2 Corinthians 5
Berean Standard BibleTranslation
Berean Standard Bible
Biblia Takatifu (Swahili): New Testament portions
1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
1Maana tunajua kwamba hema hii ambayo ndani yake tunaishi sasa hapa duniani, yaani mwili wetu, itakapong'olewa, Mungu atatupa makao mengine mbinguni, nyumba ya milele isiyotengenezwa kwa mikono.
2For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,
2Na sasa, katika hali hii, tunaugua, tukitazamia kwa hamu kubwa kuvikwa makao yetu yaliyo mbinguni.
3because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.
3Naam, tunapaswa kuvikwa namna hiyo ili tusije tukasimama mbele ya Mungu bila vazi.
4So while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.
4Tukiwa bado katika hema hii ya duniani, tunalia kwa kukandamizwa; si kwamba tunataka kuuvua mwili huu wa kufa, ila tuna hamu ya kuvalishwa ule usiokufa, ili kile chenye kufa kimezwe kabisa na uhai.
5And God has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.
5Mungu mwenyewe alitutayarishia mabadiliko hayo, naye ametupa Roho wake awe dhamana ya yote aliyotuwekea.
6Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.
6Tuko imara daima. Tunajua kwamba kuishi katika mwili huu tu ni kukaa mbali na Bwana.
7For we walk by faith, not by sight.
7Maana tunaishi kwa imani, na si kwa kuona.
8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
8Lakini tuko imara na tungependelea hata kuyahama makao haya, tukahamie kwa Bwana.
9So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.
9Lakini jambo la maana zaidi, tunataka kumpendeza, iwe tunaishi hapa duniani au huko.
10For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.
10Maana sote ni lazima tusimame mbele ya kiti cha hukumu cha Kristo, ili kila mmoja apokee anayostahili kwa matendo aliyoyafanya wakati alipokuwa anaishi duniani, mema au mabaya.
11Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.
11Basi, sisi tunajua umuhimu wa kumcha Bwana, na hivyo tunajitahidi kuwavuta watu. Mungu anatujua waziwazi, nami natumaini kwamba nanyi pia mnatujua kinaganaga.
12We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.
12Si kwamba tunajaribu tena kujipendekeza kwenu, ila tunataka kuwapa ninyi sababu zetu za kuona fahari juu yenu, ili mpate kuwajibu wale wanaojivunia hali yao ya nje zaidi kuliko jinsi walivyo moyoni.
13If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.
13Ikiwa tumeonekana kuwa wendawazimu, hiyo ni kwa ajili ya Mungu; na ikiwa tunazo akili zetu timamu, hiyo ni kwa faida yenu.
14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
14Maana mapendo ya Kristo yanatumiliki sisi ambao tunatambua ya kwamba mtu mmoja tu amekufa kwa ajili ya wote, na hiyo ina maana kwamba wote wanashiriki kifo chake.
15And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.
15Alikufa kwa ajili ya watu wote, ili wanaoishi wasiishi kwa ajili yao wenyewe, bali kwa ajili yake yeye aliyekufa, akafufuliwa kwa ajili yao.
16So from now on we regard no one according to the flesh. Although we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.
16Basi, tangu sasa, sisi hatumpimi mtu yeyote kibinadamu. Hata kama kwa wakati mmoja tulimpima Kristo kibinadamu, sasa si hivyo tena.
17Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!
17Mtu yeyote akiungana na Kristo huwa kiumbe kipya, mambo ya kale yamepita, hali mpya imefika.
18All this is from God, who reconciled us to Himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation:
18Yote ni kazi ya Mungu mwenye kutupatanisha sisi naye kwa njia ya Kristo, akatupa nasi jukumu la kuwapatanisha watu naye.
19that God was reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, not counting men’s trespasses against them. And He has committed to us the message of reconciliation.
19Ndiyo kusema: Mungu, amekuwa akiupatanisha ulimwengu naye kwa njia ya Kristo, bila kutia maanani dhambi zao binadamu. Yeye ametupa ujumbe kuhusu kuwapatanisha watu naye.
20Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.
20Basi, sisi tunamwakilisha Kristo, naye Mungu mwenyewe anatutumia sisi kuwasihi ninyi. Tunawaombeni kwa niaba ya Kristo, mpatanishwe na Mungu.
21God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.
21Kristo hakuwa na dhambi, lakini Mungu alimfanya ahusike na dhambi kwa ajili yetu, ili sisi kwa kuungana naye, tupate kuushiriki uadilifu wake Mungu.
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