1 Corinthians 7
1 Now concerning the things of which ye wrote to me. It is good for a man not to touch a woman.
Lino ndakumbulunga makani ngomwalanjipusha mukalata yenu. Ee, caina mutuloba kubula kweba.
2 But because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.
Nomba pacebo cakufula kwabupombo, anu mutuloba uliyense abe ne mukashendi enka, nendi mutukashi abe nemulume wakendi enka.
3 Let the husband render the goodwill owed to the wife, and likewise also the wife to the husband.
Mutuloba akwanilishe ncito njabela mutuloba mung'anda, nendi mutukashi akwanilishe ncito njabela mutukashi mung'anda.
4 The wife has not the right of her private body, but the husband, and likewise also the husband has not the right of his private body, but the wife.
Mukashi liya ngofu pamubili wakendi sobwe, nsombi mulume eukute ngofu. Nendi mulume liya ngofu pamubili wakendi sobwe, nsombi mukashendi eukute ngofu.
5 Do not defraud each other except from agreement for a time, so that ye may have time for fasting and prayer. And come together again for the same thing, so that Satan not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Kamutakanishanga mibili yenu mung'anda. Ee ngacibeco namunyumfwana kwinseco kwa kacindi kang'ana, kwambeti mushe mano kukupaila. Panyuma pakendi ingamupitilisha kuyabilana mibili kwambeti Satana katamwelekeshani pacebo cakutekata myoyo kwenu.
6 But I say this from concession not from commandment.
Ncendambanga nikumusuminishowa, nteko kumutinga panshingo sobwe.
7 For I wish all men to be even as myself. However each man has his own gift from God, one in this way, and another after that.
Ninganyanda kwambeti bantu bonse nshinga nibalyeti njame, nomba Lesa walapa muntu uliyense cipo cakendi, naumbi cipo camushobo uyu, kayi naumbi cipo camushobo usa.
8 But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I.
Lino kuli babula kweba ne bamukalubingi, ndambanga ndeti bapitilishe kwikala bonka mbuli ame ncondekalanga.
9 But if they have no self-control they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn.
Nomba nankabela kucikonsha kulukanisha lunkumbwa lwabo, anu kabebani pakwinga caina kweba kupita kupenga nelunkumbwa.
10 And to those who are married, I do not command but the Lord. The wife is not to separate from her husband.
Kuli bantu bebana, mulawo ngondamupanga wabula kuba wakame nsombi ulafumunga ku Mwami nuwu, mukashi kataleka mulume.
11 But even if she separates, she shall remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to leave his wife.
Na umuleka mulume, kekalani mushike mpani ngaubweshana nemulume. Neye mulume kataleka mukashendi.
12 But to the rest I say, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and this woman consents to dwell with him, he should not leave her.
Kuli nabambi nteye Mwami lambanga nsombi njame. Muklistu weba mukashi wakunsa, nomba namukashi usumina kupitilisha kwikala nemulume, mulume katamuleka mukashendi.
13 And whichever woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, she should not leave him.
Cimocimo mukashi muklistu webwa kumulume wakunsa, nomba uyo mulume usumina kupitilisha kwikala ne mukashendi, mukashi katamuleka mulume.
14 For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified by the husband, then otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.
Pakwinga mulume wakunsa ukute kuba waswepa kuli Lesa cebo ca mukashendi Muklistu. Nendi mukashi wakunsa ukute kuba waswepa cebo camulume Muklistu. Necalabula kubeco, nshinga bana benu nebabula kuba baswepa, nomba lino mbuli ncocibele, bana benu bakute kuba baswepa.
15 But if the unbeliever separates, he shall separate. The brother or the sister has not been bound in such things. And God has called us to peace.
Nomba nawakunsa layanda kuleka muklistu, amuleke. Palico muklistu mutuloba nambi mutukashi wasunguluka. Lesa walamukuwa kwambeti mwikale ne buyumi bwa lumuno.
