Korintotɔwo 2 5

1 Esia ta míenya be ne wokaka míaƒe xɔ siwo nye míaƒe ŋutilãwo la, Mawu ana ŋutilã yeye makumaku mí le dziƒo. Eye xɔ yeye siwo Mawu ana mí la menye amegbetɔwo ƒe asinudɔ o, ke Mawu ŋutɔe tu wo. (aiōnios g166)

For we have known that if the tent of our earthly house may be thrown down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands—perpetual—in the heavens, (aiōnios g166)

2 Míele fu kpem ŋutɔ le míaƒe anyigbadziŋutilã siawo me, eya ta wòle mía dzrom vevie, eye míele mɔ kpɔm gbe sia gbe be Aƒetɔ la atsɔ dziƒoŋutilã yeyewo ava do na mí abe awu ene.

for also in this we groan, earnestly desiring to clothe ourselves with our dwelling that is from Heaven,

3 Elabena menye gbɔgbɔ me ko míanɔ o, ke boŋ Mawu ado awu na mí esi nye dziƒoŋutilã la.

if so be that, having clothed ourselves, we will not be found naked,

4 Zi ale si míegale anyigbadziŋutilã me ko la, zi nenema ke míekpea fu siwo hea hũɖeɖe kple vevesese vaa mía dzi. Menye ɖe míebe míadzo kaba le anyigbadziŋutilã sia me o, ke boŋ míaƒe mɔkpɔkpɔe nye be Aƒetɔ la natsɔ dziƒotɔ si nye agbe la atsyɔ na mí, be wòaɖu esi me míele fifia si gblẽna la dzi.

for we also who are in the tent groan, being burdened, seeing we do not wish to unclothe ourselves, but to clothe ourselves, that the mortal may be swallowed up of life.

5 Mawu ŋutɔe ɖoe be tɔtrɔ sia nava míaƒe agbenɔnɔ me, eya ta wòtsɔ Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe la de mía me abe kpeɖodzinu ene.

And He who worked us to this very thing [is] God, who also gave to us the deposit of the Spirit;

6 Azɔ la, míele mɔ kpɔm kple dzideƒo na dziƒoŋutilã yeye sia xɔxɔ. Míenyae be zi ale si míegale anyigbadziŋutilã me le afi sia la, míeɖo Aƒetɔ la gbɔ le dziƒo haɖe o.

having courage, then, at all times, and knowing that being at home in the body, we are away from home from the LORD—

7 Míenya be esiawo katã le eme vavã to xɔse me, ke menye to nukpɔkpɔ kple ŋkume o.

for we walk through faith, not through sight—

8 Ke dzideƒo blibo le mía si, eye wòdzroa mí gɔ̃ hã be míadzo le anyigbadziŋutilã sia me aɖanɔ Aƒetɔ la gbɔ le eƒe ŋutikɔkɔe ƒe mavɔ la me.

we have courage, and are well pleased, rather, to be away from the home of the body, and to be at home with the LORD.

9 Ke míaƒe didi vevie nye be ne míele agbe le anyigbadziŋutilã sia me alo míele egbɔ le dziƒo la, míawɔ eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu le nu sia nu me.

We are also ambitious for this reason, whether at home or away from home, to be well pleasing to Him,

10 Elabena mí katã míava tsi tsitre ɖe Kristo ŋkume gbe ɖeka, be wòadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu mí, eye wòadzro míaƒe agbenɔɣinuwɔnawo me tsitotsito. Eye wòaxe fe na ame sia ame pɛpɛpɛ ɖe ale si wònɔ agbe le anyigba dzii la nu. Ne èwɔ nu nyui la, àxɔ fetu nyui eye ne èwɔ vɔ̃ la, àxɔ fetu vɔ̃.

for it is necessary for all of us to have appeared before the judgment seat of the Christ, that each one may receive the things [done] through the body, in reference to the things that he did, whether good or evil;

11 Mawuvɔvɔ̃ si le mía me tae míeɖea gbeƒã, eye míeƒoa dzimetɔtrɔ ƒe nya la ɖe amewo katã nu be woava Aƒetɔ la gbɔ. Mawu ŋutɔ nya be míele dɔ sia wɔm kple dzimekɔkɔ, eye mexɔe se be miawo hã mienyae le miaƒe dzi me nenema tututu.

having known, therefore, the fear of the LORD, we persuade men, and we are revealed to God, and I also hope to have been revealed in your consciences;

