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2 Corinthians

Chapter 1

1Mi Paul, wan aposol blong Jisas Kraes long wantem blong God, mo Timoti, brata blong yumi, long olgeta jej blong God we i stap long korin, mo long yufala evriwan ol holi man blong God long evri jej blong Achaia. 2Bambae gladhat mo pis i stap long yufala we i kam long God Papa blong yumi mo Masta Jisas Kraes.3Bambae God Papa blong yumi mo Masta Jisas Kraes we yumi presem hem. Hemi Papa blong sori mo hemi God blong kamfotem yumi. 4God hemi kamfotem yumi long ol harem nogud blong yumi. Mo yumi kamfotem narafala man long sem kamfot we God hemi yusum blong kamfotem yumi.5Hemi semakk nomo olsem we kraes hemi bin sava from yumi, long semak fasin bae mifala save harem gud from bae kraes hemi kamfotem mifala we i stap sava from wok blong hem. 6Taem we mifala stap sava, hemi from se God bae hemi kamfotem yufala mo sevem yufala long denja ia. Mo taem we God hemi kamfotem mifala, hemi from bae hemi kamfotem yufala. Blong kraes hemi kamfotem yufaala, yufala i mass sava long semak harem nogud we mifala sava long hem. 7Mifala gat strong hop long yufala, from se yufala i sava olsem we mifala i sava, God bae hemi kamfotem yufala olsem weh hemi stap kamfotem mifala.8Ol brata blong mi, mifala wantem mekem yufala i save abaot ol trabol weh mifala i bin gotru long hem long provins blong Esia. Mifala i kasem plante trabol we mifala i fraet tumas long ol trabol we mifala i stap gotru long hem. Mo mifala i ting se bambae mifala i no save laef. 9Long taem ia mifala i tingse bambae mifala i ded. Be mifala i no lukluk long paoa blong mifala, mifala i lukluk nomo long paoa blong God, we hemi mekem ol ded man oli laef bakeken. 10Mo hem i sevem mifala long ol trabol ia, mo bambae hemi sevem mifala bakeken. Mifala i putum tras blong mifala long God nomo, mo bae Hem i kontinu blong sevem mifala.11Mo yufala i stap helpem mifala blong stap prea from mifala. Fulap man oli talem tankiu long Papa God from hemi gud tumas hemi ansarem ol prea blong ol pipol blong hem long taem we oli stap long nid.12Praod toktok blong yumi emi: Yumi save talem long feit mo long klia tingting blong yumi se yumi stap liv wetem holines (paoa) mo tru feit blong Papa God. Yumi folem paoa mo lav blong God, i no long ol paoa mo waes blong ol man. 13Mifala i no raetem wan samting i kam long yufala we bae yufala i no save ridim mo andastandem, be mi save se bae yufala i andastandem i moa bigwan. 14Naoia yufala i kasem mo save gud everi pat , taem we Jisas Kraes bae hemi kambak, bae hemi glad long fasin we mifala i mekem mo mifala tu bae i glad from fasin we yufala i mekem.15From se mi sua abaot hemia, mi wantem kam long yufala fastaem, blong mi save visitim yufala nambatu taem. 16Mi stap plan blong visitim yufala taem we bae mi kam pas long Macedonia. Mo mi wantem blong visitim yufala bakeken taem we bae mi kam long Macedonia bakeken, mo bae yufala save sendem mi go long Judea.17Taem we mi stap tinktink long rod ia,mi no bin sua? Yu luk se mi planem wokbaot ia i stret blong mi folem, from samting ia mi talem se ''Yes,yes'' mo ''No,no''long sem taem? 18Be God hemi stap feitful blong lukaotem yumi,toktok blong mifala long yufala hemi no se ''Yes'' mo No''.19Long Pikinini blong God,Jisas kraes, we Silas, Timothy mo mi we mifala i talemaot long yufala se,i nogat konfus long Kraes. Long hem i nogat no long hem ''Yes'' mo afta ''No'' bakeken.Be,long hem oltaem hemi ''Yes'' nomo we i stap long hem. 20Long everi promes blong God hemi ''Yes'' nomo long hem. Mo tu tru long hem yumi talem ''Amen'' mo givim glori i gobak long God.21Naia God hemi talemaot long yumi se yumi kam join long kraes mo yumi save se kraes nao hemi mekem yumi kam join tugeta,mo blong go talemaot gud nius blem long ol pipol, 22Hemi putum gud yumi mo hemi lokem gud yumi blong ol pipol oli save se hem i tekofa long yumi mo hem i givim yumi spirit long hat blong yumi we God bae hemi stap wetem yumi i olsem wan promes we oli no save brokemaot we bae hem i mekem fulap gudfala samting long yumi we bae i fulap moa.23Be mi singaot i go long God olsem witnes blong sol blong mi from samting ia nao mi no kam long Corin from bae mi no mekem yu yu stap harem nogud. 24Hemi no from mifala wantem kam Masta ova long feit blong yufala, be mifala i olsem ol yangfala wokman nomo wetem yufala from gud blong yufala, mo stanap strong long feit blong yufala.

