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1 Nye, Paulo, Yesu Kristo ƒe apostolo, si woyɔ to Mawu ƒe lɔlɔ̃nu me la kple nɔvi, xɔsetɔ Sostene gbɔe agbalẽ sia tso,
Paul, [a] called apostle of Jesus Christ, by God's will, and Sosthenes the brother,
2 Na Mawu ƒe hame si le Korinto, ame siwo ŋu wokɔ le Kristo Yesu me, eye woyɔ wo be woanɔ kɔkɔe la kple ame siwo katã le xexea me godoo siwo xɔ míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋkɔa dzi se abe woƒe Aƒetɔ ene.
to the assembly of God which is in Corinth, to [those] sanctified in Christ Jesus, called saints, with all that in every place call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, both theirs and ours:
3 Amenuveve kple ŋutifafa si tso Mawu mía Fofo kple Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo gbɔ la nanɔ kpli mi.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father, and [the] Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Meda akpe na nye Mawu ɖaa ɖe mia ta le Mawu ƒe amenuveve si wòna mi le Kristo Yesu me la ta.
I thank my God always about you, in respect of the grace of God given to you in Christ Jesus;
5 Ena be míegbã go le nu sia nu me le nuƒoƒo kple nunya siaa me,
that in everything ye have been enriched in him, in all word [of doctrine], and all knowledge,
6 eye wòna woɖo kpe Kristo ƒe ɖaseɖiɖi dzi le mía me.
(according as the testimony of the Christ has been confirmed in you, )
7 Azɔ la, gbɔgbɔmenunana aɖeke matsi mia nu o, eye mianɔ lalam vevie na Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe ɖeɖefia la.
so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ;
8 Ana mianɔ tsitre sesĩe va se ɖe nuwuwu, eye woakpɔ mi mokakamanɔŋutɔwoe le Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋkeke la dzi.
who shall also confirm you to [the] end, unimpeachable in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 Mawu ame si yɔ mi be miabɔ ha kple via Yesu Kristo míaƒe Aƒetɔ la, nuteƒewɔlae wònye.
God [is] faithful, by whom ye have been called into [the] fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
10 Nɔviwo, mele kuku ɖem na mi le míaƒe Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋkɔ me be miadzudzɔ nyahehe vivivo le mia nɔewo dome. Mina nusɔsɔ blibo nanɔ mia me ale be mama kukluiwo nagava mia dome o. Meɖe kuku na mi be miawɔ ɖeka le susu kple ɖoɖowo wɔwɔ me.
Now I exhort you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all say the same thing, and that there be not among you divisions; but that ye be perfectly united in the same mind and in the same opinion.
11 Nɔvinye lɔlɔ̃awo, mia nɔvi siwo le Kloe ƒe aƒe me la dometɔ aɖewo fi tofi nam be nyahehe kple dzre sɔŋ ko dzi miele.
For it has been shewn to me concerning you, my brethren, by those of [the house of] Chloe, that there are strifes among you.
12 Mia dometɔ aɖewo le gbɔgblɔm be, “Nye la, Paulo tɔ menye”; bubu be, “Apoloe nye nye amegã”; ame aɖewo hã be, “Kefa ƒe ame menye”; Gawu la, ame aɖewo hã be, “Nye koe nye Kristo yomedzela vavã.”
But I speak of this, that each of you says, I am of Paul, and I of Apollos, and I of Cephas, and I of Christ.
13 Miaƒe nuwɔna sia na wòle dzedzem abe ɖe Kristo ma ɖe akpa vovovowo me ene. Ke medi be mabia mi se be nye Paulo ye ku ɖe miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo ta hã? Alo wode mawutsi ta na mia dometɔ aɖe le nye ŋkɔ dzia?
Is the Christ divided? has Paul been crucified for you? or have ye been baptised unto the name of Paul?
14 Edzɔ dzi nam ŋutɔ eye meda akpe na Mawu vevie be Krispo kple Gayo ɖeɖe koe nye ame siwo nye ŋutɔ mede mawutsi ta na le mia dome.
I thank God that I have baptised none of you, unless Crispus and Gaius,
15 Eya ta mia dometɔ aɖeke mate ŋu agblɔ be wode mawutsi ta na ye le nye ŋkɔ me o.
that no one may say that I have baptised unto my own name.
16 (Ɛ̃, meɖo ŋku edzi be mede mawutsi ta na Stefano kple eƒe aƒemetɔwo hã. Le woawo megbe la, nyemegade mawutsi ta na ame bubu aɖeke kura o.)
