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.
Allpa mangapi sumaj allicunata churashca shinami canchij
1Chaita yachashpami cai ruranataca, Dios ñucanchijta llaquishpalla cushcamanta, manataj saquishpa huillacunchij. 2Ashtahuanpish tucui ima pacalla, pinganayaj ruranataca saquircanchijmi, mana pita umashpa purinchijchu. Diospaj Shimitapish mana chagrushpami, cashcatataj rimacushcata alli huillanchij. Chashnami, Taita Dios ricucujpi, tucuicunata yuyaita japijta rimanchij. 3Ñucanchij huillacushca alli huillaica, chingarinaman ricujcunapajllami tapashca shina ricurin. 4Taita Dios ima shina cajta ricuchij Sumaj Cristomanta achijyachij alli huillaita ama entendichunca, cai pachapaj diosmi mana crijcunapaj yuyaitaca amsayachishca. 5Mana ñucanchij quiquinmantachu huillanchij, ashtahuanpish, ‘Jesucristoca Mandajmi’ nishpami huillacunchij. Ñucanchijca, Jesusmantami cancunata servijcuna canchij.
6Taita Diosmi amsata luz achijyachichun mandashca. Paillatajmi Jesucristopaj ñahuipi, Pai Dios sumaj cashcata ricushpa yachachun, ñucanchij shungucunata achijyachirca.
7Chashna cajpipish cai sumaj allitaca, allpa mangacunallaman rijchaj ñucanchijpimi charinchij. Chashna cashpami, ñucanchijca mana ima cashcata, Taita Dioslla tucuita rurai tucuj cashcata ricuchinchij. 8Ñucanchijta tucui laya llaquicuna japijpipish, mana mancharinchijchu. ‘¿Imataj tucusha?’ yuyacushpapish, imata rurana yuyai illajllaca mana canchijchu. 9Shujtajcuna pʼiñashpa llaquichicujpipish, mana shitashca canchijchu, pambaman urmajta huajtajpipish, mana ñuturinchijchu. 10Maita rishpapish, ñucanchij aichapi llaquita apashpaca, Jesusta huañuchishcatami ricuchinchij. Shinallataj Pai causarishcatapish, ñucanchij aichallahuantajmi ricuchicunchij. 11Jesús causarishcapish, ñucanchij huañunalla aichapi ricurichunmi, Jesusta caticushcamantaca punllanta huañuchishun nishca puricunchij. 12Chashnami ñucanchijtaca huañui catiracun, ashtahuanpish cancunaca causaiyujmari canguichij.
13Chashna cajpipish, Dios Quillcachishcapi: «Crishcamantami huillarcani» nicushca shinallatajmi, ñucanchijpish Espiritullataj crina yuyaita cujpi huillacunchij. 14Apunchij Jesusta causachij Taita Diosllatajmi, ñucanchijtapish Jesusta shinallataj causachinga. Chashna causachishpaca, Paillataj cancunandijta Paipaj ñaupajman pushana cashcatami alli yachanchij. 15Cancunata cʼuyashcamantami, cashna llaquicunata apacushpapish, mana cʼuyaipajta Taita Dios cʼuyaj cashcata huillacunchij. Mana cʼuyaipajta Dios cʼuyaj cashcata yachashpaca, achcacunami paita jatunyachingacuna.
16Chaimantami, ña saquishalla mana ninchij. Ñucanchij aicha urmaricujpipish, ñucanchij yuyaica punllantami mushujyaricun. 17Cunan caipi apacushca llaquicunaca ashacamallami, tucuringallami. Ashtahuanpish chai llaquicunamari ñucanchijtaca, tucuita yalli sumaj canaman chayachicun. 18Ñucanchijca, caipi tiyaj imapish ricushcallacunataca mana chaparacunchijchu, ashtahuanpish mana ricushcacunata rijsigrina yuyaillami canchij. Imapish ricushcacunaca ashacamallami, ashtahuanpish mana ricushcacunaca huiñaipajmi.
