1 Corinthians 15
1 Now, my fellow believers, I want to remind you about the message about Christ that I preached to you. It is the message that you received and that you have continued to trust firmly.
Tua bek domngawl in, suapui te awng, note tung ah ka hil, na san sa uh le na din na uh lungdamna thupha kong pualak hi;
2 If you keep on firmly [believing] this message that I preached to you, you will be saved {[God] will save you}. If you do not continue to believe it, your believing [in Christ] was (all for nothing/useless)!
Tua tungtawn in ngupna na nga uh a, note kong hil thu sia phawk tawntung in na keamcing uh le, na upna uh sia mannung ngawl a suak thong batu hi.
3 The most important part of the message that I received [from the Lord Jesus], and that I told you, was this: Christ died to [take away the guilt] of our sins, as the Scriptures [said that he would do].
Banghangziam cile a masabel in keima in zong ka sang a, note tung ah kong ap thu in, Christ sia laithiangtho bang in i mawna atu in thi hi;
4 His [dead body] was buried {They buried his [body]}. On the third day [after that], [God] caused him to become alive again, as the Scriptures [said would happen].
Taciang Ama sia ki vui a, laithiangtho bang in ni thum a cin ciang thokik hi:
5 After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
Taciang Ama sia Peter in mu a, tua zawkciang sawmleni te in zong mu uh hi:
6 Later he was seen by {appeared to} more than 500 of our fellow believers. Most of those are still living, but some of them have died [EUP].
Tua zawkciang, suapui za nga val te in thakhat in mu uh hi; tua te sung ah a tam zaw te tu ni dong in om lai uh hi, ahihang pawlkhat te thi zo uh hi.
7 Then he was seen by {appeared [to]} [his younger brother] James, [who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem]. Then he appeared to all of the apostles.
Tua zawkciang in, James in zong mu a; taciang sawltak te a vekpi in mu uh hi.
8 Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
A khakbel in a hun nawn ngawl ciang a piang khat bang in keima in zong ka mu hi.
9 The fact is, I [consider that I] am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I (persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer) [everywhere I went].
Banghangziam cile keima sia sawltak te sung pan in a nobel ka hihi, Pathian pawlpi ka vawtsiat hu in sawltak, ci tu zong ka kilawm bua hi.
10 But it is because God acted kindly toward me in ways that I did not deserve that I became what I am now. And his acting kindly toward me produced a great result [LIT], which is that I worked harder [for Christ] than all the other apostles. But it was not that I [was working with my own ability]. Instead, God was helping me in a way I did not deserve.
Ahihang ka hina bang ka hi thei na sia, Pathian thuthiamna hang a hihi: taciang ka tung ah hongpiak thuthiamna sia a thong hi ngawl hi; ahihang amate theampo sang in a dimlet in na ka seam hi: ahihang keima hi ngawl in, ka sung ah a om Pathian thuthiamna hi zaw hi.
11 So it does not matter whether it was I [who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching]. We all preached [the same message], and that message is what you believed.
Tua ahikom keima ka hizong, amate ahizong, ka tangko uh a, note in na um uh hi.
12 So now [let me ask you this]: Since [we] have all preached to you that Christ was raised again {that [God] caused Christ to become alive} after he died, (no one among you should be saying that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die!/why do some of you say that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die?) [RHQ]
Tu in Christ sia thina pan thokik hi, ci in ka hil uh le, note sung ah mi pawlkhat te in bangbang in mithi te thawkikna om ngawl hi, ci thei uh ziam?
13 If [it is true that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again, that situation would mean that Christ was not raised from the dead {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive again}!
Ahihang mithi te thawkikna om ngawl hile, Christ thokik ngawl hi:
14 And if Christ was not raised from the dead {if [God] did not cause Christ to become alive again}, then what we preached to you was useless, and your believing [in Christ] is useless.
Taciang Christ thokik ngawl hile, ka thuhil na uh sia a luithathong a hihi, taciang na upna uh zong a luithathong a hihi.
15 [If it is true that] no one will be raised from the dead {[that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again after he dies}, we [(exc)] have been guilty of lying to you about God, because we told you that God caused Christ to become alive again.
Tua bek domngawl in kote sia Pathian i leilot tetti te ka suak uh hi; banghangziam cile Pathian in Christ sia thokiksak ngawl napi, thosak hi, ci in tetti ka pang uh hi: tabang hi thong le mithi te thokik ngawl hi.