16 For how do thou know, O wife, whether thou will save thy husband? Or how will thou know, O husband, whether thou will save thy wife?
Obe mukashi muklistu ucinshi econi kwambeti nukamupulushe mulume? Nenjobe mulume muklistu ucinshi econi kwambeti nukamupulushe mukashobe?
17 Except, as God has distributed to each man, as the Lord has called each, so let him walk. And so I command in all the congregations.
Nikukabeco lekani uliyense ekale mubwikalo mbwalapewa ne Mwami Yesu, mbuli ncomwalikuba Lesa mpwalamukuwa. Iyi emilawo njonkute kwiyisha mumibungano yonse.
18 Was any man called circumcised? He should not become uncircumcised. Was any man called in uncircumcision? He should not be circumcised.
Namuntu lakwiwa ne Lesa kaliwapalulwa kendi, katasoleka kubeti nkapalulwa. Nicimocimo namuntu nkali kuba wapalulwa pacindi Lesa mpwalamukuwa katapalulwa sobwe.
19 Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, instead, the keeping of God's commandments.
Nambi muntu wapalulwa nambi wabula kupalulwa paliya cilipo sobwe. Nsombi cilayandikinga ni kunyumfwila Milawo ya Lesa.
20 Each man, in the situation in which he was called, in this he should remain.
Muntu uliyense apitilishe kwikala mbuli ncalikuba cindi ncalakwiwa ne Lesa.
21 Were thou called being a bondman? It should not concern thee. However if also thou are able to become free, take advantage of it instead.
Sena mwalikuba basha cindi ncalamukuwa Lesa? Kamutapenga! Nomba na mukuteko colwe ca kusunguluka sebenseshani colwe cilico.
22 For he who was called in the Lord a bondman is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise also he who was called a free man is a bondman of Christ.
Pakwinga muntu walikuba musha cindi Mwami ncalamukuwa, muntuyo kuli Mwami wasunguluka. Cimocimo uyo walikuba wasunguluka cindi Mwami ncalamukuwa nimusha wakendi Klistu.
23 Ye were bought with a price, become not bondmen of men.
Lesa walamuula ne mulo wapelu, neco kamutabanga basha babantu.
24 Brothers, each man, in what he was called, should remain in this before God.
Mobanse uliyense apitilishe kwikala pamenso pa Lesa kwelana mbuli ncalikuba cindi ncalamukuwa Lesa.
25 Now concerning the virgins I have no commandment of the Lord, but I give an opinion, as having obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.
Lino kwamba pa makani abatana beba ne kwebwa ngomwalalemba, ndiya mulawo wa Mwami sobwe. Nsombi ndamwambilinga kwelana ne kuyeya kwakame pakuba muntu washomeka muluse lwa Mwami.
26 I suppose therefore this to be good because of the present distress, that it is good for a man to be this way:
Pakuyeya shamakatasho alipepi kwinshika, ndayeyengeti caina muntu apitilishe kwikala mbuli ncabele.
27 Are thou bound to a wife? Do not seek separation. Are thou free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.
Sena ukute mukashi? Kotelekesha kumuleka. Sena njobe nkungulume? Kotelekesha kweba.
28 But also if thou did marry thou have not sinned, and if the virgin married she has not sinned. Yet such kind will have stress in the flesh, but I spare you.
Nomba na uyanda kweba paliya kwipisha kulipo sobwe. Kayi namulindu uyanda kwebwa neye paliya kwipisha kulipo sobwe. Nomba bantu bali mucikwati nibakacane mapensho mubuyumi bwabo, neco ndayandangeti kamutakacana mapensho alico.
