¹Wae lau, aku' Paulus tohe'i-e, ria pomperapia' -ku hi koi' ompi'. Ria tauna hi retu to mpo'uli' hewa toi: "Ane ngkai kalaa-nai Paulus-e, ngkerepa' lia moni sura-na, hampa ane hi nyanyoa-tai, mempou' lia-i." Jadi', hante nono to dingki' pai' hante nono to mo'olu, hewa kadingki' nono-na pai' kamo'olu nono-na Kristus,

¹Now I Paul myself entreat you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, I who in your presence am lowly among you, but being absent am of good courage toward you:

²kuperapi' mpu'u ompi', bona neo' -pi ria to mposapuaka kuasa-ku, bona ane rata-apa mpai' hi retu, uma-pi mingki' ngkerepa' lolita-ku! Apa' ria-ra hi retu to mpo'uli' po'ingku-kai hewa po'ingku tauna to uma mpo'incai Alata'ala. Wae-pi, popea! Ane rata-a-damo, ra'epe moto mpai' kangkerepa' lolita-ku!

²yea, I beseech you, that I may not when present show courage with the confidence wherewith I count to be bold against some, who count of us as if we walked according to the flesh.

⁴Kai' -kaiwo, manusia' -wadi-kai. Tapi' ane mpo'ewa-kai tauna to mposapuaka-kai, ki'ewa-ra hante karohoa to ngkai Alata'ala. Po'ingku-kai uma hewa tauna to uma mpo'incai Alata'ala, uma wo'o kipake' kapantea manusia' -wadi. Kipake' karohoa to ngkai Alata'ala. Kai' ma'ala rarapai' -ki tantara to mporongka bente bali'. Batua-na, hante karohoa to ngkai Alata'ala

³For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh

⁵kipakule' mpodagi-ra to mpohono' tudui' to makono, kipakule' mpo'ewa-ra to molangko nono-ra pai' to mpolawa' doo bona neo' -ra mpo'incai Alata'ala. Hante karohoa to ngkai Alata'ala, kibalii' nono-ra to mesapuaka, pai' kikeni-ra mengkoru hi Kristus.

⁴(for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but mighty before God to the casting down of strongholds),

⁶Jadi', ane monoto-damo pengkoru-ni hi kai', sadia moto-makai mpohuku' -ra to mesapuaka-pidi.

⁵casting down imaginations, and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ;

⁷Petonoi-koi napa to nihilo moto! Ane ria-ra hi retu to mpo'uli' kahira' -na bagia-na Kristus, agina rapakanoto nono-ra, kana rapangaku' kabagia-na Kristus wo'o-ka-kaiwo hibalia hante hira'.

⁶and being in readiness to avenge all disobedience, when your obedience shall be made full.

⁸Nau' ba kana kuliu mpai' kotoa-na mpo'une' woto-ku moto, aga bate uma kupoka'ea'. Apa' to ku'une' -ki woto-ku toi-e, kuasa to nawai' -ka Pue' bona mporohoi pepangala' -ni, uma mpokero pepangala' -ni.

⁷Ye look at the things that are before your face. If any man trusteth in himself that he is Christ's, let him consider this again with himself, that, even as he is Christ's, so also are we.

⁹Jadi', popea-mi-hana karata-ku mpai', bona neo' mpai' ria to mpo'uli' me'ekahi-a-wadi hante sura-ku to karapo'.

⁸For though I should glory somewhat abundantly concerning our authority (which the Lord gave for building you up, and not for casting you down), I shall not be put to shame:

¹⁰Apa' ria-ra hi retu to mpotuntui' -a, ra'uli' hewa toi: "Ane hi rala sura-na, karapo' -damo lolita-na pai' moso' paresa' -na, hampa ane hi rehe'i-i dohe-ta, mengkoru-imi pai' uma na'incai mololita!"

⁹that I may not seem as if I would terrify you by my letters.

