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Eby’obugagga eby’omuwendo mu bibya eby’ebbumba

(A)Noolwekyo nga bwe tulina obuweereza buno bwe twaweebwa olw’okusaasirwa, tuleme kuddirira. (B)Twaleka ebikisibwa eby’ensonyi, nga tetutambulira mu bukuusa, wadde okukyamya ekigambo kya Katonda, wabula okuggyayo amazima nga bwe gali, nga tweraga eri buli ndowooza y’omuntu mu maaso ga Katonda. (C)Naye obanga ddala Enjiri yaffe ekwekeddwa, ekwekeddwa eri abo ababula. (D)Katonda w’emirembe gino yazibikira ebirowoozo by’abo abatakkiriza, obutabamulisiza njiri ey’ekitiibwa kya Kristo, ye nga kye kifaananyi kya Katonda. (E)Kubanga tetweyogerako wabula Kristo Yesu Mukama, naffe tuli baddu bammwe ku lwa Yesu. (F)Kubanga Katonda oyo ye yagamba nti, “Omusana gwake mu kizikiza,” ye yayaka mu mitima gyaffe, okuleetera abantu ekitangaala eky’okumanya ekitiibwa kya Katonda ekirabikira mu Yesu Kristo.

(G)Naye kaakano tulina ekyobugagga kino mu bibya eby’ebbumba, okulaga nti obuyinza bwonna bwa Katonda, so si bwaffe. Tunyigirizibwa erudda n’erudda, naye ne tutabetenteka. Ne tweraliikirira, naye ne tutazirika. (H)Tuyigganyizibwa, naye Katonda tatuleka. Tusuulibwa wansi, naye ne tutabetentuka, 10 nga tulaga okufa kwa Yesu bulijjo mu mibiri gyaffe, okufa kwa Yesu kulyoke kulabisibwe mu mibiri gyaffe. 11 Kubanga ffe abalamu tuweebwayo eri okufa olwa Yesu, obulamu bwa Yesu bulyoke bulabisibwe mu mibiri gyaffe. 12 Kale nno okufa kukolera mu ffe, naye obulamu bukolera mu mmwe.

13 (I)Bwe tuba n’omwoyo omu ow’okukkiriza, ng’ekyawandiikibwa bwe kigamba nti, “Nakkiriza noolwekyo kyennava njogera,” naffe tukkiriza, noolwekyo kyetuva twogera. 14 (J)Tumanyi ng’oyo eyazuukiza Mukama waffe Yesu, naffe agenda kutuzuukiza ne Yesu, era alitwanjulira wamu nammwe. 15 (K)Kubanga byonna biri bwe bityo ku bwammwe, okusiimibwa okwo bwe kweyongera okuyita mu bangi, n’okwebaza ne kulyoka kweyongera, Katonda n’agulumizibwa.

Okuba abalamu olw’okukkiriza

16 (L)Noolwekyo tetuterebuka, kubanga newaakubadde ng’emibiri gyaffe gifa, naye omuntu waffe ow’omunda adda buggya bulijjo. 17 (M)Kubanga okubonaabona kwaffe okutono okw’ekiseera ekya kaakano, kwongerayongera nnyo okututeekerateekera ekitiibwa eky’amaanyi eky’emirembe n’emirembe. 18 Noolwekyo tetutunuulira bintu ebirabika naye ebintu ebitalabika, kubanga ebintu ebirabika bya kiseera buseera, naye ebyo ebitalabika bya mirembe na mirembe.

Present Weakness and Resurrection Life

Therefore, since through God’s mercy(A) we have this ministry, we do not lose heart.(B) Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways;(C) we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God.(D) On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience(E) in the sight of God. And even if our gospel(F) is veiled,(G) it is veiled to those who are perishing.(H) The god(I) of this age(J) has blinded(K) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,(L) who is the image of God.(M) For what we preach is not ourselves,(N) but Jesus Christ as Lord,(O) and ourselves as your servants(P) for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”[a](Q) made his light shine in our hearts(R) to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.(S)

But we have this treasure in jars of clay(T) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God(U) and not from us. We are hard pressed on every side,(V) but not crushed; perplexed,(W) but not in despair; persecuted,(X) but not abandoned;(Y) struck down, but not destroyed.(Z) 10 We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus,(AA) so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.(AB) 11 For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake,(AC) so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12 So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.(AD)

13 It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.”[b](AE) Since we have that same spirit of[c] faith,(AF) we also believe and therefore speak, 14 because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead(AG) will also raise us with Jesus(AH) and present us with you to himself.(AI) 15 All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving(AJ) to overflow to the glory of God.

16 Therefore we do not lose heart.(AK) Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly(AL) we are being renewed(AM) day by day. 17 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.(AN) 18 So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen,(AO) since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 4:6 Gen. 1:3
  2. 2 Corinthians 4:13 Psalm 116:10 (see Septuagint)
  3. 2 Corinthians 4:13 Or Spirit-given