2 Vakolinto 5
1 Muni timanyili kuvya lindanda lenili letitama hinu pamulima apa ndi higa yitu palitupuliwa, Chapanga yati akutipela pandu pangi kunani kwa Chapanga, nyumba ya magono goha yangajengwa kwa mawoko ga vandu. (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 Na hinu, tityalatyala, mukulindila kwa mnogo uvaha kupewa higa ya mupya kunani kwa Chapanga.
[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 Ena, ndava ya kupewa higa zenizo muni tilolekana lepi kuvya tivii na higa palongolo ya Chapanga.
When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
4 Takavya takona muhiga yeniyi ya chimundu tivemba kwa kukeka. Lepi tigana kuileka higa iyi ya lifwa, nambu tinogela kupewa higa yila ya kunani kwa Chapanga yangafwa, muni kila chechifwa tibadilishwa na wumi wa magono goha.
[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 Ndi Chapanga mwene ndi mweatihengili aga goha kavili atipelili Mpungu Msopi, avya ulangisu wa kulangisa kuvya chakaka vindu vyoha Chapanga vyeativikili tete.
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 Tisindamili magono goha. Timanyili kuvya kutama muhiga iyi lukumbi lwoha ndi kutama patali na BAMBU.
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 Muni titama kwa sadika, lepi mukulola.
While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
8 Nambu tisindamili na tiganili kuuleka wumi uwu wa higa na kuhamalila kwa BAMBU.
[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 Nambu lijambu livaha neju ndi kumganisa BAMBU, tikavya na higa ya pamulima amala higa ya kunani kwa Chapanga.
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 Muni tavoha yati tiyima palongolo ya chigoda cha uhamula cha Kilisitu, muni kila mundu apewayi chechiganikiwa kwa matendu gakitili lukumbi peavi pamulima, gabwina amala gahakau.
[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 Hinu, tete timanyili kumlumbalila BAMBU chindu kiki, ndi tisindimala kuvahuta vandu vangi. Chapanga atimanyili hotohoto, na nene nisadika kuvya mewa nyenye mtimanyili bwina neju.
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 Tete tikujilumbalila lepi tavete palongolo yinu, nambu tikuvapela fwasi ya kumekela tete muni muhotola kuvayangula vala vevimeka ndava ya kuloleka cha kuvala kuliku chevavili mugati ya mitima yavi.
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 Yikavya tiwonikini kuvya tipenga, ndi ndava ya kumganisa Chapanga, na yikavya tivili na luhala, ndava ya kuvatangatila nyenye.
[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 Ndava tete tilongoswa na uganu wa Kilisitu ndi hinu timanyili kuvya mundu mmonga afwili ndava ya vandu voha, ndi kujova kuvya na tete tiwungini mulifwa laki.
[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 Afwili ndava ya vandu voha, muni voha vevitama muwumi, vakotoka kutama ndava ya kujiganisa vene, nambu kumganisa Chapanga mweafwili na kuyuka ndava yavi.
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 Hinu, kuhumila hinu, nakumpima mundu yoyoha muluhala lwa chimundu. Hati ngati lukumbi lumonga tampimili Kilisitu muluhala lwa chimundu, hinu ndi lepi.
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 Mundu yoyoha akawungana na Kilisitu ivya mundu wa mupya, mambu ga kadeni gapitili, mambu ga mupya gahikili.
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 Loha ndi lihengu la Chapanga kutitepulanisa tete na mwene mu njila ya lifwa la Kilisitu, na kutipela lihengu la kuvatepulanisa vandu vangi na mwene.
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 Wenuwu ndi ujumbi witu, Chapanga autepulanisi vandu va mulima uwu na mwene mu njila ya lifwa la Kilisitu, changali kuvalanga kubuda kwavi. Chapanga atipelili tete lihengu la kuvatepulanisa vandu na mwene.
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 Hinu tete tavajumbi wa Kilisitu, na Chapanga mwene ijova na tete kuvayupa neju nyenye. Tikuvayupa neju paliina la Kilisitu, mutepulaniswa na Chapanga.
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 Kilisitu ambudili lepi Chapanga, nambu ndava yitu, Chapanga amkitili agega goha getimbudili, muni tete mukuwungana nayu, Chapanga atikita kuvya vabwina palongo yaki.
[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.
