2 Corinthians 5
1 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)
Pakuŵa tuimanyi yakuti chiilu chetu cha paasi pano chili mpela lisakasa lyalikukomboleka konasikwa, ni chajonasikwaga, Akunnungu chachitupa chiilu chachili mpela nyuumba kwinani, nyuumba jangataŵikwa ni makono ga ŵandu nambo jitaŵikwe ni Akunnungu nsyene ni jichijitame moŵa gose pangali mbesi. (aiōnios g166)
2 [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].
Ni sambano mutukutama mu tukuwuwula akuno tuchilolelaga kwakulajila kwannope kupata chiilu chetu cha kwinani.
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
Pakuŵa twamalaga kupegwa chiilu cha kwinani ngatulolechela sooni nganitukola chiilu.
4 [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].
Twaŵaga chiŵela mu chiilu chi chachili mpela lisakasa lya pachilambo tukuwuwula ni kutopelwa pakuŵa ngatukusaka kuchileka chiilu chi chachikuwa, nambo tukusaka kupegwa chiilu cha kwinani kuti chiilu chachikuwa chigalauswe ni umi wa moŵa gose pangali mbesi.
5 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].
Akunnungu nsyene ni ŵatukolochesye indu yi, nombewo ni ŵatupele Mbumu jwakwe aŵeje poni ja indu yose yatugosele.
6 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].
Nipele katema kose tukulimbiswa mitima, sooni tukumanyilila kuti katema katukuŵa mchiilu chi, tukutama kwakutalika ni Ambuje.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
Pakuŵa tukutama kwa chikulupi ngaŵa kwa yatukuiwona pe.
8 [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].
Nambo tukulimba mitima ni ikaliji mbaya tuchileche chiilu chi ni kwaula kukutama pamo ni Ambuje.
9 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.
Nambo chindu chachili chambone kupunda yose, chili kwanonyelesya Ambuje tuli mu iilu ya pachilambo pano pane tuli mu iilu ya kwinani.
10 [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.
Kwayele uweji wose tukusachilwa tujime paujo pa Kilisito ni kulamulikwa kuti mundu jwalijose apochele nti iŵatite pa kupanganya paŵaliji pachilambo, iŵaga yambone pane yangali mate.
11 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.
Nipele, tukugamanyilila malumbo ga kwajogopa Ambuje kwayele tukuchalila kwachisya ŵandu. Akunnungu akutumanyilila uchenene, noneji ngwete chilolelo chakuti ni ŵanyamwe ŵakwe nkutumanyilila uchenene.
12 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].
Uweji ngatukulilapa sooni twachinsyene paujo penu nambo tukusaka kumpa ŵanyamwe ligongo lya kulilapa kwaligongo lyetuwe kuti mpakombole kwajanga ŵakulilapa kwa indu yaikuwoneka ni ngaŵa kwa indu ya muntima.
13 [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.
Iŵaga tukulolechela ŵaapugwe, tuli ŵaapugwe kwaligongo lya kwanonyelesya Akunnungu, ni iŵaga tukwete umanyilisi wambone, yeleyo ili kwa liwamba lyenu.
14 [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.
Pakuŵa unonyelo wa Kilisito ukutulongosya, sambano tukumanyilila kuti mundu jumo pe ni juŵawile ligongo lya ŵandu wose, nipele ŵandu wose tuwile pamo nawo.
15 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.
Nombewo ŵawile ligongo lya ŵandu wose, kuti ŵandu ŵaali ŵajumi anaŵe ŵajumi sooni kwa kulinonyelesya achinsyene, nambo kwakwanonyelesya ŵelewo uŵawile ni kusyuka kwa liwamba lya ŵanyawo.
16 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.
Kwayele chitandilile sambano ni kwendelechela ngatukumpima mundu jwalijose kwa lunda lwa chiundu. Namuno twampimile Kilisito kwa lunda lwa chiundu, nambo sambano ngatukutenda yeleyo sooni.
17 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].
Iŵele kuti mundu aŵaga munkati mwa Kilisito apanganikwe mundu jwasambano ni yakalakala ipiite, nnole, itendekwe yasambano.
18 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.
Ayiyi yose ikutyochela kwa Akunnungu ŵatujilenye ni nsyene kwalitala lya chiwa cha Kilisito, ni ŵatupele masengo ga kwajilanya ŵandu ŵane ni Akunnungu.
19 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.
Welewu uli utenga wetu, Akunnungu ŵaajilenye ŵandu ŵa chilambo chino ni asyene kwalitala lya chiwa cha Kilisito pangaŵalanjila sambi syao. Nombe atupele uweji utenga wa kwilanya.
20 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.
Nipele, uwe tukuŵecheta pamalo pakwe Kilisito, mpela ila Akunnungu asyene akunchondelela ŵanyamwe kwa kang'wa syetu. Tukunchondelela ŵanyamwe pamalo pakwe Kilisito njilanikwe ni Akunnungu.
21 [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.
Kilisito nganakola sambi nambo kwa liwamba lyetu Akunnungu ŵantesile ajigale sambi syetu kuti kwakulumbikana ni ŵelewo tukombole kuŵa ŵambone paujo pa Akunnungu.
