1 We work together with God, and we beg you to make good use of God's gift of undeserved grace. 2 In the Scriptures God says,
“When the time came,
I listened to you,
and when you needed help,
I came to save you.”
That time has come. This is the day for you to be saved.
3 We don't want anyone to find fault with our work, and so we try hard not to cause problems. 4 But in everything and in every way we show we truly are God's servants. We have always been patient, though we have had a lot of trouble, suffering, and hard times. 5 We have been beaten, put in jail, and hurt in riots. We have worked hard and have gone without sleep or food. 6 But we have kept ourselves pure and have been understanding, patient, and kind. The Holy Spirit has been with us, and our love has been real. 7 We have spoken the truth, and God's power has worked in us. In all our struggles we have said and done only what is right.
8 Whether we were honored or dishonored or praised or cursed, we always told the truth about ourselves. But some people said we did not. 9 We are unknown to others, but well known to you. We seem to be dying, and yet we are still alive. We have been punished, but never killed, 10 and we are always happy, even in times of suffering. Although we are poor, we have made many people rich. And though we own nothing, everything is ours.
11 Friends in Corinth, we are telling the truth when we say there is room in our hearts for you. 12 We are not holding back on our love for you, but you are holding back on your love for us. 13 I speak to you as I would speak to my own children. Please make room in your hearts for us.
The Temple of the Living God
14 Stay away from people who are not followers of the Lord! Can someone who is good get along with someone who is evil? Are light and darkness the same? 15 Is Christ a friend of Satan? Can people who follow the Lord have anything in common with those who don't? 16 Do idols belong in the temple of God? We are the temple of the living God, as God himself says,
“I will live with these people
and walk among them.
I will be their God,
and they will be
my people.”
17 The Lord also says,
“Leave them and stay away!
Don't touch anything
that isn't clean.
Then I will welcome you
18 and be your Father.
You will be my sons
and my daughters,
as surely as I am God,
the All-Powerful.”
VI.
1 Kai Jō leidzstrōdnīki, mes jyusus breidynojam, lai jyus Dīva žēlesteibas par veļti najimtu. 2 Ir saceits: Žēlesteibas laikā es tevi asmu izklausejis, pesteišonas dīnā es tev asmu paleidzējis. Raug, tagad ir žēlesteibas laiks, raug, tagad ir pesteišonas dīna.
3 Mes nivīna nikai naiļaunojam, lai myusu omots nabyutu pasmōdāts, 4 bet gon vysur pasarōdam kai Dīva kolpi: ar lelu pacīteibu spaidūs, tryukumā un bailēs, 5 šausteišonā, cītumā, sasaceļšonā, pyulēs, nakts nūmūdā, gavēnī, 6 ceisteibā, zynōšonā, lānprōteibā, labsirdeibā, Svātajā Gorā, nalīkuļōtā mīlesteibā, 7 patīseibas sludynōšonā, Dīva spākā ar taisneibas īrūčim pa lobajai un pa kreisajai; 8 gūdā un nagūdā, pasmōdēšonā un teikšonā; par mōnim īskaiteiti, tūmār patīseigi; 9 napazeistami, tūmār labi zynomi; itkai mērstūši, bet, raug, mes dzeivojam; nūšausteiti tūmār, nanūnōvāti; 10 nūskumdynōti, tūmār vysod prīceigi; tryukumā, tūmār daudzejūs dorūši bogōtus; kai taidi, kam nikō nava, bet tūmār kam ir vyss.
11 Pret jums, korintīši, myusu mute atsavēre un sirds palyka plašōka. 12 Myusūs jyus aizjamat daudzi vītas, bet jyusu sirdīs ir moz vītas. 13 Atmoksojit ar leidzeigu moksu, — kai bārnim es jums soku, — paplašynojit arī jyus sovas sirdis. 14 Nadorit tai, kai naticeigī. Kas tad taisneibai ir kūpejs ar nataisneibu? Vai arī, kas gaismai kūpejs ar tymsumu? 15 Kaida tad Kristum ir īspējama saskaņa ar Beliali? Kas tad ticeigajam kūpejs ar bezticeigū? 16 Kaids tad Dīva svētneicai sakars ar dīvaklim? Mes asam dzeivō Dīva svētneica. Jo Dīvs saceja: Es storp jums dzeivōšu un staigōšu; Es grybu byut jyusu Dīvs un jums jōir munai tautai. 17 Tōpēc nu jūs vyda ejat ōrā un sevi nūrūbežojit, soka Kungs, un nikō nateira naaizskarit. Tad es jyusus pījimšu 18 un byušu jums par tāvu un jums jōir man par dālim un meitom, soka Kungs, tys Vysvareigais.
