2 Corinthians 5
1 We know that [these bodies] we live in [here in this world are like] [MET] tents. [They are like temporary living/dwelling places]. [So we should not be concerned about what happens to our bodies]. We know that if we are killed {if [someone] kills us}, God will give us [permanent living places. Those permanent living places] [MET] will not be houses that people have made. They [will be new bodies in which we will live forever] in heaven. (aiōnios g166)
Toyebi malamu ete, soki ndako na biso, ndako oyo ya kapo epai wapi tovandaka awa na mokili ebebisami, tozali na ndako oyo Nzambe abongisela biso, ndako ya seko kati na Lola, ndako monene oyo etongama na maboko ya bato te. (aiōnios g166)
2 [While we are here on earth, we suffer]. We often groan because we desire [to go] to heaven [where God] will give us our new [bodies] [MET].
Nzokande, kati na ndako yango ya kapo, tozali penza komona pasi, wana tozali kozela na posa makasi ete tolata ndako na biso ya Lola,
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
pamba te soki penza tolati yango, tokozala motakala te.
4 [It is true that] while we are still living in these bodies [MET] [that do not last forever], we often groan [DOU] [because we desire to be free from them]. We are not longing to be without a body. Instead, [we groan because] we desire to receive our new bodies [MET] in heaven. We long for this to happen so that these bodies that are going to die some day will suddenly be changed [into bodies] that will live [forever].
Solo, wana tozali nanu kati na ndako oyo ya kapo, tozali penza komona pasi mpe konyokwama, pamba te toboyi kobanda nanu na kolongola, kasi tolingi nde kolata mbala moko ndako na biso ya Lola, mpo ete bomoi emela oyo ekufaka.
5 It is God himself who has prepared us to [receive] these [new bodies]. He is also the one who has guaranteed/assured us [(inc)] that this will happen. He has guaranteed it by sending his Spirit [to live inside us now].
Nzambe oyo abongiseli biso likambo yango apesi biso Molimo na Ye lokola ndanga ya biloko oyo esengeli koya.
6 So, [because God’s Spirit lives in us], we are always confident [that God will give us new bodies]. We know that as long as we have bodies here on [earth], we are not yet [living together] with the Lord [Jesus in heaven].
Yango wana tozalaka na mpiko tango nyonso. Mpe toyebi malamu ete, awa tozali kowumela kati na nzoto oyo, tozali mosika na Nkolo,
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
pamba te totambolaka kolanda kondima, kasi kolanda miso te.
8 [As I said], we [(exc)] are confident [that he will give us new bodies]. We [(exc)] would much prefer to leave these bodies [which we have now], and be with the Lord [Jesus in our] home in [heaven].
Totondi penza na mpiko, kasi tokosepela kotika nzoto oyo mpo na kokende kovanda elongo na Nkolo.
9 Because of all that, we always want to please [Jesus in everything that we do]. Whether we [(exc)] are [still living] here [in these] bodies or whether we have [left] them and are living in our home [in heaven], we want to please him.
Yango wana, ezala tovandi kati na nzoto oyo to totiki yango, tokolukaka kaka kosepelisa Nkolo.
10 [And we need to try hard to do that] because each one of us [believers] must stand before Christ [to be] judged [by him] {[when he will] judge [his people]}. [At that time] he will [reward each one of] us according to what we have done [while we lived in this world] in these bodies. [He will reward us according to] whether we have done good things or whether we have done evil things.
Pamba te biso nyonso tokosamba liboso ya esambiselo ya Klisto mpo ete moto nyonso azwa lifuti oyo ekoki na ye kolanda makambo oyo asalaki na nzela ya nzoto na ye, makambo ya malamu to ya mabe.
11 It makes me fearful [to think that some day I will stand before the Lord for him to judge me]. So I [do everything that I can to] convince people [that they should believe] (OR, [that I teach] sincerely) [God’s message]. God knows very well [how I conduct my life and what I teach], and I really believe that you know it, too.
Lokola toyebi makambo oyo ezali kati na kotosa Nkolo, yango wana tondimisaka bato mosusu, mpe Nzambe ayebi biso malamu. Nazali na elikya ete bino mpe boyebi yango kati na mitema na bino.
12 Once again [I say, as I write this], I am not just [trying to] make you think well/highly of me, [as some people will probably say that I am]. Instead, I am [telling you in this letter why you have] good reason [to tell those who criticize me] that you think highly of me. [I am telling you this] so that you will know what to say to those [teachers of false doctrine among you]. They are proud [of what they have done], instead of [making sure that] they [are right with God and being pleased with that].
