1 PBA Na uil nafoh natel, masiki sariho e' untu nene. Apai ni ing mi na tofang ahol, med o' lel ernu ba Lahtal unetub hoo, na a'no' lame. BSB BSB: I must go on boasting. Although there is nothing to gain, I will go on to visions and revelations from the Lord.
2 PBA Kristus om mi na namenu a' hol, o' tun ernu faling utmi, name a'ra tong Sorga fang o' mi tow mi ho lemid am, sariho bo' mate femi soem, na e' a' hol nene, eme e' bo' mate mi nene so hee, hodi na e' a' hol nene, Lahtal so a' hol. BSB BSB: I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.
3 PBA Med, ai hoo naba honi so na a' hol,-- o' bo' mate femi so eme, e' o' bo' mate mi nene so hee, na e' a'hol nene, Lahtal so a' hol-- BSB BSB: And I know that this man—whether in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows—
4 PBA name a' tel Firdaus lemid honie, mateng pa' ernu ba umateng sah ho ualepang, sari mateng pa' hoo, nameno umateng sah. BSB BSB: was caught up to Paradise. The things he heard were inexpressible, things that man is not permitted to tell.
5 PBA Ai hoo ei a' raham na a'foh a'tel, sobo nei bo' a'ra ham, na nafoh natel sah, sei lal nei kurang bo' tofang ei a' ra ham hee no.' BSB BSB: I will boast about such a man, but I will not boast about myself, except in my weaknesses.
6 PBA Honi sobo, mang fede'na nafoh natelfe, honi hee, na e' nano' bodo nene fede, na na o' a'bu fe bit. Sobo, na dai sari ho tahang honie, name den haai nedun honi hee, nei nara ham ba nabafe supi dun a'hol, med nabafe supi ma eh ho, haai na mi e'mota e.' BSB BSB: Even if I wanted to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will credit me with more than he sees in me or hears from me,
8 PBA Sari na hoo ei a' raham ho, na Lahtal a' bang mitow honie, sari na hoo nad natain. BSB BSB: Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
9 PBA Sobo, Sa nara mateng ubangho, "Nei tofang lu ung no' ham Na med en ho an, med ere eng am, fede' No tutung kufa' ei kurang bo' ho a'no' an am." Horofe, nei kurang bo' ei a' raham ho napano' empir na nafoh natel honie, Kristus Ei kufa a' ra nom homi seleme med. BSB BSB: But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest on me.
10 PBA Horo ei soba, na no alepang honi hee napano', sariho fasah masah om mi di napano' name nari asara om midi napano', med Kristus a'ra O' sah karang om midi napano'. Fede' na moleng malaj om mi sobo na kufa.' BSB BSB: That is why, for the sake of Christ, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
11 PBA Na nano' name bodo am fede i nari paksa naho e're eng, honi faleng, o' a'bulta honi hee, i nari utarain. Fede' nari med rasul o' atitino' nun ho a'ra meng hee, naden e' no kurang bo' nene, masiki nari no nanudi a'ai. BSB BSB: I have become a fool, but you drove me to it. In fact, you should have commended me, since I am in no way inferior to those “super-apostles,” even though I am nothing.
12 PBA Aiho rasul nu, sariho o'utub ernuho, inai homi u ietub am, sariho tom tahang om mi, utub tofang mi, natahoir ernu mi, med na tom upir tofang mi. BSB BSB: The marks of a true apostle—signs, wonders, and miracles—were performed among you with great perseverance.
13 PBA Fede, naba ei a'raham fe, jumaat beng tofang ino' hel lama, honie na iei tarofe tefang nene? Na na a'bul panen nene hoo nari uampo! BSB BSB: In what way were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!
14 PBA Fed hoo, nanari utaro' na sam iolap sam iedun o'mi tow honie na haai ino' tarofe e' fede', na a'ra ibung horo na lap sam nene sobo iri horofe na usam. Fede, aikabar e' na ta'unung med sofo somang e're eng nene, sobo o'fo o'mang so na ta'unung med aikabar e'reeng. BSB BSB: See, I am ready to come to you a third time, and I will not be a burden, because I am not seeking your possessions, but you. For children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children.
15 PBA Na napano' puin ho' honie, nei na ernu med nafah nahir na a' lorang med ien. Mang fede' na iri ukarang somi mid honi hee, maa i nari ukarang eme a'ai? BSB BSB: And for the sake of your souls, I will most gladly spend my money and myself. If I love you more, will you love me less?
16 PBA Masiki na e' ino' tarife nenedi, iubang na kalufe ladimang labor puin ibehang. BSB BSB: Be that as it may, I was not a burden to you; but crafty as I am, I caught you by trickery.
17 PBA Naba eife, na iri mi untu med ho, nameba na tahow ien horo mi nene? BSB BSB: Did I exploit you by anyone I sent you?
18 PBA Na Titus a'how hano' ang sam, honie ni di ail ho utub a'ra ham ham sam. Titus ibung untu med em a'ai? Naba ei sofe ni e' rohnu mi lame nene, med niepating ham mitoh nene? BSB BSB: I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?
19 PBA No' hee, taro'ni fe i utanut lufang am, sari ubangho ni nibo' fe o' hei tareng med iere eng? Ni Kristus om mi, Lahtal a'ra ham homi mateng, sobo na an an hoo, hoi na ukarang nun, na hoo puin ifoh itel iten ihome. BSB BSB: Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
20 PBA Fede' na baroc, a'hal a' hal na ho a' ra ham na ihol sobo mang fede' no tanut mi eh honi nene, no' hee i e sam nahol nene sobo, mang fede' itanut mi eh honi. A'hal a' hal taburang a' ra, iom bune, a' ri ing fail, ibo' solo ubaleta, tama siko sako, iebit ieng el, ino' lafining, loil a' main. BSB BSB: For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.
21 PBA Na foil ho' fe sobo, na dai utanut eh, no Lahtal ira ham homi nano lamang, med neng noi her, sariho nameba dai eh honi hee mitur doc panen am sobo som afom nene, tanut sah fe a' ta ain nasah panen, ob bar o' a' hal horo supi panen. BSB BSB: I am afraid that when I come again, my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved over many who have sinned earlier and have not repented of their acts of impurity, sexual immorality, and debauchery.
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