¹ 'oH ghaH indeed unnecessary vaD jIH Daq write Daq SoH concerning the toy'taHghach Daq the le' ghotpu',

² vaD jIH Sov lIj readiness, vo' nuq jIH boast Daq lIj behalf Daq chaH vo' Macedonia, vetlh Achaia ghajtaH taH prepared vaD a DIS past. lIj zeal ghajtaH stirred Dung very law' vo' chaH.

³ 'ach jIH ghaj ngeHta' the loDnI'pu' vetlh maj boasting Daq lIj behalf may ghobe' taH Daq lI'be' Daq vam respect, vetlh, just as jIH ja'ta', SoH may taH prepared,

⁴ vaj vetlh jIH won't Sum vay' means, chugh pa' ghoS tlhej jIH vay' vo' Macedonia je tu' SoH unprepared, maH ( Daq jatlh pagh vo' SoH) should taH disappointed Daq vam voqtaHqu' boasting.

⁵ jIH thought 'oH necessary vaj Daq entreat the loDnI'pu' vetlh chaH would jaH qaSpa' Daq SoH, je arrange ahead vo' poH the generous gift vetlh SoH promised qaSpa', vetlh the rap might taH ready as a matter vo' generosity, je ghobe' vo' greediness.

⁶ qaw vam: ghaH 'Iv sows sparingly DichDaq je reap sparingly. ghaH 'Iv sows bountifully DichDaq je reap bountifully.

⁷ chaw' each loD nob according as ghaH ghajtaH determined Daq Daj tIq; ghobe' grudgingly, joq bIng compulsion; vaD joH'a' muSHa'taH a cheerful giver.

⁸ je joH'a' ghaH laH Daq chenmoH Hoch grace abound Daq SoH, vetlh SoH, always ghajtaH Hoch sufficiency Daq everything, may abound Daq Hoch QaQ vum.

⁹ As 'oH ghaH ghItlhta', “ ghaH ghajtaH scattered abroad, ghaH ghajtaH nobpu' Daq the mIpHa'. Daj QaQtaHghach remains reH.” { Note: bom 112:9 }

¹⁰ DaH may ghaH 'Iv supplies tIr Daq the sower je tIr Soj vaD Soj, supply je multiply lIj tIr vaD sowing, je increase the fruits vo' lIj QaQtaHghach;

¹¹ SoH taH enriched Daq everything Daq Hoch liberality, nuq vum vegh maH tlho'taHghach Daq joH'a'.

¹² vaD vam toy'taHghach vo' giving vetlh SoH perform ghobe' neH chen Dung vaD Hutlh among the le' ghotpu', 'ach abounds je vegh law' givings vo' tlho' Daq joH'a';

¹³ leghtaH vetlh vegh the proof nobpu' Sum vam toy'taHghach, chaH glorify joH'a' vaD the obedience vo' lIj confession Daq the QaQ News vo' Christ, je vaD the liberality vo' lIj contribution Daq chaH je Daq Hoch;

¹⁴ qaStaHvIS chaH themselves je, tlhej supplication Daq lIj behalf, yearn vaD SoH Sum meq vo' the exceeding grace vo' joH'a' Daq SoH.

¹⁵ DaH tlho' taH Daq joH'a' vaD Daj unspeakable gift!