2 Kolinitō 9

1 Pea ko e meʻa ʻi he tokoni ki he kāinga māʻoniʻoni, ʻoku taʻeʻaonga ʻeku tohi kiate kimoutolu.

With reference, indeed, to the fund for your fellow Christians, it is quite superfluous for me to say anything to you.

2 He ʻoku ou ʻilo homou loto lelei, ʻaia naʻaku polepole ai ʻiate kimoutolu kiate kinautolu ʻi Masitōnia, koeʻuhi ʻoku talu ʻae taʻu ʻe taha mo e teu ki ai ʻa ʻAkeia; pea ko hoʻomou fai feinga kuo langaki ʻae tokolahi.

I know, of course, your willingness to help, and I am always boasting of it to the Macedonians. I tell them that you in Greece have been ready for a year past; and it was really your zeal that stimulated most of them.

3 Ka kuo u fekau ʻae kāinga, telia naʻa taʻeʻaonga ʻa ʻemau polepole ʻiate kimoutolu ʻi he meʻa ni; kae hangē ko ʻeku tala, ke mou teuteu pe:

So my reason for sending our friends is to prevent what we said about you from proving, in this particular matter, an empty boast, and to enable you to be as well prepared as I have been saying that you are.

4 Telia naʻa ʻiloange, te mau ʻalu atu mo ha niʻihi ʻo Masitōnia, pea ʻilo ʻakimoutolu ʻoku teʻeki ai teuteu, pea mā ai ʻakimautolu (ʻoku ʻikai teu pehē ʻakimoutolu) ʻi he polepole lahi ni.

Otherwise, if any Macedonians were to come with me, and find you unprepared, we – to say nothing of you – should feel ashamed of our present confidence.

5 Ko ia naʻaku pehē ai ʻoku ʻaonga ʻeku enginaki ʻae kāinga, koeʻuhi ke nau ʻalu muʻomuʻa kiate kimoutolu, ʻo tomuʻa fakamaʻopoʻopo hoʻomou meʻaʻofa, ʻaia naʻe tomuʻa lea ki ai, koeʻuhi ke teu pe ia, ʻo ngali mo e meʻa foaki, kae ʻikai hangē ʻoku ʻi he manumanu.

Therefore I think it necessary to beg the friends to go to you in advance, and to complete the arrangements for the gift, which you have already promised, so that it may be ready, as a gift, before I come, and not look as if it were being given under pressure.

6 Ka ko eni, Ko ia ʻoku tūtuuʻi fakasiʻisiʻi, ʻe utu fakasiʻisiʻi foki; pea ko ia ʻoku tūtuuʻi lahi, ʻe utu lahi foki.

Remember the saying – “Scanty sowing, scanty harvest; plentiful sowing, plentiful harvest.”

7 Ke foaki ʻe he tangata taki taha ʻo hangē ko ia kuo pau hono loto ki ai, kae ʻikai ʻi he mamahi, pe ʻi hono puleʻi: he ʻoku ʻofa ʻae ʻOtua ki ha foaki fiefia.

Let everyone give as he has determined before hand, not grudgingly or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

8 Pea ʻoku mafai ʻe he ʻOtua ke fakatupulekina ʻae ngaahi meʻa lelei kotoa pē kiate kimoutolu; koeʻuhi ʻi he mahu lahi maʻuaipē ʻakimoutolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē, ke mou faʻa fai ʻae ngāue lelei kotoa pē:

God has power to shower all kinds of blessings on you, so that, having, under all circumstances and on all occasions, all that you can need, you may be able to shower all kinds of benefits on others.

9 (Hangē ko ia kuo tohi, “Kuo tufaki atu ʻe ia; kuo foaki ʻe ia ki he masiva: pea ʻe tuʻumaʻu ʻene māʻoniʻoni ʻo taʻengata.” (aiōn g165)

(As scripture says – “He shared freely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness continues for ever.” (aiōn g165)

10 Pea ko eni, ko ia ʻoku ne foaki ʻae tengaʻi ʻakau ki he tūtuuʻi, ʻofa ke ne foaki ʻae mā ke mou kai, pea fakatupu hoʻomou tenga kuo tūtuuʻi, pea fakalahi ʻae ngaahi fua ʻo hoʻomou māʻoniʻoni; )

And he who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for eating, will supply you with seed, and cause it to increase, and will multiply the fruits of your righteousness).

11 Koeʻuhi ke fakamaʻumeʻaʻi ʻakimoutolu ʻi he meʻa kotoa pē ki he faʻa foaki lahi, ʻaia ʻoku tupu ai ʻae fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua ʻiate kimautolu.

Rich in all things yourselves, you will be able to show liberality to all, which, with our help, will cause thanksgiving to be offered to God.

12 He ko e tauhi atu ʻoe ngāue ni, ʻoku ʻikai ngata ʻi he tokoni ki he masiva ʻoe kāinga māʻoniʻoni, ka ʻoku tupulekina ia ʻi he ngaahi fakafetaʻi lahi ki he ʻOtua;

For the rendering of a public service such as this, not only relieves the needs of your fellow Christians, but also results in the offering to God of many a thanksgiving.

13 Pea ʻi he fakamoʻoni ʻoe tokoni ni, ʻoku nau fakamālō ki he ʻOtua ʻi hoʻomou talangofua ʻoku fakahā ni ki he ongoongolelei ʻa Kalaisi, pea ʻi hoʻomou tufaki lahi kiate kinautolu, pea ki he kakai kotoa pē;

Through the evidence afforded by the service rendered, you cause people to praise God for your fidelity to your profession of faith in the good news of the Christ, as well as for the liberality of your contributions for them and for all others.

14 Pea ʻi heʻenau lotua ʻakimoutolu, mo e holi lahi kiate kimoutolu, koeʻuhi ko e ʻofa lahi ʻae ʻOtua ʻoku ʻiate kimoutolu.

And they also, in their prayers for you, express their longing to see you, because of the surpassing love of God displayed toward you.

15 Fakafetaʻi ki he ʻOtua, koeʻuhi ko ʻene foaki ʻoku taʻefaʻalaua.

All thanks to God for his inestimable gift!