1 Corinthians 9
1 I am certainly free [to do all the things that God allows me to do.] [RHQ] I am an apostle. [RHQ] [You] certainly [know that] I have seen Jesus our Lord. [RHQ] It is a result of my work that you [have believed in] the Lord [Jesus]. [RHQ]
Tani goqa asi gidikinaa? Ta Haware gidikinaa? Nu Goda Yesusa ta ta ayfera beyabeykinaa? Inteka Godan ta oothon bettida ayfe gideketii?
2 And even though other people may think that I am not an apostle, you certainly should know that I am an apostle. [Remember that] your having become Christians [MET] [as a result of my telling you about] the Lord (confirms/shows that it is true) that I am an apostle.
Haratas ta haware gidontta agikokka ta intes tumape hawarekko. Gaasoyka Godan ta Hawaretetha bessiza matamey intenako.
3 In order to defend myself, this [is what I say] to those who criticize me [by claiming that I do not act like an apostle].
Tana paccizaytas ta immiza malithey hessako.
4 As for Barnabas and me, we certainly have the right [as apostles] to receive [from you and other congregations] food and drink [for our work]. [RHQ]
Ero maanasine uyanas nuusu bessenee?
5 [We have the] same right [that] the other apostles and the Lord Jesus’ [younger] brothers and [especially] Peter have. They all take along a wife who is a believer [when they travel various places in order to tell people about Christ. And they have a right that the people whom they work among will support their wives, too]. So Barnabas and I certainly have those same rights. [RHQ]
Hara Hawarista mala Goda ishata malane kefantta mala nuka ammaniza nu machcheta ekki yuuyana danda7okonii?
6 It would be ridiculous to think that Barnabas and I are the only apostles who must work to earn money to pay our expenses [while we are doing God’s work! [RHQ]]
Woyko waayeti daburidi daanas bessizay tanane Barinabassa xalalaa?
7 Soldiers certainly do not pay their own wages. [RHQ] Those who plant a vineyard would certainly eat some of the grapes [when they become ripe]. [RHQ] Those who care for sheep would certainly drink the milk from those sheep. [RHQ] [Similarly, those who tell others about Christ certainly have a right to receive] ([financial help/food]) [from the people to whom they preach].
Ero ba miishara wotadarateth oothizay oonee? woyne miith tokidi, tokida miththa ayfe monttay oonee? Mehe hemmishe ba hemmiza meheza maath uyonttay oonee?
8 I am saying that, not only because people think that it is right. [RHQ] [No], I am [RHQ] saying it because it is what [God said] in the laws [that he gave to Moses].
Ta hayssa gizay coo asa qofa mala xalalaa? Muse wogay hessaththo genee?
9 Moses wrote in one of those laws, “While an ox is threshing [grain], you must not tie its mouth shut [so that it cannot eat the grain].” (God was not only concerned about oxen [when he gave that law]./Was God [only] concerned about oxen [when he gave that law]?) [RHQ]
Muse woga garisan “Kath bukiza mehe duuna qashofa” geeteti xaafetides. Histin Xoossu metiday he meheza qanthee?
10 [No], he was [RHQ] concerned about us, also! Yes, [God caused Moses to] write those words [because he is concerned] about us! Those who plow the ground confidently expect [to eat some of] the crop [that grows]. Those who thresh grain confidently expect [to eat some of the grain that they thresh. Similarly, we who proclaim the message about Christ have the right to confidently expect to receive financial help for our work].
Izi hessa giday tumape nu gishshi gidenee? He xaafetiday addafe nu gishshikko. Goshanchayne goyzay qassekka bukizaysika ba ootho ayfepe iza gakkizayssa ekanas ufayssan oothes.
11 And because we have proclaimed God’s message to you, we certainly have the right to receive from you the things that we need for our bodies [MET]! [MET, RHQ]
Nu inte gidon ayana zerethi zeridayti ashosu gidizaz maxiiko hessi gita miishee?
12 Since other people [who preached to you] had that right, certainly Barnabas and I have the same right. [RHQ] However, neither of us insisted [that you give us the things that] we have a right [to receive from you]. Instead, we were willing to endure anything in order that we not hinder [anyone from believing] the message about Christ.
Hara asati intefe hessa mala go7a ekanas danda7iko nu qass hessafe daro demmanas bessenee? Gido attin nuni nuusu bessiza mala go7etibeyko. Harapeka nu Kiristoosa mishiracho qaalas dhuphe gidontta mala hanizazi wursika danda7osu.
13 You should keep in mind that [the priests and servants] in the Temple eat [some of the food that people bring to] the Temple. [RHQ] Specifically, the priests who work at the altar eat some of [the food that the people bring to sacrifice on] the altar.
Xoossa woossa keeththan oothizayti ba maanayssa Xoossa woossa keethafe ekkizayssa mala yarshoson oothizaytika he ba oothiza yarishizayssafe mizayssa inte ereketii?
14 So the Lord has commanded that those who proclaim the good message [about him] should receive from [those who hear that] message what they need to live on.
Hessaththoka mishiracho qaala sabakizayti bena koshizayssa mishiracho qaala oothizasope ekkana mala Goday woga wothides.
