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, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, as unto babes 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 fed you with milk, not with meat; for ye were not yet able [to bear it]: nay, not even now 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 yet carnal: for whereas there is among you jealousy and strife, are ye not carnal, and do ye not walk after the manner of men?

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 when one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not men?

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.

What then is Apollos? and what is Paul? Ministers through whom ye believed; and each as the Lord gave to him.

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 gave the increase.

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 that planteth anything, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.

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 that planteth and he that watereth are one: but each shall receive his own reward 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 God’s fellow-workers: ye are God’s husbandry, God’s building.

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 which was given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder I laid a foundation; and another buildeth thereon. But let each man take heed how he buildeth thereon.

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 other foundation can no man lay than 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.

But if any man buildeth on the foundation gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay, stubble;

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 shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man’s work of what sort it is.

14 Ame siwo ƒe dɔ mefia le dzo me o la axɔ woƒe fetu.

If any man’s work shall abide which he built thereon, he shall receive a reward.

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 shall be burned, he shall suffer loss: but he himself shall be saved; yet 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 [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth 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 destroyeth the temple of God, him shall God destroy; for the temple of God is holy, and such are ye.

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 g165)

Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. (aiōn g165)

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 with God. For it is written, He that taketh 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 knoweth the reasonings of the wise, that they are vain.

21 Eya ta nɔviwo, miganɔ dadam ɖe amegbetɔ dzi o! Nuwo katã nye mia tɔ,

Wherefore let no one glory 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 to come; all are yours;

23 eye mienye Kristo tɔ, ale Kristo hã nye Mawu tɔ.

and ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.