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.

Koro osiepena mageno, nikech wan gi singruokgi, wapwodhreuru kuom gik moko duto machido ringruok gi chuny mondo wadok jomaler chuth nikech waluoro Nyasaye.

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).

Yawnwauru chunyu. Pok watimo ni ngʼato marach kendo pok waketho ni ngʼato, bende pok wakonyore gi yore mag miriambo.

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.

Ok awach wechegi mondo angʼadnu bura kaka joketho, nikech mana kaka nasewachonu motelo, wagenou gi genruok maduongʼ e chunywa, kendo waikore tho kodu kendo bedo mangima kodu.

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.

An gi chir maduongʼ kuomu; asungora matek nikech un! Kaparou to chunya yudo jip mathoth kendo e chandruokwa duto, chunya opongʼ gi mor mogundho.

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].

Kane wachopo Makedonia, ne ok wayudo thuolo mar yweyo. Ne wayudo chandruok mathoth ka wasigu olworowa koni gi koni; ka chunywa bende opongʼ gi luoro.

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

To Nyasaye, ma jiwo joma chunygi onyosore, nojiwowa kane Tito obiro irwa,

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.

to ok birone kende ema nojiwowa, to hoch mane uhoyego bende nojiwowa. Nonyisowa kaka un gi siso mar nena, kendo kaka un gi kuyo maduongʼ, kendo kaka chunyu omoko nikech wachna, ma mago duto nomiya amor moloyo.

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.

Nikech kata ka barupa mane andikonu nomiyo ukuyo, to ok anyal timonu mos. Kata kamano ne atimo mos, nikech aneno ni barupano nomiyou chuny lit, to mana matin nono.

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.

To koro amor, ok nikech ne amiyo ukuyo, to mana nikech kuyouno nomiyo uyudo lokruok muweyo richo. Nimar ne ukuyo kaka Nyasaye dwaro, omiyo ne ok uyudo chandruok moro amora nikech wan.

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.

Kuyo ma ngʼato bedogo e yo ma Nyasaye dwaro kelone lokruok mar weyo richo kod warruok maonge ywago angʼe, to kuyo mar piny kelone mana tho.

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.

Neuru gima kit kuyo mar Nyasaye osenyago e ngimau: osemiyo udoko joma otangʼ mak badhre ni loso weche manie dieru. Koro usin gi timbe mamono; uluoro donjo e richo; uhera kendo ugombo mondo amed konyou e wachno kendo uikoru kumo joma oketho. Koro usepwodhoru udoko maler e wach mane otimore e dieru.

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].

Omiyo kata kane andikonu, to ne ok en nikech wach ngʼat mane otimo marach, kata nikech joma notimnigi marach, to ne andikonu mondo, e nyim Nyasaye, uneye kaka ugenowa.

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].

Wechegi duto osejiwowa. Kaachiel gi jip mane wayudo koa kuomwa wawegi, moloyo to ne wamor kane waneno mor mane Tito nigo, nikech dhial mane umiye.

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.

Noyudo asepwoyou ne Tito, kendo koro ok usekuodo wiya. To mana gik moko duto mwasebedo ka wawachonu gin adiera e kaka pwoch mane wapwoyou ne Tito kuomu bende osedoko gima adier.

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].

Omiyo koro hera moherougo osemedore moloyo, koparo kaka un duto ne uwinjo wachwa, kendo kaka ne urwake kumiye luoro maduongʼ.

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].

Amor ahinya ni anyalo bedo gi geno kuomu chuth.