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.
Bandeko na ngai, nalingi sik’oyo kozongisa lisusu na makanisi na bino, Sango Malamu oyo nateyaki bino, oyo boyambaki, oyo bomipesi na yango,
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)!
mpe oyo na nzela na yango bosili kobika, soki kaka bosimbi makasi Liloba oyo nateyaki bino; pamba te soki ezali bongo te, wana bondimelaki na bino kaka pamba.
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].
Liboso na nyonso, nateyaki bino mateya oyo ngai moko nazwaki: Klisto akufaki mpo na masumu na biso, kolanda Makomi;
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].
bakundaki Ye, mpe asekwaki na mokolo ya misato, ndenge Makomi elobaki yango liboso.
5 After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
Amonanaki epai ya Petelo; sima, epai ya bantoma zomi na mibale.
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].
Sima na yango, amonanaki epai ya bandeko koleka nkama mitano na mbala moko; mpe mingi kati na bango bazali nanu na bomoi kino na tango oyo, kasi bamosusu basila kokufa.
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.
Bongo amonanaki epai ya Jake, mpe epai ya bantoma nyonso.
8 Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
Sima na bango nyonso, amonanaki mpe epai na ngai, lokola epai ya mwana matsombe,
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].
pamba te nazali moke penza kati na bantoma; mpe nakoki kutu te kobengama ntoma, mpo ete nanyokolaki Lingomba ya Nzambe.
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.
Kasi na ngolu ya Nzambe, nazali oyo nazali lelo; mpe ngolu na Ye epai na ngai ezali ya pamba te. Kutu, nasalaki mosala mingi koleka bango nyonso; nzokande, ezali ngai te, kasi ezali nde ngolu ya Nzambe, oyo ezali elongo na ngai.
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.
Na mokuse, ezala ngai to bango, biso nyonso toteyaka kaka Sango Malamu oyo, mpe ezali Sango Malamu yango nde bondimaki.
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]
Nzokande, soki toteyaka ete Klisto asekwaki kati na bakufi, ndenge nini bato mosusu kati na bino balobaka ete bakufi bakosekwa te?
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}!
Soki bakufi bakosekwa te, wana Klisto mpe asekwaki te.
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.
Mpe soki Klisto asekwaki te, wana mateya na biso ezali na tina te, mpe kondima na bino ezali pamba.
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.
Mpe lisusu, soki ezali penza ya solo ete bakufi bakosekwa te, wana tozali batatoli ya lokuta na tina na Nzambe, pamba te totatoli lokuta na tina na Nzambe ete asekwisaki Klisto kati na bakufi. Nzokande soki ezali penza bongo ete bakufi bakosekwa te, wana Nzambe asekwisaki Yesu te.
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!
Solo, soki bakufi bakosekwa te, wana Klisto mpe asekwaki te;
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.
mpe soki Klisto asekwaki te, wana kondima na bino ezali na tina te, bozali nanu kati na masumu na bino,
18 And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
mpe bato oyo bakufi kati na Klisto babungi mpo na libela.
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!
Soki totiaka elikya na Klisto kaka mpo na bomoi oyo, tozali penza bato na mawa koleka bato nyonso.
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.
Kasi, solo, Klisto asekwaki kati na bakufi: azali Mosekwi ya liboso kati na bakufi.
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.
Solo, lokola kufa eyaki na nzela ya moto moko, lisekwa mpe eyaki na nzela ya moto moko;
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}.
ndenge bato nyonso bakufaka kati na Adamu, ndenge wana mpe bato nyonso bakozwa bomoi kati na Klisto;
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.
kasi moto na moto na tango na ye: Klisto akosekwa moto ya liboso; sima, tango akoya, bato oyo bazali ya Klisto bakosekwa.
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.
Sima na yango nde suka ekoya, tango Klisto akozongisa bokonzi na maboko ya Ye oyo azali Nzambe mpe Tata, sima na Ye kobebisa lokumu nyonso, bokonzi nyonso mpe nguya nyonso.
25 You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
Pamba te Klisto asengeli kokonza kino Nzambe akotia banguna na Ye nyonso na se ya matambe na Ye.
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].
Kufa nde ezali monguna ya suka, oyo ekobebisama.
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].
Pamba te atiaki biloko nyonso na se ya matambe na Ye. Kasi wana alobi: « Nyonso ezali na se ya bokonzi na Ye, » etalisami polele ete esengeli te kotanga Nzambe oyo atiaki nyonso na se ya bokonzi na Ye.
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.
Mpe sima na Nzambe kotia nyonso na se ya bokonzi na Ye, Ye moko Mwana akomitia na se ya bokonzi ya Nzambe oyo atiaki nyonso na se ya bokonzi na Ye, mpo ete Nzambe azala nyonso kati na bato nyonso.
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]
Soki lisekwa ezali te, bato oyo bazwaka libatisi mpo na bakufi bakosala nini? Soki bakufi bakosekwa te, mpo na nini bato bazwaki libatisi mpo na bango?
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].
