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.

Ya mere, ndị enyi m, ebe anyị nwere nkwa ndị a niile, ka anyị debe onwe anyị ọcha nʼime ihe niile ọbụla nke na-emerụ ahụ anyị na mmụọ anyị. Ka anyị mezuo ịdị nsọ nʼịtụ egwu Chineke.

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).

Megheenụ obi unu nabata anyị, nʼihi na o nweghị onye ọbụla nʼetiti unu anyị mere ihe ọjọọ. O nwekwaghị onye anyị duhiere. Ọ dịkwaghị onye ọbụla anyị rigburu.

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.

Anaghị m ekwu ihe ndị a ka m maa unu ikpe, dịka m kwuburu na mbụ, na anyị bu unu nʼobi anyị, ịdịkọ ndụ, maọbụ ịnwụkọkwa ọnwụ nʼotu.

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.

Nkwuwa okwu m ji gwa unu okwu dị ukwuu; ịnya isi m nʼihi unu dịkwa ukwuu. Abụ m onye a gbara ume nʼebe ọ dị ukwu, nʼime ọnọdụ ahụhụ anyị niile, ana m aṅụrịbiga ọṅụ oke.

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].

Nʼihi na mgbe anyị batara Masidonia, anyị enweghị izuike ma ọlị. Kama mkpagbu si nʼaka nri na aka ekpe bịakwute anyị, ọgụ nʼezi, egwu nʼime.

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

Ma otu ọ dị, Chineke, onye na-agba ndị ike gwụrụ ume, gbara anyị ume site nʼọbịbịa Taịtọs.

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.

Ọ bụkwaghị naanị nʼihi na ọbịbịa ọ bịara nyere anyị obi ụtọ, kama akụkọ o ji bịa, gbasara otu unu si gbaa ya ume, gwakwa anyị otu unu si na-ele anya ịhụ m, na otu unu si na-eru ụjụ nʼihi ihe niile mere, na otu unu si guzosie ike nʼukwu m, na ụdị ịhụnanya unu nwere nʼebe m nọ, obi tọrọ m ụtọ nke ukwuu.

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.

Ọ naghị ewutekwa m ugbu a na m deere unu akwụkwọ ahụ, ọ bụ ezie na o wutere m mgbe ahụ m na-ede ya, nʼihi na amaara m na ọ ga-ewetara unu obi ọjọọ mgbe unu gụrụ ya. Ma obi ọjọọ ahụ abụrụla naanị nke nwa oge nta.

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.

Ma ugbu a ana m aṅụrị ọṅụ na m dere akwụkwọ ahụ. Ọ bụghị nʼihi na ọgụgụ ya wetaara unu obi ọjọọ, kama ọ bụ nʼihi na mwute o wutere unu emeela ka unu chegharịa. Ụdị mwute unu nwere bụ ụdị mwute Chineke chọrọ ka ndị nke ya nwee. Ya mere, o nweghị ihe ọjọọ bịakwasịrị unu nʼihi akwụkwọ anyị deere unu.

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.

Nʼihi na iru ụjụ otu Chineke chọrọ na-eweta nchegharị nke na-eduba mmadụ na nzọpụta, bụ nchegharị nke a na-apụghị ịkwa ụta banyere ya. Ma iru ụjụ dịka ụwa si eme na-eweta ọnwụ.

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.

Leenụ ihe Chineke rụpụtara site nʼihe mwute dakwasịrị unu. Ugbu a, unu abụrụla ndị ọ na-anụ ọkụ nʼobi na ndị jikeere izi anyị na aka unu abụọ dị ọcha. Lee otu unu si zi iwe unu, otu unu si zikwa na ihe ahụ wutere unu. Lee otu unu si tụọ ụjọ ihe mmehie ahụ nwere ike iwetara unu. Leekwanụ otu unu si mee ihe niile igosi na unu kwagidere m. Leekwanụ otu unu si nye onye ahụ mere mmehie ahụ ntaramahụhụ ngwangwa. Unu egosila na aka unu dị ọcha nʼokwu ndị a niile.

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].

Ọ bụ ezie na m deere unu akwụkwọ ahụ, ma edeghị m ya nʼihi onye ahụ mehiere, maọbụ nʼihi onye ahụ e mehiere megide. Kama edere m ya ime ka Chineke gosi unu otu ihe gbasara anyị si na-anụ unu ọkụ nʼobi.

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].

Nʼụzọ niile ndị a, anyị bụ ndị a gbara ume site nʼịhụnanya unu nwere nʼebe anyị nọ. A gbara anyị ume karịa site na ịhụ ọṅụ Taịtọs nʼihi nnabata unu nabatara, na otu unu si mee ka mmụọ ya zuru ike mgbe ọ bịakwutere unu.

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.

Nʼihi na tupu ọ hapụ anyị bịakwute unu, anyara m isi nʼihu ya banyere unu; ugbu a, obi dị m ụtọ nke ukwuu nʼihi na unu emeghị ka ihere mee m. Anyị ekwuola eziokwu nye unu. Ugbu a, ịnya isi m nʼebe Taịtọs nọ egosila na anyị bụ ndị eziokwu.

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].

Ugbu a, ịhụnanya o nwere nʼebe unu nọ na-aba ụba nke ukwuu, nʼihi ncheta ọ na-echeta otu unu niile si jiri ọṅụ gee ya ntị na otu unu si jiri ịtụ egwu na ahụ ịma jijiji nabata ya.

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].

Nke a na-enyekwa m obi ụtọ nʼihi na enwere m ntụkwasị obi nʼebe unu nọ nʼime ihe niile.