1 Ŵakolinto 7
1 Sambano tulole imwanembele ila, kwambone ŵalume atame pangalombela.
With reference to the subjects about which you wrote to me: It would be well for a man to remain single.
2 Nambo kwaligongo lya chikululu, kila jwannume akole ŵankwakwe nsyene, nombe kila jwankongwe akole ŵankwakwe nsyene.
But, owing to the prevalence of immorality, I advise every man to have his own wife, and every woman her husband.
3 Ikusachilwa jwannume ŵapeje ŵankwakwe yaikuŵajilwa, iyoyopeyo ikusachilwa ni jwankongwe ŵapeje ŵankwakwe yaikuŵajilwa.
A husband should give his wife her due, and a wife her husband.
4 Jwankongwe nganakola ulamusi pa chiilu chakwe nsyene nambo ŵankwakwe, iyoyopeyo jwannume nganakola ulamusi pa chiilu chakwe nsyene ikaŵe ŵankwakwe.
It is not the wife, but the husband, who exercises power over her body; and so, too, it is not the husband, but the wife, who exercises power over his body.
5 Nkajimana, nambo njitichisyane kwa moŵa kanandi kuti nkole katema kambone ka kupopela. Nkakaŵa kwonegana sooni, Shetani ngasaika kunlinga kwakulepela kupililila.
Do not deprive each other of what is due — unless it is only for a time and by mutual consent, so that your minds may be free for prayer till you again live as man and wife — lest Satan should take advantage of your want of self-control and tempt you.
6 Maloŵe ganansalile nganigaŵa malajisyo, nambo nkukombola kusagula.
I say this, however, as a concession, not as a command.
7 Ngulajila ŵandu wose aŵeje mpela indite pakuŵa une, nambo jwali jose akwete ntulilo wakwe nsyene kutyochela kwa Akunnungu, jwine akwete ntulilo wu ni jwine akwete ntulilo aula.
I should wish every one to be just what I am myself. But every one has his own gift from God — one in one way, and one in another.
8 Nipele aŵala ŵangalombela ni kulombwa ni ŵawililwe ni achiŵankwawo, ngwasalila nyi, mbaya atame mpela mungutamila une.
My advice, then, to those who are not married, and to widows, is this: It would be well for them to remain as I am myself.
9 Nambo iŵaga mundu ngakukombola kulisiŵila, alombele. Ili mbaya kulombela ngaŵa kukolelwa ni msese.
But, if they cannot control themselves, let them marry, for it is better to marry than to be consumed with passion.
10 Kwa aŵala ŵamasile kulombana ngumpa malajisyo ga, ngaŵa gangu une nambo ga Ambuje, jwankongwe ngasalekana ni ŵankwakwe.
To those who are married my direction is — yet it is not mine, but the Master’s — that a woman is not to leave her husband
11 Nambo iŵaga alekengene atameje pangalombekwa, pane ajilane ni ŵankwakwe, iyoyo peyo ni jwannume ngasiŵaleka ŵankwakwe.
(If she has done so, let her remain as she is, or else be reconciled to her husband) and also that a man is not to divorce his wife.
12 Nombe kwa ŵane uneji nguti nyi, gelega ngaŵa malajisyo ga Ambuje, iŵaga jwannume akwete jwankongwe jwangankulupilila Kilisito ni jwankongwe jo akundile kutama ni ŵankwakwe, jwannume jo akasanleka ŵankwakwe.
To all others I say — I, not the Master — If a Brother is married to a woman, who is an unbeliever but willing to live with him, he should not divorce her;
13 Jwankongwe jwakwete ŵankwakwe ŵangakunkulupilila Kilisito ni jwannume jo akundile kutama ni ŵankwakwe, jwankongwe jo akasanleka ŵankwakwe.
and a woman who is married to a man, who is an unbeliever but willing to live with her, should not divorce her husband.
14 Pakuŵa jwele jwannume jwangakunkulupilila Kilisito akukundikwa ni Akunnungu kwa litala lya ŵankwakwe. Ni jwankongwe jwangakunkulupilila Kilisito akukundikwa ni Akunnungu kwa litala lya ŵankwakwe. Ikaŵaga yeleyo ŵanache ŵao akaliji mpela ŵanache ŵa ŵandu ŵangakwamanyilila Akunnungu nambo sambano akundikwe ni Akunnungu.
For, through his wife, the husband who is an unbeliever has become associated with Christ’s People; and the wife who is an unbeliever has become associated with Christ’s People through our Brother whom she has married. Otherwise your children would be ‘defiled,’ but, as it is, they belong to Christ’s People.
