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.

Basakiwa, buti mutwina insepiso tulijoloze kunzitu zonse zitu panga bena inkwe mumibili ni muluhuho. Tu wonderere kunjolola mukutiya Ireeza.

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).

Mutu lukiseze chibaka! kana tubafosekezi umwi. kana tuba holofazi muntu kapa kuchengelela umwi.

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.

Kana kumimyaza iyo niwamba. Sina hani bawambi kale kuti mwina mwi nkulo zetu, kwetu kuti tufwe hamwina ni kuhala hamwina.

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.

Nina i sepo inkando mwenu, imi nilinuneka chenu. ni zwire ku ombawombwa. Ni zwire kusanga nanga mumanyando etu onse.

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].

Hatukeza kwa Masendoniya, mibiri yetu kena ibena impumulo. chebaka lyobulyo, tuba katezwe muzintu zonse che nfapani zibena hanze ni kutiya kubena mukati.

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

Kono Ireeza, yo susuweza ba zwafite, aba tu susuezi cha kusika kwa Tite.

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.

Kena ibali chakusika bulyo chaba tususuezi kacho Ireeza. Ibali ni che susuezo yaba tambuli Tite kuzwa kwako. Abatu wambiri kaze rato lyenu, kuwilwa kwenu, ni kubirerera ahulu ime. Imi sanga ni kuhitiliza.

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.

Nangati kuti iñolo lyangu libezi kukuzuwisa bubi, Kani linyasi chalyo. Kono nibali nyansi hani bona kuti iñolo lyangu libezi kukuzuwisa bubi. Kono ubalizu bubi che kanako zana.

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.

Hanu ni sangite, insiñi kuti muba mubazuwile butuku, kono kakuti kusalizuwa hande kwenu buba mileti kulinyaza zivi zenu. Mube zibi maswabi a zamilimu, mi kana muba nyandi cha kusinyehelwa chimwi kabeka lyetu.

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.

Kakuki chiliro cha milimu chiletera kubaka iri kuwanisa kuhazwa nikusena kuli nyansa. Chiliro chefasi, nihakuba bulyo, chileta ifu.

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.

Bone bukando bwentundamo yamaswabi abuireeza ziabaleti kwako. Ibali inkando vule intundamo mwenu ku konisa kuti kana muvbena mulandu. Ibali kukando vule kubenga kwako, kutiya, indiwulu yako, kulitombola, nikuna kuti busakusimwa bupangwa! Munzintu zonse zimuba bonahazi kuti kamwina mulandu mwi indaba.

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].

Nihakuba kuti niba miñoleri, Kena niba ñoli chebaka lyo kupanga bubi, kamba chozo yaba pangi bubi. Niba ñoli iri kuti kusepahala kwenu kwetu kuboneke kwenu habusu bwe Ireeza.

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].

Ibaka lyezi tuba susuwezwe. Chokuwelekeza kuwombawombiwa kwetu, tubezi kusanga ni kuhitiliza chebaka lya kusanga kwa Tite, kakuli luhuho lwakwe lubabiswa buhya chenu mobonse.

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.

Mukuti haiba nili tundumuna kwakwe chenu, Kena niba swabisiswa. Ne kena bulyo, sina zintu zonse zitu bawambi kwenu zibali za kusakusimwa, kuli tundumuna kwetu kuamana nanwe kwa Tite kuba bonisi kuba kusakusimwa.

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].

Ilato lyakwe kwenu ikando maswe, sina habazezi ikute lyenu mubonse, mumubezi kumu tambwila chokutiya ni chachalika.

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].

Ni sangwa kakuti nina i sepo inzwire mwenu.