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)

Tulumanyile ingave uvutamo vwa nkhilunga ikyututama umu ginangikha, tulinayo inyumba ukhuhuma khwa Nguluve. Yu nyumba iyu sayinchangiwa na mavokho ga vanu, yu nyumba ya sikhu joni kukyanya. (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].

Ulwakhuva mu hema ili twitamiwa, twinogwa ukhufwata ukwa khutama khukyanya.

3 When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].

Vu twinogwa evi ulwakuva ukhufwala satukhavonekhe ukuva vuvule.

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].

Lweli vutuligati mu hema ili, twifamwa vwutugatile. Santwinogwa ukhufuliwa. Pwu twinogwa, ukhufwalinchiwa, pwu ikifwile tumila nu vwumi.

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].

Uvi atuvikhile ufwe kwu khinu ikhi vi Nguluve, uvyatupile ufwe Umepo ndu lwidihano lwa kitu ikyu ya khave kwikwicho.

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].

Pwu lino muve na makha ifigono fyoni. Muve miho ukhuta unsikhi vwu lulikukhaya khi mbili, tulikhutali nu Nkuludeva.

7 While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].

Ulwakhuva tugenda nu lwidikho sio khwa khulola.

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].

Pwu lino lulina makha. Huba tuve kutali ukhuhuma khumbili na kukhaya paninie nu nkuludeva.

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.

Pwu tuvomba uvunogwe wetu, vutwiva kukhaya aukhuvutali tung'ovosye umwene.

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.

Ulwakhuva twivoni tuvonekhage kuvolongolo kwu khigoda ikhya vuhigi ikya Kristi, pwu khila munu upulile ikhinogelanile kwu mbombo inchivombekha khi mbili, khuve khu vononu au khuvuvivi.

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.

Pwu ukhulumanya uvudwachi vwa nkuludeva, tukhuvavula avanu. Umu tuvelile, ivonekha vuvule nu Nguluve. Luhuvilo ukhuva vukhulumanya mnyivoneho nchinyo.

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].

Satwigela ukhuvasonga umwe khange ukhutulola ufwe ukhuva vayilweli. Pwu tukhuvapa umwe ulwakhuva ulwiginio khuliufwe, mvinchage gakhuvavula khuvala avikhiginia mkuvonekha khikhyo sakhili munumbula.

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.

Ulwakhuva ingave tunchumbile nu luhala khunongwa ya Nguluve. Ingave khwutule kuluhala lwito ulunonu ulwito.

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.

Ulwakhuva ulugano lwa risti lukhutukwegelencha: ulwakhuva tulinuvwa yilweli nili ukhuta umunu yumo afwile khu nongwa icha vone pwulino voni vafwile.

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.

Nu Unkristi afwile khunongwa ncha voni, pwu khuta vala avitama valekhe khange kwa ajili ya vene. Pwu vatamage navene uvyavile afwile nukhunchukha.

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.

Pwu lino, ukhutengula lino nukulutelila satukhung'iga umunu ukhukongana ni ikhigelelo kya munu, ndayive khunsa na tulikhundola uKristi ndulu. Lino satukhungiga umunu yoyoni khange.

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].

Pwu lino, ingave umunu yoyoni aligati mwa Kristi, umwene avile munu impya. Agakhatale galutile. Lola, gavile mapya.

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.

Ifinu fyoni ifi fihuma khwa Nguluve. Atunonchinche ufwe kwu mwene ukhugendela khwa Kristi, atupile imbombo ya kusayania.

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.

Ukhu khu nchova mwa Kristi, Unguluve ikhutusayania ni khilunga khwu mwene, mlekhe ukhu inongwa ncha vene. Ivika khulyufwe ilimenyu lya kusayania.

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.

Pwa tuhaliwe ndi g'wa gilinchiwa va Kristi, ukhuta Unguluve alikhuluta khuvulongolo(lufaa) ya mwene ukhugendelela kulyufwe. Tukhuvadova umwe ukhugendela mwa Kristi: “Msayane nu Nguluve!”

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.

Akhambikha uKristi ukhuva nekhelo khu nungwa nchito. Umwene visatule inongwa. Avombile evo tuvombe uvwa yilweli vwa Nguluve khumwene.