2 Corinthians 10
1 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 bold toward you.
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.
2 Yes, I beg you that I may not, when present, show courage with the confidence with which I intend to be bold against some, who consider us to be walking according to the flesh.
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.
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh;
Kwa mana hata kati twatyanga katika yega, twakombwana kwaa vita ya namna ya yega.
4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the throwing down of strongholds,
Kwa mana silaha twaitumya kombwana ni ya yega kwaa. Badala yake, ibile ngupu ya Nnongo ya haribiya ngome. Zalowa bomwa mijadala yaipotosha.
5 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,
Kae, twajaribu kila chabile ni mamlaka chakiyemi dhidi ya maarifa ga Nnongo. Tulipangite mateka kila wazo katika heshima ya Kristo.
6 and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience when your obedience is made full.
Na twapata utayari wa aribya kila matendo gabile kwaa na heshima, mara heshima yinu kae baibile kamili.
7 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 we also are Christ’s.
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.
8 For even if I boast somewhat abundantly concerning our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for casting you down, I will not be ashamed,
Kwa mana hata mana niipunie kichunu zaidi kuhusu mamlaka yitu, ambayo Ngwana atiyatoa kwa ajili yitu kuwachenga mwenga na kuwaaharibu kwaa, nibona kwaa oni.
9 that I may not seem as if I desire to terrify you by my letters.
Naitajia kwaa libonekane panga nabatisha mwenga kwa barua yango.
10 For, “His letters”, they say, “are weighty and strong, but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech is despised.”
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.”
11 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.
Ebu bandu ba namna yee batange panga chelo chatukibayite kwa barua muda tubile kutalu, ni sawasawa na yelo yatulowa gapanga muda tubile palo.
12 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.
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.
13 But we will not boast beyond proper limits, but within the boundaries with which God appointed to us, which reach even to you.
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.
14 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,
Kwa mana twajizidishia kwaa bene patuwafikiye mwenga. Twabile wa kwanza kuika kutalu kati kwinu kwa ajili ya Kristo.
15 not boasting beyond proper limits in other men’s labors, but having hope that as your faith grows, we will be abundantly enlarged by you in our sphere of influence,
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.
16 so as to preach the Good News even to the parts beyond you, not to boast in what someone else has already done.
Twatamaniya kwa lee, ili panga tuweze hubiri injili hata mu'mikoa zaidi yinu. Twaipunia kwaa kuhusu kazi ipangilwe katika maeneo yenge.
17 But “he who boasts, let him boast in the Lord.”
Lakini yeyote ywaipunia, aipune katika Ngwana.”
18 For it is not he who commends himself who is approved, but whom the Lord commends.
Kwa mana abile kwaa yolo ywajithibitisha mwene alowa thibitishwa. Ila, ni yolo ywabile Ngwana humthibitisha.
