2 Akorinitho 5

1 Na rĩrĩ, nĩtũũĩ atĩ hema ĩno ya gũkũ thĩ, ĩno tũtũũraga thĩinĩ wayo, ĩngĩtharũrio-rĩ, nĩ tũrĩ na nyũmba ĩngĩ yumĩte kũrĩ Ngai, nyũmba ĩtaakĩtwo na moko ma andũ, ya gũtũũra tene na tene ĩrĩ kũu igũrũ. (aiōnios g166)

For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven. (aiōnios g166)

2 Rĩu nĩtũcaayaga, tũkĩĩriragĩria kũhumbwo na nyũmba ĩyo ĩngĩ iitũ ya kuuma igũrũ,

For in this we are crying in weariness, greatly desiring to be clothed with our house from heaven:

3 tondũ twahumbwo ũguo tũtigakorwo tũrĩ njaga.

So that our spirits may not be unclothed.

4 Nĩgũkorwo rĩrĩa rĩothe tũrĩ thĩinĩ wa hema ĩno-rĩ, nĩtũcaayaga na tũkaritũhĩrwo, tondũ tũtiendaga kwaũrwo, no twendaga tũhumbwo na mwĩrĩ ũcio witũ wa kuuma igũrũ, nĩgeetha mwĩrĩ ũyũ wa gũkua ũmerio nĩ muoyo.

For truly, we who are in this tent do give out cries of weariness, for the weight of care which is on us; not because we are desiring to be free from the body, but so that we may have our new body, and death may be overcome by life.

5 Na rĩrĩ, Ngai nĩwe ũtũmbĩte nĩ ũndũ wa gĩtũmi kĩu kĩũmbe, na nĩatũheete Roho arĩ ta mwĩhoko wa kũrũgamĩrĩra maũndũ marĩa magooka.

Now he who has made us for this very thing is God, who has given us the Spirit as a witness of what is to come.

6 Tondũ ũcio tũikaraga hĩndĩ ciothe tũrĩ na ũũmĩrĩru, tũkĩmenyaga atĩ rĩrĩa rĩothe tũikaraga thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ taarĩ guo mũciĩ witũ, tũikaraga tũraihanĩrĩirie na Mwathani.

So, then, we are ever without fear, and though conscious that while we are in the body we are away from the Lord,

7 Tũtũũragio nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia, no tũtitũũragio nĩ ũndũ wa kuona na maitho.

(For we are walking by faith, not by seeing, )

8 Nguuga atĩrĩ, nĩ tũrĩ na ũũmĩrĩru atĩ ũndũ ũrĩa tũngĩenda nĩ tũkorwo tũtarĩ mwĩrĩ-inĩ ũyũ, no tũkorwo tũrĩ mũciĩ hamwe na Mwathani.

We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.

9 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, nĩtũgeragia na kĩyo muoroto witũ ũtuĩke wa kũmũkenia, twakorwo tũrĩ mwĩrĩ-inĩ ũyũ witũ o na kana twakorwo tuumĩte thĩinĩ waguo.

For this reason we make it our purpose, in the body or away from it, to be well-pleasing to him.

10 Nĩgũkorwo no nginya ithuothe tũkaarũgama mbere ya gĩtĩ gĩa ciira gĩa Kristũ, nĩguo o mũndũ akaaheo kĩrĩa kĩmwagĩrĩire kũringana na maũndũ marĩa aaneka arĩ thĩinĩ wa mwĩrĩ, marĩ mega kana marĩ mooru.

For we all have to come before Christ to be judged; so that every one of us may get his reward for the things done in the body, good or bad.

11 Kuona atĩ nĩtũmenyete ũrĩa Mwathani aagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩtigĩrwo-rĩ, nĩkĩo tũgeragia kũringĩrĩria andũ. Ũrĩa tũtariĩ nĩ ũndũ ũĩkaine wega nĩ Ngai, na nĩngwĩhoka atĩ o na nĩũĩkaine wega ngoro-inĩ cianyu.

