1 Corinthians 7
1 Now concerning the matters about which you wrote to me: “It is good for a man not to touch a woman.”
Sambano tulole imwanembele ila, kwambone ŵalume atame pangalombela.
2 But because of the cases of fornication, each man should have his own wife, and each woman should have her own husband.
Nambo kwaligongo lya chikululu, kila jwannume akole ŵankwakwe nsyene, nombe kila jwankongwe akole ŵankwakwe nsyene.
3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
Ikusachilwa jwannume ŵapeje ŵankwakwe yaikuŵajilwa, iyoyopeyo ikusachilwa ni jwankongwe ŵapeje ŵankwakwe yaikuŵajilwa.
4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
Jwankongwe nganakola ulamusi pa chiilu chakwe nsyene nambo ŵankwakwe, iyoyopeyo jwannume nganakola ulamusi pa chiilu chakwe nsyene ikaŵe ŵankwakwe.
5 Do not deprive one another, except by mutual consent for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to fasting and prayer and then come together again so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.
Nkajimana, nambo njitichisyane kwa moŵa kanandi kuti nkole katema kambone ka kupopela. Nkakaŵa kwonegana sooni, Shetani ngasaika kunlinga kwakulepela kupililila.
6 Now I say this as a concession, not as a command.
Maloŵe ganansalile nganigaŵa malajisyo, nambo nkukombola kusagula.
7 For I wish that all people were as I am. But each has his own gift from God, one person in this manner and another in that manner.
Ngulajila ŵandu wose aŵeje mpela indite pakuŵa une, nambo jwali jose akwete ntulilo wakwe nsyene kutyochela kwa Akunnungu, jwine akwete ntulilo wu ni jwine akwete ntulilo aula.
8 Now to the unmarried and the widows I say: It is good for them if they remain even as I am.
Nipele aŵala ŵangalombela ni kulombwa ni ŵawililwe ni achiŵankwawo, ngwasalila nyi, mbaya atame mpela mungutamila une.
9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
Nambo iŵaga mundu ngakukombola kulisiŵila, alombele. Ili mbaya kulombela ngaŵa kukolelwa ni msese.
10 Now to the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband
Kwa aŵala ŵamasile kulombana ngumpa malajisyo ga, ngaŵa gangu une nambo ga Ambuje, jwankongwe ngasalekana ni ŵankwakwe.
11 (but if she does separate, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and a husband must not divorce his wife.
Nambo iŵaga alekengene atameje pangalombekwa, pane ajilane ni ŵankwakwe, iyoyo peyo ni jwannume ngasiŵaleka ŵankwakwe.
12 Now to the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and she consents to dwell with him, he must not divorce her.
Nombe kwa ŵane uneji nguti nyi, gelega ngaŵa malajisyo ga Ambuje, iŵaga jwannume akwete jwankongwe jwangankulupilila Kilisito ni jwankongwe jo akundile kutama ni ŵankwakwe, jwannume jo akasanleka ŵankwakwe.
13 And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he consents to dwell with her, she must not divorce him.
Jwankongwe jwakwete ŵankwakwe ŵangakunkulupilila Kilisito ni jwannume jo akundile kutama ni ŵankwakwe, jwankongwe jo akasanleka ŵankwakwe.
14 For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but as it is, they are holy.
Pakuŵa jwele jwannume jwangakunkulupilila Kilisito akukundikwa ni Akunnungu kwa litala lya ŵankwakwe. Ni jwankongwe jwangakunkulupilila Kilisito akukundikwa ni Akunnungu kwa litala lya ŵankwakwe. Ikaŵaga yeleyo ŵanache ŵao akaliji mpela ŵanache ŵa ŵandu ŵangakwamanyilila Akunnungu nambo sambano akundikwe ni Akunnungu.
15 But if the unbelieving spouse separates, let it be so. The brother or the sister is not enslaved in such cases. God has called us to live in peace.
Iŵaga jwangakunkulupilila Kilisito jula akusaka kunneka njakwe jwali jwakukulupilila, munneche atende yeleyo, pelepo jwankongwe pane jwannume jwakunkulupilila Kilisito ngaakutaŵikwa. Akunnungu atuŵilasile uwe tutame mu chitendewele.
