¹Moreover, brethren, we make known to you the grace of God which hath been given in the churches of Macedonia;

¹Keras tume te zhanen murhe phral, o lashimos le Devlesko kai kerdilo andel khangeria kai si ande Macedonia.

²how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

²Le shave le Devleske sas zurales zumade le chinosa kai sas le; numa lengo raduimos kadia de baro sas kai denas so godi dashtinas, marka ke chorhe sas.

³For according to their power, I bear witness, yea and beyond their power, [they gave] of their own accord,

³Phenav tumenge, won dine so dashtinas ai inker mai but de sode dashtinas pendar.

⁴beseeching us with much entreaty in regard of this grace and the fellowship in the ministering to the saints:

⁴Mangle amendar ai butivar sa penge ilesa te sai zhutin ai te traden vari so le Devleske shavenge kai si ande Judea.

⁵and [this], not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

⁵Ai chi ferdi zhutisarde ando tovaro sar ame azhukerasas, numa dine pe won mai anglal ka Del, porme dinepe amenge ande voia le Devleski.

⁶Insomuch that we exhorted Titus, that as he made a beginning before, so he would also complete in you this grace also.

⁶Anda kodia mangliam ame katar o Titus te zhal tumende, ai te kerel e buchi kai nachinaisardiasas te kerel te zhutil tume te geton kodia lashi buchi.

⁷But as ye abound in everything, [in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all earnestness, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.

⁷Barvale san ande soste godi, ando pachamos, ando divano, ande goji, ai ando zhutimos, ande soste godi, ai tumari dragostia kai si tume amenge, ai ame mangas te aven barvale ande kadia buchi la dragostiaki.

⁸I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

⁸Chi dav tume iek ordina. Numa phenav tumenge sode mangen te zhutin le kolaver, ai te lav sama o chachimos tumare dragostiako.

⁹For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

⁹Ke zhanen o mishtimos amare Devlesko O Jesus Kristo; kai wo kai sas barvalo, kerdilo chorho tumenge, ai te barvalon tume katar pesko chorhimos.

¹⁰And herein I give [my] judgment: for this is expedient for you, who were the first to make a beginning a year ago, not only to do, but also to will.

¹⁰Phenav tumenge so me gindiv pa kadia diela; mishto avelas tumenge te geton so nachinaisardian o bersh kai nakhlo.

¹¹But now complete the doing also; that as [there was] the readiness to will, so [there may be] the completion also out of your ability.

¹¹Ke tume sanas le perve, na ferdi te keren, numa kai mangenas te keren. Zhan angle akana, ai geton kodia buchi! Ai thon sa tumaro ilo te geton ke sar thodianas tumaro ilo te keren, so sa sas tumen.

¹²For if the readiness is there, [it is] acceptable according as [a man] hath, not according as [he] hath not.

¹²Ke kana des sa che ilesa, O Del premol so dian ai dikhel pe so si amen, ai na so nai amen!

¹³For [I say] not [this] that others may be eased [and] ye distressed;

¹³Ke chi mothav tumenge te chorhavon tume ai te den le kolavren, numa trobul te avel tume saikfielo, akana si tume but ai sai zhutin kodolen kai nai le.

¹⁴but by equality: your abundance [being a supply] at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become [a supply] for your want; that there may be equality:

¹⁴Ai porme te na avela tumen andek dies ai len te avela, won sai dena tumen, ai kadia si kai avela saikfielo.

¹⁵as it is written, He that [gathered] much had nothing over; and he that [gathered] little had no lack.

¹⁵Ke E Vorba le Devleski mothol, "Kodo kai chidia but nas les kanchi mai but, ai kodo kai chidia xantsi nas les mai xantsi."

¹⁶But thanks be to God, who putteth the same earnest care for you into the heart of Titus.

¹⁶Luvudime te avel O Del kai thodia ando ilo le Titosko sa kodo dragostia tumenge.

¹⁷For he accepted indeed our exhortation; but being himself very earnest, he went forth unto you of his own accord.

¹⁷Ke premosardia so manglian lestar; ai neve ilesa mangelas te zhutil, ai ande peste manglia te zhal tumende.

¹⁸And we have sent together with him the brother whose praise in the gospel [is spread] through all the churches;

¹⁸Ai lesa tradas ieke phrales kai sa le khangeria luvudin les ande peski buchi kai anel e lashi viasta le Devleski.

¹⁹and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in [the matter of] this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and [to show] our readiness:

¹⁹Inker le khangeria alosarde les te zhal amensa pe kado drom kai ame kerasa kadia lashi buchi ando anav le Devlesko, ai te sikavas sode mangas te zhutisaras le kolavren.

²⁰Avoiding this, that any man should blame us in [the matter of] this bounty which is ministered by us:

²⁰Ame arakhas ame saxke khonik te na xoliavol pe amende kai si ame kadala but love kai chidiam ai kai thode ame te arakhas le.

²¹for we take thought for things honorable, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

²¹Ke ame rodas o mishtimos, na ferdi angla Del, numa vi anglal manush.

²²and we have sent with them our brother, whom we have many times proved earnest in many things, but now much more earnest, by reason of the great confidence which [he hath] in you.

²²Tradas lensa amare phrales, kai butivar zumadiam les, ai wo sagda sa peske ilesa mangelas te kerel buchi. Numa akana mai but mangel te kerel buchi, ke pala baro pachamos kai si les ande tumende.

²³Whether [any inquire] about Titus, [he is] my partner and [my] fellow-worker to you-ward, or our brethren, [they are] the messengers of the churches, [they are] the glory of Christ.

²³O Titus, si murho zhutitori ai kerel buchi mansa tumenge; ai le kolaver phral kai si lesa, tradine le katar le khangeria ai keren buchi ando anav le Kristosko.

²⁴Show ye therefore unto them in the face of the churches the proof of your love, and of our glorying on your behalf.

²⁴Sikaven lenge ke mangen le chaches, saxke le khangeria te zhanen mishto ai te zhanen ke ame zhanas sostar luvudis tume.