Chapter 2

1Nao mi stap tingting finis blong no save kam luk yufala, mo i no blong mekem yufala i stap harem nogud. 2Spos mi mekem yufala i harem nogud,huia long yufala bae i save mekem mi mi glad? Be yufala ya nao i stap mekem yufala i harem nogud i stap mekem mi mi glad?3From samting ya nao mi stap raetem leta ia i kam long yufala long stret fasin from taem mi kam luk yufala bae mi no save harem nogud long olgeta we oli sud stap mekem mi mi glad. Mi mi save yufala everiwan finis, taem mi stap harem gud i semak nomo olsem we yufala tu i stap harem gud. 4Mi stap raet i kam long yufala from ol bigfala trabol blong yufala,wetem trabol hat, mo fulap harem nogud.Mi stap raet i kam long yufala blong mekem yufala i no mas harem nogud. Be, mi wantem blong yufala i save bigfala lav we mi gat long yufala.5Spos eni man i stap kosem harem nogud, hemi stap kosem harem nogud ia i no blong mi wan nomo, be long nara samting-ino blong trabolem yu-long yufala everiwan. 6Panismen blong man ya we majoriti i kasem i stret ya na. 7So i no blong yufala i panisim hem, yufala i sud fogivim hem mo helpem hem. Mekem olsem blong hemi no tingting tumas mo harem nogud.8Be mi wantem blong yufala i soem lav blong yufala long hem. 9Risen blong leta ya we mi raetem i kam long yufala, hemi blong testem yufala mo save se yufala i save obei long everi samting o nogat.10Spos yufala i fogivim eniman, bae mi fogivim hem tu we i semak olsem we yufala i fogivim hem.Wanem we mi fogivim -spos mi fogivim enisamting -hemia mi stap fogivim long fes blong kraes finis. 11Hemia hemi from blong setan bae i no trikim yumi. Mo i no save winim yumi long wan samting.12Wan doa we Masta blong yumi hemi openem long mi taem we mi kam long bigfala taon blong Traos blong prijim gudnius blong kraes long taon ia. 13Mi fraet tumas mo wari from mi no save faenem brata blong mi Titus long taon ya. Nao mi lego olgeta mo aot i go long Macedonia.14Be tankiu i go long God,we hemi Kraes i lidim yumi long viktri ya.Tru long yumi God i soemaot mo yusum yumi olsem wan naesfala smel blong flawa blong talemaot kraes long everi ples. 15From yumi olsem naesfala flawa we i gat smel blong hem,from yumi ol man blong God blong talemaot Kraes, long olgeta we oli sef mo olgeta we oli no save long Kraes.16Long olgeta we oli no save long Kraes, bae naesfala smel ia i olsem smel blong wan ded man we i smel nogud. Be olgeta we oli sef, bae naesfala smel ia i stap long laef blong olgeta oltaem nomo. Huia nao i save mekem ol samting ia? 17From yumi i no olsem fulap man we oli stap yusum mo salem tok blong God blong winim mani. Be God i putumaot mifala, blong talemaot Kraes, from mifala i olsem ol wokman blong God.

Chapter 3

1Bae yumi stap blong presem yumi bakegen. Yumi no nidim leta blong yu o i kam long yu, olsem sam man, bae yumi mekem? 2Yu nomo yu leta, raetem long hat blong mifala, blong ol pipol oli save andastanem mo oli lidim. 3Yumi mas soem se yu ia leta we i kam long Kraes, hemi risal blong ministri blong yumi. Oli no raetem wetem ink blong pen be wetem Spirit blong God. Oli no raetem long ston, be hat blong ol man.4Mo hemia emi pruf se yu go tru long Jisas Kraes bifo God. 5Yumi no komperem yumi wanwan blong tokbaot eni samting we istap kam from yumi. We kuwaelifae blong yumi ikam nomo long God. 6Hemi God we i mekem yumi save kam ol wokman blong niufala grup blong God. Hemia hem jej ino blong ol leta be hemi blong Spirit. From leta i kilim ded man, be Spirit blong God igivim laef.7Loa blong God i karem ded ikam, mo hemi raetem leta ia long ston, mo hemi kivim long Moses. Emi kam wetem wan gudfala laet weh emi saen oltaem long ples weh God istap long em. Mo glori ia i saen long fes blong Mosis, fes blong em i saen we i saen we ol pipol blong Isrel oli no save lukluk long fes blong hem. Laet ia istap lus long fes blong hem 8Hamas mo naes fala laet ya bae i saen long ministri blong Spirit we i stap kam?9Mo spos ministri blong judgem ol man weh oli mekem fasin nogud hemi impoten, hamas moa nao bae ministri blong olgeta weh oli klin long fes blong Papa God hemi impoten. 10From samting ia olfala loa emi nomo impoten from se ministri blong ol mama weh oli stap mekem ol gudfala fasin. 11Mo sipose olfala wei, emi riples, emi niu weh emi stap long taem.12Taem niufala weis i kivim yumi wan strong tingting, yumi save gat hat blong mekem samting. 13Yumi, yumi no olsem Mosis, weh hemi putum pis kaliko ova long fes blong hem blong ol pikinini blong Isrel oli no luk laet ia weh ikam long God.14Be tingting blong olgeta i strong tumas. Kasem tedei taem oli harem wan man i ridim olfala kavenan, sem pis kaliko ia istap nomo. Ino gat man i karemaot pis kaliko ia, from God nomo i save karemaot thru long Jisas Kraes. 15Tedei tu taem oli ridim ol loa blong Mosis, emi olsem weh oli putum pis kaliko ia ova long maen blong olgeta yet. 16Beh taem weh wan man i tanem hem i kam bak long God, God i save tekemaot pis kaliko ia.17Nao Papa God hemi Spirit. Wea ples we Spirit blong Papa God istap long em, igat fridom. 18Nao yumi evriwan, we yumi no kaveremap fes blong yumi, yumi luk glori blong God. Yumi bin jens iko long semak glori long wan level blong glori iko long narawan, i semak weh ikam long Papa God weh hemi Spirit.

