Korintotɔwo 1 4

1 Eya ta ele be miakpɔ Apolo kple nye Paulo ŋutɔ abe Kristo ƒe subɔlawo ko ene. Míaƒe dɔe nye be míaɖe Mawu ƒe nu ɣaɣlawo ɖe go, eye to esia me la, míahe yayra geɖe vɛ na amewo.

So us should regard a man as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God.

2 Nu si le vevie na dɔla lae nye be wòakpɔ egbɔ be yenye nuteƒewɔla.

(In this case *N(k)O*) moreover it is required in the stewards that faithful one may be found.

3 Ke ame aɖe abia be, ɖe nye Paulo hã mewɔ dɔ abe dɔla nyui enea? Esia menye nya si ɖea fu na nye susu o. Nyemetsɔ ɖeke le nu si miawo alo ame bubu aɖewo buna le nye dɔwɔwɔ ŋu la me o. Azɔ hã nyemeka ɖe nye ŋutɔ nye nyametsotso hã dzi le nya sia me o.

Me myself however to [the] smallest matter it is that by you I may be examined or by a human court; In fact neither myself do I examine.

4 Togbɔ be nye dzitsinya meɖea fu nam o hã la, esia mefia kokoko be mele nye dɔ wɔm abe ale si dze ene o. Mawu ŋutɔ koe ate ŋu ana nyametsotso le nye dɔwɔna ŋu, be mewɔe nyuie alo nyemewɔe nyuie o.

No [thing] for against myself I have been conscious of; yet not by this have I been justified; the [One] however judging me [the] Lord is.

5 Eya ta nɔvinyewo, mikpɔ nyuie be miaganɔ nya me tsom le ame aɖe ƒe dɔwɔwɔ ŋuti, hafi Aƒetɔ la nava, be ewɔe nyuie alo mewɔe nyuie o. Ne Aƒetɔa ŋutɔ va la, eƒe kekeli gã la aklẽ ɖe ame sia ame dzi gãa, ale be nu si mía dometɔ ɖe sia ɖe nye tututu le eƒe dzi me la adze nyuie. Ale ame sia ame anya taɖodzinu si tututu nɔ mía si hafi míenɔa kutri kum ɖe Aƒetɔ ƒe dɔa ŋu. Eye Mawu ŋutɔ ana kafukafu si dze la ame sia ame le ɣe ma ɣi me.

So then not before [the] time anything do judge until when may have come the Lord, who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness and will make manifest the motives of the hearts; and then the praise will come to each from God.

6 Nɔviwo, ɖeko metsɔ Apolo kple nye ŋutɔ le kpɔɖeŋu ɖom na mi be maɖe nu si gblɔm mele la me na mi nyuie, ale be miase nya siwo woŋlɔ ɖi la gɔme; nya si woŋlɔ be, “Mègatsɔ naneke kpe nu si woŋlɔ da ɖi la o.” Ale miagade bubu ame aɖe ŋu wu ame bubu o.

These things now, brothers, I have applied to myself and Apollos on account of you, so that in us you may learn not beyond (what [things] *N(k)O*) has been written (to think *k*) that not one for one you be puffed up over the other.

7 Elabena ame kae wɔ mi mieto vovo tso ame bubuwo gbɔ? Nu kae le mia si, si menye Mawue na mi o? Ke ne mielɔ̃ ɖe edzi be nu siwo katã le mia si la nye nunana tso Mawu gbɔ la, nu ka ta miele dadam abe ɖe wosu mia si to mia ŋutɔwo ƒe agbagbadzedze me ene?

Who for you makes different? What now have you which not you did receive? If now even you did receive [it], why boast you as not having received [it]?

8 Nu sia nu su mia si xoxo! Miezu kesinɔtɔwo xoxo! Miezu fiawo xoxo míawo manɔmee. Ne ɖe mienye fiawo xoxo la, adzɔ dzi nam ŋutɔ be míawo hã míanye fiawo kpli mi.

Already satiated you are, already you have been enriched, apart from us you reigned; and I wish that really you did reign, so that also we ourselves you may reign with.

9 Elabena edzena nam be Mawu tsɔ mí apostolowo da ɖe fli la ƒe nuwuwu abe ame siwo wotso kufia na woyina wuwu ge le dutoƒo la ene. Wodo kpɔkpɔ mí le xexea me katã le mawudɔlawo kple amegbetɔwo gbɔ.

I think for (that *k*) God us apostles last has exhibited as appointed to death, because a spectacle we have become to the world both to angels and to men.

