Final Warnings and Greetings
1 This is now the third time that I am coming to visit you. “Any accusation must be upheld by the evidence of two or more witnesses”—as the scripture says. 2 I want to tell those of you who have sinned in the past, and all the others; I said it before during my second visit to you, but I will say it again now that I am away: the next time I come nobody will escape punishment. 3 You will have all the proof you want that Christ speaks through me. When he deals with you, he is not weak; instead, he shows his power among you. 4 For even though it was in weakness that he was put to death on the cross, it is by God's power that he lives. In union with him we also are weak; but in our relations with you we shall share God's power in his life.
5 Put yourselves to the test and judge yourselves, to find out whether you are living in faith. Surely you know that Christ Jesus is in you?—unless you have completely failed. 6 I trust you will know that we are not failures. 7 We pray to God that you will do no wrong—not in order to show that we are a success, but so that you may do what is right, even though we may seem to be failures. 8 For we cannot do a thing against the truth, but only for it. 9 We are glad when we are weak but you are strong. And so we also pray that you will become perfect. 10 That is why I write this while I am away from you; it is so that when I arrive I will not have to deal harshly with you in using the authority that the Lord has given me—authority to build you up, not to tear you down.
11 And now, my friends, good-bye! Strive for perfection; listen to my appeals; agree with one another; live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
12 Greet one another with the kiss of peace.
All of God's people send you their greetings.
13 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
Dandalaari labaŋolu
1 Ñiŋ ne be ke la siiñaa sabanjaŋo ti, n ka naa ali kumpabo. A be safeeriŋ ne ko, kuu-wo-kuu ñanta loo la seede fula waraŋ seede saba la seedeyaa le la. 2 N na sila fulanjaŋo ali yaa, biriŋ n tarata ali fee, ŋa wo moolu dandalaa le, mennu ye junuboo ke nuŋ, ì niŋ moo doolu. Saayiŋ m maŋ tara ali fee, bari m be ñiŋ dandalaaroo seyinkaŋ na ko, n na kuluuroo te ì kaari la, niŋ n naata. 3 Baawo ali lafita taamanseeroo le la ko, Kiristu* le ka diyaamu ka bo niŋ nte la, ali si a loŋ ko, a buka sembentaŋyaa ali kono, bari sembetiyo le mu a ti ali kono. 4 A be pempendiŋ yiribantambiloo kaŋ sembentaŋyaa le kono nuŋ, bari saayiŋ a be baluuriŋ ne ka bo niŋ Alla la semboo la. Ntolu mennu mu a taa ti, ǹ ka sembentaŋyaa le ko ate keta nuŋ ñaameŋ, bari kara doo la, ntolu niŋ ate be baluuriŋ ne ka bo niŋ Alla la semboo la, aduŋ ali be ñiŋ semboo je la le.
5 Ali ali faŋolu koroosi, fo ali be lannoo kono le. Ali ali la kuwo kotobo! Fo ali maŋ a je ko, Yeesu Kiristu be ali kono le? Niŋ wo nte, ali be boyi la kotoboroo waatoo la le. 6 N jikita le ko, ali be ñiŋ fahaamu la le ko, ntolu maŋ boyi kotoboroo kono. 7 Ǹ ka Alla daani le saayiŋ, fo ali kana kuu kuruŋ ke. A maŋ kummaayaa nte ye ko, moo doolu ñanta ka a miira le, ntolu maŋ boyi kotoboroo kono. Meŋ kummaayaata wo mu ñiŋ ne ti ko, alitolu si baara kuu betoo la, hani niŋ moolu be ntolu la kuwo muta la le ko, m̀ boyita kotoboroo kono le. 8 Kaatu ntolu te feŋ-wo-feŋ ke noo la ka balaŋ tooñaa ma, ǹ ka feŋo bee ke tooñaa le ye. 9 Ǹ ka seewoo le, niŋ m̀ be sembentaŋyaa kono, alitolu be bambandiŋ. Ñiŋ ne mu ǹ na duwaa ti ko, alitolu la kuwo si yiriwaa. 10 Nte maŋ tara ali fee foloo, bari ŋa ñiŋ kuwolu safee ali ye saayiŋ, fo kuwolu si sooneeyaa n na naa waatoo la. M̀ maŋ lafi ǹ na ñiŋ semboo yitandi la ali la niŋ koleyaa la, Alla ye meŋ dii n na ka a la moolu yiriwandi, a maŋ ke ka ì kasaara.
Kontondiri labaŋolu
11 Labaŋo la, baadiŋolu*, ali seewoo! Ali ali hakiloo tu, ali kuwolu murundi ì ñaama, ali n na kumoolu muta niŋ ali bulu fuloo la. Ali soŋ ñoo ma, ali ye tara ñoo kaŋ kayiroo kono. Alla meŋ ka kayiroo niŋ kanoo dii, a si tara ali fee.
12 Ali ñoo kontoŋ niŋ sumburu senuŋo la. Alla la moo senuŋolu mennu bee be m̀ fee, be ali kontoŋ na.
13 M̀ Maarii Yeesu Kiristu la hiinoo, Alla la kanoo aniŋ Noora Kuliŋo la kafuñooyaa ye tara ali bee fee.
