¹Kuzvikudza zvirokwazvo hakubatsiri kwandiri nekuti ndichasvika pazviratidzo nezvakazarurwa zvaIshe.

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

²Ndinoziva munhu uri muna Kristu makore gumi nemana apfuura (kana zvakaitwa mumuviri, handizivi, kana zvimwe kunze kwemuviri, handizivi, Mwari unoziva), wakadai wakakwidzwa kudenga rechitatu.

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.

³uye ndinoziva munhu wakadai (kana mumuviri kana kunze kwemuviri, handizivi; Mwari unoziva),

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

⁴kuti wakakwidzwa akaiswa muparadhiso, akanzwa mashoko asingatauriki, asingatenderwi munhu kutaura.

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

⁵Pamusoro pewakadai ndichazvikudza; asi pamusoro pangu handizvikudzi; asi pautera hwangu.

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

⁶Nekuti kunyange ndichida kuzvikudza, handingavi benzi; nekuti ndichareva chokwadi; asi ndinorega, zvimwe umwe munhu ungandifungira kuva mukuru kune zvaakavona kana zvaakanzwa kwandiri,

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.

⁷uye kuti ini ndirege kukudzwa kupfuuridza chipimo kubudikidza nekuwanda kwezvakazarurwa, ndakapiwa munzwa munyama, nhume yaSatani kuti indirove, kuti ndirege kukudzwa kupfuura chipimo.

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.

⁸Nekuda kwechinhu ichi, ndakakumbirisa Ishe katatu kuti chibve kwandiri.

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

⁹Zvino akati kwandiri: Nyasha dzangu dzakakuringanai; nekuti simba rangu rinozadziswa muutera. Naizvozvo ndichazvirumbidza nemufaro mukuru uye utera hwangu, kuti simba raKristu rigare pamusoro pangu.

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.

¹⁰Naizvozvo ndinofara muutera, mukunyombwa, mukushaiwa, murushusho, mukushungurudzwa nekuda kwaKristu; nekuti kana ndine utera, ipapo ndine simba.

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.

¹¹Ndava benzi ndichizvikudza; ndimwi makandimanikidza; nekuti ini ndaifanira kukudzwa nemwi; nekuti handizi muduku nepaduku kuvaapositori vanopfuura vose kunyange ndisi chinhu.

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.

¹²Zvirokwazvo zviratidzo zvemuapositori zvakaitwa pakati penyu mukutsungirira kose, muzviratidzo nezvishamiso, nemabasa esimba.

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

¹³Nekuti makapfuurwa papi nedzimwe kereke, kunze kwekuti ini handina kuva mutoro kwamuri? Ndikangamwirei kusarurama uku.

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.

¹⁴Tarirai, ndakazvigadzirira kuuya kwamuri rwechitatu, uye handidi kuva mutoro kwamuri; nekuti handitsvaki zvenyu, asi imwi; nekuti vana havafaniri kuchengetera vabereki, asi vabereki vana.

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.

¹⁵Uye ndinoda nemufaro mukuru kuparadza, nekuparadzirwa mweya yenyu, kunyange ndichikudai zvakapamhidzirwa zvikuru, ndinodikamwa zvishoma?

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

¹⁶Asi ngazvive saizvozvo, ini handina kukuremedzai; asi zvandakanga ndine mano, ndakakubatai nekunyengera.

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

¹⁷Ndakakutsvatai here neumwe waivo vandakatuma kwamuri?

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

¹⁸Ndakakumbira Tito, ndikatuma hama naye; ko Tito wakakutsvatai here? Hatina kufamba nemumweya umwe here? uye nemumakwara mamwe here?

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?

¹⁹Uye munofunga kuti tinozvidzivirira kwamuri here? Tinotaura pamberi paMwari muna Kristu; asi tinotaura zvinhu zvose vadikamwa kuti musimbiswe.

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.

²⁰Nekuti ndinotya kuti zvimwe kana ndichisvika, ndingakuwanai musina kuita sezvandinoda, neni ndingawanikwa nemwi ndakaita sezvamusingadi; zvimwe makakava, godo, hasha, kupesana, kucherana, makuhwa, manyawi, mabongozozo;

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;

²¹zvimwe kana ndichisvikazve, Mwari wangu andininipise pakati penyu, ndichachemera vazhinji vaavo vakatombotadza vakasatendeuka pakusachena kwavo neupomhwe neunzenza hwavakaita.

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.