1 Corinthians 1
1 Paul, a called apostle of Jesus Christ, through the will of God, and Sosthenes the brother,
Pawulo, wakayiitwa aKkilisito Jesu kuti abe Mutumwa kwiinda mukuyanda kwaLeza, aSositinesi mukwesu,
2 to the Assembly of God that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called holy ones, with all those calling on the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place—both theirs and ours:
kumbungano yaLeza iliku Kkolinto, abo bakasalazigwa muliKkilisitu Jesu akwambwa kuti mbantu basalala, antoomwe aboonse bali mumasena oonse abayiita zina lya Mwami Jesu Kkilisito, ulingonguwe Mwami waboandiswe.
3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ!
Ngamube aluzyalo a lumunoluzwa kuli Leza Taata aMwami Jesu Kkilisito.
4 I give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was given to you in Christ Jesus,
Ndilumba Leza nkambo kandinywe nkaambo kaluzyalo lwaLeza olo Kkilisito Jesu ndwakamupa.
5 that in everything you were enriched in Him, in all discourse and all knowledge,
Wakamuchita bavubi munzila zyoonse, mukwambula koonse aluzibo loonse,
6 according as the testimony of the Christ was confirmed in you,
alimwi mbuli bukamboni atala aKkilisito mbubwa boneka kuti mbwamasimpe akati kanu.
7 so that you are not behind in any gift, waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ,
Aboobo tamubuli chipo chaMuuya mbumulindide chakulangila kuyubununwa kwaMwami wesu Jesu Kkilisito.
8 who also will confirm you to the end—unblamable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ;
Uyoomuchita kuti mukasyome chakumaninina kusikila kumamanino, ikuti mutakabi amulandu mubuzuba bwaMwami wesu Jesu Kkilisito.
9 faithful [is] God, through whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
Leza ulisyomekede, wakamwita kuti mukabilane aMwana, Jesu Kkilisito Mwami wesu.
10 And I call on you, brothers, through the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing you may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and you may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,
Lino ndamukumbila, nibakwesu, kwiinda muzina lyaMwami wesu Jesu Kkilisito, kuti moonse mulazuminana, akuti takuyoobi kupambukana antoomwe kamulamuzeezo umwi amakanze amwi.
11 for it was signified to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of Chloe, that contentions are among you;
Mbundakambilwa atala andinywe nobakwesu, kuzwa kubantu baKkuluzi ikuti kulikujatana akati kanu.
12 and I say this, that each one of you says, “I, indeed, am of Paul,” and “I of Apollos,” and “I of Cephas,” and “I of Christ.”
Ndilikwamba eechi: umwi awumwi waamba kuti, “Ime ndili wa Pawulo,” na kuti, “Ime ndili wa Apolosi,” na kuti “Ime ndili wa Sifasi,” na kuti “Ime ndili wa Kkilisito.”
13 Has the Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you immersed into the name of Paul?
Ani sa Kkilisito ulipambukene na? Ani Pawulo wakagankamininwa ndinywe na? Ani mwaka bbabbatisigwa muzina lyaPawulo na?
14 I give thanks to God that I immersed no one of you, except Crispus and Gaius—
Ndilumba Leza kuti takwe ngundakabbabbatizya pe, kunze kwa Kilisipasi aGayosi.
15 that no one may say that to my own name I immersed;
Eechi chakachitwa kuti kutabi waamba kuti mwakabbabbatizigwa muzina lyangu.
16 and I also immersed Stephanas’ household—further, I have not known if I immersed any other.
( Alimwi ndakabbabbatizya bang'anda yaSitefano. Kwiinda awo, tandikonzyi kuyeeya kuti kulibambi na mbindakabbabbatizya.)
17 For Christ did not send me to immerse, but to proclaim good news, not in wisdom of discourse, that the Cross of the Christ may not be made of no effect;
Nkaambo Kkilisito takandituma kuti ndika bbabbatizye pesi ikuti ndikakambawuke makani mabotu kutaamba amajwi abuchenjezu, mukuti chingano chaKkilisito chitakawubulwi nguzu zyacho.
18 for the word of the Cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us—those being saved—it is the power of God,
Nkaambo makani achingano chaKkilisito mbufubafuba kulabo balimukunyonyoka. Pesi akati kabaabo bafutulwa, ninguzu zyaLeza.
19 for it has been written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nothing”;
Nkaambo kulilembedwe kuti,”Ndiyomwayisya busongo bwabasongo. Ndiyokonga kumvwisisya kwabachenjede.”
20 where [is] the wise? Where the scribe? Where a disputer of this age? Did God not make foolish the wisdom of this world? (aiōn g165)
Ulikuli muntu musongo? Ulikuli mulembi? Ulikuli sikukazya wanyika eeno? Sa Leza takasandula busongo bwanyika kubufubafuba? (aiōn g165)
21 For seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.
Nkaambo nyika mubusongo bwayo teyakamuziba Leza, Leza wakabotelwa kuti afutule abo basyoma kwiinda mubufubafuba bwakukambawuka.
22 Since also Jews ask a sign, and Greeks seek wisdom,
Nkaambo maJuda bakumbila zitondezyo zigambya baGiliki bayandula busongo.
23 also we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,
Pesi tukambawuka Kkilisto wakagankaminwa, Nchilebyo kumaJuda alimwi mbufubafuba kulibaMasi.
24 and to those called—both Jews and Greeks—Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,
Pesi kulaabo Leza mbakayita, aantomwe baJuda abaGiliki, tukambawuka Kkilisito mbuli nguzu abusongo bwaLeza.
25 because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;
Nkaambo bufubafuba bwaLeza bulayinda busongo bwabantu, alimwi kukompama kwaLeza kulanguzu kwiinda bantu.
26 for see your calling, brothers, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
Amulange kwiitwa kwanu, nobakwesu teeboonse banu bakali basongo mbuli kunyama. Teeboonse banu bakali basinguzu. Teeboonse banu bakalizyedwe kabali bana babaami.
27 but God chose the foolish things of the world that He may put the wise to shame; and God chose the weak things of the world that He may put the strong to shame;
Pesi Leza wakasala zintu zifubafuba zyanyika kuti awusye nsoni basongo. Leza, wakasala echo chikompeme munyika kuti akawusye nsoni echo chilanguzu.
28 and God chose the base things of the world, and the things despised, and the things that are not, that He may make useless the things that are—
Leza wakasala echo chilansi alimwi chawuubulwa munyika. Alimwi wakasala zintu zitegwa takwe mbuzibede pe, kuti akazijosye ansi ezyo, zilangilwa kuti zintu loko.
29 that no flesh may glory before Him;
Wakazichita ezi kuti kutakabi nyama ilikankayizya kunembo lyakwe.
30 but out of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, and redemption,
Nkaambo kacheechi Leza nchakachita, lino mwaba muliKkilisito Jesu oyo utubeda busongo buzwa kuli Leza. Wakaba bululami bwesu, busalali, alununuko lwesu.
31 that, according as it has been written: “He who is glorying—let him glory in the LORD.”
Kuti kukabe mbuli mbukulembedwe kuti, “Na kuli ulikankayizya, alikankayizizye muMwami Leza.”
