2 VaKorinde 5

¹Nokuti tinoziva kuti kana imba yedu yenyika, tabhernakeri yedu, ichiputswa, tinechakavakwa chinobva kunaMwari, imba isina kuvakwa namavoko, isingaperi, iri kudenga.For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

²Nokuti tinogomera vo mairi, tichishuva kuti tifukidzwe neimba yedu inobva kudenga;For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven:

³kuti kana takafukidzwa hedu, hatingawanikwi tisina chatakafuka.If so be that being clothed we shall not be found naked.

⁴Nokuti nesu, tiri mutabhernakeri iyi tinogomera, tichiremerwa; tisingadi kuti tikutunurwe, asi kuti tifukidzwe, kuti chinofa chemedzwe novupenyu.For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.

⁵Zvino, uyo wakatigadzirira chinhu ichi ndiMwari, wakatipa vo rubatso rwoMweya.Now he that hath wrought us for the selfsame thing is God, who also hath given unto us the earnest of the Spirit.

⁶Naizvozvo tinotsunga moyo nguva dzose, tichiziva kuti kana tichigara mumuviri hatigari kunaShe;Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord:

⁷nokuti tinofamba nokutenda, hatifambi nokuvona;(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

⁸tinotsunga moyo vo, tichiti zvirinani tirege kugara pamuviri, kuti tigare kunaShe.We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

⁹Saka tinoshingaira kuti timufadze iye, kunyange tichigaramo, kunyange tisingagarimo.Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.

¹⁰Nokuti isu tose tinofanira kuratidzwa pamberi pechigaro chokutonga chaKristu;kuti mumwe nomumwe apiwe zvaakaita nomuviri, sezvaakaita, kana zvakanaka kana zvakaipa.For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things done in his body, according to that he hath done, whether it be good or bad.

¹¹Naizvozvo zvatinoziva kutya kwaShe, tinogombedzera vanhu; asi tinoratidzwa hedu kunaMwari; vuye zvino ndinoti dai tichiratidzwa vo pahana dzenyu.Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences.

¹²Hatizvirumbidzi zve kwamuri, asi tinokupai nzira yokurumbidza nokuda kwedu, kuti mugone kupindura avo vanovimba nezvinovonekwa, vasingavimbi nezvomoyo.For we commend not ourselves again unto you, but give you occasion to glory on our behalf, that ye may have somewhat to answer them which glory in appearance, and not in heart.

¹³Nokuti kana tichipenga, takadaro nokuda kwaMwari; kana tiri vanhu kwavo, takadaro nokuda kwenyu.For whether we be beside ourselves, it is to God: or whether we be sober, it is for your cause.

¹⁴Nokuti rudo rwaKristu runotimanikidza; zvatinoziva chinhu ichi kuti mumwe wakafira vose, zvino vose vakafa;For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead:

¹⁵zvino iye wakafira vose, kuti avo vanorarama varege kuzozviraramira ivo, asi uyo wakafa nokumutswa nokuda kwavo.And that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again.

¹⁶Naizvozvo, kubvira zvino hatitongozivi munhu panyama; vuye kunyange takaziva Kristu panyama, kubvira zvino hatichamuzivi saizvozvo.Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more.

¹⁷Saka kana munhu ari munaKristu, wava chisikwa chitsva, zvinhu zvakare zvapfuvura; tarirai, zvose zvava zvitsva.Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

¹⁸Asi zvinhu zvose zvakabva kunaMwari, wakatiyananisa naye naJesu Kristu, akatipa kushumira kwokuyananisa;And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;

¹⁹ndiko kuti Mwari wakanga achiyananisa nyika naye munaKristu akasavaverengera kudarika kwavo, akatipa isu shoko rokuyananisa.To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.

²⁰Naizvozvo tiri nhume nokuda kwaKristu, Mwari saanenge achikumbira zvikuru nesu; tinokumbira nokuda kwaKristu, tichiti: Yananiswai naMwari.Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.

²¹Uyo, wakanga asingazivi zvivi, wakamuita kuti ave zvivi nokuda kwedu; kuti isu tive kururama kwaMwari maari.For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.