Tozali lisusu te komilobela epai na bino, kasi tozali nde kopesa bino libaku malamu ya komikumisa na tina na biso, mpo ete bokoka koyanola bato oyo bamikumisaka te na tina na makambo oyo ebombama kati na mitema, kasi na tina na oyo emonanaka na miso.
13 [Some of them say that after God has enabled me to see visions], I [talk like] a crazy person. If [that is so, I want you to realize that I talk that way in order to please] God. On the other hand, if [you think that] I [speak and act] wisely, [that is good. I want you to know that I do] speak and act wisely in order to [help] you.
Mpo na biso, soki tozali komonana lokola bazoba, ezali kaka mpo na Nzambe; mpe soki tozali komonana lokola bato ya mayele, ezali nde mpo na bino.
14 [I speak and act the way I do] because the love that Christ [has for people] influences me [in everything that I say and do]. When Christ died, [he suffered the punishment] for [the sins of] all people. So, we should all [think of ourselves as having] died with him, [being as unresponsive to sinful desires as] [MET] a corpse is.
Solo, bolingo ya Klisto ekangi biso, pamba te tondimisamaki ete moko kaka akufa mpo na bato nyonso; boye elingi koloba ete bato nyonso bakufa kati na ye.
15 When [Christ] died for the everyone, he died in order that [we believers who are alive now] should not conduct our lives in a way that will just [please ourselves]. Instead, [we should conduct our lives in a way that will please] Christ, [because] he is the one who died for us and was brought back to life {whom [God] raised} again.
Akufaki mpo na bato nyonso mpo ete ba-oyo bazali na bomoi bazala lisusu na bomoi te mpo na bango moko, kasi mpo na Ye oyo akufaki mpe asekwaki mpo na bango.
16 So, [because I realize how much Christ loves everyone], I no longer think about people in the way that those who do not believe [in Christ] think about [them]. Before I [was a believer], I thought about Christ in the way that other non-believers did. But I do not think of him that way any more.
Boye, kobanda sik’oyo, tokotala lisusu moto moko te na ndenge ya bomoto. Atako, na kala, totalaki Klisto na ndenge ya bomoto, kasi sik’oyo tozali lisusu kotala Ye bongo te.
17 The fact is that God makes every one [of us] who [trusts] in Christ to be completely different [than we were before]. Our old [way of conducting our lives] is gone. We now have a [completely] new way of [conducting our lives].
Yango wana, soki moto azali kati na Klisto, akomi ekelamu ya sika: makambo ya kala eleki, mpe makambo ya sika eyei.
18 This [complete change in our lives] is all something that God [does]. It is God who made it possible for us to have a peaceful relationship with him. [He was able to do that] because of what Christ [did for us]. Now God [has sent] me, and those [who work] with me, to tell [people that they] can have a peaceful relationship with him.
Makambo oyo nyonso ewutaka na Nzambe oyo azongisaki boyokani kati na biso mpe Ye moko na nzela ya Klisto mpe apesaki biso lotomo ya boyokanisi.
19 That is, [he sent us(exc) to tell them that] when Christ [died], God was [making it possible for everyone] [MTY] in the world to have a peaceful relationship with him. He no longer keeps a record of the sinful things that [we believers] have done. The message that [God] has given to us [to tell people is how we can have a] peaceful relationship with him.
Pamba te, kati na Klisto, Nzambe azalaki kozongisa boyokani kati na bato mpe Ye moko, na kotala masumu na bango te. Mpe atiaki kati na biso liloba ya boyokanisi.
20 So, it is I and my companions who are Christ’s representatives [in this world. When we tell people the message about Christ], it is God himself who is pleading with them by means of what we [say]. So, as true representatives of Christ, we plead with you: [Believe God’s true message about Christ in order that you may] be reconciled to {have a peaceful relationship with} him.
Yango wana, mpo na Klisto, tozali bantoma, lokola nde Nzambe azali kolendisa bato na nzela na biso: « Na Kombo ya Klisto, tozali kosenga na bino ete bozongisa boyokani na bino elongo na Nzambe.
21 [You must believe that even though] Jesus never sinned, God [punished him for all the] sinful things [that people do, just] as [if Jesus had done those sinful things himself]. And because of our close relationship with Christ, God has erased the record of our sins/declared us no longer guilty for our sins.
Ye oyo atikalaki kozala na lisumu te, Nzambe akomisaki Ye lisumu mpo na biso, mpo ete tokoma bosembo ya Nzambe kati na Ye. »
