2 Corinthians 4 (NMM)

1Kwa hiyo, kwa kuwa tuna huduma hii kwa rehema za Mungu, hatukati tamaa.Therefore, since God in His mercy has given us this ministry, we do not lose heart.

2Lakini tumekataa mambo ya siri na ya aibu; hatufuati njia za udanganyifu, wala kulichanganya neno la Mungu na uongo. Kinyume cha hayo, tunadhihirisha kweli waziwazi na kujitambulisha wenyewe kwenye dhamiri ya kila mtu mbele za Mungu.Instead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.

3Hata nayo Injili yetu kama imetiwa utaji, ni kwa wale tu wanaopotea.And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing.

4Kwa habari yao, mungu wa dunia hii amepofusha akili za wasioamini, ili wasione nuru ya Injili ya utukufu wa Al-Masihi, aliye sura ya Mungu.The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.

5Kwa maana hatujihubiri sisi wenyewe, ila tunamhubiri Isa Al-Masihi kuwa ni Bwana, na sisi ni watumishi wenu kwa ajili ya Isa.For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.

6Kwa kuwa Mungu, yeye aliyesema, “Nuru na ing’ae gizani,” ameifanya nuru yake ing’ae mioyoni mwetu ili kutupatia nuru ya maarifa ya utukufu wa Mungu katika uso wa Al-Masihi.For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” made His light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

7Lakini tunayo hazina hii katika vyombo vya udongo, ili ijulikane wazi kwamba uwezo huu wa ajabu unatoka kwa Mungu, wala si kwetu.Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

8Twataabika kila upande lakini hatuangamizwi; twaona wasiwasi lakini hatukati tamaa;We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

9twateswa lakini hatuachwi; twatupwa chini lakini hatupondwi.persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

10Siku zote twachukua katika mwili kufa kwake Isa ili uzima wa Isa uweze kudhihirishwa katika miili yetu.We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

11Kwa maana sisi tulio hai siku zote tumetolewa tufe kwa ajili ya Isa, ili uzima wake upate kudhihirishwa katika mwili wetu upatikanao na mauti.For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.

12Hivyo basi, mauti inatenda kazi ndani yetu, bali uzima unatenda kazi ndani yenu.So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

13Imeandikwa, “Niliamini, kwa hiyo nimesema.” Kwa roho yule yule wa imani pia tuliamini na hivyo tunasema,And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

14kwa sababu tunajua kwamba yeye aliyemfufua Bwana Isa kutoka kwa wafu atatufufua sisi pia pamoja na Isa na kutuleta sisi pamoja nanyi mbele zake.knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.

15Haya yote ni kwa faida yenu, ili neema ile inavyowafikia watu wengi zaidi na zaidi ipate kusababisha shukrani nyingi kwa utukufu wa Mungu.All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.

16Kwa hiyo, hatukati tamaa. Ingawa utu wetu wa nje unachakaa, utu wetu wa ndani unafanywa upya siku kwa siku.Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

17Kwa maana dhiki yetu nyepesi iliyo ya kitambo inatutayarisha kwa ajili ya utukufu wa milele unaozidi kuwa mwingi kupita kiasi.For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

18Kwa hivyo hatuangalii yale yanayoonekana, bali yale yasiyoonekana. Kwa maana yale yanayoonekana ni ya kitambo tu, bali yale yasiyoonekana ni ya milele.So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

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