1 Corinthians 10

1 My fellow believers, I want to remind you about our(exc) [Jewish] ancestors. They were all under the cloud [by which God miraculously led them and protected them when they left Egypt with Moses]. All those ancestors crossed the [Red] Sea [after God miraculously made the water separate so that they could walk through it].

Me son duyi to mini vayi bs ti mbi wawumba ba hei ni kar kashin ikpalu nda zu ni myi neh.

2 God caused all of them to begin to live under the authority of [MTY] Moses [when they walked] under that cloud and [walked through the Red] Sea.

Wawu bawu bayi batisima u Musa ni ba wu ni kpalu mba ni neh.

3 All [those ancestors of ours ate the same food that God] miraculously [provided].

Wawumba ba ri biri wu ruhaniya.

4 They all drank water that [God] miraculously [provided]. That is, they all drank water that God miraculously made come out of the rock. That rock was [a symbol of] [MET] Christ, who went with them. [So we conclude that God helped all of those people in many ways].

Wawu bawu ba sau kpe wa ba sau wu Ruhaniya. U ba sau ni tita u ruhaniya wa ahu ba, u tita ana Kristi.

5 However, [we also conclude that] God was angry [LIT] with most of those people [because they sinned against him. He caused almost all of them to die, and as] a result their bodies were scattered in the desert.

U Rji ana hei ni se suron ni ya waci mba na k'mo mba ba var belele me ni miji'a.

6 Those things [that happened long ago] became examples to teach us [the following things]: We should not desire to [do] evil things as those people desired to do.

I kpe wa ba nah bani tawu du zama kpe u bu shishi ni tawu duta na yo suron ni kpi u gbugblu na wa baba ba ti di na.

7 We should not worship idols as many of those people did. [Remember that Moses] wrote, “The people sat down. They ate and drank [to honor the golden calf that they had just made]. Then they got up to dance [immorally].”

Kina yah suron mbu ni bauta brij nawa nari bati na. Wa ba nha ni tawu “Indiba ba kuson bari da sau da wu ta rou.”

8 We should not have sexual relations with someone to whom we are not married, as many of them did. As a result, God [punished them by] causing 23,000 people to die in [only] one day.

Kina yah tumbu ni ter wah mba na ni faskanci na wa gre ba ti ni son mba na. Ni ui riri indi dubu Ashirin don tar ba kwiu ni tu ki.

9 We should not try to see how much we can sin without the Lord punishing us. Some of them did that, and as a result they died because [poisonous] snakes [bit them].

Kina ter diki zar Rji to na wa baribati naki u wah bako wuba.

10 We should not complain [about what God does]. Some of them did that, and as a result an angel destroyed them. [So God will certainly punish us if we sin like they did].

Na son na biwa ba son ni gbi suron nda tre gburugbu u gbugbu u ba ka kwu kuwu wa malia kai u ye wu ba

11 All those things [that happened to our ancestors long ago] are examples for us. [Moses] wrote those things to warn us [who are living at this time which is near the end]. We are the people for whom God has done [the things that he decided to do in] the previous periods of time. (aiōn g165)

Ikpi biyi ba hei nayi don ki kiyah kpe wa hei matsayi mi soli ni tawu. ba han ba don nda tsro kita wa ki hei ni son wu karshen zamanai wa a ye zizan. (aiōn g165)

12 So [I say this to] all those who confidently [think that they will always] steadfastly continue to [believe what God said and will never disobey what he commanded]: Be careful that you [(sg)] do not sin [when you are tempted].

Zi zan indi wa aniya tuma ndi wawu kiri gbangban ka mla ya kada ka ku roku.

13 [Remember that] your desires to sin are the same desires that other people have. But when you are tempted to sin, you can trust God [to help you]. He will not permit you to be tempted {anything to tempt you} more than you are able to resist. Instead, when you are tempted {things tempt you}, he will also provide a way [for you] to endure it [without sinning].

Ba tsra wa ni ye zan gbegblen me wa ana taba faru ni ndi u viri na.

14 So, [I say to] you people whom I love, [avoid] worshipping idols [just like you would] run away from [anything that is dangerous].

Wa hei naki mini vayi ru nikon wu bauta ni kpi ni briji.

15 It is to people who [think that they] are wise that I write. So, you, as wise people, judge whether what I am writing [is true].

Me tre niyi wu na indi biwa ba hei ni to bi ban kpe wa me tre a ya.

16 [During the Lord’s Supper, after we ask God to] bless (the [wine]/the [juice]) [in the] cup, we give thanks for it [and drink it]. By doing that, we certainly are [RHQ] sharing in what Christ [did for us when] his blood [flowed from his body when he died. During the Lord’s Supper, when we break] the bread [and eat it], we are certainly sharing in [MTY] what Christ [did for us when] his body [suffered for us on the cross]. [RHQ]

U gbaju wu albarka wa ki yah albarka ana kiyi ki gah ni hyi Kristi na? Gurasa wa ki gah ana kpa Krisit ki gah na?

17 Because it is one loaf of bread that we [break and eat during the Lord’s Supper, it symbolizes that] we who are many are one group, because we all eat from the one loaf.

Igble bredi a hi riri, u kita ki hei gbugbu'u hei ni kpa ndi rhiri ki ba gurasa rhiri wawu buwu.

18 Consider [what happens when] the Israeli people [eat the food that the priests] sacrifice on the altar [outside the Temple]. They participate in [what the priests do at] [MTY] the altar. [RHQ] [Similarly, if you eat food that non-believers have offered to an idol in a temple, you are participating in their worship of the idol there].

