¹For concerning the ministration which [is] for the saints, it is superfluous my writing to you.

¹Chi mai trobul te tradav tumenge lil ai te mothav tumenge pa zhutimos kai si tradino ka narodo le Devlesko kai si ande Judea.

²For I know your readiness, which I boast of as respects you to Macedonians, that Achaia is prepared since a year ago, and the zeal [reported] of you has stimulated the mass [of the brethren].

²Zhanav ke tume drago tumenge te zhutin, ai luvudisardem tume angla narodo kai si ande Macedonia. Ai phendem lenge, "Le phral kai si ande Gretsia, gatale te zhutin de katar o bersh kai nakhlo." Tume kai drago tumenge te zhutin dia zor ka but anda lende.

³But I have sent the brethren, in order that our boasting about you may not be made void in this respect, in order that, as I have said, ye may be prepared;

³Tradav tumenge kadala phralen, saxke o luvudimos kai kerdiam pa tumende ande kadia diela te na rimolpe, mangav te aven chaches gata sar phendem.

⁴lest haply, if Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, *we*, that we say not *ye*, may be put to shame in this confidence.

⁴Te na nichi, o narodo kai si ande Macedonia te avena mansa ai te na arakhena tumen gata, lazhav avela amenge, ke ame kai jinasas pe tumende te aven gata, ai savestar lazhav avela tumenge.

⁵I thought it necessary therefore to beg the brethren that they would come to you, and complete beforehand your fore-announced blessing, that this may be ready thus as blessing, and not as got out of you.

⁵No haliardem te mangav kadale phralen te zhan tumende mai anglal mandar te lasharen e podarka kai shinadian vunzhe, ai kadia avela gata kana avava, ai kodia sikavela ke tume den tumare ilesa, ai na bi lesko.

⁶But this [is true], he that sows sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that sows in [the spirit of] blessing shall reap also in blessing:

⁶Den tume goji, kodo kai bariarel xantsi chidela xantsi, ai kodo kai bariarel but chidela but.

⁷each according as he is purposed in his heart; not grievingly, or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver.

⁷Trobul swako manush te del, sar haliarel ande pesko ilo, ai na te mothol sostar dem, vai musai sas leske te del; ke O Del drago leske kodo kai del raduimasa.

⁸But God is able to make every gracious gift abound towards you, that, having in every way always all-sufficiency, ye may abound to every good work:

⁸Ai O Del si les e putiera te del tume but lashimata, saxke te avel tume sagda so trobul tume, ai mai but opral pala mishtimos kai keren.

⁹according as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his righteousness remains for ever.

⁹Ke E Vorba le Devleski mothol, "O Del del but kal chorhe; lesko lashimos shoxar chi getolpe."

¹⁰Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:

¹⁰O Del, kai del sumuntsa kodoles kai shudel e sumuntsa ai manrho te pravardiol, dela tume sa e sumuntsa kai trobul tumen ai kerela te butiarela, ai butiol e fruta tumare chachimaski.

¹¹enriched in every way unto all free-hearted liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.

¹¹Kerela tumen te aven barvale ande swako vriama, saxke sagda te zhutin, ai kadia but naisina le Devles anda tumare podarki kai das le ame.

¹²Because the ministration of this service is not only filling up the measure of what is lacking to the saints, but also abounding by many thanksgivings to God;

¹²Ke kado zhutimos kai keren chi ferdi zhutil le Devleske narodos, numa kerela but rhugimata ai naisimata le Devleske.

¹³they glorifying God through the proof of this ministration, by reason of your subjection, by profession, to the glad tidings of the Christ, and your free-hearted liberality in communicating towards them and towards all;

¹³Kodo zhutimos sikavela so san, ai kadia but luvudina le Devles ke dikhena sar sikaven tumaro pachamos ande lashi viasta le Kristoski, ai luvudina les, vi sar hulaven dragosa tumaro mishtimos lensa, ai vi le kolavrensa.

¹⁴and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God [which is] upon you.

¹⁴Ai rhugin tumenge, ai avena lenge drago katar o lashimos o baro kai O Del shordia pe tumende.

¹⁵Thanks [be] to God for his unspeakable free gift.

¹⁵Luvudime te avel O Del anda peski bari podarka!