Final Warnings
1This will be my third visit to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”13:1 Deut. 19:15 2I already gave you a warning when I was with you the second time. I now repeat it while absent: On my return I will not spare those who sinned earlier or any of the others, 3since you are demanding proof that Christ is speaking through me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. 4For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God’s power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God’s power we will live with him in our dealing with you.
5Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of course, you fail the test? 6And I trust that you will discover that we have not failed the test. 7Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not so that people will see that we have stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we may seem to have failed. 8For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. 9We are glad whenever we are weak but you are strong; and our prayer is that you may be fully restored. 10This is why I write these things when I am absent, that when I come I may not have to be harsh in my use of authority—the authority the Lord gave me for building you up, not for tearing you down.
Final Greetings
11Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
12Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13All God’s people here send their greetings.
14May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Ũtaarani wa Mũthia
113:1 2Akor 12:14; Math 18:16Rĩrĩ nĩ riita rĩa gatatũ gũũka kwanyu. Ũhoro o wothe no nginya ũrũgamĩrĩrwo nĩ ũira wa andũ eerĩ kana atatũ. 213:2 2Akor 1:23; 2Akor 12:21Nĩndamũkaanirie hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ndaarĩ na inyuĩ riita rĩa keerĩ. O na rĩu nĩngũmũkaania o rĩngĩ, o na itarĩ hamwe na inyuĩ: Rĩrĩa ndĩrĩũka rĩngĩ, andũ arĩa matũũrĩte mehagia kuuma tene, kana mũndũ ũngĩ o wothe, ndirĩ ngacaaĩra, 313:3 Math 10:20; 1Akor 5:4tondũ nĩmũrenda kũmenya kĩhooto kĩa atĩ nĩ Kristũ waragia na kanua gakwa. We ndamwĩkagĩra maũndũ ta atarĩ na hinya, no nĩonanagia atĩ arĩ na hinya gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu. 413:4 Afil 2:7, 8; 1Pet 3:18; Arom 1:4Nĩgũkorwo nĩ ma nĩambirwo mũtharaba-inĩ atarĩ na hinya, no nĩatũũraga muoyo nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wa Ngai. O ta ũguo-rĩ, o na ithuĩ tũtirĩ hinya tũrĩ thĩinĩ wake, no nĩ ũndũ wa hinya wa Ngai nĩtũtũũraga muoyo thĩinĩ wake nĩguo tũmũtungatage.
513:5 1Akor 11:28; Maca 3:40Mwĩgeriei, muone kana inyuĩ ene nĩ mwĩtĩkĩtie ũhoro wa ma; mwĩtuĩriei inyuĩ ene. Kaĩ inyuĩ mũtooĩ atĩ Kristũ Jesũ arĩ thĩinĩ wanyu, tiga no mũgĩkorirwo mũgwĩte kĩgeranio kĩu? 6Na nĩngwĩhoka atĩ nĩmũrĩona atĩ ithuĩ tũtigwĩte kĩgeranio. 7Na rĩu tũkũhooya Ngai atĩ mũtikae gwĩka ũndũ o na ũmwe mũũru. Ti atĩ nĩguo andũ monage atĩ nĩtwĩtĩkĩrĩtwo nĩwe, na nĩtũtooranĩtie, no nĩgeetha inyuĩ mwĩkage maũndũ marĩa magĩrĩire, o na tũngĩoneka ta tũtatooranĩtie. 8Nĩgũkorwo tũtingĩhota gwĩka ũndũ ũreganĩte na ũhoro wa ma, tiga o ũrĩa ũrĩ wa ũhoro wa ma wiki. 9Tũkoragwo na gĩkeno rĩrĩa rĩothe tũtarĩ na hinya, no inyuĩ mũrĩ na hinya; na nĩtũmũhooyagĩra mũtuĩke andũ aagĩrĩru kũna. 1013:10 2Akor 10:8Gĩtũmi kĩrĩa kĩratũma nyandĩke maũndũ maya o na itarĩ hamwe na inyuĩ-rĩ, nĩgeetha hĩndĩ ĩrĩa ngooka ndikaanahũthĩre ũhoti wakwa ũũru, ũhoti ũrĩa Mwathani aaheire ũrĩ wa kũmũkũria, no ti wa kũmũthũkia.
Ngeithi cia Mũthia
1113:11 Arom 15:33; Aef 6:23Na rĩu ngĩrĩkia-rĩ, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, tigwoi na wega. Thiiagai na mĩthiĩre ĩrĩa yagĩrĩire, thikagĩrĩriai ithaithana rĩakwa, gĩagai na meciiria o mamwe, na mũtũũranagie na thayũ. Nake Ngai wa wendo na thayũ nĩarĩkoragwo hamwe na inyuĩ.
1213:12 Arom 16:16O mũndũ nĩageithie ũrĩa ũngĩ na ngeithi theru cia kĩmumunyano. 1313:13 Afil 4:22Andũ arĩa othe aamũre nĩmamũgeithia.
1413:14 Arom 16:20; Afil 2:1Wega wa Mwathani Jesũ Kristũ, na wendani wa Ngai, na ngwatanĩro ya Roho Mũtheru, ĩroikaraga na inyuĩ inyuothe.
