1 Corinthians 8
1 But concerning things sacrificed to idols, we know, (for we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love edifies.
Henu kuhusu fyakulya fafitolibhu sadaka kwa sanamu: Timanya ya kwamba “tete tabhoa tuyele ni maarifa.” Maarifa ghileta majifuno, bal upendo hujenga.
2 If any one think he knows anything, he knows nothing yet as he ought to know [it].
Ikiwa munu yeywoha yhela idhani kwamba imanya jambo fulani, munu oyu okona amanyilepi kama ikampasa kumanya.
3 But if any one love God, he is known of him):
Lakini ikiwa mmonga kati ya bhang anganili K'yara, munu oyu ijulikana ni muene.
4 — concerning then the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in [the] world, and that there [is] no other God save one.
Basi kuhusu kulya fyakulya fafitolibhu sadaka kwa sanamu: Timanyili kuwa “sanamu si kenu mu dunia eye,” na yakuwa ayelepi K'yara ila mmonga tu.”
5 For and if indeed there are [those] called gods, whether in heaven or on earth, (as there are gods many, and lords many, )
Kwa maana bhayele bhingi bhabhikutibhwa miungu ikiwa ni kumbinguni au duniani kama khela bhakiyele “'miungu ni mabwana bhingi.”
6 yet to us [there is] one God, the Father, of whom all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him.
ijapokuwa kwatete kuyele K'yara mmonga tu ambayi ni Dadi, fhenu fhoa fihomili kwa muene, nitete twiishi kwa muene, ni Bwana mmonga Yesu Kristu, ambayi kwa muene fhenu fhoa fiyele, ni kwa muene tete tuyele.”
7 But knowledge [is] not in all: but some, with conscience of the idol, until now eat as of a thing sacrificed to idols; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
Hata naha, ujuzi obho uyelepi mugati mwa khila mmonga. Badala yiaki, bhangi bhashiriki ibada sa sanamu muandi, na hata henu bhilya fyakulya efe kana kwamba ni khenu kakitolibhu sadakakwa sanamu. Dhamiri sabhene sipotosibhu kwa ndabha ni dhaifu.
8 But meat does not commend us to God; neither if we should not eat do we come short; nor if we should eat have we an advantage.
Lakini kyakulya kilotahee kututhibitisha tete kwa K'yara. Tete tibhabayalepi sana kama tibelili kulya, wala wema sana ikiwa tilili.
9 But see lest anywise this your right [to eat] itself be a stumbling-block to the weak.
Lakini muyelai makini ya kwamba uhuru wa muenga ukolokuya ndabha ya kumkwaza yayele dhaifu mu imani.
10 For if any one see thee, who hast knowledge, sitting at table in an idol-house, shall not his conscience, he being weak, be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to the idol?
Hebu fikirilai kwamba munu oyu ithibitika lepi hata muene ni muene alyai fhenu fafilolibhu sadaka kwa sanamu?
11 and the weak [one], the brother for whose sake Christ died, will perish through thy knowledge.
Henu kwa ndabha ya ufahamu wa yobhi wa ukueli juu ya asili ya sanamu, mhaja ni ndhombhobhu yayele dhaifu, ambayi kambhele Kristu afwili kwa ajili ya muene, iangamizwa.
12 Now, thus sinning against the brethren, and wounding their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.
Hivyo, pawifuanya dhambi dhidi ya mhaja ni ndhombhobhu ni kuzijeruhi dhamiri sa bhene sasujele dhaifu, mwitenda dhambi dhidi ya Kistu.