16 But if it were really true that no one who has died will be raised {that [God will] not cause anyone who has died to become alive} again, then Christ was not raised {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive} again either!
Banghangziam cile Christ thokik ngawl hile mithi te thokik ngawl hi:
17 If it were true that Christ was not raised {that [God] did not cause Christ to become alive} again after he died, you have believed in Christ for nothing, [because] God will still [punish] you for [MTY] your sins.
Taciang Christ sia thokik ngawl hile, na upna uh a luithathong a hihi; note zong na mawna uh sung ah omlai na hi uh hi.
18 And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
Taciang Christ sung ah a musa te zong bocip hi.
19 In this life [many of us have suffered much for Christ] because we confidently expect [that he will reward us in heaven]. If we have confidently expected this in vain, people should pity us more than they pity anyone else!
Christ sung ah i nei lametna sia hi leitung nuntakna atu bek hile, mihing theampo sung ah a khuangai huaibel te i hihi.
20 But [the truth is that] Christ has been raised from the dead {that [God] has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and (that guarantees/because of that, it is certain) [MET] that he will also cause those [believers] who have died [EUP] to become alive again.
Ahihang tu in Christ sia thina pan thokik a, a musa te sung pan anpal masabel hong suak hi.
21 What one man, [Adam, did affects us all]. We all die. Similarly, what one man—[Christ]—did [affects us(inc) all]: God will cause [all believers] to become alive again.
Mihing khat hang in thina hong thet bangma in, mihing khat hang in mithi te thawkikna hong theng hi.
22 Because of what Adam did, all [of us who are descended] from him die. Similarly, because of what [Christ did], all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life {[God] will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.
Banghangziam cile Adam sung ah mi theampo a thi bangma in, Christ sung ah mi theampo nungtasak kik tu hi.
23 But we must all take our turn. [God raised] Christ first [MET]. And when Christ returns, [God will cause] those who belong to Christ to become alive again.
Ahihang mihing khatsim sia ama hun a cin ciang thokik tu a: Christ sia anpal masabel a hihi; tua zawkciang Christ hongpai ciang in, Ama mite thokik tu hi.
24 Then, after Christ has destroyed all [DOU] the evil powers that oppose God, [the world] will end. Then Christ will give to God, his Father, his kingdom to completely rule over it.
Tua zawkciang in Christ in a kumpingam sia Pa Pathian tung ah ap tu a; thuneina le vangletna theampo a khiaksiat zawkciang, a tawpna hong theng tu hi.
25 You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
Banghangziam cile a ngal te theampo a peangnuai ah a koi siat dong, Ama in uk hamtang tu hi.
26 The last thing that [he] will get rid of is death. [But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like] an enemy [to us].
A khakbel a siatsua tu ngal sia thina a hihi.
27 [In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] God will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY]. But it is clear that the word ‘everything’ here does not include God, because God is the one who will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY].
Banghangziam cile na theampo sia a peangnuai ah koi siat zo hi. Ahihang, na theampo sia Ama nuai ah, a ci ciang, na theampo peangnuai ah a koi pa sia kihel ngawl hi, ci hong kilangsak hi.
28 After everything is put under [the authority of] God’s Son, then Christ will put himself completely under [the authority of] God, the one who gave him that authority. Then God will be completely in control of everything [IDM], everywhere.
Tapa i nuai ah na theampo a koisiat ciang, na theampo Ama nuai ah a koi pa Pathian ukna nuai ah Tapa zong om tu hi, tabang in Pathian sia a theampo i a theampo hi tu hi.
29 [Now think about this: Some among you] are being baptized (OR, are baptizing people) on behalf of those who died [before someone baptized them] (OR, who died [before they became believers]). If, [as some people say, believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {[God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again}, (what is the value in those people doing that?/there is no value in those people doing that!) [RHQ] If [God] will not cause any [believers] to become alive again, it is senseless to be baptized {baptize anyone} on behalf of someone who has died. [RHQ]
Mithi te thokik ngawl hile, mithi te atu in tui a ki phum te sia banglaw tu ziam? amate banghang in mithi te atu in tui ki phum ziam?
30 Furthermore, [if God will not cause us believers to become alive again], it is [RHQ] very foolish for me and the other apostles to be constantly [putting ourselves] in danger [because we tell people the gospel].
Taciang kote banghang in a tawntung in thinngim in om khu ziam?
31 My fellow believers, every day I [am in danger of] being killed {people killing me}! That is as true as it is that I am pleased with you because of your close relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord.
