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)
Nikech wangʼeyo ni ka kiru mwadakieni okethi, to wan gi ot ma Nyasaye osegeronwa e polo, ma en ot mosiko, ma lwet dhano ok ogero. (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].
Kapod wan e kiruni to wachur ka wagombo mondo orwakwa gi odwa mar polo
3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
nikech ka waserwakore kode, to ok bi yudwa duk.
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].
Nikech kapod wadak e kiruni, to wachur gi pek modiyowa, to mano ok onyiso ni wadwaro weyo ringruok mawan-goni, to wagombo rwakore gi ringruok manyien mar polo, mondo gima ok tho omwony mano matho.
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].
Nyasaye ema oseikonwa chenro machalo kama, kendo osemiyowa Roho kaka singo, masingo gima biro.
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].
Kuom mano, wan gi chir pile, kendo wangʼeyo ni ka pod wadak e ringruogni, to wan mabor gi Ruoth.
7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
Wadak kuom yie to ok kuom gik mwaneno.
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].
Wawacho ni wan gi chir kendo dwaher moloyo weyo dak e ringruogni mondo wadag kaachiel gi Ruoth.
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.
Omiyo thoro marwa maduongʼ en mondo watim dwarone, bed ni pod wan e ringruogni kata ka wasetho.
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.
Nikech nyaka wan duto wabi wachungʼ e nyim kom bura mar Kristo, mondo ngʼato ka ngʼato oyud gima owinjore gi gik mane otimo kapod en ringruok kata gin gik mabeyo, kata maricho.
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.
Kaka wangʼeyo gima luoro Ruoth en, wajiwo ji mondo gidwog ire. Wan to Nyasaye ongʼeyowa malongʼo, kendo ageno ni un bende ungʼeyowa malongʼo chuth e chunyu maiye.
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].
Ok watem pwoyorenu, to wamiyou gima unyalo sungorugo kuomwa, mondo uyud gima unyalo dwokogo joma sungore nikech timbegi ma oko mineno, to ok nikech gima ni e chunygi.
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.
Kapo ni mano nyalo miyo wachal joneko, to obedo kamano nikech Nyasaye; to ka pachwa ni kare, to en kamano nikech un.
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.
Nikech hera mar Kristo chunowa mondo watim gik ma watimo, nikech wan gi ratiro ni ngʼato achiel notho ni ji duto; omiyo ji duto notho.
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.
To notho ni ji duto mondo joma ngima koro kik bed mangima mana ni gin giwegi, to mondo gibed mangima ni Jal ma notho mochako ochier nikech gin.
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.
Omiyo chakre sani koro ok wangʼe ngʼato e yo mapiny ngʼeyogo ji. Kata obedo ni kinde moko ne wangʼeyo Kristo e yo makamano, tinde ok watim kamano kendo.
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].
Emomiyo ka ngʼato ni kuom Kristo to en chwech manyien; gik machon osekadho, neuru, gik manyien osechopo!
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.
Magi duto oa kuom Nyasaye, mane ogolo sigu mane ni e kindwa kode kotimowa osiepene kuom Kristo, kendo omiyowa tich mar loko wasike osiepene:
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.
tiende ni, Nyasaye notimo winjruok gi piny kuom Kristo, ka ok okwano richo ji e wigi. To wan ema osemiyowa wach manyiso ji kaka digibed e winjruok gi Nyasaye.
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.
Kuom mano, wan e joote mag Kristo, kendo Nyasaye owuon ema wuoyo kodu kokalo kuomwa. Wakwayou ka wachungʼ kar Kristo, mondo uwinjru kod Nyasaye.
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.
Nyasaye noketo Jal mane onge richo obedo richo mondo kuome wabed joma kare mag Nyasaye.
