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)
Timenyeje ekhaya eyensi yatikhala omu ena chiha yatizenga afume hwa Ngolobhe. Nyumba yashele selenganywa, namakhono agabhantu. Eyo nyumba eyewila eya mwanya. (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].
Omwaputile omu, tibhawa tinyonywa akwatiziwe, ekhaya yetu eyamwauya.
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
Tinyonywa hweliakwate setilola ajetiliwelele.
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].
Hakika natili mhati mwihema eli tibhawa natamenwa setihwanza ahwabhulwe badae yamwene. tihwanza akwatiziwe aje hala haliafwiye hamilwe no whomi.
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].
Ula yatibheshelete huhantu eha yo Ngolobhe yatipie Ompepo nashi endagano nashihala hahayenza.
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].
Mbhanje bhadandamazu ensiku zyonti. Mbhanje maso na mlikhaya hubele tilihutali no Gosi.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
Afateje tijenda hulweteho saga uhwalole wheshotili bhadandamazu.
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].
Shinza tibhahutali afume hubele nekhaya pandwemo no Gosi.
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.
Hwesho tibhomba aje hwilengo lyetu nkasheletili akhaya olwenje hutali tikhondezye omwene.
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.
Eshi lazima teuti tibhonehaje whitagali whitango lyalo njele elya Kristi. Aje shila mntu abheaposheye hala hahawhanziwa humambo gaga bhombeshe hubele shalishe nkashele minza olwenje mabhibhi.
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.
Eshi eshamanye owoga owa Gosi, tibhasoha abhantu shila satiweli gabhoneha waziwa Ngolobhe. Esobhela ajegahovweha humoyo genyu.
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].
Setilenga bhakhopelele amwenantele. Natilole atenashi abhelyoli. Ebadala yakwe tibhapela amwe hwilole wetu, ajembanje namajibu hwabhala, bhabhawilola aje bhebho lelosehahala hali mhati mwemwoyo.
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.
Nkashele titomoshwe ne njele, kwa sababu ya Ngolobhe. Nkashele tilinehakiri zyetu zyazinyinza, kwajili yetu.
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.
Fataneje olugano olwa Kristi abidizye, fatanejetilinelyoli aje: omntuomo afwiye hubhautu bhonti, wheshobhonti bhafwiye.
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.
No Kristi afwiye whabhantu bhonti aje bhala bhabhakhala bhakhalaje bhewe wha mwene. Lazima bhakhale hwa mwene yafwiye nantele azyoshele.
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.
Wheshi ahwande eshiahwendelele setihulonga omntu alengane neshawheli eshabhantu, afwatanaje epo hwande tamwenyezyaga oKristi sashilieshi. Lelo eshi setihulonga omntu yoyonti whesho nantele.
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].
Eshi nkashele omntu alimhati mwa Kristi, oyohabhombe ahapya. Amambo egehale gashilile. Enya gali mapya.
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.
Evintu vyonti vifumilawa na Ngolobhe. Atikhamenye ate hwa mwene yoyoashilile wha Kristi, atipiye embomba iya bhabhonganye.
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.
Esho huyanje hwa Kristi, Ongolobhe alinolulenganyo mnsi yakwe yoyo, sagaabhazye amakosa agabho. Abheshela hulite izu elye olenganyo.
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.
Hwesho tisalulwa awakilisye whaKristi, aje Ongolobhe abhombaga olufaa lwakwe ashilile huliti tibhasunda amwe wa Kristi mlenganywe no Nngolobhe!”
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.
Afanyile oKristi abhe sadaka himbibhi zyetu. Omwene yayoyo sagabhombile embibhi abhombile esho aje atetibhe nelyoli eya Ngolobhe hwa mwene.