15 Iŵaga jwangakunkulupilila Kilisito jula akusaka kunneka njakwe jwali jwakukulupilila, munneche atende yeleyo, pelepo jwankongwe pane jwannume jwakunkulupilila Kilisito ngaakutaŵikwa. Akunnungu atuŵilasile uwe tutame mu chitendewele.
However, if the unbeliever wishes to be separated, let him be so. Under such circumstances neither the Brother nor the Sister is bound; God has called you to live in peace.
16 Pakuŵa nkwimanyilila uli mwe jwankongwe junkwakulupilila Kilisito panjipa chinkombole kwakulupusya ŵankwenu? Pane nkwimanyilila uli mwe jwannume junkwakulupilila Kilisito panjipa chimpakombole kwakulupusya ŵankwenu?
How can you tell, wife, whether you may not save your husband? and how can you tell, husband, whether you may not save your wife?
17 Mundu jwalijose ajendelechele kutama mu utame wapegwilwe ni Ambuje, atame mpela yatite kutama paŵaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu. Gelega ni gangwasalila ŵandu wose mu mipingo jose ja ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito.
In any case, a man should continue to live in the condition which the Lord has allotted to him, and in which he was when God called him. This is the rule that I lay down in every Church.
18 Iŵaga mundu ŵaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu ali aumbele, ngasalitesya mpela nganaumbala. Ni iŵaga mundu ŵaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu akanaŵe kuumbala, ngasaumbala.
Was a man already circumcised when he was called? Then he should not efface his circumcision. Has a man been called when uncircumcised? Then he should not be circumcised.
19 Kuumbala ngaŵa chindu ni ungaumbala ngaŵa chindu, nambo chindu chachikusachilwa chili kugakamulisya makanyo ga Akunnungu.
Circumcision is nothing; the want of it is nothing; but to keep the commands of God is everything.
20 Jwalijose asigalile iyoyo mpela iŵaliji paŵaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu.
Let every one remain in that condition of life in which he was when the Call came to him.
21 Ana mwaŵilanjikwe nli kapolo? Nkaikosya, nachiŵamuno nkwete lipesa lya kuŵa mundu jwanganintaŵikwa nambo ntumiye lye lipesa kupanganya yambone.
Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let that trouble you. No, even if you are able to gain your freedom, still do your best.
22 Pakuŵa jwele jwaŵilanjikwe ni Ambuje ali kapolo, jwelejo chaŵe jwalechelelwe ni Ambuje. Iyoyo peyo jwelejo jwaŵilanjikwe ali alechelelwe, jwelejo akuŵa kapolo jwa Kilisito.
For the man who was a slave when he was called to the master’s service is the Master’s freed-man; so, too, the man who was free when called is Christ’s slave.
23 Akunnungu ansumile kwa ntengo wekulungwa, ngasimma achikapolo ŵa ŵandu.
You were bought, and the price was paid. Do not let yourselves become slaves to men.
24 Achalongo achinjangu, mundu jwalijose ajendelechele kutama mu utame ulaula mpela iŵaliji paŵaŵilanjikwe, pakuŵa Akunnungu ali pamo ni ŵanyamwe.
Brothers, let every one remain in the condition in which he was when he was called, in close communion with God.
25 Sambano, nkati aila innembile kukwangu nkati ŵaliŵali pe ni ŵangalombela, une nganingola malajisyo kutyochela kwa Ambuje nambo nguŵecheta yeleyo mpela mundu jwakukulupilichika ni jumbochele chanasa cha Ambuje.
With regard to unmarried women, I have no command from the Master to give you, but I tell you my opinion, and it is that of a man whom the Master in his mercy has made worthy to be trusted.
26 Kwaligongo lya kulaga kunkulaga, une nguganisya kuti, ili yambone mundu atameje iyoyo yaali.
I think, then, that, in view of the time of suffering that has now come upon us, what I have already said is best — that a man should remain as he is.
27 Ana nnombele? Nkasaka kulekangana ni ŵankwenu. Ana nganinnombele? Nkasaka kulombela.
Are you married to a wife? Then do not seek to be separated. Are you separated from a wife? Then do not seek for a wife.
28 Nambo iŵaga chinnombele, ngankola sambi, ni mwali ŵalombwagwa, ngakola sambi, ŵandu ŵanti yele talaje mu umi wa pachilambo pa, nambo une ngusaka ganansimane gelego.
still, if you should marry, that is not wrong; nor, if a young woman marries, is that wrong. But those who marry will have much trouble to bear, and my wish is to spare you.
