2 Akorinitho 4
1 Tondũ ũcio, kuona atĩ nĩ tũrĩ na ũtungata ũcio nĩ ũndũ wa tha cia Ngai-rĩ, tũtiũragwo nĩ hinya.
Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we do not faint.
2 No ithuĩ nĩtũreganĩte na mĩthiĩre ya hitho na ya thoni; ithuĩ tũtithiiaga na mĩthiĩre ya wara na tũtitukanagia kiugo kĩa Ngai na maheeni. Handũ ha ũguo-rĩ, nĩ ũhoro wa ma tũheanaga hatarĩ ũndũ tũkuongerera, na tũrĩ mbere ya Ngai, nĩtũgeragia gũtũma thamiri cia o mũndũ itwĩtĩkĩre.
But we have renounced the hidden things of shame, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by the manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
3 O na angĩkorwo ũhoro witũ ũrĩa tũhunjagia nĩmũhumbĩre-rĩ, ũhumbĩrĩtwo kũrĩ arĩa maroora.
Even if our Good News is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing;
4 Nayo ngai ya mahinda maya, nĩtũmĩte meciiria ma andũ arĩa matetĩkĩtie matumane, nĩgeetha matigathererwo nĩ ũtheri wa Ũhoro-ũrĩa-Mwega wa riiri wa Kristũ, o we ũrĩa arĩ we mũhaanĩre wa Ngai. (aiōn g165)
in whom the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, so they would not see the light of the glorious Good News of Christ, who is the image of God. (aiōn g165)
5 Nĩgũkorwo ti ũhoro witũ ithuĩ ene tũhunjagia, no tũhunjagia Jesũ Kristũ arĩ we Mwathani, na ithuĩ tũrĩ ndungata cianyu nĩ ũndũ wa Jesũ.
For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as your slaves because of Jesus.
6 Tondũ Ngai ũrĩa woigire, “Ũtheri nĩware nduma-inĩ,” nĩwe watũmire ũtheri wake ware ngoro-inĩ ciitũ nĩguo tũheo ũtheri wa kũmenyithagia andũ riiri wa Ngai ũcio wonekaga ũthiũ-inĩ wa Kristũ.
For it is God, who spoke for light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ.
7 No rĩrĩ, ithuĩ tũkuuĩte kĩgĩĩna kĩu tũhaana ta tũrĩ na nyũngũ cia rĩũmba nĩgeetha kũmenyeke atĩ ũhoti ũyũ mũnene uumĩte kũrĩ Ngai no nduumaga kũrĩ ithuĩ.
But we have this treasure in clay vessels, that the exceeding greatness of the power may be of God, and not from ourselves.
8 Ithuĩ tũhatĩkĩtwo mũno na mĩena yothe, no tũtihehenjetwo; nĩtũrigĩtwo nĩ wa gwĩka, no tũtikuĩte ngoro;
We are pressed on every side, yet not crushed; perplexed, yet not to despair;
9 na nĩtũnyariirĩtwo, no tũtitiganĩirio; nĩtũrũndĩtwo, no tũtiniinĩtwo.
pursued, yet not forsaken; struck down, yet not destroyed;
10 Hĩndĩ ciothe tũkoragwo tũkuuĩte gĩkuũ kĩa Jesũ na mĩĩrĩ iitũ, nĩguo muoyo wa Jesũ o naguo ũguũranagĩrio thĩinĩ wa mĩĩrĩ iitũ.
always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.
11 Nĩgũkorwo ithuĩ arĩa tũrĩ muoyo tũtũire tũneanagwo gĩkuũ-inĩ nĩ ũndũ wa Jesũ, nĩgeetha muoyo wake ũguũranagĩrio thĩinĩ wa mĩĩrĩ ĩno iitũ ĩkuuaga.
For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life also of Jesus may be revealed in our mortal flesh.
12 Nĩ ũndũ wa ũguo-rĩ, gĩkuũ kĩrutaga wĩra thĩinĩ witũ, no muoyo ũkaruta wĩra thĩinĩ wanyu.
So then death works in us, but life in you.
13 Nĩ kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Tondũ nĩndetĩkirie; nĩkĩo ndaaririe.” Nĩ ũndũ wa roho o ro ũcio wa wĩtĩkio-rĩ, o na ithuĩ nĩtwĩtĩkĩtie na nĩ ũndũ ũcio tũkaaria,
But having the same spirit of faith, according to that which is written, "I believed, and therefore I spoke." We also believe, and therefore also we speak;
14 tondũ nĩtũũĩ atĩ ũrĩa wariũkirie Mwathani Jesũ kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ, o na ithuĩ nĩagatũriũkia hamwe na Jesũ, na atũrũgamie mbere yake hamwe na inyuĩ.
knowing that he who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will present us with you.
15 Maũndũ maya mothe nĩmakũmũguna, nĩgeetha wega ũrĩa ũrakinyĩrĩra andũ aingĩ makĩria ũtũme ngaatho ciyũrĩrĩre nĩgeetha Ngai agoocagwo.
For all things are for your sakes, that the grace, being multiplied through the many, may cause the thanksgiving to abound to the glory of God.
16 Tondũ ũcio tũtiũragwo nĩ hinya. O na gũtuĩka mwena wa nja nĩtũrathirĩrĩkĩra, no mũndũ wa thĩinĩ nĩ kwerũhio erũhagio o mũthenya.
Therefore we do not become discouraged, but even though our outer nature is wearing away, yet our inner nature is being renewed day by day.
17 Nĩgũkorwo mathĩĩna maitũ mahũthũ na ma ihinda inini maratũma tũreherwo riiri ũmakĩrĩte wa tene na tene. (aiōnios g166)
For this momentary light affliction is working for us a far more exceeding and everlasting weight of glory; (aiōnios g166)
18 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, tũticũthagĩrĩria kĩrĩa kĩroneka, no tũcũthagĩrĩria kĩrĩa gĩtonekaga. Nĩgũkorwo kĩrĩa kĩonekaga nĩ gĩa kahinda, no kĩrĩa gĩtonekaga nĩ gĩa gũtũũra tene na tene. (aiōnios g166)
while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal, but the things which are not seen are everlasting. (aiōnios g166)