Mla ya Israilai ba he no kpa. Ana biwa ba ti ndu hadaya ni ba gadi a ba rhi na?

19 By saying that, [I] do not mean that offering food to an idol makes it anything [more than just ordinary food [RHQ].] I do not mean that an idol is anything [more than just an idol].

Me si tre ndi gye kena? Ndi gumaka hi kperi? ko kwa biri wa ba mika hadaya ni gun ki hi kpe?

20 No! Instead, I mean that what people sacrifice [to idols], they are sacrificing to demons, not to God. So, [if you eat food that has been sacrificed to idols, you are participating in worshipping the demons that the idols represent]. And I do not want you to participate in worshipping demons!

U me ter nitu kpe wa indi ba wa ba tei hadaya ba tei ni Iblis hadaya bana tei ni Rji na. Me her yi na tsontu ni bana ka ni brji na.

21 When you drink the [grape juice/wine in] [MTY] the cup [at the Lord’s Supper], you cannot participate in the [blessings that] the Lord [Jesus] brought to us and at the same time drink the [wine in the] [MTY] cup that people offer to demons! When you eat at the Lord’s table, you cannot participate in the blessings the Lord provided [MTY] when he died for us and at the same time participate in the things that represent demons [by eating food that has been sacrificed to idols]

Bina sau ni gbaju wu Rji de hla sau ni wu Aljanu na, bina ka kpambi ni ndi de rhi ni sauni teburin Rji ni wu Aljanu na.

22 [If you participate in honoring demons in that way], you will certainly make the Lord very angry [RHQ]! (Remember that you are certainly not stronger than he is./Do you think that you are stronger than he is?) [RHQ] [Certainly not, so you will not escape his punishing you if you honor demons in that way!]

Kison du Rji tinfu? ki zan ni gblegblrn?

23 [Some people say], “[God] permits [believers to do] anything.” But [I say that] not everything that people do benefits [those who do it! Yes, some people say], “God permits [believers to do] all things.” But not everything that people do helps them to become [spiritually] mature.

“Ko gye he ni doka” U ana kingy he ni ri ba na. “Du kogye a gyegye, wana du kpe ni nu ndi kuci na.

24 No one should try to benefit [only] himself. Instead, each person should try to benefit other people [spiritually].

Du ko hna na wa kpe ndidi ni ma na, Naki, u konha kawa kpe wa ni zo vayi ma wata son mba wu a.

25 [This is what you should do]: Eat any [food] that is sold {that people sell} in the market. Do not ask questions [to find out if that food has been offered] {[someone offered that food]} [to idols, just] because you think it would be wrong [to eat such food].

Wuya ni rhi kpe waba si lle niwu ni kasuwa na mye na a hi a gye na.

26 [Remember that the Psalmist wrote], “Everything on the earth belongs to [the] Lord [God because he created it!]” [So, food that has been offered to idols belongs to the Lord, not to the idols, and you may eat it].

Du “gbugbu'u yi a wu Rji wu kpi wa ba shyu ni mi.”

27 If a non-believer invites you to a meal, go if you want to, and eat any food that is set {that [he] sets} before you. Do not ask [whether it was offered to idols, just] because you think that it would be wrong [to eat such food].

Indi wa ana kpaye n Rji na a yoh du yi he rhi biri, u wu kpaye ni wu wukana he ni suron bana, rhi kpe wa wuto ni tu tebur ni na mye na imer me ni lha niwu.

28 But if someone says to you, “This is food that was sacrificed [to an idol],” do not eat it, for the sake of the person who told that to you, and also because someone there may think that it is wrong [to eat such food].

Indi rhi nita hla u “ikpe hi ba ti hadaya ni gunki u kana kpa rhi na, sabo ni ni ndi wa a hla ni wuci, sabo ni mer han greek bi sen ba tre ndi” Meme ni hi wu Rji. Ama vuvu bi didi u greek ba na hei ni bi yi na. Bi blah gbugbu'u ba to wayi na u wa ba bla brubru indan ki ya ni aya.

29 I do not mean that you [should be concerned about whether it is all right to eat such food]. What I mean is that you should be concerned about others who may think that it is wrong to eat such food. Since I know that I (am free/have the right) [to eat such food without God punishing me], no one should [RHQ] say that what I am doing is wrong just because he himself thinks that it is wrong.

Wato lamiri indi rima mu a ba wu me ba. Agye ni sa u ndi ri mu ka hla mu kpe wa imere mu ni hei a?

30 If I thank [God] for the food when I eat [food that has been offered to an idol], no one should criticize me for eating food for which I have thanked God [RHQ]!

Wume to rhi biri ni sor mu ni ghiri wu ba tei ni hei da mer me ni kpe wa me ba ni ghir nituma?

31 So [I say to you in conclusion], when you eat [food], or drink [something], or do anything else, do everything in order that [people will] praise God.

Wa naki wu ta se rhi ko sau ko u ti gye u ka ti don ndi gbre Baci san.

32 Do not do anything that would hinder Jews or Greeks [from becoming believers], and do not do things that would encourage members of God’s congregations to sin.

Du son me he u bima tare ni yahudawa babu greek ni eklisiya Rji wu kubuza ni Yahudawa wu Helenawa ni ikili siyar Irji na.

33 [Do as I do]. I try to please everyone in every way. I do this by not seeking to benefit myself. Instead, I try to benefit many others, in order that they may be saved {that [God] may save them} [from the guilt of their sins].

Akpe wa me yah sor mu dei me mla sor indi gbugbu'u tei ni son ba rji kpi wu son ba. Mena yoh sor de me wa kpe gbugbu'u tumu na, me wah ni ko nha me tei naki ni ba fe ceto.