Giving Freely to the Lord’s People
1Brothers and sisters, we want you to know about the grace that God has given to the churches in Macedonia. 2They have suffered a great deal. But in their suffering, their joy was more than full. Even though they were very poor, they gave very freely. 3I tell you that they gave as much as they could. In fact, they gave even more than they could. Completely on their own, 4they begged us for the chance to share in serving the Lord’s people in that way. 5They did more than we expected. First they gave themselves to the Lord. Then they gave themselves to us because that was what God wanted. 6Titus had already started collecting money from you. So we asked him to help you finish making your kind gift. 7You do well in everything else. You do well in faith and in speaking. You do well in knowledge and in complete commitment. And you do well in the love we have helped to start in you. So make sure that you also do well in the grace of giving to others.
8I am not commanding you to do it. But I want to test you. I want to find out if you really love God. I want to compare your love with that of others. 9You know the grace shown by our Lord Jesus Christ. Even though he was rich, he became poor to help you. Because he became poor, you can become rich.
10Here is my opinion about what is best for you in that matter. Last year you were the first to give. You were also the first to want to give. 11So finish the work. Then your desire to do it will be matched by your finishing it. Give on the basis of what you have. 12Do you really want to give? Then the gift is measured by what someone has. It is not measured by what they don’t have.
13We don’t want others to have it easy at your expense. We want things to be equal. 14Right now you have plenty in order to take care of what they need. Then they will have plenty to take care of what you need. The goal is to even things out. 15It is written, “The one who gathered a lot didn’t have too much. And the one who gathered a little had enough.” (Exodus 16:18)
Paul Sends Titus to Corinth to Receive the Offering
16God put into the heart of Titus the same concern I have for you. Thanks should be given to God for this. 17Titus welcomed our appeal. He is also excited about coming to you. It was his own idea. 18Along with Titus, we are sending another brother. All the churches praise him for his service in telling the good news. 19He was also chosen by the churches to go with us as we bring the offering. We are in charge of it. We want to honor the Lord himself. We want to show how ready we are to help. 20We want to keep anyone from blaming us for how we take care of that large gift. 21We are trying hard to do what both the Lord and people think is right.
22We are also sending another one of our brothers with them. He has often proved to us in many ways that he is very committed. He is now even more committed because he has great faith in you. 23Titus is my helper. He and I work together among you. Our brothers are messengers from the churches. They honor Christ. 24So show them that you really love them. Show them why we are proud of you. Then the churches can see it.
Mana llaquishpalla cuchun yuyachishcami
1Shinallataj huauqui, panicuna, Macedoniapi tiyaj crij tandanacushcacunata Taita Dios cʼuyashpalla, paicunaman achca allicunata cushcata yachaj chayapaichij. 2Paicunaca, pʼiñajcuna yallitaj llaquichicujpipish, jatunta cushicurcallacunami. Imata mana charishpapish, mana llaquishpa, achcata curcallacunami. 3Cui tucushcatapish yalli yallihuanmi, cushi shunguhuan curcacuna. Chaitaca, ñuca quiquin ricushcamantami huillacuni. 4Paicunaca, cutin cutinmari, “Diospajlla cajcunamanca, ñucanchijpish cushun nipanchijca” nicurcacuna. Chashna nicujllapimi, paicunapish cuchun saquircanchij. 5Manamari ñucanchij yuyacushca shinalla curcacunachu, ashtahuanpish yallitamari curcacuna. Paicunaca, Taita Diospaj munaita pajtachingapajmi, puntaca paicuna quiquintaj Apunchij Jesusman curircacuna, chai qʼuipaca ñucanchijmanpishmi curircacuna. 6Chaimantami Titotaca, cancunapurapi pai callarishcataca, cancuna jatun cʼuyaihuan cushcata tandachigrichun mingarcanchij. 7Cancunaca, tucuipimari yallirishcanguichij. Crinapi, sumajta rimanapi, yachaipi, alli yuyaiyuj canapi, imatapish mana qʼuillashpa ruranapi, ñucanchijta cʼuyanapipish, yallirishcanguichijmi. Cunanpish cʼuyaihuan cunataca, yalli yallihuan cupaichijlla.
