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.
Àwọn ìkìlọ̀ ìkẹyìn
113.1: 2Kọ 12.14; De 19.15.Èyí ni ó dí ìgbà kẹta tí èmi ń tọ̀ yín wá. Ní ẹnu ẹlẹ́rìí méjì tàbí mẹ́ta ni a ó fi ìdí ọ̀rọ̀ gbogbo múlẹ̀. 2Mo ti sọ fún yín ṣáájú, mo sì ń sọ fún yín tẹ́lẹ̀, bí ẹni pé mo wà pẹ̀lú yín nígbà kejì, àti bí èmi kò ti sí lọ́dọ̀ yín ní ìsinsin yìí, mo kọ̀wé sí àwọn tí ó ti ṣẹ̀ náà, àti sí gbogbo àwọn ẹlòmíràn, pé bí mo bá tún padà wá, èmi kì yóò dá wọn sí. 3Níwọ́n bí ẹ̀yin tí ń wá ààmì Kristi ti ń sọ̀rọ̀ nínú mi, ẹni tí kì í ṣe àìlera sí yin, ṣùgbọ́n tí ó jẹ́ agbára nínú yín. 413.4: Fp 2.7-8; Ro 6.8.Nítorí pé a kàn án mọ́ àgbélébùú nípa àìlera, ṣùgbọ́n òun wà láààyè nípa agbára Ọlọ́run. Nítorí àwa pẹ̀lú jásí aláìlera nínú rẹ̀, ṣùgbọ́n àwa yóò wà láààyè pẹ̀lú rẹ̀ nípa agbára Ọlọ́run sí yín.
5Ẹ máa wádìí ara yín, bí ẹ̀yin bá wà nínú ìgbàgbọ́; ẹ máa dán ara yín wò. Tàbí ẹ̀yin fúnrayín kò mọ ara yín pé Jesu Kristi wá nínú yín? Àfi bí ẹ̀yin bá jẹ́ àwọn tí a tanù. 6Ṣùgbọ́n mo ní ìgbẹ́kẹ̀lé pé ẹ̀yin yóò mọ̀ pé, àwa kì í ṣe àwọn tí a tanù. 7Ǹjẹ́ àwa ń gbàdúrà sí Ọlọ́run, kì í ṣe nítorí kí àwa lè farahàn bí àwọn ti ó tayọ̀, ṣùgbọ́n kí ẹ̀yin lè máa ṣe èyí tí ó dára bí àwa tilẹ̀ dàbí àwọn tí a tanù. 8Nítorí àwa kò lè ṣe ohun kan lòdì sí òtítọ́, bí kò ṣe fún òtítọ́. 9Nítorí àwa ń yọ̀, nígbà ti àwa jẹ́ aláìlera, tí ẹ̀yin sì jẹ́ alágbára; èyí ni àwa sì ń gbàdúrà fún pẹ̀lú, àní pípé yín. 10Ìdí nìyí ti mo ṣe kọ̀wé àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí nígbà tí èmi kò sí lọ́dọ̀ yín, pé nígbà tí mo bá dé kí èmi má ba à lo ìkanra ní lílo àṣẹ, gẹ́gẹ́ bí àṣẹ tí Olúwa ti fi fún mí, láti mú ìdàgbàsókè, kì í ṣe láti fà yín ṣubú.
Ìkíni ìkẹyìn
11Ní àkótán, ará ó dì gbòóṣe, ẹ ṣe àtúnṣe ọ̀nà yín, ẹ tújúká, ẹ jẹ́ onínú kan, ẹ máa wà ní àlàáfíà, Ọlọ́run ìfẹ́ àti ti àlàáfíà yóò wà pẹ̀lú yín.
1213.12: Ro 16.16.Ẹ fi ìfẹnukonu mímọ́ kí ara yín.
1313.13: Fp 4.22.Gbogbo àwọn ènìyàn Ọlọ́run níbi kí i yín.
1413.14: Ro 16.20.Oore-ọ̀fẹ́ Jesu Kristi Olúwa, àti ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run, àti ìdàpọ̀ ti Èmí Mímọ́, kí ó wà pẹ̀lú gbogbo yín.