Chapter 4

1Olgeta, from we yumi gat ministri ia, i olsem we yu gat sori, yumi no kam blong harem. 2Instet, yumi no wantem acceptem ol secret blong yumi mo ol rabis fasin blong yumi.3Be sipos gud nius blong mifala iai haed, emi haed nomo long olgetat we oli lus. 4Long keis blong olgeta ia, god blong wol ia i blaenem gud tingting blong olgeta blong oli no save biliv. From samting ia, i mekem se oli no save luk laet blong gud nius blong glad hat blong Kraes, we hemi semak long God.5From mifala ino talemaot mifala, be Jisas Kraes olsem Papa God, mo mifala i olsem ol wokman blong Jisas Kraes. 6From God hem wan i talem se, "Laet bae i saen long tudak". Hem i bin laet long hat blong yumi, blong givim laet long tinktink ia long glori blong God long presens blong Jisas Kraes.7Be yumi kat gudfala fasin we i olsem jak we oli wokemaot long graon, blong hemi soemaot i klia we bigfala paoa emi blong God ino blong yumi. 8Yumi stap safa long difren wei, beh yumi no foldaon. Yumi konfius beh yumi no lus. 9Oli tritim nogud yumi be oli no leko yumi. Yumi foldaon be oli no save spolem yumi; 10tru long ded blong Jisas Kraes long kros, yumi stap wokbaot mo serem gudfala laef blong Jisas Kraes weh oli save luk long bodi blong yumi.11Mo yumi weh yumi stap laef yet, Papa God istap lidim yumi blong fesem ded from yumi stap joen long Jisas, blong taem ol man oli luk yumi, oli save se Jisas i laef. 12Beh yu save luk se ded emi stap mekem wok blong em long yumi, beh laef ia istap wok insaed long yu.13Beh yumi kat sem Spirit blong feit i semak long wanem oli bin raetem se: "Mi bin bilif, mo mi bin toktok". Mifala i bilif tu, mo mifala i toktok tu, 14from we yumi save seh wan weh hemi mekem Jisas i kirap bakegen long ded bae hemi mekem yumi kirap bakegen wetem Jisas mo i tekem yumi ikam long presens blong hem. 15From everi samting emi from yu nomo, blong gres ia weh istap kasem plante man mo bae olgeta oli stap kivim moa glori iko long Papa God.16Mo yumi no lusum hop. Nomata weh yumi soem long aotsaed lukluk blong yumi weh yumi stap westem laef stael, beh insaed yumi stap jenis everidei. 17Long taem ia, bae yumi safa kasem taem we God i kambak, God bae mekem yumi naes i bitim mak we wan man ino save explenem. 18Be yumi no save wet long ol samting we yumi save luk be ol samting we yumi no save luk. Ol samting we yumi save luk emi blong smol taem nomo, beh ol samting weh yumi no save luk bae save stap long taem.

Chapter 5

1 Yumi save se sapos haus - selta - lo groan ia i brokbrok gud. Yumi kat wan haus we God nao i mekem blo yumi. Emi wan haus we oli no mekem lo han blo man, be i wan haus we wol i bae ia finis be em bae i stap oltaem. 2Insaed lo selta ia we yumi nao yumi mekem i kat harem no gud lo em, yumi wantem tumas blong mas kavremap wetem gudfala tingting blo God. 3Yumi wantem tumas blo mas kavremap gud blo yumi no save sem lo em.4Stret long taem ia we yumi stap wet insaed lo selta ia, yumi no wantem blo yumi harem nogud olsem. Long ples ia, yumi wantem blo kat klad hat ol taem, from yumi no wantem ded insaed lo laef ia. 5God em wan nomo i save kivhan mo mekem evri samting, em nomo i givim tapu Spirit blo em olsem fes wan blo givhan lo ol samting we i kam.6From samting ia nao i mekem yumi kat gudfala tingting oltaem, long taem ia yumi mas save se yumi stap lo haus ia iet, yumi stap long wei lo masta. 7Yumi wokabaut wetem strong tingting ia we yumi no luk iet. 8We yumi save gud, yumi wantem tumas blo yumi kamaut long laef ia mo stap wetem masta.9Yumi mekem i kam fes wan lo laef, mo livim ol samting begaen mo stap mekem ol samting ia mekem emi klad lo em. 10Yumi evri wan i mas ko tru lo jajmen ia befo Kraes, wan wan man bae i harem save ol wok we em wan i mekem lo wol ia, i gud o i nugud be i mas harem.11From samting ia, mas fraet lo masta , yumi mas talemaut lo ol man fastaem. God i luk ol samting we yumi stap mekem oltaem, mo mi save se ol samting i mas klia lo tufala rod ia we i rod blong laef mo ded. 12Yumi no talem nogud wanem we i stap finis lo yumi wan wan, be mifala i givhan lo u blo ol samting i mas klia gud mo yumi klad lo em, yu save, givhan lo nara man blo i klad from rod ia tu mo ino lo hat.13yu no save, emi blo God nomo; mo yumi mas save, blong mi klad lo em. 14Klad hat blo Kraes i stap insaed lo yumi mekem yumi folem em oltaem: em we i ded from nogud blo yumi evri wan, yumi evri wan i stap insaed lo wanem emi mekem. 15Emi ded from yumi ol man, mo ino blo yumi nomo be emi blo em tu we i ded from ol tingting ia we i ded mo laef bakeken.16From ol samting ia, naoia iko yumi no mekem nara man i folem rod ia be i folem rod blong masta we i soem lo yumi. 17From samting ia, sapos eni man i stap insaed lo Kraes, emi wan klin man. Ol rabis fasin i pas finis. Luk, olgeta olsem ol klin man.18Ol samting ia emi kam long God, emi kam fren blo yumi tru lo masta we i kivim yumi ol wok blo kam fren blong em. 19Emia i olsem, stap insaed lo Kraes God i mekem wol i kam fren blo em, ino blo tokabautem ol nogud blo nara man. Em i stap jajem yumi folem mesej blo kam wan.20From we oli jusum yumi finis blo mekem wok blo Kraes, klosap lo God blo lukim ol samting we yumi stap mekem. Yumi stap talemaut wetem u, from nem blo Kraes: "Kam wan fren lo God!" 21Emi mekem em wan blo save se rabis fasin i kam rabis fasin blong yumi, blo yumi save kam tru man blo em. We i God em wan.
Chapter 6

