1 Corinthians 8
1 And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love builds up;
Lino atala azilyo zipayizigwa kuzikozyano: Tulizi kuti toonse tulijisi luzib. Iluzibo lulatutundumika, pesi luyando lulatuyaka.
2 and if anyone thinks to know anything, he has not yet known anything according as it is required to know;
Na umwi muntu uyeeya kuti ulizi chimwi, ooyo muntu tana kuziba mbuli mbweelede kuziba.
3 and if anyone loves God, this one has been known by Him.
Pesi na umwi wayanda Leza ooyo muntu ulaziba aanguwe.
4 Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one;
Nkiinkako atala akulya kuzipayilizidwe kuzikozyano: Tulizi kuti chikozyano chili muli eeyi inyika nchabiyo ngwabiyo akuti takukwe Leza pesi umwi.
5 for even if there are those called gods, whether in Heaven, whether on earth—as there are many gods and many lords—
Nikuba kuti nkubali bakali bakali kutegwa mbaleza, nikuba kujulu naba ansi ( mbuli mbubali bayingi “baleza” amubwini bwabo “bami”),
6 yet to us [is] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] all things, and we through Him;
nikubabobo kulindiswe kuli Leza umwi biyo Taatesu, nkuzyakazwida zintu zyonse alimwi nutuponena swebo, amwami numwi Jesu Kkilisito, akwinda mulinuwe zintu zyonse zilapona, alimwi swebo tuponena kulinguwe.
7 but not in all men [is] the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, until now, eat [it] as a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.
Aboobo, kuti luzibo olu taluli kuli boonse. Pesi kuti, chimwi chindi bakali kukomba chikozyano, alimwi bakalya kulya oku mbuli chintu chakapayizidwe kuzikozyano. Miyeeyo ili sofwede nkaambo ilikompeme.
8 But food does not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;
Pesi tensi kulya takukoyo twimikilila kuli Leza. Takukonzyi kubija na tetwalya zili mbubo na twalya.
9 but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the weak,
Pesi amuchenjele kuti lwangunuko lwenu lutabi chilebyo kuli wabo bakompeme kulusyomo.
10 for if anyone may see you that have knowledge in an idol’s temple reclining to eat, will not his conscience—he being weak—be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols?
Nakuti tutedi umwi wakubona, ulaluzibo, ulokulya mung'anda yazikozyano. Sa temizeezo ikompeme kuti abe amanjeezezya kukulya zipayizigwa kuzikozyano?
11 For the [one] being weak—the brother for whom Christ died—will perish by your knowledge.
Nkambo kumvwisisisya kwanu atala abube bwazikozyano, oyo ukompeme wabunyina ngwakafwida Kkilisito, wanyonyoonwa.
12 And thus sinning in regard to the brothers, and striking their weak conscience—you sin in regard to Christ;
Nchinchicho, nchimubisizya bakwesu akujaya miyeyo yabo ikompeme, mukubisizya Kkilisito.
