Letter Wey Dem Write with Tears
Somebody for there don wrong Paul, and most of dem punish am. Paul talk say e don do now: forgive am, before sorrow swallow am. E explain the letter wey e write with tears and the visit wey e cancel, none of dem na coldness, na love wey no want wound dem again.
2 1So I don make up my mind say I no go come visit una again for anoda painful visit. 2Because if I pain una, na who go remain to make my heart happy, if no be di very person wey I pain? 3I write dis one so dat wen I come, di people wey suppose make me rejoice no go pain me, because I sure for all of una say my joy na di joy of una all. 4Na from deep trouble and heart wey dey pain me I write give una, with plenty tears, no be to grieve una, but to show una di love wey dey overflow wey I get for una.
5But if anybody don cause pain, no be me e pain well-well, but for small part, na all of una—I no wan too hard for am.
Forgive Am and Bring Am Back
6For person wey be like dat, dis punishment wey di majority give am don do. 7So now, wetin una suppose do instead na to forgive am and comfort am, if not too much sorrow fit swallow am. 8So I dey beg una make una show am una love again, make e clear. 9Na dis one make I write too: to test una and know weda una dey obey for evriting. 10Anybody wey una forgive, I too forgive am. Wetin I don forgive—if I forgive anyting at all—I forgive am because of una, for di front of Christ, 11so dat Satan no go outsmart us—because we sabi di kind gbege wey e dey plan.
12Wen I come Troas to preach di gospel of Christ, di Oga open door for me, 13but my spirit no get rest, because I no see my broda Titus for dia. So I tell dem bye-bye and go Macedonia.
14But make we thank our Papa, wey dey always lead us for victory inside Christ, and through us e dey spread di sweet smell of knowing am for evriwia. a a v14 Di victory parade na Roman victory march wey di general wey win war dey lead im captives, and dem dey burn sweet incense along di road — Paul dey paint picture of our Papa wey dey lead im people inside Christ im victory. 15Because we be di sweet smell of Christ to our Papa, among di people wey dey save and di people wey dey perish, 16to one side, na smell wey carry from death go death; to di oda side, na smell wey carry from life go life. And na who fit do dis kind work? 17Because we no be like plenty people wey dey sell our Papa word anyhow, but with true-true heart, as person wey our Papa send, for im front, na inside Christ we dey talk.