1Mifala i wok tugeta wetem God, mo mifala i askem strong long yufala blong akseptem glad hat blong God long fasin we i no blong tingting nating long hem. 2From hemi talem se, ''mi bin helpem yu long wan taem, mo long dei blong salvesen mi bin helpem yu''. Yufala luk naoia hemi ol gud time. Luk naoia hemi time blong help. 3Yumi no mekem wan samting blong man i arem nokut long foret blong wan man, from yumi no wantem blong ol ministri wok bae oli nomo wok gut.4From samting ia, long efri wei blong yumi save long yumi wanwan se yumi ol wok man blong God, long had taem, long ol laef blong yumi, 5long taem we oli kilim yumi, long taem blong kalabus, long taem blong varots, long hard wok, long wan gud slip, long kros, 6long had situesen, long waes, long peisence, long kaenes, long tapu spirit, long love, 7long ol trut tok, long paoa blong God, wetem close blong faet blong raetegeness blong lef mo raet han.8Nating we ol man oli hona o no honarem mifala, mifala i stap gohed blong mekem wok blong God, long taem we oli talem ol gudfala samting we mifala i mekem, mo long taem we oli tok agens long mifala, mifala stap talem ol kiaman samting. 9Mifala stap mekem wok ia olsem we oli no save mifala, be oli save gud mifala, olsem se mifala i tet, be-yu luk -mifala stap laef iet, olsem we ol man oli panisim mifala from ol agens blong mifala, be iet oli no kilim mifala.10Mifala stap harem nogud taem mifala stap mekem wok ia, be mifala i stap glad oltaem, olsem ol pua man be iet mifala i mekem fulap man oli gat samting, olsem we mifala nogat eni samting, be iet mifala gat ol samting.11Mifala i talemaot evri tru tok long yufala, ol man korin, mo mifala i lavem yufala tumas.12Mifala i no mekem eni samting blong yufala, yufala nomo i gat ol samting we i mekem yufala i nomo lavem mifala. 13Blong mekem ol samting i stret-mi stap toktok long yufala olsem ol pikinini blong mi-lavem mifala olsem we mifala i lavem yufala.14Yufala i no mas wokbaot tugeta wetem ol man we oli no biliv. Hao nao bae ol stret fasin i wok tugeta wetem loa? Hao nao laet i no semak long tutak? 15Wanem akrimen nao we kraes i gat wetem enemi? O wanem sea we wan man we i biliv i gat tugeta wetem man we i no biliv? 16Wanem akrimen we i stap bitwin haos blong God, mo ol kiaman god? from yumi ol tempol blong God ia we i laef, olsem we God i talem Bae mi stap wetem olgeta, mo bae mi wokbaot long metel blong olgeta. Bae mi God blong olgeta, mo olgeta bae oli ol man blong mi.''17''From samting ia,kamaot long olgeta, mo yufala i stap yufala nomo''Masta i talem'' tajem ol samting nomo we oli klin, mo bae mi welkamem yu. 18Bae mi papa blong yufala, mo bae yufala i ol pikinini blong mi, God we i gat olgeta paoa i talem.

Chapter 7

1Long yufala evriwan we mi lavem yufala, yumi gat ol promes ia i stap wetem yumi finis, yumi sut klin long bodi mo long spirit. Yumi mas mekem ol samting we i raet mo holi blo honarem God.2Yufala i mekem redi rum lo hat blong yufala. Mifala i no mekem wan samting i rong. Mifala i no kiaman lo wan man o kam blong tekem wan mani long yufala blong helpem mifala. 3Mi no talem ol toktok ia blong mekem se bai yufala stap tingting se mi stap talem yufala. From mi talem finis se yufala i stap lo hat blo mifala, blong bae yumi laef o ded tugeta. 4Mi kat strong tingting lo yufala, olsem bos lo yufala. Mi kat strong tingting mo glad tumas lo evri had taem we yumi stap ko tru wetem.5Taem Pol mo Timothy i kam lo Macedonia, mifala i no restem bodi blong mitufala nomo. Mifala i kasem fesem trabol lo everi wei aotside mo insaed lo bodi. 6Be God we i stap helpem ol man we oli stap daon, hemi stap helpem mifala wetem wan man nem blong hem Taetas. 7God hemi helpem mifala i no long Taetas nomo be from ol help tu we yufala i givim long Taetas. Mi glad tumas taem Taetas i talem lo mifala se yufala i stap wari from mi.8No mata leta we mi raetem i kam i mekem yufala i harem nogud. Mi no bin rigret se me raetem leta ia. Be mi rigret se leta we mi raetem i kam lo yufala i mekem yufala i harem nogud, be harem nogud ia i blong smol taem nomo. 9Naoia mi stap glad, i no from wanem we me raetem lo leta i mekem yufala i harem nogud, be from harem nogud blo yufala i mekem yufala i kam lo Masta. 10Harem nogud we yufala i gat hemi gudfala harem nogud, yufala i no harem nogud from mifala. From harem nogud we yufala i gat hemi wan gudfala harem nogud we hemi i mekem yufala i kam lo Masta mo i putum wan gufala samting we bae yufala i no rigret from. Harem nogud blo wol hemi ded.11Yufala i lukluk bakeken se wanem gudfala samting nao bai yu save arem gud lo hem taem we yu stap arem noguud from we yu bin folem ol fasin we i stret. Rod we yu stap folem lo en blo rod ia bai prufum se yu everisamting we yu mekem i stret. yu stap kros olsem wanem, yu fraet, yu wantem tumas blong luk jastis i stap! Mo long evri samting yu wantem pruvum se i nno rong blong yu. 12Yes hemi tru we mi mi raetem leta ia bifo long yufala. Mi no raetem from olgeta man ia we oli no mekem stret samting. Mi no raetem tu from man we man ia i mekem ino stret long hem. Mi stap raetem nomo blong mekem i klia gud long yufala mo long fes blong God, from we yufala i stap lavem mifala.13From samting ia nao, toktok blong Taetas i stap leftemap tingting blong mifala, yes olgeta toktok we hemi blong Taetas i leftemap tingting blong mifala, mo antap long hemia hemi stap mekem mifala i harem gud oltaem. 14Bifo mi talemaot long hem we mi stap glad tumas long yufala, nao bihaen long olgeta samting ia, yufala i no mekem tingting blong mi we hemi foldaon bakeken oltaem nomo mifala i stap talem ol tru tok long yufala. Nao long semak fasin, evri samting we mifala bin tokbaot long yufala hemi tru, mo i soemaot tu se ol tok blong mifala we mifala i stap talem abaot yufala long Taetas hemi tru.15Hem i kam blong lavem yufala moa taem hemi stap tingbaot ol taem we yufala evriwan i stap obei, mo hao yufala i stap welkamem hem wetem frait mo seksek. 16I mekem we mi gat joi from mi gat ful konfidens long yufala.

Chapter 8

1Ol brata blong mifala,mifala i wantem blong yufala isave long ol gudgudfala samting ia we God i stap givim long ol jej long Macedonia tru long gladhat ia blong hem.

