1 PBA Fed hoo, di'ail bar, niom ho iridi Lahtal O' ukarang ba med Jumaat ernu mong Makedonia mi en am ho, iri di a' hol fe, BSB BSB: Now, brothers, we want you to know about the grace that God has given the churches of Macedonia.
2 PBA sari ho maar mahip tofang supi a'lai, loil asal mi tofang, med sah lahal mi mate, sobo supi sei som a' bul a' bul ho ukafac mi a' lihing. BSB BSB: In the terrible ordeal they suffered, their abundant joy and deep poverty overflowed into rich generosity.
3 PBA Na umateng, sariho nabafe supi om med name en honi hee, supi sona a' ra a' ta ain, den hee supi med ta' unung mi a' lihing sei som a' bul a' ta ain. BSB BSB: For I testify that they gave according to their ability and even beyond it. Of their own accord,
4 PBA Supi ni ukarang bang a' titino' honie, name om bolang tofang ubaleta hoo, niridi a' ra om mi. BSB BSB: they earnestly pleaded with us for the privilege of sharing in this service to the saints.
5 PBA Med, ho' oro supi panen, e' mang fede ni udume eh honi nene, a' ai nanang honi hee, supi so bo' a' lorang med Lahtal en, no' hee Lahtal u i' nung supi foil so bo' a' lorang med nien. BSB BSB: And not only did they do as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us, through the will of God.
6 PBA Horofe, ni Titus a' how hano' ang, mang fede' a'ai nang sa panen am honi horo sa foil panen, honi puin ukarang o' panen ho a' no' an inai homi. BSB BSB: So we urged Titus to help complete your act of grace, just as he had started it.
7 PBA Sobo, mang fede' iriho na tofang om mi tofang lu ung, udume mi, mateng lurung mi, na'hol dil ma'eh mi, karesang baleta mi, med iei ukarang e'sah ma niraham hodi mi, honi fe, iri hodi ukarang om hoo mi so mi tofang a' lihing her. BSB BSB: But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
8 PBA Na sari na hoo ubang ho, e' a' no' parenta honi nene sobo, puin ei om a' bul puin name ukarang ho o' a'tino' lap ho, name beng fe a' lai. BSB BSB: I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.
9 PBA Fede, i a' hol pi Tuhan Yesus Kristus O' ukarang sariho, Sa kafac sobo Sa-- i' nung Sano' Name lahal asel iri honie O' sah O' lahal ho a' lai honi hee, i ino' name kafac. BSB BSB: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
10 PBA Med, na hoo om mi na nei tanut med ien, sari na hoo iei untu o' tun numi ei, i e' panen solo nene sobo, iom panen uma empir. BSB BSB: And this is my opinion about what is helpful for you in this matter: Last year you were the first not only to give, but even to have such a desire.
11 PBA Honife, fed hoo, karesang hodi a' no' an honie sa ipano' ho a' raham te eng, puin naba so ara ira eh ho a' no' an. BSB BSB: Now finish the work, so that you may complete it with the same eager desire, according to your means.
12 PBA Mang fede, na o' med name en ei ho a' ra am, honi hee sari na horofe name med, sariho namenu o' nabaso a' ra horo sano' asel, sobo na a' ai ho e' sano' asel nene. BSB BSB: For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
13 PBA Sari na hoo, e' name beng a' no' filung med ino' tarofe nene, sobo honie sa filung ham tarofe ham. BSB BSB: It is not our intention that others may be relieved while you are burdened, but that there may be equality.
14 PBA Sei honi sa iei o' a' lihing fed hoo, puin supi ei kurang bo' a' no' an, no' honi hee, supi ei o' a' lihing ho, foil puin iei kurang bo' ho a' no' an. Honie sa filung ham tarofe ham a' ra. BSB BSB: At the present time, your surplus will meet their need, so that in turn their surplus will meet your need. This way there will be equality.
15 PBA Mang fede' Sura' Bolang mi hul ol meng honi, "Name ba na ta' unung tofang sobo o' a'lihing a' ai med name ba na ta' unung tofang nene sobo, o' kurang bo' a' ai." BSB BSB: As it is written: “He who gathered much had no excess, and he who gathered little had no shortfall.”
16 PBA Sobo, mahen no' ubang Lahtal a' ra ham fede' a' tino' toh ba nei a' ra ham ho Sa med Titus om mi meng med iere' eng. BSB BSB: But thanks be to God, who put into the heart of Titus the same devotion I have for you.
17 PBA Fede, Sa niei mateng horo solo med nene, sobo sa sei a' tino'toh mate horo puin iolap ho' sei som fe a' ta ain. BSB BSB: For not only did he welcome our appeal, but he is eagerly coming to you of his own volition.
18 PBA Titus a' ra, ni di' ail ba jumaat tofang a' nai homi utarain, sariho Sura' Habar umateng ei a' raham homi ni tahow. BSB BSB: Along with Titus we are sending the brother who is praised by all the churches for his work in the gospel.
19 PBA E' horo solo nene, sari hodi jumaat tofang utub honie nira ham ham ukarang o' karesang ba ni panen ho'o panen, honi puin Lahtal A'ni utarain, med niei niom no' ho utub. BSB BSB: More than that, this brother was chosen by the churches to accompany us with the gracious offering we administer to honor the Lord Himself and to show our eagerness to help.
20 PBA Ni ubu'ang o'karang honie, name den ha'ai niebit e', sariho ukarang mate ba, ni utaro' om hoo mi. BSB BSB: We want to avoid any criticism of the way we administer this generous gift.
21 PBA Ni se' bur lap naba horo a' bul, ni horo panen, e' Lahtal Ei dun solo mi nene sobo, nameno' ei dun dimi. BSB BSB: For we are taking great care to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord, but also in the eyes of men.
22 PBA Med, ni supi a' ra ham ham, ni ni di'ail ba o' mid o' hel ni e' dun am hoo, sari aiho na tofang om mi sa farekang, o' mitata fed hoo sa farekang mangta, fede' udume mate fa ira ham ho a' ra om mi. BSB BSB: And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
23 PBA Fed hoo Titus ei a' ra ham honi hee, sari hoo no taden med no tenang el nara karesang, o' hir o' pa' ho med iere eng. Pi tenang el bar beng ei a' ra ham honi hee, jumaat tofang supi utub, a' no tarain pa' nu, med Kristus a' ra ham. BSB BSB: As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker among you. As for our brothers, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.
24 PBA Honife, jumaat tofang a' ra ham homi iei ukarang med niei u a' foh a' tel o' hir o' pa' ho, med supi e' tub. BSB BSB: In full view of the churches, then, show these men the proof of your love and the reason for our boasting about you.
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