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.
Nipele, achambusanga ŵangu pakuti tukwete ilanga yose yi menema tuliswejesye iilu ni mbumu ni tuŵeje ŵaswela mbee tuchitamaga nkwalamba Akunnungu.
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).
Ntupochele mmitima jenu. Nganitunneŵela jwalijose atamuno kummulasya mundu jwalijose atamuno kunlambusya mundu jwalijose.
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.
Ngangusala yeleyi kwakunlamulila ŵanyamwe. Mpela inatite pakusala katasi kuti ŵanyamwe nli mmitima jetu, iŵaga mchiwa pane mkulama, tuli pamo.
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.
Uneji ngunkulupilila ŵanyamwe kwannope ni kulifuna kwaligongo lyenu. Nkulaga kwetu une nansyene ndusiswe ntima, ni lukondwa lwangu lwangali chiwani.
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].
Pakuŵa namose patwaiche ku Makedonia nganitukombola kupumulila mu iilu yetu. Twalasile mosemose, kwa paasa kwaliji kwana umenyani ni muntima mwaliji ni lipamba.
6 But God, who always encourages his people when they are discouraged, encouraged us by [sending] Titus back to us.
Nambo Akunnungu ŵakwatulasya mitima ŵakupwa ntima ŵatutulasisye mitima jetu pakwika Che Tito.
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.
Ni ngaŵa kwa kwika Che Tito pe nambo tupilikene imwatite pakuntulasya ntima. Atusalile inkuti pakulajila kumona ni inkuti pakusupuka kwa aila iyangopochele ni inkuti pakusaka kunjenjela une, chelecho chikusengwasya kwannope une.
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.
Nipele, namose nansupwisye kwa chikalata chila une ngangulilasika. Namuno nalilasiche kwa katema pe, ngangulilasika sooni, pakuŵa naimanyi kuti chikalata changu chansupwisye kwakatema pe.
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.
Sambano ngusengwa, ngaŵa ligongo mwasupwiche, nambo ligongo kusupuka kwenu kwantesile ngalauche ni kuleka sambi. Pakuŵa mwasupwiswe mpela yakuti pakusaka Akunnungu, kwapele nganitumpanganyichisya chachili chose changalumbana.
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.
Pakuŵa kusupuka kwakukuichiswa ni Akunnungu kukwapitikusya ŵandu mitima jao ni kuuleka sambi, ni kupochela ukulupusyo wangali kulilasika, nambo pachilambo kusupuka kwa chiundu kukunnyichisya mundu chiwa.
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.
Sambano nnole yaikopochele nkati mwenu kwaligongo lya kusupuka kwenu mpela Akunnungu yakuti pakusaka. Kuntesile mme ŵakuchalila kwannope kwakulosya kuti nganimpanganye chileŵo chachili chose. Mwapotekwe muntima ni kutojima, nkwete lung'wanu lwa kumona, ni nkunonyelana ni nkunlechela Akunnungu alamule. Kwa yailiyose nlilosisye kuti nganinkola chileŵo mu yele yose.
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].
Kwapele namose nanlembele, nganinanlembela ligongo lya jwaleŵile atamuno jwaleŵelwe. Nambo nasachile iloleche paujo pa Akunnungu inkuti pakutukamusya uweji.
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].
Kwapele twatusiswe mitima jetu. Ngaŵa kutuswa ntima pe nambo Che Tito ŵatusengwasisye kwannope kwaligongo lyakusangalala kwakwe pakuŵa mwaukonjisye ntima wao.
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.
Uneji nalilapile paujo pa Che Tito kwaligongo lyenu ni ŵanyamwe nganimundaga soni. Nambo kila chindu chitunsalile chaliji usyene ni kunlapa ŵanyamwe paujo pa Che Tito chaliji chindu cha usyene.
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].
Unonyelo wakwe kukwenu ukupunda nnope paakukumbuchila ŵanyamwe wose imwatite pakwitichisya ni imwatite pakumpochela kwa ntima ni kwa kunchimbichisya.
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].
Ngusangalala pakuŵa ngukombola kunkulupilila ŵanyamwe mu indu yose.