2God istap givim had taem long olgeta blong traem olgeta.Be olgeta oli stap harem gud oltaem nomo long tingting blong olgeta.Olgeta ia oli ol pua man tru,be oli stap sakem bigfala mani blong kleksen iko long God long gladhad blong olgeta.3Mi,mi talem long yufala,olgeta ia oli givim bigfala mani we oli save givim mo i moa long hemia we oli save givim mo oli stap givim long gladhat blong olgeta nomo.

4Olgeta ia oli stap askem strong long mifala blong givim janis long olgeta blong join tu long seves ia igo long ol man blong God.

5Mifala ino ting se bambae oli save mekem i bigwan olsem.Be fastaem oli givim laef blong olgeta long Masta blong yumi Jisas Kraes,mo biaen,tru long plan blong God,oli givim laef blong olgeta long mifala tu.6Yufala i statem wok ia wetem gladhat blong yufala nomo,mo mifala i strong long Titus blong lidim yufala kasem wok ia i finis.

7Be yufala i rij tumas long evri samting long feit,long ol toktok,mo long saed blong save,yufala i kasem moa.Yufala i strong moa blong givhan mo yufala i lavem mifala tumas.From samting ia mifala i wantem blong yufala i givim moa long wok ia long gladhad blong yufala.8Mi no talem hemia olsem wan koman,be mi talem olsem blong soemaot we ol narafala man oli glad tumas blong givhan.Nao,long fasin ia,mi stap traem yufala blong luk se fasin ia blong yufala blong lavlavem yufala i tru o ino tru.

9Be yufala i save finis Masta blong yumi Jisas Kraes we i gat gladhat blong givhan.Ino mata we hemi rij be hemi kam wan pua man from yufala i save kam rij.10Hemia tingting blong mi long bisnis ia blong helpem yufala.I moa gud yufala i finisim wok ia we yufala i statem finis.Las yia yufala nao i feswan blong tingbaot wok ia.Mo yufala tu i feswan blong statem wok ia.

11Ale yufala i finisim.I gud yufala i strong bakegen blong fasin blong wok ia olsem we yufala i strong blong statem.

12Mo yufala i mekem wok ia long ol wanem we yufala igat mo ino long wanem we yufala inogat.13Hemi no blong mekem se ol narawan oli harem gud mo yu safa nogud stret, be blong mekem se i fea. 14Naoia ia yu kat fulap samting saplae blong

yu mo yu save givim sam long olgeta. Mo tumoro bae olgeta tu taem oli kat fulap samting oli save givim olsem we yu bin givim long olgeta, blong mekem se i fea.

15Fasin ia i stret olsem we oli bin raetem: "Wan we i bin kat fulap samting naoia ino moa gat samting istap wetem hem, mo wan we i bin kat smol ino moa nidim eni samting"16Be tankyu tumas long God,we hemi putum long hat blong Taetas from gudfala fasin blong hem blong lukaotem yufala olsem mi stap mekem long yufala.

17From se hem ino aksemtem ol strong toktok blong yumi,be hem i kea tumas from samting ia.Hem ikam long yu long on taem blem.18Mifala i sendem hem wetem ol brata we oli stap preis long evri jej long wok blem blong talem aot gudnius ia.

19Ino hemia nomo,be oli jusum aot hem tu long olgeta jej blong hemi stap go roan long ol ples wetem gladhad blong God,we oli putum aot finis long yumi from glori blong Masta blong yumi we hemi hem wan nomo mo ol gudfala wok blong yumi.20Mifala i sakemaot ol rapis fasin we ino save mekem ol man oli akens from gudfala fasin ia we mifala istap mekem.

21Mifala i lukaotem gud wanem nao hemi gud blong mifala i mekem,ino bifo long Masta,be ifastaem long ol man.22Yumi save sendem ol narafala brata wetem olgeta.Yumi bin testem hem long plante samting mo yumi faenem aot se hem i wan man weh i feithful long wok ia.Naia hemi glad tumas blong helpem yu from hem i trastem yu bigwan.

23Long Titus,hem hemi fren blong mi mo hemi wokman blong God.Long olgeta brata blong yumi,olgeta oli ol wokman blong ol jej.Olgeta bae oli mekem ol man bae oli luk glori long kraes.

24So yufala i soem lem ol prof blong lav ia,mo soem long olgeta jej long olgeta risen blong ol wok we yu mekem.

Chapter 9

1Folem wok blong ol gud man blong God, hemi no stret blong mi raet i ko long yu.

2Mi save long hat blong yu, we mi stap tokabaot i ko long ol man long Masedonia. Mi talem long olgeta se Achaia, i bin stap rere finis las yia. Ol fasin we yu wantem tumas, we oli ol fasin nogud, fulap long olgeta oli ol aksen.3Naoia mi sendem ol brata, mo mekem se ol toktok we oli akensem yu bae i nogat mening nomo mo yu save redi, olsem we mi talem long yu blong mekem. 4Wanem we i stap, sipos wan long ol man Masedonia oli kam wetem mi mo luk yu no redi bae yumi luk sem nomo. Mi no tokabaot yu from mi gat tras long yu. 5Ating i mo gud blong talem long ol brata blong kam long yu blong stretem presen we yu bin promesem. Hemia hemi gud blong rere olsem wan blesing mo i no olsem wan samting we yu wantem blong mekem.6Hemia hemi stamba tingting, man we i givim wan samting long yu, yu tu yu mas givim sem samting long hem. Mo man we i givim olsem wan blesing, semak we bae hem tu bae mas gat blesing.

7Letem wanwan man i givim olsem we i bin stap long hat blong hem, be i no long samting we yu no wantem mekem o antanit long mak from God i lavem ol fetful man.8Mo God i gat hat blong mekem olgeta tankyu i kavsaed long yu. Mekem se oltaem insaed long everi samting yu nidim. Hemia i save se yu save dapolem everi gud wok.

