1 My friends, God has made us these promises. So we should stay away from everything that keeps our bodies and spirits from being clean. We should honor God and try to be completely like him.
The Church Makes Paul Happy
2 Make a place for us in your hearts! We haven't mistreated or hurt anyone. We haven't cheated anyone. 3 I am not saying this to be hard on you. But, as I have said before, you will always be in our thoughts, whether we live or die. 4 I trust you completely. I am always proud of you, and I am greatly encouraged. In all my trouble I am still very happy.
5 After we came to Macedonia, we didn't have any chance to rest. We were faced with all kinds of problems. We were troubled by enemies and troubled by fears. 6 But God cheers up people in need, and this is what he did when he sent Titus to us. 7 Of course, we were glad to see Titus, but what really made us glad is the way you cheered him up. He told how sorry you were and how concerned you were about me. And this made me even happier.
8 I don't feel bad anymore, even though my letter hurt your feelings. I did feel bad at first, but I don't now. I know that the letter hurt you for a while. 9 Now I am happy, but not because I hurt your feelings. It is because God used your hurt feelings to make you turn back to him, and none of you were harmed by us. 10 When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don't have anything to feel bad about. But when this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death.
11 Just look what God has done by making you feel sorry! You sincerely want to prove you are innocent. You are angry. You are shocked. You are eager to see that justice is done. You have proved that you were completely right in this matter. 12 When I wrote you, it wasn't to accuse the one who was wrong or to take up for the one who was hurt. I wrote, so God would show you how much you do care for us. 13 And we were greatly encouraged.
Although we were encouraged, we felt even better when we saw how happy Titus was, because you had shown he had nothing to worry about. 14 We had told him how much we thought of you, and you did not disappoint us. Just as we have always told you the truth, so everything we told him about you has also proved to be true. 15 Titus loves all of you very much, especially when he remembers how you obeyed him and how you trembled with fear when you welcomed him. 16 It makes me really glad to know I can depend on you.
1 Ookuume kandje aaholike, ano sho tu na omauvaneko ngaka agehe, natu iyogeni shaa shoka tashi nyateke olutu nenge omwenyo. Tu lalakaneni wo okukala aayapuki, tse tu tile Omuwa.
Enyanyu lyaPaulus
2 Tu taambeni nomwenyo aguhe. Inatu ningila nando omuntu gumwe uuwinayi, inatu pukitha nando omuntu gumwe, tse inatu ningilila mo nando ogumwe. 3 Oshinima shika itandi shi popi, ndi mu pangule, oshoka onde mu lombwela nale kutya otu mu hole. Onkee otu na okukala tu na uukumwe aluhe, ongele tu na omwenyo nenge tatu si. 4 Ngame onde mu inekela lela notandi mu itangele. Momaudhigu getweni agehe ngame ondi na omukumo nondu udha enyanyu.
5 Ano sho twa thiki muMakedonia, inatu mona nando efudho lyasha, oshoka otwa li tu na omaudhigu koombinga adhihe: oontamanana naantu yalwe nuumbanda moomwenyo dhetu. 6 Ihe Kalunga ngoka ha tsu omukumo mboka ya tyololoka, okwe shi tu ningile nokuyapo kwaTitus. 7 Nokuli hakuyapo kwe akuke, ihe okuhokolola kwe wo, nkene mwe mu tsu omukumo. Ye okwe tu hokololele, nkene mwa yuulukwa ndje, nkene mwa yemata nonkene mwi ilongekidha okupopila ndje. Ano ngashingeyi onda nyanyukwa pombanda.
8 Oshoka nando ontumwafo yandje ye mu nikitha oluhodhi, kandi uvite ando nayi, sho nde yi nyola. Tango onda li ndi na okukala ndu uvite omwenyo omwiinayi, sho nda dhimbulula kutya ontumwafo ya tya ngaaka oye mu nikitha oluhodhi, nonando olwokathimbo ashike. 9 Ihe ngashingeyi onda nyanyukwa, hamolwaasho nde mu nikitha oluhodhi, ihe omolwaasho oluhodhi lweni lwe mu fala meitedhululo. Oluhodhi lwa tya ngaaka olwa hokiwa kuKalunga, onkee tse inatu mu etela nando oshiponga shasha. 10 Oshoka oluhodhi ndoka lwa hokiwa kuKalunga, otalu fala omuntu meitedhululo, eitedhululo e tali mu fala mehupitho, onkee inalu puka. Ihe oluhodhi lwopayuni otalu eta eso. 11 Taleni ano shoka Kalunga a ningi, sho e mu pitikile oluhodhi ndoka. Oluhodhi tuu ndoka lwe mu pe uulaadhi, mu vule okuholola kutya kamu na uusama. Oshinima sha tya ngaaka oshe mu geyitha noshe mu londodha, oshe mu yuulukitha noshe mu pe uupenda nehalo okugeela uuwinayi. Omu ulike kutya ne kamu na epuko lyasha moshinima shika.
12 Onkee ano nando nda nyola ontumwafo ndjoka, inandi shi ninga molwaangoka a ningi nayi nenge molwaangoka a ningwa nayi. Onda nyola, opo ndi mu hololele uupenda weni molwetu koshipala shaKalunga. 13 Onkee tse otwa tsuwa omukumo.
Tse otwa tsuwa omukumo notwa nyanyukwa unene, sho twa mono Titus e na enyanyu, oshoka ne amuhe omwa kambadhala oku mu nyanyudha. 14 Ngame onde mu itangele koshipala shaTitus, ne inamu sitha ndje ohoni. Aluhe otwe mu lombwele oohapu dhoshili. Osho wo eitango lyandje koshipala shaTitus olya holoka kutya oli li mondjila. 15 Onkee ano ohole ye yoku mu hola otayi koko notayi kolo, sho aluhe ta dhimbulukwa, nkene mwa li mwi ilongekidha okuvulika nonkene mwe mu taamba nokutila nokukakama. 16 Onda nyanyukwa unene, sho tandi vulu oku mu inekela miinima ayihe.
