2 Corinthians 3
1 [As I write these things about myself], I am [RHQ] not [doing it] to boast about how good I am, [as some of you say I do]. Some people always carry letters with them that tell how well they work, [that other people] have [written]. But I do not [RHQ] need [to bring] letters like that [when I come to you]. Nor do I need to ask you [to write] letters like that [for me when I go to other congregations].
Uli, tukutanda sooni kulilapa twachinsyene? Pane tukusaka chikalata cha kutumanyisya kukwenu pane chikalata kutyochela kukwenu kutumanyisya uwe mpela ŵandu ŵane yakuti pakupanganya?
2 You yourselves are [MET] [like a] letter that recommends my work [for God to everyone]. People see [how Christ changed] your [lives when you believed the message that I taught you]. Everyone [who knows you] can see [the result of my work for God].
Ŵanyamwe nli chikalata chetu, chikalata chachilembekwe mmitima jetu chikumanyika ni kusyomekwa ni jwalijose.
3 You are [MET] [like] a letter that Christ himself [has written] that says good things about [my work for God in your lives]. You show [people by the way you now conduct your lives that God has changed your lives] as a result of my work [among you. People did] not [find out about you by] reading [a letter that was written to them on paper] with [pen and] ink. Instead, [they saw how] the Spirit of the all-powerful God [has changed your lives]. Nor [did people find out about you by reading] a letter that was carved on stone slabs [like the stone slabs that God gave to Moses]. Instead, [it was the change that God’s Spirit made in] your lives [MET] [that they saw].
Isyene kuti ŵanyamwe nli chikalata chachilembekwe ni Kilisito, chachikulosya isogosi ya masengo getu pasikati jenu. Chele chikalata cho nganichilembekwa ni wino, nambo kwa Mbumu jwa Akunnungu ŵajumi ni nganichilembekwa pachanya chipande cha liganga chachisepekwe nambo mmitima ja ŵandu.
4 I [can very] confidently [write these things about the work that Silas, Timothy, and I did among you, because God knows that what I write is true. We(exc) are true workers] for God [because of what] Christ [has done for us].
Tukukombola kusala yeleyo pangali woga kwaligongo lya chikulupi chatulinacho paujo pa Akunnungu kwa aila yatesile Kilisito.
5 We [(exc)], by ourselves, do not have the ability [to do this work]. None of us [apostles] can say, “[I have changed the lives of these people].” God is the one [who has given us this ability].
Ngaŵa kuti uweji tukukombola kuchipanganya chachili chose mu ukombole wetu twachinsyene nambo ukombole wetu ukutyochela kwa Akunnungu.
6 He is the one who enables us [(exc)] to be his messengers. [He has enabled us to tell people the message] about the new agreement [that he is making with them]. This is not a [message about obeying all the] written laws [of his old agreement that he made with the Jewish people]. Instead, [it is a message about God giving us his] Spirit. [Previously, God condemned people to be] separated from him forever [if they did not obey his laws]. But by [God’s new agreement] his Spirit enables people to live [eternally].
Nombewo ni ŵakututenda uwe tukombole kulitumichila Lilangano lya Sambano, ni ngaŵa lilangano lya malajisyo gagalembekwe, nambo kwa lilangano lya Mbumu jwa Akunnungu. Pakuŵa malajisyo gagalembekwe gakwikanawo chiwa, nambo Mbumu jwa Akunnungu akwikanawo umi.
7 [Moses] taught [the people that if they did not obey God’s laws completely they would be] separated from God forever. [God] wrote [his laws] on stone [slabs. Then he gave them to Moses to teach them to the people. Although God’s laws condemned the people] to die, [when Moses brought those laws down from Sinai Mountain, God caused Moses’ face to shine] Moses’ face to shine radiantly [to show the people that these laws were God’s laws. It shone]. so brightly that the people of Israel could not keep looking at Moses’ face. [They had to look away]. But the brightness was slowly fading away.
Malajisyo gagalembekwe mu ipande ya maganga gagasepekwe, ni ukulu wa Akunnungu wakopochele pajatyosyekwe. Namuno ukulu wa ku meeso ku Che Musa waliji wa katema pe, waliji ni machili gati Ŵaisilaeli nganakombola kukulolechesya ku meeso ku Che Musa ligongo lya kung'alima kwakwe. Iŵaga malajisyo gagakwikanawo chiwa pagakupanganya masengo gaiche ni ukulu wo,
8 [So], [since God showed in such a wonderful way that those laws that condemned the people to die were from him], surely when we [(exc)] teach [people about how God’s] Spirit will [change their lives], [God will show] in an even more wonderful way [that] it is [his message.] [RHQ]
uli ana utumichile wa Mbumu ngaupunda kuŵa ni ukulu wakupunda nnope?