Yes, I baptised also the house of Stephanas; for the rest I know not if I have baptised any other.
17 Yesu Kristo meɖom ɖa be mava de mawutsi ta na amewo o, ke boŋ be magblɔ nyanyui la. Ke hã la, nye nyagbɔgblɔ la meɖea kpe tututu o elabena ne mele mawunya gblɔm la, nyemeɖea ami ɖe nye nyawo o elabena nyemedi be matɔtɔ ŋusẽ blibo si le Yesu ƒe atitsogaŋunya la me kple amegbetɔwo ƒe nunya o.
For Christ has not sent me to baptise, but to preach glad tidings; not in wisdom of word, that the cross of the Christ may not be made vain.
18 Menya nyuie be, ne ame siwo le mɔ tram eye wole bubum la se be Yesu ku be yeaɖe wo la, aɖi bometsinya na wo. Ke nya sia nye Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ na mí ame siwo le ɖeɖe kpɔm
For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness, but to us that are saved it is God's power.
19 elabena Mawu ŋutɔ gblɔ be, “Magblẽ nunyalawo ƒe nunya me; eye maɖe gɔmeselawo ƒe nugɔmesese ɖa.”
For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and set aside the understanding of the understanding ones.
20 Ekema afi ka nunyalawo le? Afi kae agbalẽnyalawo le? Afi kae xexe sia me ƒe anukutsyɔlawo le? Ɖe Mawu mewɔ xexe sia me nunya wòzu bometsitsi oa? (aiōn g165)
Where [is the] wise? where scribe? where disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (aiōn g165)
21 Esi xexea me metsɔ eya ŋutɔ ƒe nunya dze si Mawu le Mawu ƒe nunya me o ŋuti la, edze Mawu ŋu be yeato gbeƒãɖeɖe bometsinya me axɔ ame siwo axɔ ase la.
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom has not known God, God has been pleased by the foolishness of the preaching to save those that believe.
22 Yudatɔwo dia nukunu kple dzesiwo eye Grikitɔwo dia xexemenunya,
Since Jews indeed ask for signs, and Greeks seek wisdom;
23 ke míawo ya míeɖea gbeƒã Kristo, ame si woklã ɖe ati ŋuti, nu si nye nukikli na Yudatɔwo kple bometsinya na ame siwo menye Yudatɔwo o,
but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews an offence, and to nations foolishness;
24 ke hena ame siwo Mawu yɔ la, Yudatɔwo kple Grikitɔwo siaa la, Kristoe nye Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ kple nunya.
but to those that [are] called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ God's power and God's wisdom.
25 Elabena Mawu ƒe bometsinya xɔ asi wu amewo ƒe nunya eye Mawu ƒe gbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔ sesẽ wu amewo ƒe ŋusẽ.
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 Nɔviwo, ne mielé ŋku ɖe mia nɔewo dome la, miakpɔe be mí ame siwo le Kristo yome la, dometɔ ʋɛ aɖewo koe nye amegãwo alo ame ŋkutatɔwo.
For consider your calling, brethren, that [there are] not many wise according to flesh, not many powerful, not many high-born.
27 Ke Mawu tia xexemebometsinuwo be wòatsɔ ado ŋukpe nunyalawoe. Mawu tia xexemegbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔnuwo be woado ŋukpe nu sesẽwo.
But God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may put to shame the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may put to shame the strong things;
28 Mawu tia xexemenu maɖinuwo, nu siwo wodo ŋunyɔe kple nu siwo mele ɖeke me o, be wòatsɔ aɖi gbɔ nu si nye nanee,
and the ignoble things of the world, and the despised, has God chosen, [and] things that are not, that he may annul the things that are;
29 ale be ame aɖeke mate ŋu aƒo adegbe le eŋu le Mawu ƒe ŋkume o.
so that no flesh should boast before God.
30 Ke eya ŋutɔ gbɔ wòtso miele Yesu Kristo me, ame si zu nunya, dzɔdzɔenyenye, kɔkɔenyenye kple ɖeɖe si tso Mawu gbɔ la na mi.
But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who has been made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and holiness, and redemption;
31 Eya ta abe ale si woŋlɔe ɖi ene be, “Ne ame aɖe aƒo adegbe la, nèƒoe le nu si Aƒetɔ la wɔ la ko ŋu.”
that according as it is written, He that boasts, let him boast in [the] Lord.
