¹It is doubtless not profitable for 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 don’t know, or whether out of the body, I don’t know; God knows), such a one caught up into 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.)

³I know such a man (whether in the body, or outside of the body, I don’t know; 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.)

⁴how he was caught up into Paradise, and heard unspeakable words, which it is not lawful for a 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.

⁵On behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast, except 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 would desire to boast, I will not be foolish; for I will speak the truth. But I refrain, so that no man may think more of me than that which he sees in me, or hears from 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.

⁷By reason of the exceeding greatness of the revelations, that I should not be exalted excessively, there was given to me a thorn in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to torment me, that I should not be exalted excessively.

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.

⁸Concerning this thing, I begged the Lord three times that it might depart from me.

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

⁹He has said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Most gladly therefore I will rather glory in my weaknesses, that the power of Christ may rest on 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.

¹⁰Therefore I take pleasure in weaknesses, in injuries, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then am I strong.

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 foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for in nothing was I inferior to the very best apostles, though 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.

¹²Truly the signs of an apostle were worked among you in all patience, in signs and wonders and mighty works.

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 what is there in which you were made inferior to the rest of the assemblies, unless it is that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong.

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 is the third time I am ready to come to you, and I will not be a burden to you; for I seek not your possessions, but you. For the children ought not to save 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.

¹⁵I will most gladly spend and be spent for your souls. If I love you more abundantly, am I loved the less?

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

¹⁶But be it so, I did not myself burden you. But, being crafty, I caught you with deception.

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 take advantage of you by anyone of them whom I have sent to you?

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

¹⁸I exhorted Titus, and I sent the brother with him. Did Titus take any advantage of you? Didn’t we walk in the same spirit? Didn’t we walk 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?

¹⁹Again, do you think that we are excusing ourselves to you? In the sight of God we speak in Christ. But all things, beloved, are for your edifying.

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 am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;

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.

²¹that again when I come my God would humble me before you, and I would mourn for many of those who have sinned before now, and not repented of the uncleanness and sexual immorality and lustfulness which they committed.

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.