9Hemia oli raetem finis: ''Hemi bin putumaot ol rijes, mo i givim long ol pua man. Laef blong hem bae i stap longtaem.10Man we i givim sid i go long man we i wok long karen, we hemi sid blong bred blong kakai bae i saplaiem mo dapolem sid blong yu blong planem. Hem bae i leftemap ol haves blong ol stret fasin blong yu. 11Yu bae yu gat everi samting long everi rod, mo bambae oli plante. Hemia hemi blong givim tankyu i go long God, tru long yumi.12Blong karemaot wok ya, i no blong mitim nid blong ol man blong God be hemi karemap tu plante wei blong tok tankyu i ko long God.

13From yu bin go tru long testing, mo pruvum yu long wok ya. Yu tu bae yu glad long God tru long lesin long toktok blong talemaot tok blong kraes. Yu bae yu onarem God tru long givhan blong yu i go long olgeta mo tu long everiwan.

14Olgeta oli nidim yu, mo tu oli stap prea from yu. Olgeta oli mekem olsem from bigfala gladhat blong God we i stap long yu.

15Talem tankyu i go long God from gudfala presen blong hem.

Chapter 10

1Tru long hambolnes mo jentelnes blo kraes, Mi, Pol, mi stap givim ol toktok ia long yufala. Bai me humblem mi taem we mi stap lo face blo yufala, be mi bai mi no save fraet blong talemaot ol truth ia taem mi stap long we long yufala. 2Mi sta askem yufala se, taem mi stap wetem yufala, bai mi no soem paoa ia we mi gat mo stap tingting blo talemaot truth ia spos we ol man blong wol oli sta tok agensem mi.3From samting ia yumi sta laef lo bodi nomo, yumi no save fight lo war wetem laef we yumi gat. 4From ol tul blo faet we yumi usum hemi no wanem we yumi mekem wetem hand blong yumi. Be, oli gat paoa blong brokem daon strong samting we man i no save brekem. Ol tul blong faet ia oli save brekbrekem gud ol kiaman raorao i ko nating.5Everi samting we ol man oli stap mekem blong stap leftemap olgeta we i agenesem paoa blong God bai oli kam nogud. olgeta man we oli no obey lo kraes mifala i putum olgeta lo prisen blong bai oli mas kam ol man blong obey long kraes. 6Mifala i stap redi blo punisim olgeta we oli stap no wantem lisen, blong mekem se everiwan i mas obei.7Yufala i lukuk gud ol wanem we i stap long foret blong yufala. spos wan long yufala i kat feit we hemi blong kraes, hemi i mas save se hemi blong kraes, we i semak long yumi. 8Bai mi no sem spos mi stap bos from wan paoa, we masta i givim long yumi blong mekem yufala i strong mo i no blong distorem yufala.9MI no wantem mekem yufala i fraet taem we yufala i ridim ol leta we mi stap raetem. 10From sam long ol man oli stap talem se, " ol leta we mi stap raetem oli gat paoa mo i gat ol strong tingting we i stap lo hem, be taem mi stap wetem yufala mi nokat paoa. Mo bai yufala i no save lisen lo ol toktok we mi talem.11Mi wantem blong ol man ia oli save se wanem toktok we i stap long leta long taem we mifala i no stap bai stap long ol fasin blong mifala taem we mifala stap wetem yufala. 12Mifala i no fraet blong stap long grup o blong stap comperem mifala wetem olgeta we oli stap presem olgeta bakeken. Be taem olgeta oli stap comperem olgeta wan bakeken wetm ol narafala wan, i prufum se olgeta oli no undestanem wan samting nomo.13From samting ia, mifala, no save bos long ol samting we mifala i nokat raet long hem. Be, bai mifala i gat paoa ova nomo long ol samting we God i givim long mifala blong mekem, we yufala tu i stap long hem. 14Mifala ol fes man blong givim gud nius blong kraes long yufala. Taem mifala i kasem yufala, mifala i no go ova lo paoa ia we God i givim blong mifala i mekem wok blong hem.15Mifala i no bos ova long ol wok blong nara man olsem ol wok blong mifala. Be, hop blong mifala se bai feit blong yufala bai i stap grow, mo ol wok we mifala i stap mekem wetem yufala bai i kam bigwan, 16blong bai mifala i prijimaot gud nius lo ol kaontri afta lo yufala, from we mifalai i no bos long ol wok we mifala i stap mekem finis lo ol nara eria.17" Be letem olgeta we oli wantem bos, oli bos lo ol samting we Masta i bin mekem." 18From bai hem wan i no save talem se samting ia we i hemi mekem i stret o i no stret, be bai Masta nomo bai i save talem.