Bongo biso, mpo na nini tokutanaka na makama tango nyonso?
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.
Bandeko na ngai, mokolo na mokolo, nandimaka kokufa, wana namikumisaka na tina na bino kati na Yesu-Klisto, Nkolo na biso.
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!”
Soki ezali kaka mpo na makambo ya bomoto nde nabundisaki banyama ya zamba kati na Efeso, litomba nini nazwaki? Soki bakufi bakosekwa te, « wana tika ete tolia mpe tomela, pamba te, lobi, tokokufa! »
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).
Bomikosa te: « Baninga mabe babebisaka bizaleli ya malamu! »
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.
Bozongela makanisi ya malamu na ndenge ekoki mpe botika kosala masumu, pamba te bato mosusu kati na bino bayebi Nzambe te; nazali koloba yango mpo na koyokisa bino soni.
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?”
Kasi bato mosusu bakoki kotuna: « Bakufi bakosekwa ndenge nini? Bakozonga na bomoi na nzoto nini? »
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.
Bozangi nde mayele! Nkona oyo oloni ekoki te kozongela bomoi soki ekufi te.
37 A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
Mpe nkona oyo oloni ezali te nzoto oyo nzete ekozala na yango tango ekobima; kasi ezali mbuma ya pamba, tango mosusu mbuma ya ble to mbuma mosusu.
38 God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
Kasi ezali Nzambe nde apesaka yango nzoto oyo Ye moko abongisa, mpe apesaka nkona moko na moko nzoto na yango.
39 [Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
Bikelamu nyonso ya bomoi ezalaka na lolenge moko te ya nzoto: ezali na bokeseni kati na nzoto ya bato, ya banyama, ya bandeke mpe ya mbisi.
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.
Ezali mpe na banzoto ya Likolo mpe na banzoto ya se; mpe kongenga ya banzoto ya Likolo ekeseni na kongenga ya banzoto ya se:
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.
moyi ezali na kongenga na yango, sanza ezali na kongenga na yango, minzoto mpe ezali na kongenga na yango; kutu monzoto moko ekeseni na monzoto mosusu na kongenga.
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.
Boye, ezali mpe ndenge moko mpo na lisekwa ya bakufi: ekundami nzoto oyo epolaka, kasi ekosekwa nzoto oyo epolaka te;
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.
ekundami nzoto ya soni, kasi ekosekwa nzoto ya lokumu; ekundami nzoto ya bolembu, kasi ekosekwa nzoto ya nguya;
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).
ekundami nzoto ya bomoto, kasi ekosekwa nzoto ya molimo. Soki nzoto ya bomoto ezali, nzoto ya molimo mpe ezali.
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.
Yango wana ekomama: « Moto ya liboso, Adamu, akomaki ekelamu na bomoi, azalaki na bomoi ya bomoto; » kasi Adamu ya suka akomaki Molimo oyo apesaka bomoi.
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.
Ezali te bomoi ya molimo nde eyaki liboso, ezali nde bomoi ya bomoto; bomoi ya molimo eyaki na sima.
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.
Moto ya liboso asalemaki na putulu ya mabele, azali moto ya mabele; kasi moto ya mibale awutaka na Likolo.
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.
Ndenge moto ya mabele azali, ndenge wana mpe bato ya mabele bazali; mpe ndenge moto ya Lola azali, ndenge wana mpe bato ya Lola bazali.
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.
Mpe lokola tolataki elilingi ya moto ya mabele, tokolata mpe elilingi ya moto ya Lola.
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.
Bandeko na ngai, nazali koyebisa bino ete nzoto ya mosuni mpe makila ekoki te kokota na Bokonzi ya Nzambe, mpe oyo epolaka ekoki te kosangana na oyo epolaka te.
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}.
Boyoka, nazali kotalisa bino mabombami: Biso nyonso, tokokufa te; kasi biso nyonso, tokobongolama,
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.
na mbalakata, noki penza, tango kelelo ya suka ekobeta. Pamba te kelelo ekobeta, bakufi bakosekwa na nzoto oyo epolaka te; bongo biso, tokobongolama.
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].
Solo, oyo epolaka esengeli kolata kozanga kopola, mpe oyo ekufaka esengeli kolata kozanga kokufa.
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;
Tango oyo epolaka ekolata kozanga kopola, mpe oyo ekufaka ekolata kozanga kokufa, na tango wana nde Liloba oyo ya Makomi ekokokisama: « Elonga emeli kufa.
Oh kufa, wapi elonga na yo? Oh kufa, wapi nguya na yo? » (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.
Nguya ya kufa ezali masumu, mpe nguya ya masumu ezali Mibeko.
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!
Kasi tika ete Nzambe apesamela matondi, pamba te apesaka biso elonga na nzela ya Nkolo na biso, Yesu-Klisto!
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].
Yango wana, bandeko balingami, botelema ngwi mpe bomitika te ete baningisa bino. Bokendaka tango nyonso liboso kati na mosala ya Nkolo, wana boyebi malamu ete mosala na bino kati na Nkolo ezali ya pamba te.
