2 Corinthians 7

1 My friends, whom I love, because [God] has promised [to accept us(inc) as his children], we [(inc)] must stop doing anything that is sinful. We must not do sinful things with our bodies, and we must not [think] sinful thoughts. [Because] we greatly revere God, we must strive to [live] a completely pure life. By doing that we will become the kind of people that he wants us to be.

Ka püi he aw, khyütam avan mi hama pyana kyaki. Pumsa la mlungmthin nghmüimkhya mtüihkhyehnak üngka naw mi ngcimcaih u lü, Pamhnam kyühnak am mi xüngsei vai u.

2 So, as I just wrote, I want you to love me (OR, us [IDM] [who are true apostles of Christ]). I/we [(exc)] have never done anything wrong to any of you. I/we have not done anything to harm any one of you spiritually or financially. And I/we have not tried to get money from [you] (for myself/for ourselves).

Nami mlung k’uma hmün jah mhäng pe ua; ua khana katnak am kami pawhki, u pi am kami kpyehki, ua ka pi hleihlak u lü am kami ka naki ni.

3 [It is true that some people among you have said that I have done such things. Nevertheless], I am not trying to make you all feel ashamed because, as I wrote before, I will continue to love you all very much [IDM], whether I live with you or die with you. I am very confident about you.

Acun cun ka ning jah mkateinak vaia ka pyena am kya ve, thih üng thih hmaih vai, xüng üng pi xüng hmaih vaia; kami ning jah mlungei naki ti ajana ka ning jah mtheh päng ni.

4 I am very pleased with you. You have greatly encouraged me, so that I am now very joyful in spite of all the hardships that I have endured.

Aktäa ka ning jah üpangnaki, aktäa ka ning jah awhcah naki, aktäa mlung dimnak am ka beki, kami khuikhanak naküt üng pi jekyainak am ka beki.

5 Now [I will write more about what I was saying about Titus]. When I [left Troas and] came [here to] Macedonia [province], I still did not get any rest. Everywhere we [(exc)] went, [people were constantly] causing us trouble. [And not only were] people [constantly causing us] trouble, but I was greatly concerned [about you all].

Maketawnih khawa kami pha üng pi am xüiei u nawng, ahawia pi khuikha u lü kami awmki; kpunga ngtunngvawknak la mlung k’uma kyühkyawknak am kami awmki.

6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.

Cunsepi, ami mlung hnemki ktha jah pekia Pamhnam naw Tihtuha lawnak vai am jah dim’yesak ve;

7 I was encouraged by [seeing] Titus, [but when I heard how] you had encouraged him, that encouraged me even more. He told me how much you wanted [to see me. He told me] that you were very sorry [that you had made me so unhappy. He also told me] that you are very eager for me [to continue to serve as your apostle. When Titus told me those things], I was very, very happy.

a lawnak dänga am kya lü, nami vedamnak, nami kyahnaka khana nami kthanakea mawng na jah mtheh se nangmi üngka dim’yenak naw na dim’yesak ve; acunakyase ka jekyai beki ni.

8 Even though what [I wrote] in my letter (distressed you/made you sad), I am not sorry [that I wrote it]. For a while I was sorry that I had written it, [because I knew that it would distress you]. Now [Titus has also told] me that it did distress you [when you read it], but you were distressed only for a short time.

Ka ca yuk naw ning jah thüisak sepi am ning jah maih nawng. Ka yuk law kcük naw a ning jah thüisak cen üng ka ning jah maih haw khai sü.

9 [So now] I am happy [that I wrote it]. I am not happy that you were distressed {that [I] distressed you}, but [I am happy] because, when you became distressed, you felt sorry for what you had done and [you asked God to forgive you. What I mean is that you felt sorry in the way that God wanted you to feel sorry, so my making] you feel sorry did not harm you at all.

Tuhkbäi ka jekyaiki, ka ning jah pukset saka phäha am kya lü, nami puksetnak naw a ning jah ngjutsaka phäha kyaki. Acuna puksetnak cun Mhnama sumeia kyaki; keimi naw kami ning jah mkhuimkhakia am kya.

10 [The fact is that] when God causes [us to feel] truly sorry for having sinned and we turn from our sinful behavior, then God saves us [and will not punish us for the sinful things that we have done]. And no one is ever sorry about that. [However], the people who do not trust [in God] [MTY] may be sorry [for the sinful things that they have done]. But [if they do not turn from their sinful behavior and ask God to forgive them], they will remain separated from him forever.

Pamhnama ngjakhlüa puksetnak naw küikyanak pha lawsakia kyase am danga am kya, khawmdek mlungthuinak naw ta thihnak ni a lawpüi.

11 But [think about what happened when you read my letter]: God caused you to be truly sorry [for what you had done]. You eagerly [wanted to do what was right], and you wanted to show [God] (OR, [me]) that you had done the right thing. You were angry [about what had happened], and you were worried [that God would punish you if the situation continued]. You also wanted me [to visit you to encourage and help you]. You wanted me to know [that you really do accept me as your apostle, and that you punished the man who had sinned, as I told you to do. By doing] all of those things, you have shown [me] that you have done what is right in this matter.

Pamhnama ngjakhlüa nami mlungthuinak naw, nami khana ngmangnak a bilawh he cun, sitiknak, am dawki am nami biloki tia ngdang hlünak sak, katnak hnengnak la katnak kyühnak, nami na ngaihnak la kthanak, katnak pawhki mtai pet vaia nami ngaihnak hea kyaki.

12 So, even though I wrote that [severe] letter to you, I did not [write it just] so that [you would punish] the man who had done what was wrong. Also, I [did not write it] for the benefit of the person whom [he] had wronged. Instead, [I wrote it] so that, when you [read the letter], God would enable you to realize how much you really do respect [my authority].

Acunakyase, ca ka yuk law üng pi mkhyekatkie la ami katnaka phäha ka yuka am kya. Pamhnama hmuha kami veia nami kthanak cen nami ksingnak vaia ka yuka kyaki ni.

13 So, [because you listened to me and did what I asked you to do], (I was/we [(exc)] were all) encouraged. Not only (was I/were we) encouraged, but (I was/we [(exc)] were) [also] very happy to see how happy Titus was [when he arrived here. He told me/us that] he did not need to worry any more, because [he saw] that you all [had a good attitude toward me].

Acunakyase, kami ktha beki. Keimia ktha benak dänga am kya, Tihtuh naw ihlawka jah jesaki ti cun ania cehnak hüa nami kpüia phäha kyaki.

14 I had told Titus that I was pleased about you. And I did not need to be ashamed [for feeling that way about you, because you did what I knew that you would do]. Just like everything that I have taught you [and written to you] has been the truth, the good things that I told Titus about you were also true.

Am nami na helatsakia kya se ania veia ka ning jah awhcah naki. Akcang cun nami veia angläta kami pyenki, acunkba kunga Tihtuha veia ka mi awhcaknak naw mdanki ve.

15 Now he happily remembers how you all [were willing to] do [what I asked you to do]. He is [also happy about the way you] treated him with great respect. [When he thinks about those things], [it makes] him love you even more [than he did when he was with you].

Aning jah mtheinak nami ngai hlünak, kyühnak la ngkhyetnak am nami dokhamnak he jah ksing lü ning jah jawng law na ksetamki.

16 [As for me], I am very happy [because now] I am certain that I can depend on you [to do what you know God wants you to do].

Ahmäi üng ka ning jah üpnaka phäha ka jekyaiki.