2 Korin 8

1 Nawkamyanawk, Macedonia prae ih kricaabunawk nuiah Sithaw mah paek ih tahmenhaih to na panoek o han kang koeh o haih;

Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

2 to kricaabunawk loe kanung parai patangkhanghaih a tongh o, toe anghoehaih a tawnh o, paroeai amtang o, toe paawthaih om ai ah hmuen a paek o thaih.

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

3 Ue, nihcae loe a paek o thaihaih pong kamthlai ah paek koehhaih palung a tawnh o, tito ka panoek;

For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, [they gave] of their own accord,

4 Sithaw tok nawnto sah kaciim kaminawk abomhaih nihcae ih tangqum ka talawk pae o hanah, tahmenhaih ang hnik o.

beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints:

5 Ka poek o ih hmuen pong kamthlai ah tok ka sak o, hmaloe koekah angmacae hoi angmacae to Angraeng khaeah ang paek o, to pacoengah Sithaw koehhaih baktiah kaicae khaeah doeh ang paek o.

and [this], not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us by the will of God.

6 Anih mah nangcae khaeah hae baktih toksak amtong boeh pongah, hae tahmenhaih tok hae boeng khoek to a sak ngala hanah, Titu khaeah tamenhaih ka hnik o.

Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he had made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.

7 Toe nangcae loe tanghaih, lokthuihaih, palunghahaih, panoekhaih hoi hmuennawk boih ah minawk kalah pongah na sak o thai kue; Kaicae palunghaih bangah na koep o baktih toengah, hae tahmenhaih toksakhaih bangah doeh tha na pathok o hanah kang koeh o haih.

But as ye abound in everything, [in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all earnestness, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.

8 Nangcae khaeah kaalok paek ih baktiah lok ka thui ai, toe kalah kaminawk mah tha pathokhaih hoi nangcae amlunghaih loe tangtang maw tangtang ai, tito tah tanoek han ih ni ka thuih.

I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

9 Aicae Angraeng Jesu Kri tahmenhaih to na panoek o, Anih loe angraeng, toe Anih amtanghaih rang hoiah nangcae angraeng o thai hanah, nangcae pongah Anih loe kamtang ah oh.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

10 Hnukbang saning hoiah toksak nam tong o khue na ai ah, koehhaih palungthin hoiah na sak o hanah, poekhaih kang paek o;

And herein I give [my] judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

11 sak han na koeh o pongah, vaihi na sak o ih tok to, pacoeng khoek to na sak o han oh.

But now complete the doing also; that as [there was] the readiness to will, so [there may be] the completion also out of your ability.

12 Tawn ai thung hoiah paek ih hmuen baktih na ai ah, paek koehhaih palungthin tawnh hmaloe pongah, a tawnh ih hmuen thung hoiah paek ih hmuen loe, talawk thaih koiah oh.

For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.

13 Minawk han khosak zoisak moe, nangcae hmuenzit phawsak hanah thuih koehhaih ih na ai ni:

For [I say] not [this], that others may be eased, [and] ye distressed:

14 kangvan ah khen si tih nahaeloe, vaihi na tawnh o mangh naah, kavawt nihcae to na bomh o han oh, nihcae tawnh o mangh naah doeh, kavawt nangcae to abom o han oh, to tiah ni maeto hoi maeto angvanhaih om tih:

but by equality; your abundance [being a supply] at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become [a supply] for your want; that there may be equality:

15 kapop ah akhui kami loe kamthlai ah tawn ai; zetta akhui kami doeh vawt ai, tiah tarik ih oh.

as it is written, He that [gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [gathered] little had no lack.

16 Titu ih palung thungah nangcae khetzawn koehhaih palung paekkung, Sithaw khaeah kawnhaih lawk ka thuih.

But thanks be to God, which putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

17 Anih loe ka thuih ih lok to talawk moe, nangcae khetzawn koehhaih palung tawnh pongah, a caeh koehhaih palungthin hoiah ni nangcae khaeah angzoh.

For indeed he accepted our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.

18 Tamthanglok thuihaih bangah kricaabu boih mah pakoeh o ih, nawkamya to anih hoi nawnto kang patoeh o;

And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel [is spread] through all the churches;

19 to khue ai, to nawkamya loe Angraeng angmah to pakoeh moe, a tawnh o ih abomh koehhaih palungthin amtuengsak hanah, hae tangqum sinh hoiah kaicae hoi nawnto kholong caeh hanah, kricaabu mah qoih ih kami ah oh.

and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in [the matter of] this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and [to shew] our readiness:

20 Pop parai hae tangqum paekhaih tok ka sak o naah, minawk mah kasae ang thuih o han ai ah, kaicae loe acoehaih hoiah ni tok ka sak o:

Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in [the matter of] this bounty which is ministered by us:

21 Angraeng hmaa khue ah na ai, kaminawk hmaa ah doeh, pakoeh koi kaom ah tok ka sak o.

for we take thought for things honourable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

22 Kicae ih amnawk maeto doeh, nihcae hoi nawnto kang patoeh, anih loe hmuen boih ah minawk abomh koehhaih bangah palungthin thacak kami ni, tito panoek o boeh, nangcae nuiah kating ai oephaih ka tawnh pongah, anih loe vaihi abom koehhaih palungthin thacak aep aep.

And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which [he hath] in you.

23 Titu loe kawbaktih kami maw, tiah dueng han koeh kami om nahaeloe, anih loe nangcae khaeah kai hoi nawnto toksah ampui ah oh: kalah aicae ih nawkamyanawk loe mi maw, tiah dueng o nahaeloe, nihcae loe Kri lensawkhaih ah kaom, kricaabunawk mah patoeh ih kami ah oh o.

Whether [any inquire] about Titus, [he is] my partner and [my] fellow-worker to you-ward; or our brethren, [they are] the messengers of the churches, [they are] the glory of Christ.

24 To pongah nangcae amlunghaih hoi kam oek o haih to, kricaabunawk hmaa hoi nihcae khaeah amtueng o sak ah.

Shew ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.