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.

Hinu, valongo vangu, tikavya tipewili gala goha getalaganili, ndi tijinyambisa na chindu chochoha chechihotola kutihakasa higa na mipungu yitu, tivya vamsopi neju na kutama kumtopesa neju Chapanga.

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).

Tiyupa mtipela fwasi mumitima yinu! Timuhokili lepi mundu yoyoha kumyoka amala kumkonga mundu yoyoha.

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.

Nijova lepi lijambu lenili ndava ya kumuhamla mundu. Muni ngati cha nakalongolili kujova, nyenye muvi mumitima yitu, tifwai pamonga na kutama pamonga.

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.

Nene nikuvasadika neju na kumeka panani yinu! Mumang'ahiso gitu goha, nipoliswi mtima na luheku neju.

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].

Hati patahikili mulima wa Makedonia nakuhotola kupumulila. Tapatili mang'ahiso, kuhuma kila upandi, patavi na mhutanu na vandu vangi mewawa tavi na wogohi mumitima yitu.

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

Nambu Chapanga, mwakuvapolesa mtima vangolongondi, avapolisi mtima mukubwela kwa 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.

Lepi ndu mukubwela kwaki Tito, nambu ndava ya kujova pemwamkangamalisi mtima. Mwene atijovili chamwinogela kunilola na chamvii ngolongondi na chamwigana kunikengelela. Lijambu lenili litihekesa neju.

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.

Hati ngati kwa balua yangu yila yavaletili ungolongondi, nambu hinu niviniswa lepi mtima. Ena naviniswi mtima panamanyili balua yila yivapeli ungolongondi pamonga yavi mulukumbi ndu.

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.

Hinu nivii na luheku, lepi ndava mngolongoniswi, nambu ndava ngolongondi yinu yivakiti muleka matendu gahakau na kumuwuyila Chapanga. Mngolongoniswa ngati cheaganili Chapanga, ndava yeniyo tete tavavinisi lepi nyenye kwa loloha.

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.

Kuvya na ungolongondi cheigana Chapanga kukuvahenga vandu vang'anamuka mumtima yavi na kunang'amuka kwenuko ndi kuleta usangula. Ndava yeniyo kawaka lijambu la kuvinisa mtima penapo, nambu ungolongondi wa vandu va pamulima wewileta lifwa.

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.

Hinu mlola chechihengiwi muungolongondi winu ngati Chapanga cheaganili, hinu nyenye yevakiti mkangamalayi neju, kulangisa kuvya mubudili lepi. Mwaviniswi mtima na kukenyemuka, chemvii na mnogo uvaha wa kunilola, na mukumlekela Chapanga ahukumwayi. Nyenye mulangisi mukila njila kuvya mubudili lepi mulijambu lenili.

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].

Hinu, pamonga nayandiki balua yila yavili lepi ndava ya mundu mweabudili, amala ndava ya mundu mweabudiwi. Nayandiki muni yilolekana hotohoto palongolo ya Chapanga, nyenye chemujiwusili ndava yitu.

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].

Ndava yeniyi tete tapoliswi mtima neju. Lepi tapoliswi mtima ndu, ndi mewa Tito atisangalwisu kwa kusangalusa wa avili nawu muni nyenye chemwamsangalwisi mtima.

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.

Nene nivalumbalili neju palongolo yaki, na mu lijambu lenilo nakunikola soni. Tivajovili uchakaka magono goha, na kula kuvalumbalila nyenye palongolo ya Tito kuvi lijambu la chakaka.

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].

Hinu uganu waki wa mtima kwinu nyenye uyonjokesa neju akakumbukayi, ndi mwavoha nyenye chagayidakila malagizu gaki, na chamwampokili mumtima na utopesa neju.

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].

Nina luheku neju kuvya nihotola kuvahuvalila nyenye mukila lijambu loloha.