15 However, I have not requested that you [give me] those things that I have a right [to receive from you]. Furthermore, I am writing this to you, not in order to request you to begin [giving me financial help now]. I would rather die than to [receive help from you]. I do not want anyone to prevent me from boasting [about my proclaiming God’s message to you without receiving financial help from you].
Tani gidiko hessa wursopeka aykoka go7etabeyke. Ha7ika ta intes hayssa xaafizay heytantta mala miish taas ootheto gaada gidena. Ayis giiko oonikka tani ta Godan ceeqetizaro taape wothi ekanape taas hayqoy lo7okko.
16 When I proclaim the message about Christ, I cannot boast [about doing it], because [Christ] has commanded me [to do it]. I would be very miserable (OR, [I am afraid that] God would punish me) if I did not proclaim that message.
Mishiracho qaala sabakidayssi tana ceeqisena. Ta sabakizay dosa gidida gishshi gidontta wolqara tana gakida gishshikko. Ta mishiracho qaala sabakontta aggiko tana aye!
17 If I had decided by myself to proclaim it, [God] would reward me. But I did not decide by myself to do that. I am simply doing the work that [God] entrusted to me.
Mishiracho qaala ta dosan ta sabakiko taas woytoy dees. Tani ta dosan gidontta wolqara oothizayssa gidiko hadara polana mala ootho xalala gidana.
18 So perhaps you wonder what my reward is. [RHQ] [I will tell you]. When I proclaim the good message [about Christ], I do not ask people for financial help. It [makes me very happy not to ask for help, and being happy is the] reward I get. I do not want to use the rights that I have [when I proclaim] the gospel.
Histin taas aaza woytoy dizee? Taas woytoy daanay mishiracho qaala sabakashe taas bessizayta ta go7etontta aggikkoko.
19 I am not obligated to do what anyone else thinks that I should do. Nevertheless, when I have been with any group of people, I have made myself [do what they believed that I should do, just like a slave does what his master wants him to do]. I have done that in order that I might convince more people [to trust in Christ].
Ta goqape attin oonaskka ayleka gidike. Gido attin darota Godako zaarana gishshi asa wursos aylle mala gidadis.
20 Specifically, when I was with fellow Jews, I did the things that Jews [think that people should do]. I did that in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. Although I am now not obligated to obey the Jewish laws and rituals, when I was with those who believe that they are obligated to obey those laws, I did the things that they [think that people should do]. I did that in order to convince some of them [to trust in Christ].
Ayhudista ashanas Ayhudatara istta milatadis. Ta ta baggara Muse wogape garasara gidontta dashe Muse wogape garisara dizayta ashanas istta milatadis.
21 When I was with (non-Jews/those who do not know those laws), I did the things that non-Jews [think that people should do], in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. I do not mean that I disobey God’s laws. No, I obey the things that Christ commanded us to do.
Ta ta baggara Xoossa wogay dizadene Kiristoosa wogas haaretizade gidikkoka wogay bayindayta ashanas istta mala wogay bayindade gidides.
22 When I was with those who doubt [whether God will permit them to do certain things that others] ([disapprove of/think it is not right to do]), I [avoided doing those things], in order that I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ]. In summary, I have done all the things [that the people I have been with think that others should do], in order that by every possible means I might convince some of them [to trust in Christ].
Daburanchata ashanas gaada taka daburanchatara istta mala taka daburancha gidadis. Taas danda7etida mala wurson issi issi asata ashanas asa wursora istti hanizaz hanadis.
23 I do all these things in order that [more people will believe] the message about Christ, and in order that I, along with other believers, may receive the good things [that God promises to give us].
Ta hayssa ubbaa oothizay mishiracho qaala anjjo isttara gishistanas mishiracho qaala gishshi oothadis.
24 When people run in a race, they all run, but only one of them wins the race and as a result gets a prize. You certainly know that [RHQ]. So, [just like] runners [exert themselves fully to win a race] [MET], [you should exert yourselves fully to do the things that God wants you to do], in order that you may receive the reward [that God wants to give you].
Gaade wothe woxxizayti daro shin xoonidi shilmmate demmizay issade xalala gididayssa inte ereketii? Hessa gishshi shilmmate ekanas woxxizade mala inteka woxxite.
25 All athletes exercise their bodies strenuously in many ways. They do that in order to receive a wreath [as a reward to wear on their heads]. Those wreaths fade, but we will receive a reward that will last forever [LIT].
Gaaden wooxi adhdhanas gigettizadey oonka hano wurson berika bena naages. Heytanti adhdhanane dhayana akillile ekanas daburetes shin nu qass medhinas dhayontta akillile demmanas daburosu.
26 For that reason, I [try hard to please God] [MET], [like a] runner who runs toward the goal [LIT]. I [try hard to accomplish what God wants me to accomplish, like] a boxer tries hard to hit his opponent, not to miss hitting him.
Hessa gishshi ta qass poloy bayinda coo mela woxxizade mala coo mela woxxike. Qasseka carikora baxxetizade mala coo mela gaden baxxetike.
27 I beat my body [to make it do what I want it to do] [MET], [as] slaves [obey their masters], in order that, after I have proclaimed [God’s message] to others, he will not [say that I do] not deserve to receive a reward.
Ta qass haratas sabaka pe7ada taas kunda atontta mala ta asatetha shiisha oykada haarays.
