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.

Hiza, ta siiqoto, ha ufayssay nuus de7iya gisho, nu ashuwanne nu shemppuwa tunisiyabaa ubbaafe nuna geeshshoos. Xoossaas yayyidi nu geeshshatethaa polo oothoos.

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).

Hintte uluwaa nuna bessite. Nuuni oonakka naaqqibookko; oonakka qohibookko; oonakka cimmibookko.

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.

Taani hessa hintte bolla pirddanaw giikke. Hessafe kase ta hinttew odidayssada, hintte nu wozanan de7eeta; nu paxa de7inkka hayqqinkka hinttefe shaakettoko.

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.

Ta odiyabaa hinttefe qottike; ta hinttenan ceeqettays; nu waaye ubban minettays; qassi gita ufayssi ufayttays.

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].

Nuuni Maqedooniya bida wode, ubba baggara waayettidappe attin shemppibookko. Karera morkketan, nu gaathan yashshan un77ettida.

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

Shin azzanidayssata minthethiya Xoossay, Tito yuussan nuna minthethis.

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.

Nuna minthethiday Tito yuussaa xalaala gidonnashin, hintteka iya minthethidayssa. Hintte tana laamoteyssa, taw azzaneyssanne taw qoppeyssa ta si7ida wode tana daro ufayssis.

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.

Ta dabddaabbey hinttena azzanthikokka ays xaafadinaashsha gada qiirottike. Ta qiirottiday ta xaafida dabddaabbey hinttena guutha wodes azzanthida gishossa.

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.

Ha77i taani ufayttiday, ta hinttena azzanthida gisho gidonnashin, hintte azzanoy hinttena hintte nagaraappe zaarida gishossa. Xoossay ba sheniyada hinttena azzanthisippe attin nu hinttena aybinkka qohibookko.

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.

Xoossay koyaa azzanoy, atotethaakko gathiya nagaraappe simo ehees; iyan qiiroyabay baawa. Shin ha sa7aa azzanoy hayqo ehees.

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.

Hintte azzanoy hinttenan ayfisida ayfiyaa be7ite. He azzanoy hinttena ay mela denthethidaakko, ay mela zaaro immanaada giigisidaakko, he uraa bolla ay mela hanqisidaakko, ay mela taw yayyana mela oothidaakko, ay mela amoyidaakko, he uraa seeranaw ay mela giigidaakko be7ite. Ha ubbaban hintte geeshshi gideyssa markkayideta.

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].

Hessa gisho, taani ha dabddaabbiya hinttew xaafiday, naaqqida uraa woykko naaqettida uraa gisho gidenna. Shin hintte nuus ay mela qoppiyako Xoossaa sinthan hinttee, hinttena be7ana mela xaafas.

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].

Nuuni ufayttiday hessa gishossa. Nu ufayssaafe aadhdhidi nuna daro ufayssiday, hintte Tito ufayssidayssanne iya wozanaa shemppisidayssa.

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.

Taani hinttena nashshada iyaw odin hintte tana yeellayibeekketa. Shin nuuni ubba wode hinttew tumaa odida; hessadakka nuuni Tito sinthan hinttena nashshidayssi tuma gidis.

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].

Hintte iyaw yashshan kokkoridi, iya mokkidayssa qassi iyaw ay mela kiitettidaakko I qoppiya wode hinttew de7iya siiqoy minnishe bis.

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].

Taani ubbaban hinttenan ammanettiya gisho ufayttays.