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Okwolesebwa ate n’eriggwa mu bulamu bwa Pawulo

12 (A)Kiŋŋwanidde okwenyumiriza, newaakubadde nga tekugasa. Naye ka njogere ku kwolesebwa n’okubikkulirwa kwa Mukama waffe. (B)Waliwo omusajja wa Kristo gwe mmanyi, emyaka kkumi n’ena egiyise yatwalibwa mu ggulu eryokusatu. Naye oba yatwalibwa ng’ali mu mubiri, oba nga tali mu mubiri, nange simanyi, wabula Katonda ye amanyi. Era mmanyi ng’omuntu oyo, oba mu mubiri oba ng’aggiddwa mu mubiri nange simanyi, wabula Katonda ye amanyi, (C)nga yatwalibwa mu nnimiro lwa Katonda n’awulira ebintu bingi eby’ekyewuunyo omuntu by’atakkirizibwa kwatula. Ku bw’omuntu oyo nzija kwenyumiriza naye ku bwange siryenyumiriza, okuggyako mu bunafu bwange. (D)Naye ne bwe nandiyagadde okwenyumiriza, sandibadde musirusiru kubanga nandibadde njogera mazima, naye saagala muntu yenna andowoozeeko nti ndi wa waggulu nnyo okusinga we yandintadde ng’asinziira ku ebyo by’andabamu oba by’ampulirako, (E)okusingira ddala okubikkulirwa kwe nafuna. Noolwekyo olw’obutagulumizibwa nnyo, kyenava nfumitibwa eriggwa mu mubiri, ye mubaka wa Setaani, ankube nneme okugulumizibwa ennyo.

(F)Emirundi esatu egy’enjawulo nga nsaba Mukama amponye eriggwa eryo. (G)Buli mulundi ng’aŋŋamba nti, “Ekisa kyange kikumala, kubanga amaanyi gange gatuukirira mu bunafu.” Noolwekyo kyennaavanga nneegulumiza n’essanyu lingi olw’obunafu bwange, amaanyi ga Kristo galyoke galabisibwe. 10 (H)Kyenva nsanyukira mu bunafu, mu kuvumibwa, mu bizibu, mu kuyigganyizibwa, mu binzitoowerera, ku lwa Kristo, kubanga buli bwe mba omunafu, olwo nga ndi wa maanyi.

Pawulo alumirwa Abakkolinso

11 (I)Naye mwampaliriza okufuuka omusirusiru. Noolwekyo mmwe musaana okunjogerako kubanga abatume abakulu abawagulu tebalina na kimu kye bansinza, newaakubadde nga nze siri kintu. 12 (J)Eky’amazima obubonero obw’omutume bwakolerwa mu mmwe mu kugumiikiriza kwonna, mu bubonero ne mu byewuunyo, ne mu bikolwa eby’amaanyi. 13 (K)Kubanga kiki ekkanisa endala kye zaabasingira, wabula nze kennyini obutabazitoowereranga. Munsonyiwe ekyonoono ekyo.

14 (L)Laba guno mulundi gwa kusatu nga nneeteeseteese okujja gye muli, era sijja kubazitoowerera, kubanga ebyammwe si bye njagala, wabula njagala mmwe. N’ekirala, mmwe muli baana bange; abaana si be baterekera bazadde baabwe eby’obugagga, wabula abazadde be baterekera abaana baabwe. 15 (M)Naye nzija kusanyuka nnyo okwewaayo gye muli, nze ne byonna bye nnina olw’emyoyo gyammwe, newaakubadde nga nze gye nkoma okubaagala ennyo, ate mmwe okwagala kwammwe gye ndi gye kukoma okukendeera. 16 (N)Naye mukkirize nti ssabazitoowerera; naye ne ngerengetanya ne mbatega mu lukwe. 17 Mu abo be nabatumira, ani gwe nakozesa okubafunamu amagoba? 18 (O)Nakuutira Tito okujja, ne ntuma n’owooluganda omulala awamu naye; Tito yeeyabafunako amagoba? Tetwatambulira mu mwoyo gumu? Tetwatambulira mu kisinde kimu?