16 For how do yoʋ know, O wife, whether yoʋ will save yoʋr husband? Or how do yoʋ know, O husband, whether yoʋ will save yoʋr wife?
Pakuŵa nkwimanyilila uli mwe jwankongwe junkwakulupilila Kilisito panjipa chinkombole kwakulupusya ŵankwenu? Pane nkwimanyilila uli mwe jwannume junkwakulupilila Kilisito panjipa chimpakombole kwakulupusya ŵankwenu?
17 Nevertheless, each person should live the life that God has assigned to him and to which the Lord has called him. This is the rule I lay down in all the churches.
Mundu jwalijose ajendelechele kutama mu utame wapegwilwe ni Ambuje, atame mpela yatite kutama paŵaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu. Gelega ni gangwasalila ŵandu wose mu mipingo jose ja ŵandu ŵakunkulupilila Kilisito.
18 Was any man already circumcised when he was called? He should not remove the marks of circumcision. Was any man uncircumcised when he was called? He should not become circumcised.
Iŵaga mundu ŵaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu ali aumbele, ngasalitesya mpela nganaumbala. Ni iŵaga mundu ŵaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu akanaŵe kuumbala, ngasaumbala.
19 Circumcision is nothing, and uncircumcision is nothing, but what matters is keeping the commandments of God.
Kuumbala ngaŵa chindu ni ungaumbala ngaŵa chindu, nambo chindu chachikusachilwa chili kugakamulisya makanyo ga Akunnungu.
20 Each person should remain in the calling in which he was called.
Jwalijose asigalile iyoyo mpela iŵaliji paŵaŵilanjikwe ni Akunnungu.
21 Were yoʋ a slave when yoʋ were called? Do not be concerned about it, but if yoʋ are able to become free, make the most of the opportunity.
Ana mwaŵilanjikwe nli kapolo? Nkaikosya, nachiŵamuno nkwete lipesa lya kuŵa mundu jwanganintaŵikwa nambo ntumiye lye lipesa kupanganya yambone.
22 For he who was called in the Lord as a slave is the Lord's freedman. In the same way, he who was called as a free man is Christ's slave.
Pakuŵa jwele jwaŵilanjikwe ni Ambuje ali kapolo, jwelejo chaŵe jwalechelelwe ni Ambuje. Iyoyo peyo jwelejo jwaŵilanjikwe ali alechelelwe, jwelejo akuŵa kapolo jwa Kilisito.
23 You were bought with a price; do not become slaves of men.
Akunnungu ansumile kwa ntengo wekulungwa, ngasimma achikapolo ŵa ŵandu.
24 Brothers, each person should remain with God in the condition in which he was called.
Achalongo achinjangu, mundu jwalijose ajendelechele kutama mu utame ulaula mpela iŵaliji paŵaŵilanjikwe, pakuŵa Akunnungu ali pamo ni ŵanyamwe.
25 Now concerning virgins, I do not have a command from the Lord, but I give my judgment as one who has been shown mercy by the Lord to be trustworthy.
Sambano, nkati aila innembile kukwangu nkati ŵaliŵali pe ni ŵangalombela, une nganingola malajisyo kutyochela kwa Ambuje nambo nguŵecheta yeleyo mpela mundu jwakukulupilichika ni jumbochele chanasa cha Ambuje.
26 I think it is good then, on account of the present distress, for a man to remain as he is.
Kwaligongo lya kulaga kunkulaga, une nguganisya kuti, ili yambone mundu atameje iyoyo yaali.
27 Are yoʋ pledged to marry a woman? Do not seek to be released. Are yoʋ free from such a commitment? Do not seek a wife.
Ana nnombele? Nkasaka kulekangana ni ŵankwenu. Ana nganinnombele? Nkasaka kulombela.
28 But even if yoʋ do marry, yoʋ have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will have tribulation in the flesh, and I am trying to spare you.
Nambo iŵaga chinnombele, ngankola sambi, ni mwali ŵalombwagwa, ngakola sambi, ŵandu ŵanti yele talaje mu umi wa pachilambo pa, nambo une ngusaka ganansimane gelego.