12 Menye mía ɖokui kafum míele alo menye mía ɖokui dom míele ɖe dzi o, ɖeko míedi be miada ɖe mía dzi abe ame siwo nye Aƒetɔ la ƒe ame dɔdɔ vavãwo ene. Eye miate ŋu atsɔ mí aƒo adegbee alo aɖo nya ŋu na nufiala alakpatɔ siwo le mia dome, ame siwo ƒe susu koe nye be yewoƒe dzedzeme nanya kpɔ nyuie le amewo gbɔ ko, ke woƒe dziwo me do viviti tsiɖitsiɖi.

for we do not again recommend ourselves to you, but we are giving occasion to you of glorifying in our behalf, that you may have [something] in reference to those glorifying in face and not in heart;

13 Ne nya siawo sese ɖi le miaƒe towo me abe ɖe míaƒe susuwo da ene la, ekema le Mawu ƒe ŋutikɔkɔe la tae. Ke ne miedze sii be míaƒe nyawo meɖi ame siwo ƒe tagbɔ tɔtɔ tɔ o la, ekema aɖe vi geɖe na mi.

for whether we were beside ourselves, [it was] to God; whether we be of sound mind, [it is] to you,

14 Menye mía ŋutɔwo ƒe viɖekpɔkpɔ ta míele nu sia nu si wɔm míele la wɔm ɖo o; míele ewɔm, elabena Kristo ƒe lɔlɔ̃ le mía kplɔm. Esi míexɔe se be Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ku ɖe mí katã ta la, ele be míawo hã míaxɔe se be míeku na agbe xoxo siwo míenɔna tsã la.

for the love of the Christ constrains us, having judged thus: that if one died for all, then the whole died,

15 Nu vevitɔ si ta Kristo ku ɖe amewo katã ta lae nye be mí ame siwo le agbe fifia eye míekpɔ gome le Mawu ƒe amenuveve ƒe nunana si nye agbe mavɔ la me la, míaganɔ agbe na mía ɖokuiwo alo awɔ nu si dze mía ŋu o. Ele be míanɔ agbe na Kristo ɖeka ko, ame si ku, ke Fofo la fɔe ɖe tsitre la eye míawɔ nu si nye eƒe lɔlɔ̃nu ko.

and He died for all, that those living may no longer live to themselves, but to Him who died for them, and was raised again.

16 Eya ta tso fifia dzi heyina la, migadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu ame aɖeke le ŋutilã nu be ame sia nye amegã alo bubume alo be nɔvi kristotɔ aɖe nye nu vɔ̃ wɔla o. Ŋku ma ƒomevie míetsɔ kpɔ Kristoe tsã be enye vɔ̃wɔla, gake fifia la, meganye nenemae míegale ekpɔm o.

So that we, from now on, have known no one according to the flesh, and even if we have known Christ according to the flesh, yet now we know Him [thus] no longer;

17 Eya ta ne ame aɖe xɔ Kristo la, enye nuwɔwɔ yeye; nu xoxowo nu va yi, “kpɔ ɖa!” nuwo katã zu yeye.

so that if anyone [is] in Christ—[he is] a new creature; the old things passed away, behold, all things have become new.

18 Nu siawo katã tso Mawu, ame si wɔ mí etɔwoe to Kristo dzi la gbɔ. Mawu ŋutɔ tsɔ dɔ nyui sia de asi na mí be míakplɔ ame bubuwo hã va ye gbɔe ne yeakpɔ nublanui na wo, eye woawɔ ɖeka kple ye.

And all things [are] of God, who reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and gave to us the ministry of the reconciliation,

19 Gbeƒã si ko ɖem míele fifia lae nye be Mawu to Kristo dzi le xexea me katã kpem va eɖokui gbɔe. Magaɖo ŋku amewo ƒe nu vɔ̃wo dzi azɔ o, ke boŋ atsɔ wo ake wo eye wòatutu wo ɖa keŋ. Nukunya siae wòde asi na mí be míagblɔ na amewo katã.

how that God was in Christ—reconciling the world to Himself, not reckoning to them their trespasses; and having put in us the word of the reconciliation,

20 Eya ta míawo la, Kristo ƒe ame dɔdɔwoe míenye, eye Mawu le nu ƒom na mi to mía dzi. Míeto Kristo dzi hele kuku ɖem na mi be ame sia ame nadzudzɔ nu vɔ̃ wɔwɔ, eye wòaxɔ Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃ si wòna be ne wòawɔ ɖeka kplii.

in behalf of Christ, then, we are ambassadors, as if God were calling through us, we implore, in behalf of Christ, “Be reconciled to God”;

21 Elabena Kristo mewɔ nu vɔ̃ aɖeke o, gake be míawo míakpɔ agbe ta la, Mawu tsɔ míaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ƒe agba dro ɖe eya amea dzi. Eye wòtsɔ eƒe dzɔdzɔenyenye ɖo eteƒe na mí katã.

He made Him having not known sin [to be] sin in our behalf, that we may become the righteousness of God in Him.