Chapter 11

1Mi wish spos yufala i save givim smol taem lo mi blo mekem some fasin we i no stret. Be yufala i stap givim taem ia lo mi finis! 2MI stap jalus lo yufala, lo taem ia me we mi mekem wan promes lo wan maret blo yu save stap wetem wan man nomo. Mi promes blo givim yu wan woman we i klin mo we i no save man yet long kraes.3Be taem mi stap tingbaot ol samting ia me stap fraet, se bai yufala i kiaman lo mi oslem setan i kiaman lo Iv, ol toktok blo yufala bai lidim yufala blo no stap lo gudfala laed blong kraes. 4From spos wan man i kam mo talemaot ol samting from wan nara Jisas i bitim lo hem ia we mifala i stap prijimaot. O spos yufala i kat wan nara spirit bitim wanem we yufala i bin kat. O spos yufala i risivim wan difren gud nius i bitim wan we yufala i bin risivim. Yufala i mas stanap strong oltaem from ol samting olsem.5From mi stap ting se mi mi stap las wan lo ol tija we oli ting se olgeta oli gud i bitim ol naraman. 6Be spos me no tren blo toktok, be mi save ol plante gudfala samting. Lo evri way mo everi samting we mi stap mekem blo yufalai save.7mi ting se yumi agree se bai mi no sin spos mi humbolem mi one blo bai oli presem yufala? From bai mi save prijim gud nius blo God lo yufala mo bai no expectem wan samting blo bai yufala i givim lo mi. 8Mi stap mekem ol kaen fasin ia lo ol nara church olsem we mi stap stilim olgeta blo sevem yufala. 9Taem mi stap wetem yufala mo taem mi stap lo nid, mi no wantem blo yufala i stap tingting lo mi. Ol brata we oli kam lo macedonia hemi ol nid we stap mitim. Bai mi stap continue blo kipim ol nid we hemi kam blo givim had wok lo yufala.10Mi save se yufala i save se mi save mo save talemaot ol tru samting from kraes, yufala i save se wanem we bai mi talem lo everi eria lo Achaia hemi tru. 11From wanem i oslem? From mi no lavem yufala? God nomo i save.12Wanem we mi stap mekem bai mi stap continue blo mekem, blo bai olgeta oli no save bos from ol samting be bai oli mekem sem work olsem we mifala stap mekem. 13From ol man olsem hemi ol kiaman nomo blo talemaot tok blong God. Olgeta oli stap pretend nomo blong mekem wok blo Kraes.14Hemia hemi no wan samting we yumi sut suprise lo hem, from setan tu i stap pretend se hemi wan gudfala enjel. 15Hemi no wan bigfala suprise spos ol wokman blo setan oli pretend se olgeta oli ol man blo mekem ol gudfala fasin. Bai oli panis folem wanem we oli mekem.16Mi talem bakeken: one lo yufala i no mas tingting se mi no waes. Be spos yufala stap tingting olsem se, mi no waes bai mi stap talem ol toktok blo leftemap mi wan. 17Spos mi no fraet blo stap talem ol toktok blo leftemap mi wan- ol toktok ia i no folem stret way olsem we masta i wantem- mi stap toktok ia olsem man we i no waes. 18Fulap man oli stap bos lo laef we i stap lo bodi, be bai mi tu mi bos.19From yufala i glad se yufala i stap acceptem ol man we oli no waes. 20Yufala stap ting se yufala i waes be nokat nomo. From yufala i no give up lo wan man we i save fosem yufala, i save distroem yufala, o i save mekem yufala i arem nogud lo ol samting we yufala i no save, i stap leftemap hem wan, o spos sapem fes bliu. 21Mi mi sem blo talem se yumi nokat paoa blo mekem ol samting ia. Be spos wan i save gat paoa ia blong talemaot ol tu samting- Mi stap totktok olsem se mi no waes- Bai mi tu mi save gat paoa ia blo talemaot ol tru samting.22Ol man Hibru ia? Mi mi wan lo olgeta. Ol man israel ia? mi mi wan lo olgeta. Ol famili laen blo Abraham ia? Mi mi wan lo olgeta. 23Olgeta oli wokman blo kraes? (Mi stap toktok olsem wan man we i nokat tingting.) Mi mi wok had i bitim olgeta, mi stap lo prision i bitim olgeta, oli faetem mi i bitim olgeta, mi mi stap fesem ol taem blo ded i bitim olgeta.24I kat faev taem we ol jius oli wipim mi thirty nine time olsem wan punishment. 25Oli bin wipim mi tri taem wetem wood we ol man blo lukaot lo sipsip oli stap usum blo luakotem ol sipsip we oli lus. oli bin stonem mi wan taem. Mi stap lo solwota from ship i reck tri taem finis. 26Mi stap lo ol difren rod we mi fesem ol ol rabis taem, mi stap lo riva taem mi fesem rabis taem, lo ol man we oli stap kilim ol man, lo ol man blo mi, from gentaels, from ol bigfala taon, from ol dry ples, lo solwota mo from ol brata we oli stap kiaman.27Mi stap had wok blo sevem man, lo naet we mi no stap silip gud, lo ol taem we mi i nokat kaikai mo wota, lo taem blo fast, lo taem we ples i kolkol mo lo taem we i nokat clos blo mekem mi stap wom. 28Antap lo everi samting ia tingting blo mi i stap ol church i olsem wan samting we i stap pulum tingting blo mi i ko daon. 29Hu lo yufala i nokat paoa, mo mi mi kat paoa? Hu lo yufala kolosap i foldaon, be mi mi no bon lo faea?30Spos mi mi bos, bai mi bos lo ol samting we mi no save mekem. 31God we hemi Papa blong Masta Jisas kraes, wan we hemi stap happy oltaem, i save se me no kiaman!32Lo Damascus, wan man king Aretas i bin jusum hem blo bai rul i talem lo man blo oli lukaotem bigfala toan ia blo faenem mo arestem mi. 33Be sam man oli putum mi lo wan basket mo oli putum me ko daon lo graon tru lo wan window, mo mi ronwe lo lida ia.

