2 Corinthians 7
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
1Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
1Basi, wapenzi wangu, tukiwa tumepewa ahadi hizi zote, na tujitakase na chochote kiwezacho kuchafua miili na roho zetu, tuwe watakatifu kabisa, na tuishi kwa kumcha Mungu.
2Make room for us in your hearts. We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one.
2Tunaomba mtupe nafasi mioyoni mwenu! Hatujamkosea mtu yeyote, hatujamdhuru wala kumdanganya mtu yeyote.
3I do not say this to condemn you. I have said before that you so occupy our hearts that we live and die together with you.
3Sisemi mambo haya kwa ajili ya kumhukumu mtu; maana, kama nilivyokwisha sema, ninyi mko mioyoni mwetu, tufe pamoja, tuishi pamoja.
4Great is my confidence in you; great is my pride in you; I am filled with encouragement; in all our troubles my joy overflows.
4Nina imani kubwa sana ninaposema nanyi; naona fahari kubwa juu yenu! Katika taabu zetu nimepata kitulizo kikubwa na kufurahi mno.
5For when we arrived in Macedonia, our bodies had no rest, but we were pressed from every direction—conflicts on the outside, fears within.
5Hata baada ya kufika Makedonia hatukuweza kupumzika. Kila upande tulikabiliwa na taabu: nje ugomvi; ndani hofu.
6But God, who comforts the downcast, comforted us by the arrival of Titus,
6Lakini Mungu, mwenye kuwapa shime wanyonge alitupa moyo sisi pia kwa kuja kwake Tito.
7and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you. He told us about your longing, your mourning, and your zeal for me, so that I rejoiced all the more.
7Si tu kwa kule kuja kwake Tito, bali pia kwa sababu ya moyo mliompa ninyi. Yeye ametuarifu jinsi mnavyotamani kuniona, jinsi mlivyo na huzuni, na mnavyotaka kunitetea. Jambo hili linanifurahisha sana.
8Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter, I do not regret it. Although I did regret it, I now see that my letter caused you sorrow, but only for a short time.
8Maana, hata kama kwa barua ile yangu nimewahuzunisha, sioni sababu ya kujuta. Naam, naona kwamba barua hiyo iliwatia huzuni lakini kwa muda.
9And now I rejoice, not because you were made sorrowful, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you felt the sorrow that God had intended, and so were not harmed in any way by us.
9Sasa nafurahi, si kwa sababu mmehuzunika, ila kwa kuwa huzuni yenu imewafanya mbadili nia zenu na kutubu. Mmehuzunishwa kadiri ya mpango wa Mungu, na kwa sababu hiyo hatukuwadhuru ninyi kwa vyovyote.
10Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation without regret, but worldly sorrow brings death.
10Kuwa na huzuni jinsi atakavyo Mungu, husababisha badiliko la moyo, badiliko lenye kuleta wokovu; hivyo hakuna sababu ya kujuta. Lakini huzuni ya kidunia huleta kifo.
11Consider what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what zeal, what vindication! In every way you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter.
11Sasa mnaweza kuona matokeo ya kuona huzuni jinsi Mungu atakavyo: ninyi mmepata kuwa sasa watu wenye jitihada, wenye hoja, mnashtuka na kuogopa, mna bidii na mko tayari kuona kwamba haki yatekelezwa. Ninyi mmethibitisha kwa kila njia kwamba hamna hatia kuhusu jambo hili.
12So even though I wrote to you, it was not on account of the one who did wrong or the one who was harmed, but rather that your earnestness on our behalf would be made clear to you in the sight of God.
12Hivyo, ingawa niliandika ile barua, haikuwa kwa ajili ya yule aliyekosa, au kwa ajili ya yule aliyekosewa. Niliandika kusudi ionekane wazi mbele ya Mungu jinsi mlivyo na bidii kwa ajili yetu.
13On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.
13Ndiyo maana sisi tulifarijika sana. Siyo kwamba tulifarijika tu, ila pia Tito alitufurahisha kwa furaha aliyokuwa nayo kutokana na jinsi mlivyomchangamsha moyo.
14Indeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
14Mimi nimewasifu sana mbele yake, na katika jambo hilo sikudanganyika. Tumewaambieni ukweli daima, na kule kuwasifia ninyi mbele ya Tito kumekuwa jambo la ukweli mtupu.
15And his affection for you is even greater when he remembers that you were all obedient as you welcomed him with fear and trembling.
15Hivyo upendo wake wa moyo kwenu unaongezeka zaidi akikumbuka jinsi ninyi nyote mlivyo tayari kutii, na jinsi mlivyomkaribisha kwa hofu nyingi na kutetemeka.
16I rejoice that I can have complete confidence in you.
16Nafurahi sana kwamba naweza kuwategemea ninyi kabisa katika kila jambo.
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