Having in mind, then, the fear of the Lord, we put these things before men, but God sees our hearts; and it is my hope that we may seem right in your eyes.

12 Tikũgeria tũrageria kwĩgaathĩrĩria harĩ inyuĩ rĩngĩ, no nĩ mweke tũramũhe wa kwĩraha nĩ ũndũ witũ, nĩguo mũhotage gũcookeria arĩa merahaga na maũndũ marĩa monagwo na maitho gũkĩra marĩa marĩ ngoro-inĩ.

We are not again requesting your approval, but we are giving you the chance of taking pride in us, so that you may be able to give an answer to those whose glory is in seeming, and not in the heart.

13 Tũngĩkorwo nĩkũgũrũka tũgũrũkĩte-rĩ, tũgũrũkĩte nĩ ũndũ wa Ngai; na tũngĩkorwo meciiria maitũ nĩ mega-rĩ, tũhaana ũguo nĩ ũndũ wanyu.

For if we are foolish, it is to God; or if we are serious, it is for you.

14 Nĩgũkorwo wendo wa Kristũ nĩguo ũtũringagĩrĩria, tondũ nĩtũmenyete wega atĩ mũndũ ũmwe nĩwe wakuire nĩ ũndũ wa andũ othe, na nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, andũ othe nĩmakuire.

For it is the love of Christ which is moving us; because we are of the opinion that if one was put to death for all, then all have undergone death;

15 Nake aakuire nĩ ũndũ wa andũ othe, nĩgeetha arĩa matũũraga muoyo matigacooke gũtũũra muoyo nĩ ũndũ wao ene, no matũũre nĩ ũndũ wa ũcio wakuire nĩ ũndũ wao na agĩcooka akĩriũka.

And that he underwent death for all, so that the living might no longer be living to themselves, but to him who underwent death for them and came back from the dead.

16 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, kuuma rĩu tũtigũcooka gũtua ũhoro wa mũndũ na njĩra ya kĩ-mwĩrĩ. O na gwatuĩka kũrĩ hĩndĩ tuonaga Kristũ na njĩra ĩyo-rĩ, rĩu tũtiĩkaga ũguo.

For this reason, from this time forward we have knowledge of no man after the flesh: even if we have had knowledge of Christ after the flesh, we have no longer any such knowledge.

17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo arĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ-rĩ, nĩatuĩkĩte kĩũmbe kĩerũ; maũndũ ma tene nĩmathirĩte, nĩmookĩte mangĩ merũ!

So if any man is in Christ, he is in a new world: the old things have come to an end; they have truly become new.

18 Maũndũ maya mothe moimaga kũrĩ Ngai, ũrĩa watũiguithanirie nake we mwene thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, na agĩtũhe ũtungata ũcio wa ũiguithanio:

But all things are of God, who has made us at peace with himself through Christ, and has given to us the work of making peace;

19 atĩrĩ, Ngai arĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ nĩwe wĩĩiguithanagĩria thĩ kũrĩ we mwene, ategũtarĩra andũ mehia mao. Nake nĩatwĩhokeire ndũmĩrĩri ĩyo ya ũiguithanio.

That is, that God was in Christ making peace between the world and himself, not putting their sins to their account, and having given to us the preaching of this news of peace.

20 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio ithuĩ tũrĩ abarũthi matũmĩtwo a kwarĩrĩria Kristũ, o taarĩ Ngai ũrathaithana na tũnua twitũ. Twamũthaitha handũ-inĩ ha Kristũ atĩrĩ: Ĩtĩkĩrai kũiguithanio na Ngai.

So we are the representatives of Christ, as if God was making a request to you through us: we make our request to you, in the name of Christ, be at peace with God.

21 Ngai nĩatũmire ũcio ũtaarĩ na wĩhia atuĩke mwĩhia nĩ ũndũ witũ, nĩgeetha thĩinĩ wake tũtuĩke ũthingu wa Ngai.

For him who had no knowledge of sin God made to be sin for us; so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.