2 Kolinitō 10

1 Pea ko au Paula, ko au ʻoku matamatavaivai [ʻo kau ka ]ʻiate kimoutolu, ka ʻi heʻeku mamaʻo ʻoku ou loto mālohi kiate kimoutolu, ʻoku ou fakakolekole kiate kimoutolu ʻi he angavaivai mo e angamalū ʻa Kalaisi:

But as for me Paul, I entreat you by the gentleness and self-forgetfulness of Christ--I who when among you have not an imposing personal presence, but when absent am fearlessly outspoken in dealing with you.

2 Ka ʻoku ou kole, koeʻuhi ke ʻoua naʻaku loto mālohi ʻi heʻeku ʻiate kimoutolu, ʻi he pule ko ia ʻoku ou ʻamanaki ke u fai mālohi ai ki he niʻihi, ʻoku nau lau kiate kimautolu ʻo hangē ʻoku mau ʻaʻeva ʻo fakatatau mo e kakano.

I beseech you not to compel me when present to make a bold display of the confidence with which I reckon I shall show my 'courage' against some who reckon that we are guided by worldly principles.

3 He neongo ʻoku mau ʻaʻeva ʻi he kakano, ka ʻoku ʻikai te mau tau fakakakano:

For, though we are still living in the world, it is no worldly warfare that we are waging.

4 (He ko e mahafutau ʻo ʻemau tau ʻoku ʻikai fakakakano, ka ʻoku mālohi lahi ʻi he ʻOtua ke holoki hifo ai ʻae ngaahi kolo mālohi; )

The weapons with which we fight are not human weapons, but are mighty for God in overthrowing strong fortresses.

5 ‌ʻO holoki ki lalo ʻae ngaahi fakakaukau, mo e meʻa māʻolunga kotoa pē, ʻoku ne fakahikihiki ia ki he ʻilo ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ʻoku ne fakavaivai ʻae mahalo kotoa pē ki he talangofua kia Kalaisi;

For we overthrow arrogant 'reckonings,' and every stronghold that towers high in defiance of the knowledge of God, and we carry off every thought as if into slavery--into subjection to Christ;

6 Pea ʻoku mau tali te u pe ke tautea ʻae talangataʻa kotoa pē, ʻoka kakato hoʻomou talangofua.

while we hold ourselves in readiness to punish every act of disobedience, as soon as ever you as a Church have fully shown your obedience.

7 He ʻoku mou vakai ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻo hangē ko hono hā mai ʻituʻa? Kapau ʻoku ai ha tangata ʻoku ne faʻaki kiate ia ʻoku ʻa Kalaisi ia, ke toe fifili ki he meʻa ko ia ʻiate ia, koeʻuhi ʻo hangē ʻoku ʻa Kalaisi ia, ʻoku ʻa Kalaisi pehē pe ʻakimautolu.

Is it outward appearances you look to? If any man is confident as regards himself that he specially belongs to Christ, let him consider again and reflect that just as he belongs to Christ, so also do we.

8 He ka ne lahi hake siʻi ʻeku polepole ʻi heʻemau mālohi, ʻaia kuo tuku mai ʻe he ʻEiki kiate kimautolu ke langa ʻaki hake, ka ʻoku ʻikai ko homou fakaʻauha, [pehē], ʻe ʻikai te u mā ai:

If, however, I were to boast more loudly of our Apostolic authority, which the Lord has given us that we may build you up, not pull you down, I should have no reason to feel ashamed.

9 Ka ʻoku ʻikai te u fie hangē kau ka fakamanaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻaki ʻae ngaahi tohi.

Let it not seem as if I wanted to frighten you by my letters.

10 He ʻoku nau pehē, “Ko [ʻene ]ngaahi tohi ʻoku mamafa mo mālohi; ka ʻoku ha vaivai mai [hono ]sino, pea ko [ʻene ]lea ʻoku kovi.”

For they say "His letters are authoritative and forcible, but his personal presence is unimpressive, and as for eloquence, he has none."

11 Ke ʻilo ʻe he tokotaha ko ia, ko ia ʻoku hā ʻiate kimautolu ʻi he lea ʻi he ngaahi tohi ʻi heʻemau mamaʻo, ko kimautolu ai pe ia ʻi he ngāue ʻoka mau ka ʻi ai.

Let such people take this into their reckoning, that whatever we are in word by our letters when absent, the same are we also in act when present.

12 He ʻoku ʻikai te mau faʻa fakakau ʻakimautolu, pe fakatatau ʻakimautolu, ki he niʻihi ʻoku fakaongolelei atu ʻakinautolu: ka ko ʻenau fuofua ʻakinautolu ʻaki ʻakinautolu, ʻo fakatatau ʻakinautolu kiate kinautolu, ko e fai vale ia.

For we have not the 'courage' to rank ourselves among, or compare ourselves with, certain persons distinguished by their self-commendation. Yet they are not wise, measuring themselves, as they do, by one another and comparing themselves with one another.

13 Ka ʻe ʻikai te mau polepole ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻituʻa atu ʻi [homau ]lakanga, kae fakatatau ki hono fuofua ʻoe lakanga ʻaia kuo fuofua ʻe he ʻOtua kiate kimautolu, ko e fuofua ʻoku aʻu atu foki kiate kimoutolu.

We, however, will not exceed due limits in our boasting, but will keep within the limits of the sphere which God has assigned to us as a limit, which reaches even to you.

14 He ʻoku ʻikai te mau mafao atu ʻakimautolu, ʻo hangē naʻe ʻikai ke mau aʻu atu kiate kimoutolu: he kuo mau aʻu atu kiate kimoutolu foki ʻi he ongoongolelei ʻo Kalaisi:

For there is no undue stretch of authority on our part, as though it did not extend to you. We pressed on even to Corinth, and were the first to proclaim to you the Good News of the Christ.

15 ‌ʻOku ʻikai te mau faʻa polepole ki he ngaahi meʻa ʻituʻa ʻi [homau ]lakanga, ʻaia ko e ngaahi ngāue ʻae kau tangata kehe; ka ʻoku mau ʻamanaki lelei, ʻoka fakalahi hoʻomou tui, ke mau mafola atu ʻaupito ʻiate kimoutolu kae ʻi homau lakanga pe,

We do not exceed our due limits, and take credit for other men's labours; but we entertain the hope that, as your faith grows, we shall gain promotion among you--still keeping within our own sphere--promotion to a larger field of labour,

16 Ke mau malangaʻaki ʻae ongoongolelei ki he mamaʻo atu ʻiate kimoutolu, pea ʻikai ke polepole ʻi he lakanga ngāue ʻae tangata kehe kuo ʻosi teuteu.

and shall tell the Good News in the districts beyond you, not boasting in another man's sphere about work already done by him.

17 “Ka ko ia ʻoku polepole, ke polepole ia ʻi he ʻEiki.”

But "whoever boasts, let his boast be in the Lord."

18 He ʻoku ʻikai ko ia ʻoku ne fakaongolelei ia ʻe fakamālō ki ai, ka ko ia ʻoku fakaongolelei ia ʻe he ʻEiki.

For it is not the man that commends himself who is really approved, but he whom the Lord commends.