1 Corinthians 9
1 no to be free/freedom no to be apostle not! Jesus (Christ *K*) the/this/who lord: God me to see: see no the/this/who work me you to be in/on/among lord: God
Menne me ho ana? Menyɛ ɔsomafo ana? Minhuu Yesu yɛn Awurade ana? Na monyɛ me nsa ano adwuma wɔ Awurade mu ana?
2 if another no to be apostle but indeed you to be the/this/who for seal (me *N(k)O*) the/this/who apostleship you to be in/on/among lord: God
Na sɛ afoforo mpo nnye me nto mu sɛ ɔsomafo a, mo de, mugye me to mu saa. Sɛnea mo ankasa mo abrabɔ te wɔ Awurade mu no di ho adanse sɛ meyɛ ɔsomafo.
3 the/this/who I/we defence the/this/who I/we to investigate to be this/he/she/it
Sɛ nnipa ka me ho asɛm a, saa ɔkwan yi so na mefa yi me ho ano.
4 not no to have/be authority to eat and to drink
Minni ho kwan sɛ mʼadwuma nti wɔma me aduan di ma me nsu nom ana?
5 not no to have/be authority sister woman: wife to take/go around as/when and the/this/who remaining apostle and the/this/who brother the/this/who lord: God and Cephas
Minni ho kwan sɛ meyɛ nea asomafo a aka no yɛe no bi, sɛnea Awurade nuanom ne Petro yɛe, na meware Okristonibea de no ka me ho tu mʼakwan yi?
6 or alone I/we and Barnabas no to have/be authority (the/this/who *k*) not to work
Anaasɛ Barnaba ne me nko ara na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ adwuma de bɔ yɛn ho akɔnhama?
7 which? to battle one's own/private compensation once/when which? to plant vineyard and (out from *k*) (the/this/who fruit *N(k)O*) it/s/he no to eat or which? to shepherd flock and out from the/this/who milk the/this/who flock no to eat
Ɔsraani bɛn na otua ɔno ankasa ne ho ka? Okuafo bɛn na onni nʼafuw mu nnɔbae bi? Oguanhwɛfo bɛn na ɔnnom ne nguan a ɔyɛn wɔn no nufusu bi?
8 not according to a human this/he/she/it to speak or and the/this/who law this/he/she/it (no *N(k)O*) to say
Ɛnsɛ sɛ miti nhwɛso a ɛwɔ yɛn abrabɔ dedaw no mu, efisɛ Mmara no ka asɛm koro no ara.
9 in/on/among for the/this/who Moses law to write no to muzzle ox to thresh not the/this/who ox to concern the/this/who God
Yɛkenkan wɔ Mose Mmara no mu se, “Sɛ wode nantwi retiatia aburow so a, nkyekyere nʼano.” Nantwi ho asɛm na ehia Onyankopɔn ana?
10 or through/because of me surely to say through/because of me for to write that/since: since to owe upon/to/against hope the/this/who to plow to plow and the/this/who to thresh (the/this/who hope it/s/he *K*) upon/to/against hope (the/this/who *no*) to share
Anaasɛ na asɛm a ɔreka no fa yɛn ho ana? Nokware, wɔkyerɛw eyi de maa yɛn. Ɛsɛ sɛ onipa a ofuntum ne nea otwa aba no nyinaa yɛ wɔn adwuma sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, wobenya wɔn kyɛfa wɔ wɔn dwumadi no mu.
11 if me you the/this/who spiritual to sow great if me you the/this/who fleshly to reap
Yɛadua honhom aba wɔ mo mu na sɛ yenya wiase nnepa fi mo nkyɛn a, ɛdɔɔso dodo ana?
12 if another the/this/who you authority to share no more me but no to use the/this/who authority this/he/she/it but all to endure in order that/to not one hindrance to give the/this/who gospel the/this/who Christ
Na sɛ afoforo wɔ tumi sɛ wɔhwɛ eyinom anim fi mo nkyɛn a, so yɛn de, yenni tumi a ɛboro saa ana? Nanso yɛamfa saa tumi yi anni dwuma biara. Mmom yɛpenee biribiara so sɛnea yɛrensiw Kristo asɛmpa no ho kwan.
13 no to know that/since: that the/this/who the/this/who sacred to work (the/this/who *no*) out from the/this/who temple to eat the/this/who the/this/who altar to sit near/serve the/this/who altar to share
Munim sɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ asɔredan mu no nya wɔn aduan fi asɔredan mu, na wɔn nso a wɔbɔ afɔre wɔ afɔremuka so no nso nya wɔn afɔrebɔde.
14 thus(-ly) and the/this/who lord: God to direct the/this/who the/this/who gospel to proclaim out from the/this/who gospel to live
Saa ara nso na Awurade ahyɛ sɛ, ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔka asɛmpa no nya wɔn asetena fi mu.
