¹Well, it is not of profit to me to boast, for I will come to visions and revelations of [the] Lord.

¹Trobul te luvudiv ma, marka ke kodia nai mishto. Numa si te dav duma akana pal dieli kai dikhlem ai kai dia ma O Del te zhanav.

²I know a man in Christ, fourteen years ago, (whether in [the] body I know not, or out of the body I know not, God knows;) such [a one] caught up to [the] third heaven.

²Zhanav ieke manushes kai diasas pe le Devleske kai de desh u shtar bersh palpale sas ingerdo zhi ando trito rhaio. (Chi zhanav te sas lino peske statosa, vai bi peske statosko, chi zhanav, O Del zhanel ferdi.)

³And I know such a man, (whether in [the] body or out of the body I know not, God knows;)

³E zhanav ke kodo manush sas ingerdo ando rhaio (ai mai iek data mai mothav tumenge, chi zhanav, te sas lino peske statosa, vai bi peske statosko, chi zhanav, ferdi O Del zhanel.)

⁴that he was caught up into paradise, and heard unspeakable things said which it is not allowed to man to utter.

⁴Ai kotse ando rhaio ashundia vorbi kai nashtilpe te mai motholpe pa lende, ai kai nai lau le manusheske te del duma.

⁵Of such [a one] I will boast, but of myself I will not boast, unless in my weaknesses.

⁵Me luvudisardemas kodole manushes, numa me chi luvudisardemas man, de ferdi te mothav pal dieli kai sikaven murho kovlimos.

⁶For if I shall desire to boast, I shall not be a fool; for I will say [the] truth; but I forbear, lest any one should think as to me above what he sees me [to be], or whatever he may hear of me.

⁶Te manglemas te luvudiv ma, chi avilemas iek dzilo, ke phendemas o chachimos, numa arakhav ma te na luvudiv ma, ke chi mangav khonik te gindil pa mande ke sim mai but ke so dikhel ke kerav ai so mothav.

⁷And that I might not be exalted by the exceeding greatness of the revelations, there was given to me a thorn for the flesh, a messenger of Satan that he might buffet me, that I might not be exalted.

⁷Numa te na avav barimatango kai sas ma dine dieli te zhanav kai si defial bare, sas ma dino iek naswalimas kai dukhavel, kai avel sar iek sluga tradini katar o beng te marel ma, ai te inkerel ma te na avav barimatango.

⁸For this I thrice besought the Lord that it might depart from me.

⁸Trivar rhugisailem ka Del anda kado naswalimos, ai manglem lestar te sastiarel ma.

⁹And he said to me, My grace suffices thee; for [my] power is perfected in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather boast in my weaknesses, that the power of the Christ may dwell upon me.

⁹Ai wo dia ma atweto, "Murho mishtimos si so godi trobul tu , ke murhi putiera sikadiol peski buchi kana san kovlo." Mai drago mange sas murhe ilesa te luvudiv ma anda murhe kovlimata, saxke e putiera le Kristoski te arakhel man.

¹⁰Wherefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in insults, in necessities, in persecutions, in straits, for Christ: for when I am weak, then I am powerful.

¹⁰Anda kodia raduima andal kovlimata, kai maren mandar mui andal nekazuira, kana chinuin ma, ai le baiuria kai aven pe mande pala Kristo; ke kana sim kovlo, antunchi sim zuralo.

¹¹I have become a fool; *ye* have compelled me; for *I* ought to have been commended by you; for I have been nothing behind those who were in surpassing degree apostles, if also I am nothing.

¹¹Dav duma sar te avilemas dzilo, numa tume kerdia kadia. Tume trobunas te chacharen ma. Ke vi te chi sim kanchi, chi sim vov si mai tele ke sar tumare slugi.

¹²The signs indeed of the apostle were wrought among you in all endurance, signs, and wonders, and works of power.

¹²Le dieli kai sikaven ke sim sluga kerdile mashkar tumende ieka rhavda sa kai sas maladi; kodola dieli sas le semnuria, le chudimata, ai le mirakluria.

¹³For in what is it that ye have been inferior to the other assemblies, unless that I myself have not been in laziness a charge upon you? Forgive me this injury.

¹³Ande soste sanas tume mai xantsi arakhle ke sar le kolaver khangeria, de ferdi ke chi manglem tumendar kanchi? Iertin ma anda kodia.

¹⁴Behold, this third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be in laziness a charge; for I do not seek yours, but you; for the children ought not to lay up for the parents, but the parents for the children.

¹⁴Eta, gata sim te mai zhav tumende pe trito data, ai pale chi mangava tumendar kanchi. Tumen mangav, ai na tumare loven. Chaches nai le glate kai trobul te nirin love te pravaren penge niamon, numa le niamuria te nirin love ai te pravaren le glaten.

¹⁵Now *I* shall most gladly spend and be utterly spent for your souls, if even in abundantly loving you I should be less loved.

¹⁵Ai te avava raduime te zidiv so godi si ma, ai te zidivma man te zhutiv tumen.

¹⁶But be it so. *I* did not burden you, but being crafty I took you by guile.

¹⁶Avava tumenge mai xantsi drago te avena tume mange kadia de drago? Tume preznain, ke chi mangavas kanchi tumendar. Numa vari kon mothola, ke zhanglem sar te kerav ai ke astardem tume le xoxaimasa.

¹⁷Did I make gain of you by any of those whom I have sent to you?

¹⁷So aliaren? Ke lem vari so tumendar katar le manush kai tradem tumenge?

¹⁸I begged Titus, and sent the brother with [him]: did Titus at all make gain of you? have we not walked in the same spirit? [have we] not in the same steps?

¹⁸Manglema katar o Titus te zhal tumende, ai tradem lesa le phrales kai zhanen. Tume mothon ke o Titus lia vari so tumendar? Pate chi kerdiam wo ai me iek fielo buchi ai phirdiam saikfielo?

¹⁹Ye have long been supposing that we excuse ourselves to you: we speak before God in Christ; and all things, beloved, for your building up.

¹⁹Tume gindin de dumult ke ame rodas te chachuas angla tumende. Nichi! Ame das duma sar O Kristo mangel angla Del, ai ame phenas tumenge sa kadala dieli, murhe kuchi vortacha, te bariol tumaro pachamos.

²⁰For I fear lest perhaps coming I find you not such as I wish, and that *I* be found by you such as ye do not wish: lest [there might be] strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, evil speakings, whisperings, puffings up, disturbances;

²⁰Ke dar mange ke kana zhava tumende chi arakhav tume sar manglemas, ai ke tume chi arakhen man sar tume manglianas. Dar mange ke arakhava chingara ai zhaluzi, ai xoli, ai kai ferdi tumenge mangen , ai te den po lazhav, ai pupuimos, ai chi len sama, ai barimata, ai bunto.

²¹lest my God should humble me as to you when I come again, and that I shall grieve over many of those who have sinned before, and have not repented as to the uncleanness and fornication and licentiousness which they have practised.

²¹Dar mange ke kana mai zhava tumende murho Del huliarel ma pale tele angla tumende, ai avela te rovav pe but zhene kai kerde o bezex mai anglal, ai kai chi keisaile anda bi vuzhimos andai kurvia, ai sa le chorhe dieli kai kerde.