9 The message [that Moses taught them was wonderful, but when people heard] that message, [they realized that they were sinners and that God] would punish them. But God’s message that we [(exc) teach is a] much more wonderful message. We teach people that God will (erase the record of/declare people no longer guilty for) [the sinful things that they have done].
Iŵaga kwaliji ni ukulu mu aula utumichile uwaichenawo ulamusi, isyene utumichile waukwatenda ŵandu aŵe ŵambone paujo pa Akunnungu chiupunde kukola ukulu nnope.
10 [The truth is that, although the work of teaching the people to obey God’s laws] was once important, it is not as important now, because [the work of teaching people that God will forgive them and] enable them to live to please him is far more important.
Kwapele, achila chichaliji ni ukulu kalakala chisoyesye ukulu wakwe, pakuŵa chiiche chachili ni ukulu nnope.
11 Furthermore, [the message that Moses taught was not a lasting message, just like] the brightness on his face was not lasting and soon faded away. But [when God gives his Spirit to people], the wonderful work that [God’s Spirit does in their lives] is much greater [because] it lasts forever.
Pakuŵa, iŵaga achila chichaliji cha kupita chaliji ni ukulu nipele achila chakulama chichikole ni ukulu wakupunda nnope.
12 We [(exc)] know that the message that we teach is a [much more wonderful message than the message that Moses taught]. So we [can preach] boldly.
Nipele pakuŵa tukwete chilolelo chati nyi tukuŵecheta pangali lipamba.
13 We do not [need to put a veil over our faces when we teach people], as Moses did. Moses put a veil over his face so that the Israelites would not see that the radiance [on his face] soon faded away. [Similarly, the glory of the old agreement has also faded away].
Uweji ngatukutenda mpela Che Musa juŵaunichile ku meeso kwao ni chiguo cha mwana kuti Ŵaisilaeli akakulola kumbesi kwa kung'alima kwakukusisina.
14 But the Israelis stubbornly refused to [understand that the old agreement would end]. Even now, when they read the old agreement, [they still do not realize that it has ended. It is as if] [MET] that same veil [that Moses put on his face] is now over their [minds, keeping them from understanding God’s true message]. They will [understand that message] only when [they come to trust] in Christ. Then [it will be as though God] has removed the veil.
Nambo nganisyo syao syalepele kumanyilila, pakuŵa mpaka lelo jino, palikusyomekwa lilangano lya kalakala chitambaa cho chipali, chiunichile nganisyo syao. Chitambaa cho chichityochekwe apala pe mundu pakulumbikana ni Kilisito.
15 [Throughout all these years], even until now, when [the Israelis] read what Moses [write, it is as though] a veil is covering their minds.
Nambo mpaka lelo jino pagakusyomekwa malajisyo ga Akunnungu gaŵapele Che Musa chitambaa cho chikuunichila nganisyo syao.
16 But when any of them believes in the Lord [Jesus], [God] removes that veil from them.
Nambo chitambaa cho chikutyochekwa apala pe mundu pachiŵagalauchile Ambuje Che Yesu.
17 [It is by the power of his] Spirit that the Lord [works in our lives], and the Lord’s Spirit has set us free [from trying to obey all the rules and rituals that God gave Moses].
Nipele, Ambuje ali Mbumu jwa Akunnungu, ni paali Mbumu jwa Ambuje pelepo pali ni kulechelelwa.
18 [It is as though God] has removed the veil from our faces [MET]. We realize how awesome Jesus is. As we realize that, we are continually being changed {[the Holy Spirit is] continually changing us} to become more and more like Jesus, [so that people can see], more and more, how awesome [Jesus is]. It is the Spirit of the Lord who does [this].
Nipele noweji wose ŵanganituunichilwa ku meeso kwetu, tukuulosya ukulu wa Ambuje mpela kung'alima kwakukutyochela mu lindala. Noweji tukugalauswa tulandane nawo kutyochela mu ukulu kwaula mu ukulu wine mpela ukulu waukutyochela kwa Ambuje, ŵaali Mbumu jwa Ambuje.