¹¹Jadi', apa' oo rahi lolita-rae, uli' -raka retu hewa toi: hewa kakarapo' lolita-kai to hi rala sura-kai, wae wo'o mpai' kakarapo' -kai ane rata-pakai mpai' hi retu.

¹⁰For, His letters, they say, are weighty and strong; but his bodily presence is weak, and his speech of no account.

¹²Uma mpu'u-kai daho' mpotuku' kehi-ra to mpopeliu tuwu' -ra tetura ria. Uma-kai hibalia hante hira'. Hira', himpau mome'une' moto-ramo, ra'uli' lompe' -ra ntuku' poncilo-ra moto. Uma mowo kawojo-ra tetu-e!

¹¹Let such a one reckon this, that, what we are in word by letters when we are absent, such [are we] also in deed when we are present.

¹³Kai' -kaina uma hewa tetu. Ane ki'une' woto-kai, uma mpoliu kotoa-na. Ane ki'une' woto-kai, kilolita muntu' pobago to nabagi-kakai Alata'ala. Pai' koi' wo'o-e ompi' tepesua' hi rala pobago-kai, apa' Alata'ala mposuro-kai mpokeni Kareba Lompe' rata hi ngata-ni.

¹²For we are not bold to number or compare ourselves with certain of them that commend themselves: but they themselves, measuring themselves by themselves, and comparing themselves with themselves, are without understanding.

¹⁴Jadi', ane kiparesai' -koi ompi', uma-kai mpoliu kotoa-na. Ane ke uma-kai ria rata hi ngata-ni mpokeni Kareba Lompe' -e, ke uma ria huraa-kai mpoparesai' -koi. Tapi' ria mpu'u huraa-kai mpoparesai' -koi, apa' rata mpu'u-kai hi ngata-ni mpokeni Kareba Lompe'.

¹³But we will not glory beyond [our] measure, but according to the measure of the province which God apportioned to us as a measure, to reach even unto you.

¹⁵Ria wo'o-ra tauna to bohe nono-ra, to mpololita kalompe' wua' pobago-ra, ntaa' wua' pobago doo-di. Kai', uma kibabehi hewa tetu. Uma-kai mpo'une' woto-kai mpololita pobago to hi mali-na ngkai pobago to nawai' -kakai Alata'ala. Aga kisarumaka ompi', ane tetampai karoho pepangala' -ni, tetampai wo'o kabohe pobago-kai hi laintongo' -ni,

¹⁴For we stretch not ourselves overmuch, as though we reached not unto you: for we came even as far as unto you in the gospel of Christ:

¹⁶duu' -na tetampai wo'o kawela' pobagoa-kai. Apa' doko' -kai mpokeni Kareba Lompe' hilou hi ngata-ngata to meliu kalaa-na ngkai koi'. Uma-kai dota mpokeni Kareba Lompe' hi tauna to mpolia' mpo'epe-ramo Kareba Lompe'. Nee-neo' mpai' bohe nono-kai mpololita wua' pobago-kai, ntaa' mobago-kai hi tinahi doo-di.

¹⁵not glorying beyond [our] measure, [that is,] in other men's labors; but having hope that, as your faith groweth, we shall be magnified in you according to our province unto [further] abundance,

¹⁷Jadi', hewa to te'uki' hi rala Buku Tomoroli' owi: "Hema to doko' bohe nono-ra, kana mpomobohe-ra napa to nababehi Pue'."

¹⁶so as to preach the gospel even unto the parts beyond you, [and] not to glory in another's province in regard of things ready to our hand.

¹⁸Apa' ane ta'une' woto-ta moto, uma ta'incai ba natarima-ta Pue' ba uma-di. Tapi' ane Pue' mpo'une' -ta, monoa' ta'inca kanatarima-ta.

¹⁷But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.

¹⁸For not he that commendeth himself is approved, but whom the Lord commendeth.