2 Corinthians 4
1 Therefore, since it is by God’s mercy that we are engaged in this ministry, we do not lose heart.
Boye, lokola yango nde lotomo oyo Nzambe apesaki biso na mawa na Ye, tobungisaka elikya te;
2 No, we have renounced the secrecy prompted by shame, refusing to adopt crafty ways, or to tamper with God’s message, and commending ourselves to everyone’s conscience, in the sight of God, by our exhibition of the truth.
toboyaka nde makambo ya soni oyo esalemaka na nkuku, toboyaka kotambola na lokuta mpe kobebisa bosolo ya Liloba na Nzambe. Nzokande, wuta tokoma koteya bosolo na polele, topesaka na moto nyonso nzela ya kotala soki tozali kotambola malamu to te na miso ya Nzambe.
3 And, even if the good news that we bring is veiled, it is veiled only in the case of those who are on the path to ruin –
Mpe soki Sango Malamu oyo toteyaka ezali kaka ya kozipama, ezali ya kozipama kati na bato oyo bazali kobunga,
4 people whose minds have been blinded by the God of this age, unbelievers as they are, so that the light from the good news of the glory of the Christ, who is the incarnation of God, should not shine for them. (aiōn g165)
ba-oyo bazangi kondima, ba-oyo mayele na bango ebebisama na nzambe ya mokili oyo, mpo ete bamona te pole ya Sango Malamu oyo emonisaka nkembo ya Klisto oyo azali elilingi ya Nzambe. (aiōn g165)
5 (For it is not ourselves that we proclaim, but Christ Jesus, as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.)
Toteyaka sango na biso moko te, toteyaka nde ete Yesu-Klisto azali Nkolo, mpe ete biso tozali bawumbu na bino mpo na Yesu.
6 Indeed, the same God who said “Out of darkness light will shine,” has shone in on our hearts, so that we should bring out into the light the knowledge of the glory of God, seen in the face of Christ.
Pamba te Nzambe oyo alobaki: « Tika ete pole engenga kati na molili, » angengaki Ye moko kati na mitema na biso mpo na kopesa biso pole ya boyebi ya nkembo ya Nzambe, oyo engengaka na elongi ya Yesu-Klisto.
7 This treasure we have in these earthen vessels, so that its all-prevailing power may be seen to come from God, and not to be our own.
Kasi tomemaka bomengo yango kati na bambeki ya mabele mpo ete nguya monene ya Nzambe emonana, kasi nguya na biso bato te.
8 Though hard pressed on every side, we are never hemmed in; though perplexed, never driven to despair;
Boye, tomonaka pasi ya ndenge na ndenge, kasi tosukaka te; mobulu ekotaka kati na mayele na biso, kasi tobungisaka elikya te;
9 though pursued, never abandoned; though struck down, never killed!
tonyokwamaka mingi, kasi Nzambe asundolaka biso te; tokweyisamaka na mabele, kasi tokufaka te.
10 We always bear on our bodies the marks of the death that Jesus died, so that the life also of Jesus may be exhibited in our bodies.
Solo, tomemaka tango nyonso mpe bisika nyonso kufa ya Yesu kati na nzoto na biso, mpo ete bomoi ya Yesu emonana mpe kati na nzoto na biso.
11 Indeed, we who still live are continually being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life also of Jesus may be exhibited in our mortal nature.
Pamba te, biso oyo tozali na bomoi, tokutanaka na kufa mpo na Yesu, mpo ete bomoi ya Yesu emonana mpe kati na nzoto na biso, oyo ekufaka.
12 And so, while death is at work within us, life is at work within you.
Boye, kufa esalaka mosala na yango kati na biso, kasi bomoi esalaka mosala na yango kati na bino.
13 But, in the same spirit of faith as that expressed in the words – “I believed, and therefore I spoke,” we, also believe, and therefore speak.
Mpe awa tozali na molimo wana moko ya kondima, kolanda ndenge ekomama: « Nandimaki, yango wana nalobaki, » biso mpe tondimaka, mpe yango wana tolobaka.
14 For we know that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with him, and will bring us, with you, into his presence.
Pamba te toyebi malamu ete Ye oyo asekwisaki Nkolo Yesu kati na bakufi akosekwisa mpe biso elongo na Yesu, mpe akobimisa biso elongo na bino liboso na Ye.
15 For all this is for your sakes, so that the loving kindness of God, spreading from heart to heart, may cause yet more hearts to overflow with thanksgiving, to his glory.
Makambo oyo nyonso ezali mpo na litomba na bino, mpo ete ngolu efuluka koleka kati na bato ebele, mpe ete losambo ya kozongisa matondi ekoma mingi mpo na nkembo ya Nzambe.
16 Therefore, as I said, we do not lose heart. No, even though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.
Yango wana tobungisaka elikya te. Mpe atako bomoto na biso ya libanda ezali kobeba moke-moke, kasi bomoto na biso ya kati ekomaka ya sika, mokolo na mokolo.
17 The light burden of our momentary trouble is preparing for us a weight of imperishable glory, beyond all measure. (aiōnios g166)
Pamba te pasi oyo tozali komona sik’oyo ezali pepele mpe ezali koleka, ezali nde kobongisela biso nkembo monene, nkembo ya seko mpe nkembo oyo eleki nyonso na motuya. (aiōnios g166)
18 We, all the while, gaze not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is transient, but what is unseen is imperishable. (aiōnios g166)
Boye, totalaka te oyo emonanaka na miso, kasi totalaka nde oyo emonanaka te; pamba te oyo emonanaka ezali mpo na tango moke, kasi oyo emonanaka te ekowumelaka seko na seko. (aiōnios g166)
