in his victory parade] [MET], God leads us [who are his workers] to always be victorious [over Satan because of our(exc) close relationship with Christ. God causes people to come to] know Jesus Christ as a result of our [(exc) teaching his message. That message is like] [MET] the smell of perfume.

15 Bara tidi Kutelle mamas nin Kristi, vat nanya na le na ina tucu nani nin nalena Yesu na tucu nanin ba ima tii anan kul.

[When we(exc) tell God’s message] about Christ, it [spreads out among people] like the smell of perfume. [Those who believe the message that we tell them] are saved {[Jesus Christ] saves them} [from the guilt of their sin. But those who reject that message] will be separated from God [forever].

16 Udu nalena idin kuzu ima imon immang ghari unuzu kul udu ukul. Udu nale na inatuc, unuzu inlai udu lai, ghari dinin su nilemong ghe?

To those who [are on the way to hell, our message is like] [MET] a foul smell [because it is about dying] and being separated from God forever. But, to those [on the way to heaven, the message that we teach is like] a pure fragrant smell, [because we tell them] that they will live [forever with God. As we think about that, we think] (no one is able [to do] such important work [for God!]/how can anyone be able [to do] such important work [for God]?) [RHQ] (questioned)

17 Bara na aari di nafo anit gbardan na idin lesu uliru Kutelle isesu ikurfun ba. Nanya nan, nin lau kibina, na ina tuu unuzu Kutell, nanya mmuro Kutell, ti din nlirun Kristi.

[But perhaps God considers us(exc) able], because we do not work/act like so many [others whom you know]. They teach God’s message in a way that [they think people will like, and they think that] people will pay them for teaching that way. We [(exc) certainly do not do that]. On the contrary, [as servants of] Christ, and knowing that God is watching us [(exc)], we teach sincerely [the message that] God sent us to proclaim.