15 I/we then (no *no*) (to use *N(k)O*) none this/he/she/it no to write then this/he/she/it in order that/to thus(-ly) to be in/on/among I/we good for me more: rather to die or the/this/who pride me (in order that/to *K*) (none to empty *N(k)O*)
Nanso memfaa saa kyɛfa yi mu biara nnii dwuma ɛ. Ɛnyɛ sɛ merekyerɛw mprempren sɛ mobɛyɛ saa nneɛma no ama me. Ɛno de, anka medi kan awu sen sɛ mɛma obi asiw me eyi ho kwan.
16 if for to speak good news no to be me pride necessity for me to lay on woe! (for *N(k)O*) me to be if not (to speak good news *N(k)O*)
Minni tumi sɛ mɛhoahoa me ho bere a meka asɛmpa no, efisɛ ɛyɛ ɔhyɛ ma me sɛ menka. Na sɛ manka asɛmpa no a, mehu amane.
17 if for voluntarily this/he/she/it to do/require wage to have/be if then unwilling management to trust (in)
Sɛ mifi me pɛ mu yɛ adwuma no a, na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ akatua anim. Nanso meyɛ no sɛ mʼadwuma, efisɛ, Onyankopɔn na ɔde ato me so.
18 which? therefore/then (me *N(k)O*) to be the/this/who wage in order that/to to speak good news free to place the/this/who gospel (the/this/who Christ *K*) toward the/this/who not to use up the/this/who authority me in/on/among the/this/who gospel
Ɛno de, na akatua bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ minya? Ɛyɛ ahohoahoade sɛ wobɛka asɛmpa no na wunnye hwee na wummisa kyɛfa biara nso.
19 free/freedom for to be out from all all I/we to enslave in order that/to the/this/who greater to gain
Mede me ho; menyɛ obi akoa. Nanso meyɛ me ho obiara akoa sɛnea mɛsakra akra dodow biara a metumi.
20 and to be the/this/who Jew as/when Jew in order that/to Jew to gain the/this/who by/under: under law as/when by/under: under law (not to be it/s/he *NO*) by/under: under law in order that/to the/this/who by/under: under law to gain
Bere a me ne Yudafo te no, meyɛɛ me ho sɛ Yudani, sɛnea mɛtwetwe wɔn aba me nkyɛn. Metenaa ase sɛnea Mose Mmara di me so, mmom na mankasa nhyɛ mmara no ase de, sɛnea mɛtwetwe wɔn a wɔhyɛ saa Mmara no ase aba me nkyɛn.
21 the/this/who lawless as/when lawless not to be lawless (God *N(k)O*) but under law (Christ *N(k)O*) in order that/to to gain (the/this/who *no*) lawless
Saa ara na mekɔfraa amanamanmufo mu no nso meyɛɛ me ho sɛ wɔn ara pɛ, sɛnea metumi atwetwe wɔn aba me nkyɛn. Eyi nkyerɛ sɛ minni Onyankopɔn mmara so; mehyɛ Kristo mmara ase.
22 to be the/this/who weak (as/when *K*) weak in order that/to the/this/who weak to gain the/this/who all to be (the/this/who *k*) all in order that/to surely one to save
Wɔn a wɔn gyidi yɛ mmerɛw no, meyɛɛ sɛ wɔn ara, sɛnea mɛtwetwe wɔn aba me nkyɛn. Meyɛɛ me ho sɛnea ɛfata biara maa nnipa nyinaa, sɛnea metumi afa ɔkwan biara a ɛbɛyɛ yiye so agye wɔn mu bi nkwa.
23 (all *N(K)O*) then to do/make: do through/because of the/this/who gospel in order that/to sharer it/s/he to be
Asɛmpa no nti na meyɛɛ eyinom nyinaa na manya mu nhyira bi.
24 no to know that/since: that the/this/who in/on/among stadium to run all on the other hand to run one then to take the/this/who prize thus(-ly) to run in order that/to to grasp
Munim sɛ mmirika akansi mu, mmirikatufo no nyinaa tu mmirika no bi, nanso wɔn mu baako pɛ na onya abasobɔde no. Enti tu mmirika no sɛnea ɛbɛma woanya abasobɔde no.
25 all then the/this/who to struggle all to self-control that on the other hand therefore/then in order that/to perishable crown to take me then incorruptible
Obiara a osi agodi mu akan no siesie ne ho yiye ma akansi no. Ɔyɛ saa sɛnea obenya ahenkyɛw a ɛrenkyɛ, nanso yɛn de yi de, ɛbɛkyɛ akosi daapem nyinaa.
26 I/we then thus(-ly) to run as/when no uncertainly thus(-ly) to box as/when no air to beat up
Ɛno nti na meretu mmirika kɔ mʼanim tee akowie no. Ɛno nti na mete sɛ okuturukuboni a ne kuturuku mfom no.
27 but to wear out me the/this/who body and to enslave not how another to preach it/s/he failing to be
Mebɔ mmɔden hyɛ me nipadua so na midi no nya, sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a, sɛ meka asɛmpa no kyerɛ afoforo a me nso merenyɛ nea ɛmfra.
