< Korintotɔwo 1 3 >
1 Nɔvi lɔlɔ̃tɔwo, nyemete ŋu ƒo nu na mi abe ame siwo tsi le Gbɔgbɔ me ene o, ke boŋ abe vidzĩwo, ame siwo mede ŋgɔ le kristotɔnyenye ƒe agbenɔnɔ me o eye wogale agbe le ŋutilã me abe ame siwo menye kristotɔwo o ene.
And I, brothers, could not speak to you as to spiritual, but as to carnal, as to the childlike in Christ.
2 Le esia ta nyemate ŋu ana nuɖuɖu sesẽ mi be miaɖu o, ke boŋ notsi ko mana mi elabena miaƒe dɔgbowo metsi atu nuɖuɖu sesẽ o. Va se ɖe fifia hã la, notsi ko wòle be mianɔ nonom
I gave you milk to drink and not solid food, for ye were not yet able. But not even yet are ye able,
3 elabena va se ɖe fifi hã la, miegale ko abe ɖeviwo ene le kristotɔwo ƒe agbenɔnɔ me. Nu sia nu si dze mia ŋu lae miewɔna, ke menye ɖe Mawu ƒe didi dzi o. Nu si tututu fia be mieganye ɖeviwo ko lae nye ale si miema ɖe hatsotso vovovowo me, eye dzre, ŋuʋaʋã kple liʋĩliʋĩlilĩ sɔŋ xɔ aƒe ɖe mia me. Le nyateƒe me la, miaƒe nuwɔnawo dze ko abe ame siwo menya Aƒetɔ la kura o la tɔ ene.
for ye are still carnal. For whereas among you is envy and strife and divisions, are ye not carnal and walk according to man?
4 Mikpɔ ɖa, mia dometɔ aɖewo le gbɔgblɔm be, “Míawoe nye Paulo ƒe amewo,” bubuwo hã be, “Míawoe nye Apolo yomedzelawo,” ke ɖe miaƒe nuwɔna sia mesɔ kple ŋutilãmenɔnɔ tɔ oa?
For while one may say, I am of Paul, and another, I am of Apollos, are ye not carnal?
5 Ke ame ka tututue nye Apolo alo nye Paulo ŋutɔ, be mianɔ dzre wɔm ɖe mía ta? Mawu ƒe dɔla maɖinu siwo wòna ŋutete tɔxɛ aɖewo ko míenye eye to míaƒe dɔwɔwɔwo me la, miexɔ Mawu dzi se.
Who therefore is Paul and who is Apollos? But rather helpers through whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to each man.
6 Dɔ si Mawu de asi nam koe nye be mado nuku la ɖe miaƒe dziwo me, eye Apolo hã ƒe dɔe nye be wòade tsi nukuawo. Ke Mawu ŋutɔe na be nukuawo tsi, eye wotse ku le miaƒe dziwo me.
I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused growth.
7 Nukudola kple ame si de tsi nukuawo la ƒe dɔ mele vevie abe Mawu, ame si na be nukuawo tsi la tɔ ene o.
So then neither is he who plants anything, nor he who waters, but God who causes growth.
8 Nye kple Apolo la, dɔ ɖeka ma ke ko wɔm míele. Taɖodzinu ɖeka koe le mía si, ke Mawu axe fe na mía dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe le ale si wòdo vevi ɖe eƒe dɔ ŋu la nu.
Now he who plants and he who waters are one, but each man will receive his own payment according to his own labor.
9 Mawu ƒe hadɔwɔlawo ko míenye, ke miawoe nye Mawu ƒe agble kple eƒe xɔ si wòtu, menye nye kple Apolo tɔwoe mienye o.
For we are co-workmen of God. Ye are a tillage of God, an edifice of God.
10 Le Mawu ƒe amenuveve si wònam ta la, meɖo gɔmeɖokpe abe xɔtula aɖaŋutɔ ene, eye ame bubu va le etum ɖe edzi. Ke ele na ame sia ame be wòakpɔ nyuie tso ale si wòtui la ŋuti.
