2 Wakorintho 2
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
Berean Standard Bible
1Basi nimeamua nisiwatembelee tena kuwatia huzuni.
1So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
2Maana nikiwahuzunisha ninyi, basi, ni nani atakayenifariji? Ni walewale niliowahuzunisha!
2For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
3Ndiyo maana niliwaandikia—sikutaka kuja kwenu na kuhuzunishwa na ninyi ambao ndio mngepaswa kuwa furaha yangu. Nina hakika kwamba, mimi nikifurahi, ninyi nyote pia mnafurahi.
3I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be saddened by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
4Nilipowaandikia hapo awali katika hali ya huzuni na sikitiko moyoni na kwa machozi mengi, haikuwa kwa ajili ya kuwahuzunisha ninyi, bali kwa ajili ya kuwaonyesheni kwamba nawapenda mno.
4For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
5Ikiwa kuna mtu aliyemhuzunisha mwingine, hakunihuzunisha mimi—ila amewahuzunisha ninyi nyote, na sipendi kuwa mkali zaidi.
5Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
6Adhabu aliyokwisha pata kutoka kwa wengi wenu inamtosha.
6The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
7Iliyobakia ni afadhali kwenu kumsamehe mtu huyo na kumpa moyo ili asije akahuzunika mno na kukata tamaa kabisa.
7So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8Kwa hiyo nawasihi: mwonyesheni kwamba mnampenda.
8Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
9Madhumuni yangu kuandika ile barua yalikuwa kutaka kujua kama mko tayari kutii katika kila jambo.
9My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
10Mkimsamehe mtu, nami pia ninamsamehe. Maana ninaposamehe—kama kweli ninacho cha kusamehe—nasamehe mbele ya Kristo kwa ajili yenu,
10If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
11ili tusimpe nafasi Shetani atudanganye; maana twaijua mipango yake ilivyo.
11in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
12Nilipofika Troa kuhubiri Habari Njema ya Kristo, nilikuta mlango u wazi kwa ajili ya kazi ya Bwana.
12Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
13Lakini nilifadhaika sana kwa kutomkuta ndugu yetu Tito. Ndiyo maana niliwaaga wote pale nikaenda Makedonia.
13I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
14Lakini, shukrani kwa Mungu anayetuongoza daima katika msafara wa ushindi wa Kristo. Yeye hutufanya tuueneze ukweli wa Kristo kama harufu nzuri, kila mahali.
14But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
15Maana sisi ni kama harufu nzuri ya ubani ambayo Kristo anamtolea Mungu, harufu nzuri inayofikia wote wanaookolewa na wanaopotea.
15For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
16Kwa wale wanaopotea, harufu hiyo ni kifo; lakini kwa wale wanaookolewa, harufu hiyo ni uhai. Nani basi, awezaye kushiriki katika kazi ya namna hiyo?
16To the one, we are an odor of death and demise; to the other, a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
17Sisi si kama wengine ambao hufanya biashara na ujumbe wa Mungu; sisi tunahubiri kwa unyofu mbele ya Mungu, kama watu tuliotumwa na Mungu, tukiwa tumeungana na Kristo.
17For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.
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