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)
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)
2 Rĩu nĩtũcaayaga, tũkĩĩriragĩria kũhumbwo na nyũmba ĩyo ĩngĩ iitũ ya kuuma igũrũ,
[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].
3 tondũ twahumbwo ũguo tũtigakorwo tũrĩ njaga.
When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
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.
[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].
5 Na rĩrĩ, Ngai nĩwe ũtũmbĩte nĩ ũndũ wa gĩtũmi kĩu kĩũmbe, na nĩatũheete Roho arĩ ta mwĩhoko wa kũrũgamĩrĩra maũndũ marĩa magooka.
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].
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, [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].
7 Tũtũũragio nĩ ũndũ wa gwĩtĩkia, no tũtitũũragio nĩ ũndũ wa kuona na maitho.
While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
8 Nguuga atĩrĩ, nĩ tũrĩ na ũũmĩrĩru atĩ ũndũ ũrĩa tũngĩenda nĩ tũkorwo tũtarĩ mwĩrĩ-inĩ ũyũ, no tũkorwo tũrĩ mũciĩ hamwe na Mwathani.
[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].
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.
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.
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.
[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.
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.
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.
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.
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].
13 Tũngĩkorwo nĩkũgũrũka tũgũrũkĩte-rĩ, tũgũrũkĩte nĩ ũndũ wa Ngai; na tũngĩkorwo meciiria maitũ nĩ mega-rĩ, tũhaana ũguo nĩ ũndũ wanyu.
[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.
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.
[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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
17 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mũndũ o wothe angĩkorwo arĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ-rĩ, nĩatuĩkĩte kĩũmbe kĩerũ; maũndũ ma tene nĩmathirĩte, nĩmookĩte mangĩ merũ!
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].
18 Maũndũ maya mothe moimaga kũrĩ Ngai, ũrĩa watũiguithanirie nake we mwene thĩinĩ wa Kristũ, na agĩtũhe ũtungata ũcio wa ũiguithanio:
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.
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, [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.
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, 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.
21 Ngai nĩatũmire ũcio ũtaarĩ na wĩhia atuĩke mwĩhia nĩ ũndũ witũ, nĩgeetha thĩinĩ wake tũtuĩke ũthingu wa Ngai.
[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.
