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¶ Mezanmi, se pou nou wi Bondye te fè tout pwomès sa yo. Ann kenbe kò nou ak nanm nou nan kondisyon pou n' sèvi Bondye! Ann voye tout bagay ki ka wete nou nan kondisyon sa a jete! Ann chache viv apa pou Bondye! Ann viv nan krentif li!

Tanpri, ban m' yon ti plas nan kè nou! (Konprann mwen byen). Mwen pa fè pesonn okenn mal, pesonn pa ka di mwen lakòz yo pèdi pozisyon yo. Pesonn pa ka di mwen pwofite sou yo.

Mwen pa di nou sa pou kondannen nou. Mwen deja di nou sa: sitèlman mwen renmen nou, mwen pote nou sou kè mwen pou lavi ak pou lanmò.

Mwen gen anpil konfyans nan nou, mwen kontan nou anpil. Nan mitan tout soufrans mwen yo, mwen toujou gen anpil kouraj, kè m' kontan nèt.

¶ Se konsa, depi mwen te rive nan peyi Masedwan, kè m' pa t' poze menm: mwen jwenn traka tout jan. Yon bò mwen te nan gwo diskisyon ak kèk moun, yon lòt bò mwen te pè nan kè mwen.

Men, Bondye ki bay moun ki nan lafliksyon yo kouraj te ban m' kouraj lè l' te voye Tit vin jwenn mwen.

Se pa rive Tit la ase ki te ankouraje mwen. Sa te remoute kouraj mwen anpil tou lè li rakonte m' jan nou menm nou te ba li ankourajman. Li fè m' konnen jan nou anvi wè m', jan sa fè nou lapenn pou mwen, jan nou pare pou nou pran defans mwen. Se sak fè, koulye a mwen pi kontan toujou.

Menm si lèt mwen te ekri nou an te fè nou lapenn, mwen pa règrèt sa. Mwen te regrèt mwen te ekri l' lè m' te wè jan l' te fè nou lapenn lè sa a.

Men koulye a, kè m' kontan, pa paske mwen te fè nou lapenn, men paske lapenn nou te genyen an te fè nou chanje kondit. Nou te sipòte lapenn sa a jan Bondye vle l' la. Se konsa mwen pa fè nou okenn mal.

10 Paske, lè yon moun sipòte lapenn li jan Bondye vle l' la, sa chanje kè li pou l' ka rive sove. Pa gen anyen la a pou n' règrèt. Men, lapenn nou sipòte jan tout moun fè l' la, se touye l'ap touye nou.

11 Nou menm, nou sipòte lapenn nou an jan Bondye vle l' la. Koulye a, gade sa l' fè pou nou! Gade ki jan li fè nou pran sitiyasyon an pou bagay serye! Gade ak ki lanpresman nou soti pou defann tèt nou? Gade jan n' te fache! Gade jan n' te pè! Gade jan nou anvi wè m' ankò! Gade jan nou aktif, jan nou prese peni moun ki te fè sa ki mal la! Nou moutre nou pa t' koupab nan tout bagay sa yo.

12 ¶ Se pa pou moun ki te fè sa ki mal la, ni pou moun yo te fè mal la mwen te ekri nou. Mwen ekri nou pou n' te ka wè jan nou devwe pou mwen devan Bondye. Se poutèt sa, sa te ban m' anpil ankourajman.

13 Se pa ankouraje sèlman mwen te ankouraje. Mwen te pi kontan ankò lè m' wè kouman Tit te kontan pou jan nou te ba li ankourajman.

14 Mwen te pale byen pou nou anpil ak Tit, epi nou pa fè m' wont. Mwen pa janm ban nou manti lè m'ap pale ak nou. Se konsa, sa m' te di Tit sou nou an se te verite a tout bon.

15 Koulye a, li vin renmen nou plis toujou lè l' chonje jan nou tout nou te dispoze obeyi, jan nou te resevwa l' avèk krentif sitèlman nou t'ap tranble.

16 Mwen kontan nèt mwen ka toujou konte sou nou.

Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.

Paul’s Joy Over the Church’s Repentance

Make room for us in your hearts.(D) We have wronged no one, we have corrupted no one, we have exploited no one. I do not say this to condemn you; I have said before that you have such a place in our hearts(E) that we would live or die with you. I have spoken to you with great frankness; I take great pride in you.(F) I am greatly encouraged;(G) in all our troubles my joy knows no bounds.(H)

For when we came into Macedonia,(I) we had no rest, but we were harassed at every turn(J)—conflicts on the outside, fears within.(K) But God, who comforts the downcast,(L) comforted us by the coming of Titus,(M) and not only by his coming but also by the comfort you had given him. He told us about your longing for me, your deep sorrow, your ardent concern for me, so that my joy was greater than ever.

Even if I caused you sorrow by my letter,(N) I do not regret it. Though I did regret it—I see that my letter hurt you, but only for a little while— yet now I am happy, not because you were made sorry, but because your sorrow led you to repentance. For you became sorrowful as God intended and so were not harmed in any way by us. 10 Godly sorrow brings repentance that leads to salvation(O) and leaves no regret, but worldly sorrow brings death. 11 See what this godly sorrow has produced in you: what earnestness, what eagerness to clear yourselves, what indignation, what alarm, what longing, what concern,(P) what readiness to see justice done. At every point you have proved yourselves to be innocent in this matter. 12 So even though I wrote to you,(Q) it was neither on account of the one who did the wrong(R) nor on account of the injured party, but rather that before God you could see for yourselves how devoted to us you are. 13 By all this we are encouraged.

In addition to our own encouragement, we were especially delighted to see how happy Titus(S) was, because his spirit has been refreshed by all of you. 14 I had boasted to him about you,(T) and you have not embarrassed me. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting about you to Titus(U) has proved to be true as well. 15 And his affection for you is all the greater when he remembers that you were all obedient,(V) receiving him with fear and trembling.(W) 16 I am glad I can have complete confidence in you.(X)