1 Corinthians 1
1 Paul, [a] called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,
Mimi Paulo, niliyeitwa kuwa mtume wa Kristo Yesu kwa mapenzi ya Mungu, na ndugu Sosthene,
2 to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to [those] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:
tunawaandikia ninyi mlio kanisa la Mungu huko Korintho. Ninyi mmefanywa watakatifu katika kuungana na Kristo Yesu, mkaitwa muwe watu wa Mungu, pamoja na watu wote popote wanaomwomba Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo aliye Bwana wao na wetu pia.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.
Nawatakieni neema na amani kutoka kwa Mungu Baba yetu na Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
4 I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;
Ninamshukuru Mungu wangu daima kwa ajili yenu kwa sababu amewatunukia ninyi neema yake kwa njia ya Kristo Yesu.
5 that in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word [of doctrine], and all knowledge,
Maana, kwa kuungana na Kristo mmetajirishwa katika kila kitu. Mmejaliwa elimu yote na uwezo wote wa kuhubiri,
6 (according as the testimony of the Christ has been confirmed in you, )
kwani, ujumbe juu ya Kristo umethibitishwa ndani yenu,
7 so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
hata hampungukiwi kipaji chochote cha kiroho mkiwa mnangojea kufunuliwa kwake Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
8 who shall also confirm you to [the] end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Yeye atawaimarisha ninyi mpaka mwisho mpate kuonekana bila hatia Siku ile ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
9 God [is] faithful, by whom ye have been called into [the] fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Mungu ni mwaminifu; yeye aliwaita ninyi muwe na umoja na Mwanae Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.
10 Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.
Ndugu, ninawasihi kwa jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo: pataneni nyote katika kila jambo msemalo; yasiweko mafarakano kati yenu; muwe na fikira moja na nia moja.
11 For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of [the house of] Chloe, that there are strifes among you.
Ndugu zangu, habari nilizopata kutoka kwa watu kadhaa wa jamaa ya Kloe, zaonyesha wazi kwamba kuna kutoelewana kati yenu.
12 But I speak of this, that each of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.
Nataka kusema hivi: kila mmoja anasema chake: mmoja husema, “Mimi ni wa Paulo,” mwingine: “Mimi ni wa Apolo,” mwingine: “Mimi ni wa Kefa,” na mwingine: “Mimi ni wa Kristo,”.
13 Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?
Je, Kristo amegawanyika? Je, Paulo ndiye aliyesulubiwa kwa ajili yenu? Au je, mlibatizwa kwa jina la Paulo?
14 I thank God that I have baptised none of you, unless Crispus and Gaius,
Namshukuru Mungu kwamba sikumbatiza mtu yeyote miongoni mwenu isipokuwa tu Krispo na Gayo.
15 that no one may say that I have baptised unto my own name.
Kwa hiyo hakuna awezaye kusema amebatizwa kwa jina langu.
16 Yes, I baptised also the house of Stephanas; for the rest I know not if I have baptised any other.
(Samahani, nilibatiza pia jamaa ya Stefana; lakini zaidi ya hawa, sidhani kama nilimbatiza mtu mwingine yeyote.)
17 For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.
Kristo hakunituma kubatiza, bali kuhubiri Habari Njema; tena, niihubiri bila kutegemea maarifa ya hotuba za watu kusudi nguvu ya kifo cha Kristo msalabani isibatilishwe.
18 For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God's power.
Maana ujumbe kuhusu kifo cha Kristo msalabani ni jambo la kipumbavu kwa wale walio katika mkumbo wa kupotea, lakini kwetu sisi tulio katika njia ya wokovu ujumbe huo ni nguvu ya Mungu.
19 For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.
Maana Maandiko Matakatifu yasema: “Nitaiharibu hekima yao wenye hekima, na elimu ya wataalamu nitaitupilia mbali.”
20 Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (aiōn g165)
Yu wapi basi, mwenye hekima? Yu wapi basi, mwalimu wa Sheria? Naye bingwa wa mabishano wa nyakati hizi yuko wapi? Mungu ameifanya hekima ya ulimwengu kuwa upumbavu. (aiōn g165)
21 For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God, God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.
Maana, kadiri ya hekima ya Mungu, watu hawawezi kumjua Mungu kwa njia ya hekima yao wenyewe. Badala yake, Mungu amependa kuwaokoa wale wanaoamini kwa njia ya kile ambacho wenye hekima wanakiona kuwa ni upumbavu, yaani ujumbe tunaohubiri.
22 Since Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom;
Wayahudi wanataka ishara, na Wagiriki wanatafuta hekima;
23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;
lakini sisi tunamhubiri Kristo aliyesulubiwa. Kwa Wayahudi jambo hili ni kikwazo, na kwa watu wa mataifa ni upumbavu;
24 but to those that [are] called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ God's power and God's wisdom.
lakini kwa wale walioitwa, Wayahudi kwa Wagiriki, Kristo ni nguvu ya Mungu na hekima ya Mungu.
25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Maana kinachoonekana kuwa ni upumbavu wa Mungu, kina busara zaidi kuliko hekima ya binadamu; na kinachoonekana kuwa ni udhaifu wa Mungu, kina nguvu zaidi kuliko nguvu za binadamu.
26 For consider your calling, brethren, that [there are] not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.
Ndugu, kumbukeni wakati mlipoitwa: wengi wenu hawakuwa wenye hekima hata kwa fikira za binadamu; wengi hawakuwa wenye nguvu au watu wa tabaka ya juu.
27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things;
Ndiyo kusema, Mungu aliyachagua yale ambayo ulimwengu huyaona ni upumbavu, ili awaaibishe wenye hekima; na aliyachagua yale ambayo ulimwengu huyaona ni dhaifu, ili awaaibishe wenye nguvu.
28 and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, [and] things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;
Mungu ameyachagua yale ambayo kwa fikira za dunia ni mambo yaliyo duni na yanayodharauliwa, mambo ambayo hata hayakuwako, ili kwa hayo ayafutilie mbali yale ambayo kwa fikira za binadamu ni mambo ya maana.
29 so that no flesh should boast before God.
Basi, hakuna mtu awezaye kujivunia chochote mbele ya Mungu.
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;
Mungu mwenyewe ndiye aliyewaunganisha ninyi na Kristo Yesu. Mungu amemfanya Kristo awe hekima yetu; kwa njia yake sisi tunapatanishwa na Mungu, tunakuwa watu wake Mungu na kukombolewa.
31 that according as it is written, He that boasts, let him boast in [the] Lord.
Basi, kama yasemavyo Maandiko Matakatifu: “Mwenye kutaka kujivuna, basi, na ajivunie kazi ya Bwana.”
