1This is the third time I am coming to you. “At the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.” Deuteronomy 19:15
1 Ay ga ba ka kaayaŋ hinzanta te araŋ do. «Seeda hinka wala ihinza me ra no sanni kulu ga tabbat.»
2I have said beforehand, and I do say beforehand, as when I was present the second time, so now, being absent, I write to those who have sinned before now, and to all the rest, that, if I come again, I will not spare;
2 Ay jin ka kaseeti araŋ gaa, waato kaŋ ay kaa araŋ do sorro hinkanta. Sohõ kaŋ ay si noodin, ay ga ye ka woone ci koyne: Hino d'ay kaa ay si jalla borey kaŋ jin ka zunubi te din gaa, da boro cindey kulu mo,
3seeing that you seek a proof of Christ who speaks in me; who toward you is not weak, but is powerful in you.
3 za kaŋ araŋ goono ga seeda ceeci kaŋ Almasihu go ga salaŋ ay do. Almasihu mo mana jaŋ gaabi araŋ se, amma gaabikooni no araŋ ra.
4For he was crucified through weakness, yet he lives through the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but we will live with him through the power of God toward you.
4 Zama daahir gaabi-jaŋay do no i na Almasihu kanji, amma Irikoy dabaro do no a go ga funa. Iri mo londibuunoyaŋ no a ra, amma iri ga funa a banda nda Irikoy dabaro araŋ nafa se.
5Test your own selves, whether you are in the faith. Test your own selves. Or don’t you know as to your own selves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified.
5 Wa araŋ boŋ neesi ka di hal araŋ go cimi fonda ra, wa araŋ boŋ guna araŋ boŋ se mo. Araŋ si bay araŋ boŋ se kaŋ Almasihu go araŋ ra no? Kala day d'araŋ si hin k'araŋ cimbeero goonoyaŋo cabe!
6But I hope that you will know that we aren’t disqualified.
6 Amma ay ga laakal dake kaŋ araŋ ga bay kaŋ iri wo ga hin k'iri cimbeero goonoyaŋo cabe.
7Now I pray to God that you do no evil; not that we may appear approved, but that you may do that which is honorable, though we are as reprobate.
7 Sohõ iri go ga adduwa te Irikoy gaa araŋ ma si hari laalo kulu te. Manti hala sanda iri ma bara yaddanteyaŋ bo, amma hal araŋ ma te haŋ kaŋ ga boori, baa iri ma ciya danga wangay hariyaŋ.
8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
8 Zama iri sinda dabari kulu ka gaaba nda cimo, kala day iri ma goy cimo se.
9For we rejoice when we are weak and you are strong. And this we also pray for, even your perfecting.
9 Zama waato kaŋ iri jaŋ gaabi, araŋ mo gaabikooniyaŋ no, iri go ga farhã. Wo kaŋ se iri go ga adduwa te mo: araŋ jina-koyyaŋo no.
10For this cause I write these things while absent, that I may not deal sharply when present, according to the authority which the Lord gave me for building up, and not for tearing down.
10 A sabbay se no kaŋ ay si noodin araŋ do, ay go ga hayey din hantum hala waati kaŋ ay kaa araŋ do, ay ma si futu araŋ se da dabaro kaŋ Rabbi n'ay no araŋ jina-koyyaŋo se, kaŋ manti araŋ halaciyaŋo se.
11Finally, brothers, rejoice. Be perfected, be comforted, be of the same mind, live in peace, and the God of love and peace will be with you.
11 Bananta gaa, nya-izey, kala han fo. Wa jina-koyyaŋ ceeci. Wa te bine-gaabi. Wa te laakal folloŋ. Araŋ ma goro nda laakal kanay. Irikoy mo, kaŋ ga ti baakasinay da laakal kanay Koy ga goro araŋ banda.
12Greet one another with a holy kiss.
12 Araŋ ma care fo da baakasinay garbe sunsumyaŋ hanna. Hanantey kulu go g'araŋ fo.
13All the saints greet you.
13 Rabbi Yesu Almasihu gomno, da Irikoy baakasina, da Biya Hanno ra markasina ma bara araŋ kulu banda.
14The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. Amen.