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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, through the will of God, 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 that is in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus, called holy ones, with all those calling on the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place—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 give thanks to my God always concerning you for the grace of God that was 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 you were enriched in Him, in all discourse and all knowledge,
6 eye wòna woɖo kpe Kristo ƒe ɖaseɖiɖi dzi le mía me.
according as the testimony of the Christ was 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 you are not behind in any gift, waiting for 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 also will confirm you to the end—unblamable 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.
faithful [is] God, through whom you were 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.
And I call on you, brothers, through the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the same thing you may all say, and there may not be divisions among you, and you may be perfected in the same mind, and in the same judgment,
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 was signified to me concerning you, my brothers, by those of Chloe, that contentions are 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.”
and I say this, that each one of you says, “I, indeed, 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?
Has the Christ been divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Or were you immersed into 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 give thanks to God that I immersed no one of you, except 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 to my own name I immersed;
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.)
and I also immersed Stephanas’ household—further, I have not known if I immersed 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 did not send me to immerse, but to proclaim good news, not in wisdom of discourse, that the Cross of the Christ may not be made of no effect;
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 to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us—those being saved—it is the power of God,
19 elabena Mawu ŋutɔ gblɔ be, “Magblẽ nunyalawo ƒe nunya me; eye maɖe gɔmeselawo ƒe nugɔmesese ɖa.”
for it has been written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the intelligence of the intelligent I will bring to nothing”;
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 the scribe? Where a disputer of this age? Did God not make foolish the wisdom of this 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 seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom did not know God, it pleased God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.
22 Yudatɔwo dia nukunu kple dzesiwo eye Grikitɔwo dia xexemenunya,
Since also Jews ask a sign, 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,
also we preach Christ crucified, to Jews, indeed, a stumbling-block, and to Greeks foolishness,
24 ke hena ame siwo Mawu yɔ la, Yudatɔwo kple Grikitɔwo siaa la, Kristoe nye Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ kple nunya.
and to those called—both Jews and Greeks—Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God,
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 see your calling, brothers, that not many [are] wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble;
27 Ke Mawu tia xexemebometsinuwo be wòatsɔ ado ŋukpe nunyalawoe. Mawu tia xexemegbɔdzɔgbɔdzɔnuwo be woado ŋukpe nu sesẽwo.
but God chose the foolish things of the world that He may put the wise to shame; and God chose the weak things of the world that He may put the strong to shame;
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 God chose the base things of the world, and the things despised, and the things that are not, that He may make useless the things that are—
29 ale be ame aɖeke mate ŋu aƒo adegbe le eŋu le Mawu ƒe ŋkume o.
that no flesh may glory before Him;
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 out of Him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us from God wisdom, righteousness also, and sanctification, 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 has been written: “He who is glorying—let him glory in the LORD.”
