1 Corinthians 1
1 PAUL, a called apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Sosthenes a brother,
Paulusi, ava sumpwa kwa Jesu Kreste ku va muapositola che tanto ya Ireeza, mi ni Sosthene mukwetu,
2 to the church of God which is at Corinth, sanctified in Christ Jesus, to the called saints, with all those who invoke the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, both their’s and our’s:
kwi kereke ye Ireeza ya Makorinte, kwavo va va njolozwa ni Jesu Kreste, va supitwe ku va vantu va njolola. Tu ñolela vulyo vonse avo va supa izina lya Simwine Jesu Kreste mu zivaka zonse, Simwine wavo ni wetu.
3 grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Chishemo ni konzo zi ve kwenu kuzwilila kwe Reeza Muzazi wetu ni Simwine Jesu Kreste.
4 I give thanks to my God always on your behalf, for the grace of God which hath been given you in Christ Jesus;
Inako yonse ni litumela kwe Reeza wangu chenu vakeñi cha chishemo che Reeza chi va hewa kwenu cha Jesu Kreste.
5 that in every thing ye have been enriched by him, in all utterance, and all knowledge;
A vami tendi va vahumi mwi nzila zonse, ni mu zi wambo zonse ni nzivo yonse,
6 thus the testimony of Jesus hath been confirmed among you:
sina ha kuva pakiwa za Jesu Kreste zi ve zuzilizwa ku va zeniti mukati kenu.
7 so that ye have not been deficient in any gift; waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ:
Linu hanu ka mu vulite impo za luhuho sina ha mu lindile zi ungilwe za Simwine Jesu Kreste.
8 who shall confirm you to the end blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Ka wole ku mi koza ku twala ku ma manimani, kutendela kuti mu vule kusa swaviswa mwi zuva lya Simwine wetu Jesu Kreste.
9 Faithful is God, by whom ye have been called into communion with his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Ireeza u sepahala, ya va mi sumpi kuva mu chilikani cha Mwan'a kwe, Jesu Kreste Simwin”e tu.
10 Now I conjure you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no schisms among you; but that ye be perfectly united together in the same mind and the same sentiment.
Linu ni mi kumbila, vakwangu, che zina lya Simwine Jesu Kreste, kuti mwese mu zumina, mi kuti sanzi ku vi ni kauhano mukati kenu. Ni mi kumbila kuti mu kopane ha mwina che ngana yonke ni mutendo u swana.
11 For I have been informed concerning you, my brethren, by those of the family of Chloe, that there are contentions among you.
Imi iva vikwa munzila yi zuweka kwangu, va kwangu, cha vantu va Kloe kuti mitendo yavo yi tendahale mukati kenu.
12 Now this I observe, that one and another of you saith, I am indeed of Paul; but I of Apollos; but I of Cephas; but I am of Christ.
Chi ni wamba nje chi: zumwi ni zumwi kwenu ati, “ni wa Paulusi,” kapa “wa Apolosi,” kapa wa Kefasi; kapa ni wa Kreste.
13 Is Christ divided? was Paul crucified for you? or were ye baptised into the name of Paul?
Nji kuti Kreste u kauhene? Kana Paulusi ava kokotelwa ka chenu? Kana mu va kolovezwa mwi nzina lya Paulusi?
14 I thank God that I baptised none of you, except Crispus and Gaius;
Ni litumela kwe Reeza kuti kana ni va kolovezi nangati umwina kwenu, kunde a Krispusi ni Gaius.
15 that no man might say, I baptised into my own name.
Ku vavi vulyo ku tendela kuti ka kwina nangati umwina yo wamba kuti ava kolovezwa mwi nzina lwa ngu.
16 And I also baptised the household of Stephanus: besides these, I know not if I baptised any other person.
(Ni va kolovezi vulyo ni vezuvo ya Setefanisi. Kuzwaho, kanizi heva ni va kolovezi vamwi.)
17 For Christ sent me not to baptise, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of discourse, lest the cross of Christ should be slighted.
Imi Kreste kena avani tumi kwiza ku koloveza kono kwiza ku ruta linzwi. Kena avani tumi kwiza ku ku ruta cha manzwi a vutali vwa muntu, kutendela kuti chifapano cha Kreste sanzi chivuli ziho.
18 For the discourse, the subject of which is the cross, is indeed to those who perish, folly; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.
Imi ituto kuamana ni chifapano ivonisa vuholo kwavo va chi vafwa. Kono mukati kavo avo va kwete kuhaza Ireeza, ziho ze Reeza.
19 For it is written, “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the understanding of the intelligent will I make useless.”
Imi ku ñoletwe, “Mu ni sinye vutali bwavo vena vutali. Mu ni filikanye yi kutwisiso ya wina maano.”
20 Where is the sophist? where is the scribe? where is the inquisitive searcher after this world’s wisdom? hath not God turned into folly the wisdom of this world? (aiōn g165)
Winahi muntu muchinu? winahi muñoli? winahi Muwambi we nako zinu za sunu? Kena kuti Ireeza ava sanduli maano e kanda kuva isena intuso? (aiōn g165)
21 for since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
Kuzwila uko inkanda kena ivena maano akwi ziva Ireeza, ku va sangisi Ireeza chavo ziholeluli va sena va vena maano a ku ruta za ku lukulula avo va zumina.
22 For the Jews demand a miracle, and the Greeks seek wisdom:
Majuda va saka imakazo mi Magerike va saka maano.
23 but we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offence, and to the Greeks folly;
Iswe tukutaza Kreste ya va kokotelwa, chi sitataliso ku Majuda ni vuholo luli ku Magerike.
24 but to those who are called, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
Kono kwavo vava sumpi Ireeza, vonse Majuda ni Magerike, tu ruta Kreste ziho ni maano a Ireeza.
25 For this foolishness of God is wiser than men; and this weakness of God is stronger than men.
Imi vuholo luli vwe Reeza vwina vutali luli kuhita vwa vantu, mi ku vula ziho luli kwe Reeza ku kolete kuzamba kwa vantu.
26 For ye see your calling, brethren, that not many fleshly wise, not many men in power, not many men of high birth, are called:
Mu lole ipinzo zenu, vakwangu, kena vungi vwenu vena maano ena mazimo a vuntu. Kena vungi vwenu va vena ziho. Kena vungi vwenu va pepywa nenza.
27 but the foolish things of this world hath God elected, that he might confound the wise; and the feeble things of the world hath God elected, that he might confound the mighty;
Kono Ireeza ava keti zintu mwi inkanda zivoneka vuhole ku swavisa vatali. Ireeza ava keti zi sena ziho mwi inkanda ku swavisa vena ziho.
28 and the ignoble things of the world, and the despicable, hath God elected, and the things that are not, to bring to nought the things which are,
Ireeza ava keti zintu ze inkanda hansi ni zikendetwe. Ava keti vulyo ni zintu zi vonahala kuva zi sena tuso, ni zi sa kwina ni zina kwateni ava zitendi ku sa va za vutokwa.
29 that no flesh should glory in his presence.
Ava tendi vulyo kutendela kuti ka kwina yo swanela kuli katula havusu vwakwe.
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who hath been made to us of God wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
Vakeñi cha va tendi Ireeza, hanu twina kwa Jesu Kreste, ya va tendwa maano kwetu ke Reeza. Avavi yo shiyeme, yo njolwezwe, ni mu sumununwa.
31 that, as it is written, “He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.”
Che kalavo, sina linzwi ha li wamba, “mu siye yo liyemuna, ali nyemune mwi zina ya Simwine.”