Keima sia nisim in ka thi hi, ci sia ka Topa Christ Jesus sung ah ka nei, note ih lungdamna tungtawn in a khotak in ka pau ngam hi.
32 [If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die], (I will receive no benefit at all [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]./what will I gain [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]?) [RHQ] They were [fighting me like] wild beasts! If we [believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {If [God] will not cause us [believers] to live again}, we might as well say [as people often say]: “Tomorrow we are going to die, so we might as well enjoy now everything that we can. We might as well feast and get drunk!”
Mihing te ki hau bang in Ephesus khua ah ngamsa te taw ka ki hau le, keima atu in bang phattuamna om ziam? Mithi te thokik ngawl hile, ne khawm tawng i, dawn khawm tawng; banghangziam cile zingciang i thi tu hi.
33 Do not let [yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again] {Do not let [people who say that God will not cause believers to live again] deceive you}. If you associate with evil people [who say such things], they will (influence you to do evil things/destroy your good moral way of living).
Kuama in hong theam heak tahen: mihing pha ngawl taw kithua na hu in ngeina pha te siatsua hi.
34 Start thinking correctly again [about these matters], as you should, and [stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from] your wrong thinking. [I say that] because [it seems that] some among you do not know God, and as a result they [are thinking wrongly]. I say that to make you ashamed.
Thutang suana ah khanglo vun, taciang maw heak vun; banghangziam cile mi pawlkhat te in Pathian heakna a nei bua uh hi: hite sia na maizum natu uh in ka pau a hihi.
35 But some of you are asking, “How will dead people be raised {How will [God] cause dead people to become alive} again? What kind of bodies will they have?”
Pawlkhat in, bangbang in a thisate ki thokiksak tu ziam? Amate in bangbang pumpi nei tu ziam? Ci tu nu hi.
36 [Anyone who asks such questions is] foolish. You [know that] a seed that is planted in the ground must completely change its form [MET] before it sprouts.
Nang a mawmaw pa, na ciin thaici a thi bale, nungta ngawl hi:
37 A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
Taciang na ciin uh te sia a piang pheang tu a kung ciing ngawl nu hi, ahihang zungtang cii le tang cii te na ciing uh hi:
38 God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
Ahihang Pathian in ama lungkim pumpi pia hi, taciang thaici khatsim zong amate kung tek pia hi.
39 [Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
Sa theampo a vekpi in kibang ngawl hi: ahihang mihing sa nam khat hi a, nganhing te sa a namtuam, ngasa zong a namtuam hi a, taciang vacim sa zong a namtuam a hihi.
40 Also, there are angelic beings in heaven (OR, stars and planets in the sky), and there are people with bodies on the earth. The angelic beings (OR, stars and planets) are beautiful in one way, and people on earth are beautiful in a different way.
Vantung pumpi te om hi, taciang leitung pumpi te zong om hi: ahihang vantung minthanna sia namkhat hi a, leitung minthanna sia namkhat a hihi.
41 The sun is bright in one way, and the moon is bright in a different way, and the stars are bright in a different way. And even the various stars are different from each other in how bright they are.
Ni i vangletna a tuam hi a, tha i vangletna a tuam a hihi, taciang aksi te i vangletna zong a tuam tek a hihi: banghangziam cile aksi khat le khat i vangletna zong a tatuam a hihi.
42 And it is the same way [with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us] to live again after we die [will not be the same as the bodies that we have now] [MET]. [The bodies that we have now] will die and decay. [The new bodies that we will have] will never die.
Mithi te thawkikna zong tabangma a hihi. Hi thu sia a ciin ciang in a muat thei hi a; a thawkik ciang in muat thei ngawl hi:
43 We despise [the bodies that we have now], before we die. But our [new bodies] will be glorious. The [bodies that we have before we die] are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.
A ciin ciang in vang nei ngawl a; vangletna taw thokik hi: thaneam in ciing a; thahat nataw thokik hi:
44 The bodies that we have before we die are natural bodies. But [our new bodies] will be ones that [God’s] Spirit ([controls/gives us]). Just like there are natural bodies, there are bodies that [God’s] Spirit [completely] controls (OR, makes alive).
Cilesa pumpi in ciing a; tha pumpi taw thokik hi. Cilesa pumpi a om bangma in, tha pumpi zong om hi.
