¹But we make known to you, brethren, the grace of God bestowed in the assemblies of Macedonia;

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

²that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty has abounded to the riches of their [free-hearted] 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, and beyond [their] power, [they were] willing of their own accord,

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

⁴begging of us with much entreaty [to give effect to] the grace and fellowship of the service which [was to be rendered] 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 not according as we hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord, and to us by God's will.

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

⁶So that we begged Titus that, according as he had before begun, so he would also complete as to 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 even as ye abound in every way, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in love from you to us, that ye may 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 do not speak as commanding [it], but through the zeal of others, and proving the genuineness 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 for your sakes he, being rich, became poor, in order that *ye* by *his* poverty might be enriched.

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 I give [my] opinion in this, for this is profitable for you who began before, not only to do, but also to be willing, a year ago.

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

¹¹But now also complete the doing of it; so that as [there was] the readiness to be willing, so also to complete out of what ye have.

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 be there, [a man is] accepted according to what he may have, not according to what he has not.

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

¹³For [it is] not in order that there may be ease for others, and for you distress,

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 [on the principle] of equality; in the present time your abundance for their lack, that their abundance may be for your lack, so that there should be equality.

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

¹⁵According as it is written, He who [gathered] much had no excess, and he who [gathered] little was nothing short.

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 gives the same diligent zeal for you in the heart of Titus.

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

¹⁷For he received indeed the entreaty, but, being full of zeal, he went of his own accord to you;

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

¹⁸but we have sent with him the brother whose praise [is] in the glad tidings through all the assemblies;

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 [is] also chosen by the assemblies as our fellow-traveller with this grace, ministered by us to the glory of the Lord himself, and [a witness of] 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 one should blame us in this abundance [which is] administered 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 provide for things honest, not only before [the] Lord, but also before 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 often proved to be of diligent zeal in many things, and now more diligently zealous through the great confidence [he has] as to 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 as regards Titus, [he is] my companion and fellow-labourer in your behalf; or our brethren, [they are] deputed messengers of assemblies, Christ's glory.

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.

²⁴Shew therefore to them, before the assemblies, the proof of your love, and of our boasting about you.

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