2 Corinthians 5
1 Now then, we know that though our earthly, tent-like ‘house’ may be destroyed, we have a building from God (not a handmade house), eternal in the heavens. (aiōnios g166)
Na rĩrĩ, nĩtũũĩ atĩ hema ĩno ya gũkũ thĩ, ĩno tũtũũraga thĩinĩ wayo, ĩngĩtharũrio-rĩ, nĩ tũrĩ na nyũmba ĩngĩ yumĩte kũrĩ Ngai, nyũmba ĩtaakĩtwo na moko ma andũ, ya gũtũũra tene na tene ĩrĩ kũu igũrũ. (aiōnios g166)
2 Further, in this one we do groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly habitation;
Rĩu nĩtũcaayaga, tũkĩĩriragĩria kũhumbwo na nyũmba ĩyo ĩngĩ iitũ ya kuuma igũrũ,
3 since, obviously, once clothed we will not be found naked.
tondũ twahumbwo ũguo tũtigakorwo tũrĩ njaga.
4 Yes, being in this ‘tent’ is a burden, so we groan—not enough to want to strip, but to be really clothed; that what is mortal may be swallowed up by the Life.
Nĩgũkorwo rĩrĩa rĩothe tũrĩ thĩinĩ wa hema ĩno-rĩ, nĩtũcaayaga na tũkaritũhĩrwo, tondũ tũtiendaga kwaũrwo, no twendaga tũhumbwo na mwĩrĩ ũcio witũ wa kuuma igũrũ, nĩgeetha mwĩrĩ ũyũ wa gũkua ũmerio nĩ muoyo.
5 Now it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose, who also has given us the down payment of the Spirit.
Na rĩrĩ, Ngai nĩwe ũtũmbĩte nĩ ũndũ wa gĩtũmi kĩu kĩũmbe, na nĩatũheete Roho arĩ ta mwĩhoko wa kũrũgamĩrĩra maũndũ marĩa magooka.
6 So we are always confident, even knowing that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord's home
Tondũ ũcio tũikaraga hĩndĩ ciothe tũrĩ na ũũmĩrĩru, tũkĩmenyaga atĩ rĩrĩa rĩothe tũikaraga thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ taarĩ guo mũciĩ witũ, tũikaraga tũraihanĩrĩirie na Mwathani.
7 —we walk by faith, not by sight—
Tũtũũragio nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia, no tũtitũũragio nĩ ũndũ wa kuona na maitho.
8 indeed, we are confident in preferring to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
Nguuga atĩrĩ, nĩ tũrĩ na ũũmĩrĩru atĩ ũndũ ũrĩa tũngĩenda nĩ tũkorwo tũtarĩ mwĩrĩ-inĩ ũyũ, no tũkorwo tũrĩ mũciĩ hamwe na Mwathani.
9 Yes, that is why we make it our aim (whether at home or away from it) to be well pleasing to Him.
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, nĩtũgeragia na kĩyo muoroto witũ ũtuĩke wa kũmũkenia, twakorwo tũrĩ mwĩrĩ-inĩ ũyũ witũ o na kana twakorwo tuumĩte thĩinĩ waguo.
10 Because we must all be exposed before Christ's Judgment Seat, that each one may receive his due for the things he did while in the body, whether good or bad.
Nĩgũkorwo no nginya ithuothe tũkaarũgama mbere ya gĩtĩ gĩa ciira gĩa Kristũ, nĩguo o mũndũ akaaheo kĩrĩa kĩmwagĩrĩire kũringana na maũndũ marĩa aaneka arĩ thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ, marĩ mega kana marĩ mooru.
11 Therefore, since we know the Lord's intimidation, we try to convince people. We are well known to God, and I hope in your consciences as well.
Kuona atĩ nĩtũmenyete ũrĩa Mwathani aagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩtigĩrwo-rĩ, nĩkĩo tũgeragia kũringĩrĩria andũ. Ũrĩa tũtariĩ nĩ ũndũ ũĩkaine wega nĩ Ngai, na nĩngwĩhoka atĩ o na nĩũĩkaine wega ngoro-inĩ cianyu.
12 We are not commending ourselves to you again, but are giving you an opportunity of boasting on our behalf, that you may have an answer for those who boast in appearance and not in heart.
Tikũgeria tũrageria kwĩgaathĩrĩria harĩ inyuĩ rĩngĩ, no nĩ mweke tũramũhe wa kwĩraha nĩ ũndũ witũ, nĩguo mũhotage gũcookeria arĩa merahaga na maũndũ marĩa monagwo na maitho gũkĩra marĩa marĩ ngoro-inĩ.
13 If we are ‘out of our senses’, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
Tũngĩkorwo nĩkũgũrũka tũgũrũkĩte-rĩ, tũgũrũkĩte nĩ ũndũ wa Ngai; na tũngĩkorwo meciiria maitũ nĩ mega-rĩ, tũhaana ũguo nĩ ũndũ wanyu.
14 For Christ's love impels us, having concluded this: if One died for all it follows that all died;
Nĩgũkorwo wendo wa Kristũ nĩguo ũtũringagĩrĩria, tondũ nĩtũmenyete wega atĩ mũndũ ũmwe nĩwe wakuire nĩ ũndũ wa andũ othe, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, andũ othe nĩmakuire.
15 and He died for all so that those who now live should no longer live for themselves but for the One who died for all and was raised again.
Nake aakuire nĩ ũndũ wa andũ othe, nĩgeetha arĩa matũũraga muoyo matigacooke gũtũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ wao ene, no matũũre nĩ ũndũ wa ũcio wakuire nĩ ũndũ wao na agĩcooka akĩriũka.
16 So then, from now on we regard no one from a fleshly perspective—even if we have ‘known’ Christ in this way, we do so no longer—
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kuuma rĩu tũtigũcooka gũtua ũhoro wa mũndũ na njĩra ya kĩ-mwĩrĩ. O na gwatuĩka kũrĩ hĩndĩ tuonaga Kristũ na njĩra ĩyo-rĩ, rĩu tũtiĩkaga ũguo.
17 so then, if anyone is in Christ he is a new creation; the old things have passed on; look, all has become new!
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo arĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ-rĩ, nĩatuĩkĩte kĩũmbe kĩerũ; maũndũ ma tene nĩmathirĩte, nĩmookĩte mangĩ merũ!
18 And that ‘all’ is from the God who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ and given us the ministry of the reconciliation,
Maũndũ maya mothe moimaga kũrĩ Ngai, ũrĩa watũiguithanirie nake we mwene thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, na agĩtũhe ũtungata ũcio wa ũiguithanio:
19 namely that in Christ God was reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, including committing to us the message of this reconciliation.
atĩrĩ, Ngai arĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ nĩwe wĩĩiguithanagĩria thĩ kũrĩ we mwene, ategũtarĩra andũ mehia mao. Nake nĩatwĩhokeire ndũmĩrĩri ĩyo ya ũiguithanio.
20 So then, we are Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God!
Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ithuĩ tũrĩ abarũthi matũmĩtwo a kwarĩrĩria Kristũ, o taarĩ Ngai ũrathaithana na tũnua twitũ. Twamũthaitha handũ-inĩ ha Kristũ atĩrĩ: Ĩtĩkĩrai kũiguithanio na Ngai.
21 Because He made the One who did not know sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become God's righteousness.
Ngai nĩatũmire ũcio ũtaarĩ na wĩhia atuĩke mwĩhia nĩ ũndũ witũ, nĩgeetha thĩinĩ wake tũtuĩke ũthingu wa Ngai.