29 Achalongo achinjangu, ngusaka sale nyi: Katema kakasigalile kali kakajipi, kutandilila sambano aŵala ŵalombele aŵeje mpela ila nganalombela.
What I mean, Brothers, is this — the time is short. Meanwhile, let those who have wives live as if they had none,
30 Aŵala ŵakulila aŵeje mpela ngakulila. Aŵala ŵakusengwa aŵeje mpela ngakusengwa. Aŵala ŵakusuma aŵeje mpela ŵangali chindu.
those who are weeping as if not weeping, those who are rejoicing as if not rejoicing, those who buy as if not possessing,
31 Ŵakulichenjeusya ni indu ya pa chilambo pano aŵeje mpela ngaakulichenjeusya ni indu yo. Pakuŵa indu ya pa chilambo pano ikuŵandichila kupita.
and those who use the good things of the world as using them sparingly; for this world as we see it is passing away.
32 Ngusaka ŵanyamwe nkaŵa ni lipamba. Mundu jwangalombela akulichenjeusya ni masengo ga Ambuje, pakuŵa akusosa itajile pakwanonyelesya Ambuje.
I want you to be free from anxiety. The unmarried man is anxious about the Master’s Cause, desiring to please him;
33 Nambo jwannume jwalombele akulichenjeusya ni masengo ga pachilambo chi, pakuŵa akusosa itajile pakwanonyelesya ŵankwakwe,
while the married man is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please his wife;
34 nombejo asigalile pamalekano. Jwankongwe jwangalombekwa pane mwali akulichenjeusya ni masengo ga Ambuje kuti aliŵiche pa jika kwa chiilu ni mbumu kwa ligongo lya Ambuje. Nambo jwankongwe jwalombekwe akulichenjeusya ni indu ya pachilambo chi, pakuŵa akusosa itajile pakwanonyelesya ŵankwakwe.
and so his interests are divided. Again, the unmarried woman, whether she is old or young, is anxious about the Master’s Cause, striving to be pure both in body and in spirit, while the married woman is anxious about worldly matters, desiring to please her husband.
35 Ngusala yele kuti nankamusye, ngangusaka kummichila chakusiŵila, nambo ngusaka ntendekanye yaikusachilwa kuti nkombole kwatumichila Ambuje, kwa ntima umo ni nningwa umo.
I say this for your own benefit, not with any intention of putting a halter round your necks, but in order to secure for the Master seemly and constant devotion, free from all distraction.
36 Nambo mundu jwalijose iŵaga akuganisya kuti ngakumpanganyichisya yambone mwali jwantomele kwa kuleka kwalombela, ni aiwonaga kuti yaka ikupita, ni misese jakwe jikwatesya alepele kulisiŵila, atende yakuti pakusaka, alombane. Kwa kutenda yeleyo ngakutenda sambi.
If, however, a father thinks that he is not acting fairly by his unmarried daughter, when she is past her youth, and if under these circumstances her marriage ought to take place, let him act as he thinks right. He is doing nothing wrong — let the marriage take place.
37 Nambo jwannume jo asakaga nsyene pangakanganichiswa kuti ngaalombela, ni iŵaga ngaakwakolela misese achakongwe, jwelejo akutenda yambone pangannombela mwali jwantomele jo.
On the other hand, a father, who has definitely made up his mind, and is under no compulsion, but is free to carry out his own wishes, and who has come to the decision, in his own mind, to keep his unmarried daughter at home will be doing right.
38 Nipele jwele jwakulombela akupanganya yambone ni jwele jwangakulombela akupanganya yambone nnope.
In short, the one who consents to his daughter’s marriage is doing right, and yet the other will be doing better.
39 Jwankongwe jwalombekwe akutaŵikwa ni ŵankwakwe kwa katema kose ŵankwakwe ali ŵajumi. Nambo ŵankwakwe ajasikaga, akukombola kulombwa sooni ni mundu jwakunsaka, nambo jwannume jo aŵeje jwakunkulupilila Kilisito.
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives; but, if the husband should pass to his rest, the widow is free to marry any one she wishes, provided he is a believer.
40 Nambo inguti pakuganisya une, jwankongwe jo chasangalale kwannope iŵaga chatame iyoyo pangalombekwa. Syele sili nganisyo syangu, none nguganisya yakuti ngwete Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.
Yet she will be happier if she remains as she is — in my opinion, for I think that I also have the Spirit of God.
