2 Corinthians 3
1 Are we beginning again to commend ourselves? Or do we need, as do some, letters of commendation to you or from you?
Ka mimah ingkaw ka mimah kamik kyih qu nu? Thlangkhqi amyihna, nangmih a ven awhkaw aw, am awhtaw nangmih a ham aw kyihnaak cahawn kami ngaih nawh nu?
2 You are our letter, written in our hearts, known and read by all men,
Nangmih taw, kaimih ak kawlung khuiawh qeena ak awm, thlang boeih ing sim nawh noet uhy, kaimih a capat na awm uhyk ti.
3 being revealed that you are a letter of Christ, served by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tablets of stone, but in tablets that are hearts of flesh.
Nangmih taw, kaimih a bibinaak a phu, Khrih a ven awhkaw capat na awm uhyk ti tice dangsak uhyk ti, catui ing a qee am nawh ak hqing Khawsa ang Myihla ing qee na awm uhyk ti, lungpei awhkaw qee am nawh thlanghqing kawlung awh ni qee na a awm.
4 Such confidence we have through Christ toward God,
Ve ve Khrih ak caming Khawsa haiawh ningnih a ngaihdingnaak na awm hy.
5 not that we are sufficient of ourselves to account anything as from ourselves; but our sufficiency is from God,
Ka mimah ak caming ik-oeih ak awm sak amyihna am poek unyng saw ak awm sakkung taw Khawsa ni.
6 who also made us sufficient as servants of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit. For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
Anih ing awikamnaak ak thai awh bibikungkhqi na ni tak khqi hy – cahawn bi amni bi unawh Myihla bi ce ni ni bi uhy; cahawn ingtaw him hlai hy, Myihla ingtaw hqingnaak pehy.
7 But if the service of death, written engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly on the face of Moses for the glory of his face, which was passing away,
Lungpei awh qee na ak awm, thihnaak ak law pyikung cahawn ce Mosi ing a haw law awh, cawhkaw bibinaak awh a boeimang haai ce Israelkhqi ing am toek thai uhy, cehlai anih a haai ce thi hqui didi hy,
8 won’t service of the Spirit be with much more glory?
cawhtaw Myihla a bibinaak ak khqoet ikawmyihna a boeimangnaak kaw?
9 For if the service of condemnation has glory, the service of righteousness exceeds much more in glory.
Thlang ak bo sak bibinaak zani a boeimang awhtaw, dyngnaak ak lawpyi bibinaak ak khqoet ce ikawmyihna nu a boeimangnaak hly!
10 For most certainly that which has been made glorious has not been made glorious in this respect, by reason of the glory that surpasses.
Ak kqym awh boeimang na ak awm ce tuh awhkaw boeimangnaak ing a poe voelh hawh dawngawh am boeimang voel hy.
11 For if that which passes away was with glory, much more that which remains is in glory.
Ak thi hqui didi zani boeimangnaak ing a law awhtaw, a poepa na ak boeimang taw bau khqoet kawm man!
12 Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,
Cemyih ngaih-unaak ce ni taak dawngawh nim thin cak hy.
13 and not as Moses, who put a veil on his face so that the children of Israel wouldn’t look steadfastly on the end of that which was passing away.
Mosi amyihna amni awm uhy, Anih ingtaw a hai awhkaw vangnaak a thih hqui voe voe awh Israelkhqi ing hu hau kawm uh, tinawh hi ing dah hy.
14 But their minds were hardened, for until this very day at the reading of the old covenant the same veil remains, because in Christ it passes away.
Cehlai amik kaw mawh hy, tuh dy na awikam kqym ami noet noet awh ami haai dah hyn uhy. Hi ce hliip hlan uhy, Khrih doeng awh cawhkaw hi ce lawh thai na awm hy.
15 But to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart.
Mosi ak cauk ce ami noet awh tuh dy na ami lingbyi dah pek khi hyn hy.
16 But whenever someone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.
Cehlai u awm Bawipa benna ak mang taw, cawhkaw hi ce hliip pe hawh hy.
17 Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Bawipa taw Myihla na awm hy, Bawipa Myihla a awmnaak hoei awh, ngaihdingnaak ce awm hy.
18 But we all, with unveiled face seeing the glory of the Lord as in a mirror, are transformed into the same image from glory to glory, even as from the Lord, the Spirit.
Ningmih haai dahnaak amak awmkhqi venawh Bawipa a boeimangnaak ce vang hy, amah mi ning myih qu voe voe unawh Myihla na ak awm, Bawipa a ven awhkaw Boeimangnaak ing ni be voe voe uhy.