Chapter 12

1Mi mas spos, even spos hemi no mekem wan gudfala samting. Bai keep on blo tokbaot ol samting God i allowem blo mi nomo bai mi luk. 2Fourteen yia i pas mi bin save wan man we i kam joenem kraes- mi no save se mi save hem lo bodi o lo spirit, God nomo i save- blong ko antap long ples we i live lo hem.3Mo mi save man ia- long bodi o lo spirit, be yet mi no save hem, God nomo i save- 4wan man we God i karem hem i ko lo paradise mo i stap arem ol toktok we hemi no stret bo man oli talem. 5Lo bihaf blo ol man ia bai mi boss. Be lo behaf blo mi wan bai mi no boss, be bai mi boss lo ol samting we mi wan mi no save mekem.6Spos mi save jusum ol samting we mi wantem bos from, bai mi wan waes man, from bai mi talem ol samting we i tru. Be bai mi no stop blo bos from ol samting, bai nokat wan man i save tingting lo mi bitim wanem we hemi luk mo arem ol samting we mi talem. 7Blo kipim mi blo mi no stap leftemap mi wan from ol gudfala samting we revelation i stap talem, oli givim flawa we i kat niddle lo mi, oli sendem wan blo wok blo seta i kam blong mekem mi arem nogud- blo mekem se bai mi no save presem mi wan from ol samting we mi stap mekem.8Tri taem we mi bin askem Masta from samting ia, blo hemi save karem ol samting ia ia i ko long we lo mi. 9Be hemi talem lo mi se, " Gladhat blo mi migivim lo yufala finis, from paoa blo mi i stap wok lo taem we yufala i no strong." I mo gu mi mi bos lo ol samting we mi nokat paoa blo mekem, blo man oli luk se paoa blo kraes i stap wetem mi. 10From samting ia mi save stopem olgeta fasin ia tru lo paoa blong kraes, olsem, fasin blo toktok agensem ol narafala man, fasin blo mekem trabol mo fasin blo mekem nara man i arem nogud. From lo taem we mi nokat paoa, mi mi kam mo strong.11Naoia mi bin stap toktok olsem wan ful! Be yufala i bin fosem mi blong mekem samting ia, yufala i sut presem mi from. Mo from mi gud moa bitim ol supa aposol ia we ol man oli luk olgeta se oli gud tumas bitim evri man, be mi wan man nating. 12Mo ol saen wetem ol merikel we mi bin stap mekem oltaem long yufala, hemi olsem saen blong wan aposol. 13Hao nao yufala ino kam impoten olsem ol narafala jej sapos mi no bin kam olsem wan hevi beden long yufala? Fogivim mi long rong blong mi ia!14Naoia bae mi kam visitim yufala namba tri taem. Mo bambae mi no mekem i hevi long yufala, from ino mani blong yufala we mi stap wantem be hemi yufala. From hemi no duti blong ol pikinini blong sevap blong ol perens blong olgeta, be hemi duti blong ol perens blong sevap blong ol pikinini blong olgeta. 15Bambae mi glad tumas blong mi spendem laev blong mi from yufala mo tu sapos mi lusum laev blong mi from ol sol blong yufala. Hemi from mi lavem yufala tumas, bambae yufala i lavem mi smol nomo?16Be ol samting ia i semak long ol samting we i bin alaoem i kam long yufala se mi no bin mekem i hevi long yufala (wetem sapot blong mi, sam man oli talem se) mi wan parapa kiaman man mo long hem, mi no bin stap talem tru long olgeta wetem ol trik blong mi. 17Yufala i ting se mi bin stap tekem wan gudfala posisen blong yufala o mekem eni mani aot long yufala tru long eni mesenjas we mi bin stap sentem long yufala? 18(Wanem we i bin stap) mi bin talem strong long Taetas (blong go) mo mi bin sentem wan brata wetem hem. Yufala i ting sse Taetas hemi stap fosem hem tumas o tekem wan gudfala posisen blong yufala (long eniting?). Hem wetem mi mitufala i no bin wokbaot long sem spirit? Mitufala i no bin wokbaot long ol sem step?19Yufala i bin tingting se evri taem ia we mifala i bin stap difendem mifala mo mifala i bin stap mekem sore long yufala? (yes) long saed blong lukluk mo hemi tru presens blong God ( mo olsem wan) long Kraes ( the messiah) wan we ol Jiu oli stap wantem luk blong i sevem olgeta. Hemia nao mifala i bin stap talem, ol lav wan blong mifala, mo wetem evri samting i stap long oda blong bildim yufala i kam antap long spirit blong God.20From mi stap fraet se spos mi kam bai mi nomo wantem luk wanem we yufala i stap mekem. Mi stap fraet se yufala i no likem wanem we bae yufala i luk lo mi. Mi frait se ating bambae i gat ol raorao, jelesi, strong toktok blong kros, ol faet akensem narawan, kiaman toktok blong spolem naraman, fasen blong tokbaot man ol hae tingting, mo konfiusen. 21(Mi stap frait tumas) Se taem we bambae mi kam bakeken, God blong mi ating bambae hemi mekem mi sem mo mekem mi go daon long foret blong yufala, mo mi fraet se ating bambae mi gat sore ova long plante long olgeta we oli bin mekem i nogud mo oli no bin ripen long ol samting nogud we i toti, habit blong mekem seks mo ol samting nogud we maen blong olgeta i bin stap ling hem oltaem long bifo i kam naoia we oli stap mekem iet.

Chapter 13

1Hemia hemi namba tri taem we mi kam long yu. ''Evri samting we yufala i mekem bae tu o tri witnes bae oli save talemaot long maot blong olgeta.'' 2Mi bin talem finis long olgeta we oli no save long kraes bifo mo long evri wan taem we mi bin stap long seken taem ya,mo mi talem bakegen:Bae mi no save lego olgeta.3Mi talem samting ya long yu from we yu stap lukaotem pruf se Kraes istap toktok tru long mi.Hem hemi no gat paoa long yu.Be, hem hemi paoaful long yu. 4From we oli bin nilim hem long kros we hemi nogat paoa,be hem hemi laef bakegen long paoa blong God.Mo yumi tu yumi no gat paoa long hem,be bae yumi stap wetem hem tru long paoa blong God we istap wetem yu.5Lukluk gud yufala fastaem,blong luk se spos yufala i gat feit yet.Traem yufala wan wan fastaem.Yufala i no bin tingbaot se hemi abaotem yufala,se Jisas Kraes istap long yufala ?Be spos Jisas Kraes ino stap long laef blong mi,yes bae yufala i feilem test ya. 6Mo mi hop se bae yu save luk save se bae yumi no feilem test ya.7Mo naoia yumi prea igo long God blong yu nomo mekem ol samting we oli no stret.Mi no prea from samting ya blong mekem se bae yumi save luk samting ikam tru olsem nomo blong mekem se bae i pasem test.I mo gud,blong mi prea blong yu save mekem wanem we i stret blong yu mekem,Iven to we yumi luk olsem se bae yumi feilem test. 8From yumi no save mekem eni samting agensem trut,be hemi from blong trut nomo.9Blong yumi glad taem we yumi nogat paoa mo yu yu strong.Yumi prea tu blong yumi save stap komplit oltaem. 10Mi raetem ol samting ya taem we mi stap long we long yufala blong mekem se taem we bae mi stap wetem yufala bae mi no save dil wetem ol strong toktok wetem yufala long taem blong mi we mi gat atoroti ofa long ol pipol -we Masta blong yumi i givim long mi blong mekem se bae mi save biltimap yufala,mo blong no mekem yufala i foldaon.11Fainali,ol brata,yufala imas stap glad oltaem!Wok blong putum bak,inkarejem,mo man we tufala igat semak tingting oli stap long pis. 12Mifala i stap gritim yufala wetem kis olsem mifala i stap talem tata long yufala.Mifala i stap gritim yufala evriwan ol holi man blong God.13Gladhat blong Masta Jisas Kraes,Lav blong God,mo felosip blong holi spirit bae istap wetem yufala evriwan.