¹For as touching the ministering to the saints, it is superfluous for me to write to you:

¹Ane kakoo-kono-na, uma mingki' ku'uki' -kokoi ba napa-napa mpokahangai' doi to kikeni mpai' hilou hi tana' Yudea toi-e.

²For I know the forwardness of your mind, for which I boast of you to them of Macedonia, that Achaia was ready a year ago; and your zeal hath provoked very many.

²Ku'inca ami' -mi kadoko' -ni lia metulungi-- baa' ku'une' ami' -madakoi hi to Makedonia-e, ku'uli' -raka: "Ane ompi' -ta to hi tana' Akhaya-le, ngkai mpae to liu-ramo-rana sadia mpewai' doi petulungi-ra." Jadi', mpo'epe kamongura nono-ni mewai' toe-di, te'apui wo'o-rawo nono-ra to Makedonia, alaa-na wori' -ra to doko' mewai'.

³Yet have I sent the brethren, lest our boasting of you should be in vain in this behalf; that, as I said, ye may be ready:

³Aga nau' wae, ku'uli' agina kuhubui mperi'ulu-ramo hira' Titus tilou hi koi', bona hira' -mi mpotulungi-koi mpo'atoro' pewai' -ni toe. Jadi', kusarumaka ane rata wo'o-apa-kuwo mpai', kurata-koi rodo mpu'u-mi, apa' mpolia' ku'uli' -miraka to Makedonia karodo-nimi hi retu. Nee-neo' mpai' napa to ku'une' -kokoi toe, boa' -wadi.

⁴Lest haply if they of Macedonia come with me, and find you unprepared, we (that we say not, ye) should be ashamed in this same confident boasting.

⁴Apa' ane ria-ra mpai' to Makedonia to mpo'emai' -a tilou, pai' ane rapa' -na ko'ia terumpu doi petulungi-ni tetu-e, uma mpai' mowo ea' -kai, apa' mpolia' ki'une' -mokoie. Koi' wo'o mpai' me'ea' ompi'.

⁵Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as a matter of bounty, and not as of covetousness.

⁵Toe pai' ku'uli' agina kuhubui mperi'ulu-ramo hira' Titus tilou, bona ra'atoro' ami' -mi doi pewai' to nijanci-mi. Jadi', ane rata-apa mpai', rodo-mi omea. Ngkai ree mpai', monoto-mi kamewai' -ni ngkai kabula nono-ni, uma baha raparuku.

⁶But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

⁶Penonoi lolita tohe'i: To mohawu' hangkedi', hangkedi' wo'o-wadi-hawo to napepae. To mohawu' wori', wori' wo'o-hawo to napepae.

⁷Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

⁷Agina butu dua-na mewai' ntuku' kabula nono-na moto-hawo. Neo' mewai' hante susa' nono, neo' mewai' baha raparuku. Apa' Alata'ala mpoka'ahi' tauna to mewai' hante kagoe' nono.

⁸And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

⁸Mobaraka' lia-i mpowai' -koi hawe'ea rasi', duu' -na uma ria kakuraa' -ni ba napa-napa, mporata-koi hawe'ea to niparaluu ngkai Alata'ala. Patuju-na mpowai' -koi rasi' toe, bona nipakule' mpobago butu nyala pobago to lompe' mpotulungi doo.

⁹(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.

⁹Hewa to te'uki' hi rala Buku Tomoroli' owi: Alata'ala mpobagi rasi' hi tauna to mpe'ahii'. Kalompe' nono-na uma ria kahudua-na."

¹⁰Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)

¹⁰Alata'ala mpowai' hawua' hi topohawu', pai' nawai' -ta wua' polia' -ta jadi' pongkoni' -ta. Hewa toe wo'o mpai' Alata'ala mpogane' pewai' to niwai' -raka doo, bona kalompe' nono-ni toe mowua' wori'.

¹¹Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.

¹¹Napoporasi' -koi mpai' hante butu nyala rasi', bona manara oa' -koi hi doo. Jadi', ane kikeni mpai' pewai' -ni hilou hi doo-ta to mpe'ahii' tuwu' -ra hi tana' Yudea-e, wori' tauna mpo'uli' tarima kasi hi Alata'ala.

¹²For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

¹²Pobago-ni to lompe' tohe'i mpai' mpo'ihii' kakuraa' -ra topetuku' Pue' to hi ria. Pai' uma muntu' toe, ngkai pobago-ni to lompe' toi, wori' tauna mpo'uli' tarima kasi hi Alata'ala.

¹³Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;

¹³Ane doo-ta to Yudea toera ria mpohilo pewai' -ni toi mpai', bate mpo'une' Alata'ala-ramo, apa' rahilo kamakono-na pepangala' -ni hi Kareba Kristus, pai' pengkoru-ni hi hawa' -na. Mpo'une' Alata'ala-ramo mpai', apa' manara mpu'u-koi mpobagi rewa-ni hi hira' pai' hi tau ntani' -na.

¹⁴And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you.

¹⁴Pai' hira' wo'o-rawo mpekakae-kokoi hante nono to ma'ahi', apa' bohe mpu'u ahi' Alata'ala to mobago hi rala katuwu' -ni.

¹⁵Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

¹⁵Natao lia-ta mpo'uli' tarima kasi hi Alata'ala, apa' uma hudu ta'uli' kabohe pewai' -na hi kita'!