29 But this I say, brothers, the time is shortened. It is the remaining, so that also those who have wives may be as not having,
Ncondamwambilinga mobanse nicakwambeti, cindi cilashala nicifupi. Neco kufuma cindi cino batuloba bali mucikwati babeti nkabeba,
30 and those who weep, as not weeping, and those who rejoice, as not rejoicing, and those who buy, as not possessing,
kayi abo balalilinga babeti nkabalalilinga, kayi abo balakondwanga babeti nkabalakondwanga, kayi abo balaulunga bintu bekaleti baliya bintu mbyobalaula,
31 and those who use this world, as not making full use, for the form of this world passes away.
abo balasebenseshenga bintu byapacishi pano, kabatabika myoyo yabo mubintu ibyo. Pakwinga cishi cino capanshi mbuli ncocilabonekenga nteti cikale cindi citali sobwe.
32 But I want you to be without worry. The unmarried man cares for things of the Lord, how he will please the Lord.
Lino ndayandishishinga kwambeti mube basunguluka kubishi kuyakamwisha. Nkungulume ukute kusha mano kubintu bya Mwami, pakwinga lelekeshenga kumukondwelesha Mwami.
33 But he who is married cares for things of the world, how he will please his wife.
Nomba mutuloba ukute mukashi ukute kusha mano kubintu byapacishi capanshi pano kuyeya cakumwinshila mukashendi kwambeti abe wakondwa.
34 And the wife and the virgin are differentiated. The unmarried woman is concerned for the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married is concerned for the things of the world, how she will please her husband.
Neco ukute kaliwekata pabili. Kayi nendi mutukashi wabula kwebwa nambi mulindu nendi ukute kaliwasha mano kubintu bya Mwami, pakwinga ukute kuyanda kulibenga kumubili ne kumushimu. Nomba mukashi webwa ukute kusha mano kubintu bya pano pacishi kuyeya ncelela kumwinshila mulume kwambeti abenga wakondwa.
35 And I say this for your own benefit, not that I may cast restraint upon you, but for what is respectable and assiduous toward the Lord, undistracted.
Ndambangeco kuyanda kumunyamfwa, nteko kumucalila byakwinsa sobwe. Ncondayandanga nikwambeti mwinsenga bintu byonse mwalumbuluka, kwambeti mulibengenga cakupwililila pakusebensela Mwami.
36 But if any man thinks to behave improperly toward his virgin, if it is past the best time, and so ought to happen, she should do what she wants, she does not sin, they should marry.
Na naumbi uyeyeti nkalenshinga cintu caina pakukanisha mwanendi mulindu kwebwa kumutuloba wa mumamikila, kayi uboneti mwanendi lapiti pamushimba wakwebwa, mulekeni ense ncalayeyenga, liya kwipisha sobwe, ngabebana.
37 But he who stands firm in his heart, not having necessity, but has power based upon his own will, and has decided this in his heart, to keep his own celibacy, does well.
Nomba na mutuloba uyeya mwine kwakubula kumukakatisha, kayi na miyeyo yakendi ifuma panshi pamoyo wakendi kwambeti nkasuni kumweba mulinduyu, kayi na ngacikonsha kwikata moyo wakendi, muntuyu neye lenshi cena.
38 And therefore he who gives in marriage does well, but he who does not give in marriage does better.
Neco mutuloba lebe mulindu ngwalikuba wamamikila lenshi cena, nomba neye utasuni kweba lenshi cena kupitapo.
39 A wife is bound by law as long a time as her husband lives, but also if the husband should sleep, she is free to be married to whom she desires, only in the Lord.
Mukashi wasungwa ku mulawo wacikwati mulume acibanga muyumi. Na mulume uluma bulongo, mukashi wasunguluka kwebwa ku mutuloba uliyense lamukondo, nomba uyo mutuloba wela kuba muklistu.
40 But she is more blessed if she remains this way according to my opinion. And I also seem to have Spirit of God.
Kuyeya kwakame nikwambeti ngawikala cena kupitapo naubula kwebwa. Ndayeyenga kwambeti nenjame nkute Mushimu wa Lesa.