29 But I say this, brothers: The time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as though they had none,
Achalongo achinjangu, ngusaka sale nyi: Katema kakasigalile kali kakajipi, kutandilila sambano aŵala ŵalombele aŵeje mpela ila nganalombela.
30 and those who weep as though they were not weeping, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they did not possess,
Aŵala ŵakulila aŵeje mpela ngakulila. Aŵala ŵakusengwa aŵeje mpela ngakusengwa. Aŵala ŵakusuma aŵeje mpela ŵangali chindu.
31 and those who use this world as though they were not making full use of it. For the form of this world is passing away.
Ŵakulichenjeusya ni indu ya pa chilambo pano aŵeje mpela ngaakulichenjeusya ni indu yo. Pakuŵa indu ya pa chilambo pano ikuŵandichila kupita.
32 But I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, how he will please the Lord.
Ngusaka ŵanyamwe nkaŵa ni lipamba. Mundu jwangalombela akulichenjeusya ni masengo ga Ambuje, pakuŵa akusosa itajile pakwanonyelesya Ambuje.
33 But the married man is concerned about the affairs of the world, how he will please his wife.
Nambo jwannume jwalombele akulichenjeusya ni masengo ga pachilambo chi, pakuŵa akusosa itajile pakwanonyelesya ŵankwakwe,
34 There is a difference between a wife and a virgin. The unmarried woman is concerned about the affairs of the Lord, how she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of the world, how she will please her husband.
nombejo asigalile pamalekano. Jwankongwe jwangalombekwa pane mwali akulichenjeusya ni masengo ga Ambuje kuti aliŵiche pa jika kwa chiilu ni mbumu kwa ligongo lya Ambuje. Nambo jwankongwe jwalombekwe akulichenjeusya ni indu ya pachilambo chi, pakuŵa akusosa itajile pakwanonyelesya ŵankwakwe.
35 I say this for your own benefit, not to lay any restraint upon you, but to promote proper behavior and devotion to the Lord without distraction.
Ngusala yele kuti nankamusye, ngangusaka kummichila chakusiŵila, nambo ngusaka ntendekanye yaikusachilwa kuti nkombole kwatumichila Ambuje, kwa ntima umo ni nningwa umo.
36 Now if any man thinks that he is acting improperly toward his virgin daughter by not letting her marry, if she is past the bloom of her youth and it seems necessary to do so, he should do what he wants. He is not sinning by letting her get married.
Nambo mundu jwalijose iŵaga akuganisya kuti ngakumpanganyichisya yambone mwali jwantomele kwa kuleka kwalombela, ni aiwonaga kuti yaka ikupita, ni misese jakwe jikwatesya alepele kulisiŵila, atende yakuti pakusaka, alombane. Kwa kutenda yeleyo ngakutenda sambi.
37 But the man who stands firm in his heart, who is under no compulsion but has control over his own will, and has determined in his heart to keep his virgin daughter from marrying, does well.
Nambo jwannume jo asakaga nsyene pangakanganichiswa kuti ngaalombela, ni iŵaga ngaakwakolela misese achakongwe, jwelejo akutenda yambone pangannombela mwali jwantomele jo.
38 So then, he who gives her in marriage does well, but he who does not give her in marriage does better.
Nipele jwele jwakulombela akupanganya yambone ni jwele jwangakulombela akupanganya yambone nnope.
39 A wife is bound by the law to her husband for as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to be married to anyone she wishes, but only in the Lord.
Jwankongwe jwalombekwe akutaŵikwa ni ŵankwakwe kwa katema kose ŵankwakwe ali ŵajumi. Nambo ŵankwakwe ajasikaga, akukombola kulombwa sooni ni mundu jwakunsaka, nambo jwannume jo aŵeje jwakunkulupilila Kilisito.
40 Yet in my judgment she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
Nambo inguti pakuganisya une, jwankongwe jo chasangalale kwannope iŵaga chatame iyoyo pangalombekwa. Syele sili nganisyo syangu, none nguganisya yakuti ngwete Mbumu jwa Akunnungu.
