1 My friends, God has made us these promises. So we should stay away from everything that keeps our bodies and spirits from being clean. We should honor God and try to be completely like him.
The Church Makes Paul Happy
2 Make a place for us in your hearts! We haven't mistreated or hurt anyone. We haven't cheated anyone. 3 I am not saying this to be hard on you. But, as I have said before, you will always be in our thoughts, whether we live or die. 4 I trust you completely. I am always proud of you, and I am greatly encouraged. In all my trouble I am still very happy.
5 After we came to Macedonia, we didn't have any chance to rest. We were faced with all kinds of problems. We were troubled by enemies and troubled by fears. 6 But God cheers up people in need, and this is what he did when he sent Titus to us. 7 Of course, we were glad to see Titus, but what really made us glad is the way you cheered him up. He told how sorry you were and how concerned you were about me. And this made me even happier.
8 I don't feel bad anymore, even though my letter hurt your feelings. I did feel bad at first, but I don't now. I know that the letter hurt you for a while. 9 Now I am happy, but not because I hurt your feelings. It is because God used your hurt feelings to make you turn back to him, and none of you were harmed by us. 10 When God makes you feel sorry enough to turn to him and be saved, you don't have anything to feel bad about. But when this world makes you feel sorry, it can cause your death.
11 Just look what God has done by making you feel sorry! You sincerely want to prove you are innocent. You are angry. You are shocked. You are eager to see that justice is done. You have proved that you were completely right in this matter. 12 When I wrote you, it wasn't to accuse the one who was wrong or to take up for the one who was hurt. I wrote, so God would show you how much you do care for us. 13 And we were greatly encouraged.
Although we were encouraged, we felt even better when we saw how happy Titus was, because you had shown he had nothing to worry about. 14 We had told him how much we thought of you, and you did not disappoint us. Just as we have always told you the truth, so everything we told him about you has also proved to be true. 15 Titus loves all of you very much, especially when he remembers how you obeyed him and how you trembled with fear when you welcomed him. 16 It makes me really glad to know I can depend on you.
VII.
1 Tai kai mums, nūmīļōtī, ir taidas apsūleišonas, tad lai nūteirejam sevi teirus nu ikvīna mīsas un dvēseles traipa un Dīva bailē lai cenšamēs arvīnu uz lelōku svātumu.
Skume nas lobu.
2 Pījemit myusus. Mes nivīnam naasom izdarejuši nataisneibas, nivīnam pōresteibas, nivīnam prīkšrūceibas. 3 Un es šytū soku na tōpēc, lai nūtīsōtu, bet gon, kai jums saceju, ka jyus myusu sirdī ar mums asat saisteiti uz dzeivi un nōvi. 4 Man uz jums ir lela paļōveiba, lels ir man par jums lapnums. Nasaskotūt uz visim myusu spaidim, es asmu pylns īprīcynōšonas un pōrpiļdeits ar prīcu.
5 Kad aizgōjom uz Makedoniju, myusu mīsai nabeja mīra, bet gon vysur spaidi: ap mums vysapkōrt ceiņas, bet myusūs baile. 6 Bet Dīvs kas nūmōktūs īprīcynoj, īprīcynōja arī myusus ar Tita atnōkšonu. 7 un na tik vīn ar jō atnōkšonu, bet arī ar tū īprīcynōšonu, kuru jys pi jums atroda. Jys mums ziņōja par jyusu ilgom, skumem un gōdeibu par mani un tys munu prīcu vēļ pavairōja. 8 Un jo ar sovu vēstuli jums byutu sagōdōjis skumes, tad es tō nanūžāloju. Un jo es nūžālotu, — es radzu, ka tei vēstule uz nagara laika gon jyusus padareja skumeigus, — 9 tad tagad es prīcojūs na tōdēļ ka es jums dareju skumes, bet gon, ka skumes dēļ jyus apsadūmōjot. Jyus bejot nūskumuši Dīvam pateikamā veidā, lai jyus caur mums nikaidā ziņā nacīstu zaudējumu. 10 Dīvam pateikamō skume izsauce pesteigu žālumu, kura nūžālōt navajag; šō pasauļa skume, turpretim, izsauc nōvi. 11 Raug, kai tei Dīvam pateikamō skume jyusūs izsauce tik lelu nūpītneibu, pat atsavaiņōšonu, nūžālōšonu, baili, ilgas, centeibu, nūsūdeišonu. Kotrā ziņā jyus pīrōdejot, ka jyus tamā lītā asat navaineigi. 12 Un jo es jums raksteju, tad tys nūtyka na dēļ tō, kas nataisneibu padareja un na dēļ tō, kas nataisneibu pacīte, bet gon, lai jyusu atsauceiba pret mums pasarōdeitu jyusūs Dīva prīškā. 13 Tōpēc ar tū mes asam īprīcynōti.
Klōt pi myusu prīcas, mes prīcojamēs par Tita īprīcynōšonu tōpēc, ka jō dvēseli jyus visi atspērdzynōjot. 14 Un jo es pret jū par jums lepnōjūs, tad es kaunā naasmu palicis. Kai vyss tys, kū mes jums sludynōjom, ir eista patīseiba, tai arī lepnōšonōs pret Titu izarōdeja patīsa. 15 Un jō sirds jums ir vēļ vairōk pīsakļōvuse, pīmynūt par jyusu vysu paklauseibu, kai jyus jū ar baili un drebēšonu pījēmet. 16 Es prīcojūs, ka es vysā kamā uz jums varu pasaļaut.
