2 Abhakorintho 5
1 Chimenyele ati alabha obwikalo bwa musi bhunu echikala omwo obhunyamuka, chinayo inyumba okusoka Kunyamuanga. (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 Ni nyumba inu itakolewe kwa mabhoko go mwana munu, nawe ni nyumba yo bhuanga, mulwile. Kwo kubha echasibwa nichiligila okufwafibwa inyumba yeswe mulwile.
[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 Echiligila kulinu kwo kubha chafwafibwe chitalibhonekana chili tuyu.
When [God gives us(inc) our new bodies] [MET], our [spirits will have] [LIT, MET] bodies to live in [that will last forever].
4 Kwo mwanya chili munda ya iyema inu echasibwa nichitamililwa. Chitakwenda okufulilwa. kulwejo, echenda okufwafibwa, koleleki chiliya echokufwa chitule okumilwa no bhuanga.
[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 Uliya echoakolele eswe kwe chinu chinu ni Nyamuanga, unu achiyae eswe Mwoyo alabha mulago gwa chiliya echoechija.
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 Kulwejo mubhe no kwisimbagilisha siku jona. Mubhe na maso ati omwanya chili bhona ika chili mumubhili, chili kula na Lata bhugenyi.
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 Kwokubha echilibhata kwo kwikilisha, ati kwo kulola. kukwejo chili bhesimbagilisha.
While we [(exc)] live [here, we] do not have our [new bodies, but we are] trusting [that God will give them to us].
8 Nikubha kula okusoka mumubhili na ika amwi na Lata bhugenyi.
[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 Kulwejo echikola kubha lyeswe alabha chikabha ika amwi kula, chimukondeshe omwene.
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 Kwo kubha bhona echibhonekana imbele ye chitebhe cho kulamula cha Kristo, koleleki bhuli umwi atule okuyabwa jinu akolele kwe misango ejo akolele mu mubhili, jikabha jili ja kisi nolwo jili mibhibhi.
[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 Kulwejo, kwo kumenya amakanyo ga Lata bhugenyi, echikongya abhanu. Nawe kwokwo chili, echibhulisibwa abwelu na Nyamuanga. Eniikanya kubha eimenyekana ona mu bwiganya bwemwe.
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 Chitakubhasagaga kwimwe lindi okuchilola eswe kubha bhe chimali. Echibhayana emwe kwikuisha kulweswe, koleleki mubhega no gwo kubhasubya ku bhaliya abho abhekuisha okubhoneka nawe atali chiliya chilimo munda yo mwoyo.
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 Kwo kubha akabha chisalile, ni ku Nyamuanga. Na akabha chili kubwege bweswe bhukobhele, ni kulwemwe.
[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 Kwo kubha elyenda lya Kristo elichisigilisha, kwo kubha chili no bwiikanyo bwa linu: kubha omunu umwi afwiliye bhona, na kulwejo bhona bhafuye.
[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 Na Kristo afwiliye bhona, koleleki bhaliya abhoabhekala bhekale lindi kubwebwe. Nawe, bhusibhusi bhekale kubwaye unu afuye na should.
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 Kwo kubha linu, okwambila wolyanu chitakumulamula omunu okwingana no bhutulo bwa mwana munu, chaliga ao kubwambilo nichimulola Kristo ku linu. Nawe wolyanu chitakumulamula wona wona ku linu lindi.
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 Kulwejo, akabha omunu wona wona ali munda ya Kristo, unu ni chimogwa chiyaya. Emisango ja kala jaoeo. Lola jabheye miyaya.
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 Bhinu bhona bhinu ebhisoka Kunyamuanga. unu achisagishe eswe ku mwene okulabhila ku Kristo achiyaye emilimu jo bhusagisha.
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 Kutyo ni kwaika, Kristo, Nyamuanga asangisishe isi ku mwene, atabhabhalila bhikayo byebwe. Achibhikisishe eswe omusango gwo bhusagisha.
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 Kulwejo chili intumwa kulwa Kristo ni uti Nyamuanga aliga nakola okulembelesha kwae okulabhila kwiswe. Echibhalembesha emwe kulwa Kristo: “Mwisagishe ku Nyamuanga!”
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 Amukolele Kristo kubha isadaka kulwe bhibhibhi byeswe. Akolele kutyo chitule kubha bha Nyamuanga mu mwene.
[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.
