¹ DaH jIH Paul, jIH'egh, entreat SoH Sum the humility je gentleness vo' Christ; jIH 'Iv Daq lIj Daq 'oH lowly among SoH, 'ach taH absent 'oH vo' QaQ courage toward SoH.

² HIja', jIH beg SoH vetlh jIH may ghobe', ghorgh present, cha' courage tlhej the confidence tlhej nuq jIH intend Daq taH bold Daq 'op, 'Iv qel maH Daq taH walking according Daq the ghab.

³ vaD 'a' maH yIt Daq the ghab, maH yImev wage veS according Daq the ghab;

⁴ vaD the weapons vo' maj warfare 'oH ghobe' vo' the ghab, 'ach HoS qaSpa' joH'a' Daq the throwing bIng vo' strongholds,

⁵ throwing bIng imaginations je Hoch jen Doch vetlh ghaH exalted Daq the Sov vo' joH'a', je bringing Hoch thought Daq captivity Daq the obedience vo' Christ;

⁶ je taH Daq readiness Daq bortaS Hoch disobedience, ghorgh lIj obedience DichDaq taH chenmoHta' teblu'ta'.

⁷ ta' SoH legh Daq Dochmey neH as chaH nargh Daq front vo' lIj qab? chugh anyone trusts Daq himself vetlh ghaH ghaH Christ's, chaw' ghaH qel vam again tlhej himself, vetlh, 'ach as ghaH ghaH Christ's, vaj je maH 'oH Christ's.

⁸ vaD 'a' jIH should boast somewhat abundantly concerning maj authority, ( nuq the joH nobta' vaD building SoH Dung, je ghobe' vaD casting SoH bIng) jIH DichDaq ghobe' taH disappointed,

⁹ vetlh jIH may ghobe' seem as chugh jIH neH Daq terrify SoH Sum wIj letters.

¹⁰ vaD, “ Daj letters,” chaH jatlh, “ 'oH weighty je HoS, 'ach Daj bodily Daq ghaH weak, je Daj speech ghaH muSqu'.”

¹¹ chaw' such a person qel vam, vetlh nuq maH 'oH Daq mu' Sum letters ghorgh maH 'oH absent, such 'oH maH je Daq deed ghorgh maH 'oH present.

¹² vaD maH 'oH ghobe' bold Daq mI' joq compare ourselves tlhej 'op vo' chaH 'Iv commend themselves. 'ach chaH themselves, measuring themselves Sum themselves, je comparing themselves tlhej themselves, 'oH Hutlh yajtaHghach.

¹³ 'ach maH DichDaq ghobe' boast beyond proper limits, 'ach within the veHmey tlhej nuq joH'a' wIv Daq maH, nuq reach 'ach Daq SoH.

¹⁴ vaD maH yImev stretch ourselves too 'ar, as 'a' maH ta'be' reach Daq SoH. vaD maH ghoSta' 'ach as Hop as Daq SoH tlhej the QaQ News vo' Christ,

¹⁵ ghobe' boasting beyond proper limits Daq latlh men's labors, 'ach ghajtaH tul vetlh as lIj HartaHghach grows, maH DichDaq taH abundantly enlarged Sum SoH Daq maj sphere vo' influence,

¹⁶ vaj as Daq preach the QaQ News 'ach Daq the parts beyond SoH, ghobe' Daq boast Daq nuq someone else ghajtaH already ta'pu'.

¹⁷ 'ach “ ghaH 'Iv boasts, chaw' ghaH boast Daq the joH.” { Note: Jeremiah 9:24 }

¹⁸ vaD 'oH 'oHbe' ghaH 'Iv commends himself 'Iv ghaH approved, 'ach 'Iv the joH commends.