45 [In the Scriptures] it is written {we read} that [when] the first man, Adam, [was created], he became a living human being. [Christ later also became a human being]. But [he is different from Adam, because he] became a person who gives us [spiritual] life.
Mihing masabel Adam sia mihing in vawt a; Adam khakbel ah a nungtasak sia thaa a hihi, ci in ki atkhol hi.
46 But our bodies that God’s Spirit (will completely control/will give us) are not the first bodies that we have. We have our natural bodies first.
Ahihang thaa sia a masabel hi ngawl hi, cilesa om masa a; tua zawkciang in thaa om hi.
47 The first man, [Adam], was created {[God] created the first man, Adam} from the dust of the earth. But [Christ], the one who came later, came from heaven.
A masabel mihing sia lei taw a ki vawt ahikom in lei pumpi a hihi: a ni na mihing sia vantung pan hongpai Topa a hihi.
48 Everyone on earth [has a body] like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, [everyone will have a body like Christ], the man who came from heaven, has.
Lei mite sia lei taw a ki vawt pa bangma a hihi: taciang van lam mi sia vantung pan hongpai pa bangma a hihi.
49 And just like [God] gave us bodies like the first man on earth had, so we [believers will have bodies] like [Christ] has, who is now in heaven.
Taciang eite lei taw a ki vawt pa meal i puak bangma in, van pan hongpai pa meal zong i sun lai tu hi.
50 My fellow believers, I want you to know that we [(inc)] [SYN] cannot go [to heaven, where] God rules [over everything], with our physical bodies, because our bodies [cannot last forever]. They will die and decay.
Tu in suapui te awng, hi thu kong son hi, taksa le thisan in Pathian kumpingam lua thei ngawl hi; a muat thei khat in a muat thei ngawl ngamh lua thei ngawl hi.
51 But I will tell you something that [God] has not revealed [before]: [Some of] us [believers] will not die [EUP]. However, all of us will be changed {[God] will change all of us}.
En vun, thuku khat kong lak hi; i vekpi in i mucip siat bua tu hi, ahihang i vekpi in i ki kheal tu hi,
52 [It will happen] suddenly, as [fast as someone can] blink his eye [MET], when [we hear the sound of God’s] trumpet for the last time. When we hear that trumpet, all [the believers] who have died will come back to life and will have bodies that are changed {that [God] has changed}, bodies that will never decay.
Tawmvei sung, mitphet sung ah a khakbel lemle hong tum tu a, taciang a thi te sia a muat thei ngawl in tho tu uh hi, taciang eite zong i ki kheal tu hi.
53 And the [bodies of us who are alive at that time] will [also] be changed {And [God] will [also] change the [bodies of us who are alive at that time]}. These bodies of ours that die and decay must be transformed into [new bodies that] will never die; [it will be like someone] [MET] getting rid of [his old clothes] and putting on [new ones].
Banghangziam cile hi a muat thei sia a muat thei ngawl sil tu a, taciang hi a thi thei in a thi thei ngawl sil tu hi.
54 When that happens, what is written {what ([a prophet/Isaiah]) wrote} [in the Scriptures] will come true/happen: [God] will completely get rid of [MET] death. Our dying will no longer have any power to defeat us;
Tua ahikom hi a muat thei in a muat thei ngawl sil tu a, taciang a thi thei in a thi thei ngawl a sil ciang in, thina sia zawna in lopval zo hi, ci in a ki atsa sia tangtung tu hi.
Maw thina awng, na ngu koisung ziam? Maw thanmual awng, na zawna koisung ziam? (Hadēs g86)
56 It is because we sin [MET] [that we die, and it is because we] have God’s laws that we [know that we] have sinned.
Thina i ngu sia mawna a hihi; taciang mawna i hatna sia thukham a hihi.
57 But because of what our Lord Jesus Christ [has done], he enables us to be free [from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die]. We should thank God for that!
Ahihang i Topa Jesus Christ tungtawn in zawna hong pia Pathian tung ah pokna theampo om tahen.
58 So, my fellow believers whom I love, continue to hold strongly to [the things that you believe]. Do not let anything cause you to doubt them. Always be doing enthusiastically the work that the Lord [gives you]. And remember that the work that you do for the Lord is never (in vain/useless), [as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die].
Tua ahikom, kong it suapui te awng, a khotak le a ngawk thei ngawl in om vun a, Topa sung ah na nasep uh a luithathong hi ngawl hi, ci na heak uh bangma in, Topa nasep sia tam seseam in seam tek tavun.