10 Le Kristo ta la, míezu abe bometsilawo ene, ke miawo mienye kristotɔ nunyalawo. Míegbɔdzɔna le ŋutilã me gake ŋusẽ le miawo ya ŋu. Wobua mi nyuie, ke míawo la, míezu ame ɖigbɔ̃wo ɖeɖe ko!

We ourselves [are] fools on account of Christ you yourselves however wise in Christ; we ourselves weak you yourselves however strong; You yourselves honored we ourselves however without honor.

11 Va sa ɖe fifi laa hã la, dɔ le mía wum, tsikɔ hã le mía wum, eye míekpɔ awu vuvu teti hã ado be vuvɔ nagawɔ mí o. Eye esi aƒe aɖeke mele mía si o ta la, wotua asi mí tso afii yi afi mɛ.

As far as the present hour both we hunger and thirst and are poorly clad and are buffeted and wander homeless

12 Míawo ŋutɔ míetsɔa asi wɔa dɔ kple kutrikuku be míakpɔ mía ɖokuiwo dzii. Míeyraa ame siwo ƒoa fi dea mí la, eye míegbɔa dzi ɖi blewu na míaƒe futɔwo.

and we toil working with [our] own hands; Being reviled we bless, being persecuted we endure,

13 Ne ame aɖe gblɔ nya vɔ̃ɖi tso mía ŋu hã la, míewɔa dzre kplii o. Ke esiawo katã meɖe vi aɖeke o, elabena va se ɖe fifia hã la, amewo mebua mí o. Míele ko abe xexe sia me ƒe aɖukpodzinu si ŋu ŋudɔwɔnu aɖeke kura mele o la ene.

(being defamed *N(k)O*) we entreat, As [the] scum of the earth we have become, of all [the] refuse until now.

14 Menye ɖe mele nu siawo ŋlɔm ɖo ɖe mi be ŋu nakpe mi o, ke boŋ be maka mo na mi eye maɖo aɖaŋu na mi abe vinye lɔlɔ̃awo ene.

Not shaming you do I write these things, but as children of mine beloved (admonishing [you]. *N(k)O*)

15 Elabena, togbɔ be ame akpe ewo gɔ̃ hã afia nu mi tso Kristo ŋu hã la, nye koe nye mia fofo. Nyee nye ame si to nyanyui la gbɔgblɔ na mi me he mi va Kristo Yesu gbɔe.

If for ten thousand guardians you shall have in Christ yet not many fathers; in for Christ Jesus through the gospel I myself you begot.

16 Eya ta mele kuku gã aɖe ɖem na mi be miato nye afɔtoƒe, eye miawɔ nu si mewɔna la.

I exhort therefore you, imitators of mine do become.

17 Esia tututu ta mele Timoteo ɖom ɖe mi be wòava kpe ɖe mia ŋu. Eya hã nye ame siwo mehe va Kristo Yesu gbɔ la dometɔ ɖeka eye enye vinye lɔlɔ̃tɔ kple nuteƒewɔla vavã le Aƒetɔ la me. Timoteo sia agaɖo ŋku nu siwo katã mefiana le hawo katã me la dzi na mi.

On account of this I sent to you Timothy, who is my child beloved and faithful in [the] Lord, who you will remind of the ways of mine that [are] in Christ (Jesus, *NO*) even as everywhere in every church I teach.

18 Menya nyuie be dadagbɔgbɔ yɔ mia dometɔ aɖewo me, eye miele gbɔgblɔm gɔ̃ hã be nyemate ŋu ava he nya ɖe yewo ŋu o.

As to not coming now of me to you were puffed up some;

19 Ne Aƒetɔ la lɔ̃ la, mava mia gbɔ kpuie eye nyemegbɔna be mava nya nu siwo gblɔm dadala siawo le la ɖeɖe ko o, ke boŋ be manya afi si wokpɔ ŋusẽ hã tsoe hafi le nyawo gblɔm.

I will come however soon to you, if the Lord wishes, and I will find out not the talk of those puffed up but the power.

20 Mawufiaɖuƒe la me nɔnɔ menye nukpoloeƒoƒo wònye o, ke boŋ enye agbenɔnɔ le Mawu ƒe ŋusẽ me.

Not for in word the kingdom of God [is] but in power.

21 Kae adze mia ŋu wu, be mava mia gbɔ kple ameƒoti loo alo be mava le lɔlɔ̃ kple tufafa me?

What desire you? With a rod I may come to you or in love a spirit then of gentleness?