1
Lakini nafsini mwangu nalikusudia hivi, nisije kwenu tena kwa huzuni.
So I made up my mind not to make another painful visit to you.
2
Maana mimi nikiwatia huzuni, basi ni nani anifurahishaye mimi ila yeye ahuzunishwaye nami?
For if I grieve you, who is left to cheer me but those whom I have grieved?
3
Nami naliwaandikia neno lilo hilo, ili nijapo nisitiwe huzuni na wale ambao ilinipasa kuwafurahia; nikiwatumaini ninyi nyote kwamba furaha yangu ni yenu nyote pia.
I wrote as I did so that on my arrival I would not be grieved by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.
4
Maana katika dhiki nyingi na taabu ya moyo niliwaandikia na machozi mengi; si kwamba mhuzunishwe, bali mpate kujua upendo wangu nilio nao kwenu jinsi ulivyo mwingi.
For through many tears I wrote you out of great distress and anguish of heart, not to grieve you but to let you know how much I love you.
5
Lakini iwapo mtu amehuzunisha, hakunihuzunisha mimi tu, bali kwa sehemu (nisije nikalemea mno), amewahuzunisha ninyi nyote.
Now if anyone has caused grief, he has not grieved me but all of you—to some degree, not to overstate it.
6
Yamtosha mtu wa namna hii adhabu ile aliyopewa na walio wengi;
The punishment imposed on him by the majority is sufficient for him.
7
hata kinyume cha hayo, ni afadhali mmsamehe na kumfariji, mtu kama huyo asije akamezwa katika huzuni yake ipitayo kiasi.
So instead, you ought to forgive and comfort him, so that he will not be overwhelmed by excessive sorrow.
8
Kwa hiyo nawasihi kumthibitishia upendo wenu.
Therefore I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
9
Maana naliandika kwa sababu hii pia, ili nipate bayana kwenu kwamba mmekuwa wenye kutii katika mambo yote.
My purpose in writing you was to see if you would stand the test and be obedient in everything.
10
Lakini kama mkimsamehe mtu neno lo lote, nami nimemsamehe; kwa maana mimi nami, ikiwa nimemsamehe mtu neno lo lote, nimemsamehe kwa ajili yenu mbele za Kristo,
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ for your sake,
11
Shetani asije akapata kutushinda; kwa maana hatukosi kuzijua fikira zake.
in order that Satan should not outwit us. For we are not unaware of his schemes.
12
Basi nilipofika Troa kwa ajili ya Injili ya Kristo, nikafunguliwa mlango katika Bwana,
Now when I went to Troas to preach the gospel of Christ and a door stood open for me in the Lord,
13
sikuona raha nafsini mwangu, kwa sababu sikumwona Tito ndugu yangu, bali niliagana nao, nikaondoka kwenda Makedonia.
I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.
14
Ila Mungu ashukuriwe, anayetushangiliza daima katika Kristo, na kuidhihirisha harufu ya kumjua yeye kila mahali kwa kazi yetu.
But thanks be to God, who always leads us triumphantly as captives in Christ and through us spreads everywhere the fragrance of the knowledge of Him.
15
Kwa maana sisi tu manukato ya Kristo, mbele za Mungu, katika wao wanaookolewa, na katika wao wanaopotea;
For we are to God the sweet aroma of Christ among those who are being saved and those who are perishing.
16
katika hao wa pili harufu ya mauti iletayo mauti; katika hao wa kwanza harufu ya uzima iletayo uzima. Naye ni nani atoshaye kwa mambo hayo?
To the one we are an odor that brings death, to the other a fragrance that brings life. And who is qualified for such a task?
17
Kwa maana sisi si kama walio wengi, walighoshio neno la Mungu; bali kama kwa weupe wa moyo, kama kutoka kwa Mungu, mbele za Mungu, twanena katika Kristo.
For we are not like so many others, who peddle the word of God for profit. On the contrary, in Christ we speak before God with sincerity, as men sent from God.