Present Weakness and Resurrection Life
1Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves to everyone’s conscience in the sight of God. 3And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. 5For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 6For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,”4:6 Gen. 1:3 made his light shine in our hearts to give us the light of the knowledge of God’s glory displayed in the face of Christ.
7But we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this all-surpassing power is from God and not from us. 8We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; 9persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 10We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. 11For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that his life may also be revealed in our mortal body. 12So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.
13It is written: “I believed; therefore I have spoken.”4:13 Psalm 116:10 (see Septuagint) Since we have that same spirit of4:13 Or Spirit-given faith, we also believe and therefore speak, 14because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you to himself. 15All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is reaching more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow to the glory of God.
16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.
Honhom Mu Agyapade A Ɛwɔ Nkuku Mu
1Onyankopɔn nam nʼadom so de saa asɛm yi abrɛ yɛn na ɛno nti ɛmma yɛn koma ntutu. 2Yɛagyae kokoamsɛm ne aniwu nneyɛe nyinaa. Yɛnnaadaa na yentwa Onyankopɔn asɛm no ho nkontompo. Yɛnnaadaa obi mma onnye nea Kyerɛwsɛm no nkae no nni. Yegyaee saa aniwude no nyinaa. Yegyina Onyankopɔn anim kasa nti yɛka nokware ma wɔn a wonim yɛn no nyinaa gye di. 3Sɛ Asɛmpa a yɛka no yɛ ahintasɛm a, ɛyɛ ahintasɛm ma wɔn a wɔreyera. 4Wonnye nni, efisɛ ɔbonsam asɛe wɔn adwene. Ɔtwe wɔn fi hann a ɛhyerɛn wɔ wɔn so no ho; hann a efi Asɛmpa no mu a ɛfa Kristo a ɔte sɛ Onyankopɔn anuonyam no ho no. 5Ɛnyɛ yɛn ankasa ho na yɛka asɛm no fa. Yɛka Yesu Kristo ho asɛm sɛ ɔno ne Awurade no na yɛn nso Yesu nti, yɛyɛ mo asomfo. 6Onyankopɔn a ɔkae se, “Hann mfi sum mu nhyerɛn” no, ɔno na wahyerɛn wɔ yɛn koma mu ama yɛanya Onyankopɔn anuonyam ho nimdeɛ wɔ Yesu Kristo mu.
7Yɛte sɛ nkuku a wɔde agyapade asie mu. Tumi ankasa no fi Onyankopɔn na emfi yɛn. 8Yɛtaa hu amane, nanso wɔnsɛee yɛn. Mpo sɛ yenhu nea yɛnyɛ a yɛmpa abaw. 9Amane mu, Onyankopɔn ka yɛn ho, na sɛ wɔbɔ yɛn hwe fam a yɛsɔre bio. 10Mmere nyinaa yɛn nipadua no soa Yesu wu a owui no, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nʼabrabɔ bɛda adi wɔ yɛn mu. 11Yɛn asetena mu nyinaa, Yesu nti, yɛte hɔ ma owu, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nʼabrabɔ bɛda adi wɔ yɛn nipadua a ewu no mu. 12Eyi kyerɛ sɛ owu di ne dwuma wɔ yɛn mu na nkwa nso di ne dwuma wɔ mo mu.
13Kyerɛwsɛm no ka se, “Mekasae, efisɛ na migye di.” Saa honhom mu gyidi no ara so na ɛma yɛn nso yɛkasa, efisɛ yegye di. 14Yenim sɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔmaa Awurade Yesu sɔre fii awufo mu no bɛma yɛne Yesu asɔre na ɔde yɛn abɛka mo ho wɔ nʼanim. 15Mo nti na eyinom bɛba mu; na sɛnea Onyankopɔn adom no redu nnipa bebree nkyɛn no, saa ara nso na wɔbɛbɔ mpae ada Onyankopɔn ase de ahyɛ no anuonyam.
16Esiane eyi nti, yɛn koma ntutu. Ɛwɔ mu sɛ yɛn nipadua no reporɔw nkakrankakra de, nanso yɛn honhom no de, ɛsesa yɛ foforo da biara. 17Na saa ɔhaw kakra a yɛfa mu no de anuonyam a enni awiei a ɛboro saa ɔhaw no so no bɛbrɛ yɛn. 18Yɛmfa yɛn adwene nkɔ nneɛma a yehu so, na mmom, nneɛma a yenhu so na yɛde yɛn adwene kɔ. Nea wotumi hu no ntena hɔ nkyɛ, nanso nea wontumi nhu no tena hɔ daa.