According to the grace of God that was given to me, as a wise master builder, I laid a foundation and another man is building on it. But let each man take heed how he is building on it.
11 Elabena ame aɖeke mate ŋu aɖo gɔmeɖokpe bubu aɖeke anyi si to vovo tso esi li xoxo, si nye Yesu Kristo la gbɔ o.
For no man can lay another foundation besides that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ.
12 Gake xɔtunu vovovowo li si woate ŋu atsɔ atu xɔe ɖe gɔmeɖokpe la dzi. Ame aɖewo tua xɔ kple sika, klosalo alo kpe xɔasi bubuwo, ame bubuwo hã tsɔa ati, aƒla alo be gɔ̃ hã tua xɔe.
And if any man builds upon this foundation, gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw,
13 Ke ele be ame sia ame naɖo ŋku edzi be ne Kristo ƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃ŋkeke la ɖo edzi la, woado xɔtunu vovovoawo kpɔ. Woatsɔ dzo ado ame sia ame ƒe dɔwɔna kpɔ, akpɔe ɖa be eƒe dɔ la anɔ te mahã?
each man's work will become manifest. For the day will make it known, because it is revealed by fire. And the fire will test each man's work of what kind it is.
14 Ame siwo ƒe dɔ mefia le dzo me o la axɔ woƒe fetu.
If any man's work that he built on will remain, he will receive benefit.
15 Ke ne ame aɖe ƒe xɔ fia le dzoa me la ekema ebu nu gã aɖe gake woaɖe eya ŋutɔ abe ame si woɖe le dzo bibi me ene.
If any man's work will be burned, he will suffer loss, but he himself will be saved, but so as through fire.
16 Ɖe mienyae be Mawu ƒe xɔe mienye, eye Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ le mia me oa?
Know ye not that ye are a temple of God and the Spirit of God dwells in you?
17 Ne ame aɖe ke atse do ŋunyɔ, eye wògblẽ Mawu ƒe aƒe sia la, Mawu hã atsrɔ̃ ame ma enumake, elabena Mawu ƒe aƒe la nye teƒe kɔkɔe si me ɖiƒoƒo aɖeke mele o eye miawo tututu nye aƒe sia.
If any man destroys the temple of God, God will destroy this man, for the temple of God is holy, which ye are.
18 Mikpɔ nyuie be miaganɔ mia ɖokuiwo flum o. Ne mia dometɔ aɖe bu be yenyaa nu ŋutɔ le amewo ƒe nukpɔkpɔ nu la, ekema ele be wòawɔ eɖokui bometsilae hafi ate ŋu anye nunyala vavãtɔ tso dziƒo. (aiōn )
Let not one man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he may become wise. (aiōn )
19 Elabena xexe sia me ƒe nunyawo katã nye bometsitsi le Mawu ƒe ŋkume. Abe ale si woŋlɔ ɖe Hiob ƒe agbalẽ me ene be, “Elé nunyalawo le woƒe ayemenuwɔwɔwo me.”
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness before God. For it is written, He who catches the wise in their craftiness,
20 Wogagblɔe na mí le Psalmowo ƒe agbalẽ hã me be, “Aƒetɔ la nya be nunyalawo ƒe susuwo katã le wodzoe abe ɖetifu ko ene.”
and again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise that they are vain.
21 Eya ta nɔviwo, miganɔ dadam ɖe amegbetɔ dzi o! Nuwo katã nye mia tɔ,
Therefore let not one man boast in men. For all things are yours,
22 eɖanye Paulo loo, alo Apolo o, Kefa, xexe sia me agbe, ku, egbeŋkeke alo etsɔ si gbɔna o, wo katã nye mia tɔ,
whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things coming, all are yours,
23 eye mienye Kristo tɔ, ale Kristo hã nye Mawu tɔ.
and ye are Christ's, and Christ is God's.