Okutya kwa Pawulo n’okweraliikirira

19 (P)Obw’edda mwalowooza nga mwetoowaza mu maaso ga Katonda. Naye abaagalwa ebintu byonna tubyogerera mu Kristo olw’okubazimba. 20 (Q)Kubanga kye ntya oboolyawo kwe kubasanga nga mufaanana nga bwe ssaagala, nange mmwe okunsanga nga nfaanana nga bwe mutayagala; oboolyawo nga waliwo okuyomba, n’obuggya, n’obusungu, n’okwawukana, n’okugeyaŋŋana, n’olugambo, n’okwekuluntaza, n’okutabukatabuka; 21 (R)bwe ndijja nate, Katonda wange aleme kuntoowaza mu maaso gammwe, ne nkaabira abo bonna abaayonoona edda, ne bateenenya obutali bulongoofu, n’obwenzi, n’obugwagwa bye baakola.

Paul’s Vision and His Thorn

12 I must go on boasting.(A) Although there is nothing to be gained, I will go on to visions and revelations(B) from the Lord. I know a man in Christ(C) who fourteen years ago was caught up(D) to the third heaven.(E) Whether it was in the body or out of the body I do not know—God knows.(F) And I know that this man—whether in the body or apart from the body I do not know, but God knows— was caught up(G) to paradise(H) and heard inexpressible things, things that no one is permitted to tell. I will boast about a man like that, but I will not boast about myself, except about my weaknesses.(I) Even if I should choose to boast,(J) I would not be a fool,(K) because I would be speaking the truth. But I refrain, so no one will think more of me than is warranted by what I do or say, or because of these surpassingly great revelations.(L) Therefore, in order to keep me from becoming conceited, I was given a thorn in my flesh,(M) a messenger of Satan,(N) to torment me. Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.(O) But he said to me, “My grace(P) is sufficient for you, for my power(Q) is made perfect in weakness.(R)(S) Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. 10 That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight(T) in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships,(U) in persecutions,(V) in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.(W)

Paul’s Concern for the Corinthians

11 I have made a fool of myself,(X) but you drove me to it. I ought to have been commended by you, for I am not in the least inferior to the “super-apostles,”[a](Y) even though I am nothing.(Z) 12 I persevered in demonstrating among you the marks of a true apostle, including signs, wonders and miracles.(AA) 13 How were you inferior to the other churches, except that I was never a burden to you?(AB) Forgive me this wrong!(AC)

14 Now I am ready to visit you for the third time,(AD) and I will not be a burden to you, because what I want is not your possessions but you. After all, children should not have to save up for their parents,(AE) but parents for their children.(AF) 15 So I will very gladly spend for you everything I have and expend myself as well.(AG) If I love you more,(AH) will you love me less? 16 Be that as it may, I have not been a burden to you.(AI) Yet, crafty fellow that I am, I caught you by trickery! 17 Did I exploit you through any of the men I sent to you? 18 I urged(AJ) Titus(AK) to go to you and I sent our brother(AL) with him. Titus did not exploit you, did he? Did we not walk in the same footsteps by the same Spirit?

19 Have you been thinking all along that we have been defending ourselves to you? We have been speaking in the sight of God(AM) as those in Christ; and everything we do, dear friends,(AN) is for your strengthening.(AO) 20 For I am afraid that when I come(AP) I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be.(AQ) I fear that there may be discord,(AR) jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition,(AS) slander,(AT) gossip,(AU) arrogance(AV) and disorder.(AW) 21 I am afraid that when I come again my God will humble me before you, and I will be grieved(AX) over many who have sinned earlier(AY) and have not repented of the impurity, sexual sin and debauchery(AZ) in which they have indulged.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 12:11 Or the most eminent apostles