8Mana mandacunichu. Ashtahuanpish shujtajcunata cʼuyashpa, cancunapish tucui shunguhuan cujta ricungaraicullami chashna nini. 9Mana cʼuyaipajcunata ñucanchij Apu Jesucristo cʼuyaj cashcataca, cancunallataj yachanguichijmi. Paica achcata charij cashpapish, cancunata cʼuyashcamantami, imata mana charij, huajcha tucurca. Pai huajchayashcamantami, cancunaca achcata charijyarcanguichij.
10Cancunapaj allipajllatajmi, caitaca yuyachishpa cashna cunani: Cancunaca sarun huatamanmi, cullquitaca tandachi callarircanguichij. Mana callarircanguichijllachu, ashtahuanpish tucui munaihuanmi cuna tucurcanguichij. 11Cunanca cushicushpa chaita pajtachichijlla. Ña cushca caiman yuyacushcataca, cunantajca mashnata charishcamanta cuna tucushcatataj cupaichijlla. 12Maijanpish shunguhuantaj imata cuna tucushpa cujpica, cushcatami Diosca chasquinga. Diosca, ima mana charishcataca mana mañanchu.
13Caita nishpaca, cancuna cushcahuan shujtajcunalla sumajta causachun, cutin cancunaca ima illajlla, llaquilla causachunca, mana chashna ninichu. 14Ashtahuanpish cunan paicuna ima illajlla cajpi, cancuna charishcamanta caraichij. Cutin paicunapish cancuna ima illajlla tucujpica, paicuna charishcacunamanta carangallacunami. Chashnami mana shujcunalla yalli charinguichij. 15Chaipitajcarinpish Dios Quillcachishcapi: «Achcata tandajpish, mana puchuchircachu. Ashallata tandajpajpish, mana illaj chayarcachu» nishca shinatajmi canga.
Titotaca Corinto crijcunapajmanmi cachashca
16Titomanpish ñucaman shinallataj, cancuna yuyailla cana shunguta cushcamanta, Taita Diostaca pagui ninimi. 17Titotaca, cancunata ricugrichunmi cunarcani. Pai quiquinllataj ricugrina yuyaillahuantaj cashpami, cushicushpa cancunata ricuj shamucun.
18Alli huillaita huillacushcamanta, tucui llajtacunapi crij tandanacushcacuna alli nishca huauquitapishmi, paihuan cachanchij. 19Ashtahuancarin crij tandanacushcacunallatajmi, cʼuyaihuan paicuna cushca cullquita ñucanchijhuan apachun, paita agllarcacuna. Servina yuyailla cashcata ricuchishpami, cancuna cushca chai cullquihuanca, Apunchij Jesús cushicunata ruranchij. 20Cancuna mingashca, cai achca cullquimanta ama pipish yanga juchachichun nishpami, chashna purinchij. 21Ñucanchijca, Mandaj Diospaj ñaupajpipish, gentecunapaj ñaupajpipish, ima juchachipaj shinataca, mana rurashun ninchijchu.
22Shinallataj shujtaj huauquitapishmi, paicunahuan cachanchij. Paitapish tauca cutinmi, imatapish allita ruraj cashcata ricushcanchij. Cunancarin paica, cancunata ashtahuan alli rijsishcamantami, mana qʼuillashpa servina tucushca. 23Titocarin ñucallahuantaj cancunata servishpa purijmari. Caishuj huauquicunaca, chʼican chʼican crij tandanacushcacuna cachashca huillajcunami, Cristo cushicunata ruraj huauquicunami. 24Chaimanta paicunamanca, tucui llajtacunapi caj crij tandanacushcacuna yachachun, cʼuyashcata ricuchichij. Cancuna chashna rurajpimi, cancunata ‘Allicunami’ nishpa ñucanchij parlashcataca, mana pambapi shitanguichij.
