Korintotɔwo 1 6
1 Nɔvinyewo, nu ka ta, ne masɔmasɔ aɖe dzɔ le mi kristotɔwo dome la, mietsɔa nya la yia fia alo dukɔa ƒe ʋɔnudrɔ̃ƒe be ame siwo mevɔa Mawu o la nadrɔ̃ na mi, esi wòle be miayi kristotɔwo boŋ gbɔ?
How can anyone of you who has a dispute with another dare to have it judged before the unrighteous, and not before the saints?
2 Ɖe mienyae bena, gbe ɖeka la, mí kristotɔwoe aɖu fia ɖe xexea me blibo dzi, eye míadrɔ̃ ʋɔnu xexea me tɔwo o mahã? Nu ka ta miate ŋu adzra nya suewo ɖo le mia nɔewo dome o?
Do you not know that the saints are to be judging the world? So if the world is to be judged by you, are you not competent to judge the smallest matters?
3 Alo mienya be gbe aɖe gbe la, mí kristotɔwoe adrɔ̃ ʋɔnu mawudɔla siwo le dziƒo gɔ̃ hã, ʋuu keke wòahayi agbe sia me nuwo nye ge oa?
Do you not know that we will judge angels? How much more the things of this life!
4 Nu ka ta wòhiã be miatsɔ miaƒe nyawo ayi na dzimaxɔsetɔwo be woadrɔ̃ na mi?
Therefore, if you have disputes about such matters, appoint those who are least esteemed in the congregation to judge!
5 Mele nya siawo gblɔm kple susu be ŋu nakpe mi. Ɖe miele gbɔgblɔm be le miaƒe hame bliboa me la, ame aɖeke kura meli si si susu le, ale be wòate ŋu awɔ nya siawo ŋu dɔ na mi oa?
I say this to your shame. Can it be that there is not a single wise man among you who would be competent to judge between a man and his brother?
6 Ke nu ka ta wòle dzɔdzɔm le mia dome be kristotɔ nakplɔ nɔvia kristotɔ ayi ʋɔnu le dzimaxɔsetɔwo, ame siwo menya Mawu o la gbɔ?
Instead, brother goes to law against brother, and this before unbelievers!
7 Ale si mietsɔ nya ɖe mia nɔewo ŋu le ʋɔnu ɖeɖe dzaa fia be woɖu mia dzi xoxo. Nu ka wɔ miaɖe mɔ be woada vo ɖe mia ŋu boŋ o? Nu ka ta miaɖe mɔ be woaba mi boŋ o?
Actually, the very fact that you have lawsuits among you already represents a defeat for you. Why do you not rather accept wrong? Why not rather accept being cheated?
8 Ewɔ nublanui ŋutɔ be miawo boŋue le nu vlowo wɔm. Miele amebaba dzi ɣe sia ɣi, eye esi gavlo wue nye be miewɔa nu siawo ɖe mia nɔvi kristotɔwo kekeake hã ŋu.
No, you yourselves do the wronging and cheating, and to brothers!
9 Ɖe mienyae be ame vɔ̃ɖiwo manyi mawufiaɖuƒe la ƒe dome oa? Migana woable mi o. Ahasiwɔlawo, trɔ̃subɔlawo, matrewɔlawo kple ŋutsu siwo dɔna kple ŋutsu bubuwo,
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be deceived! Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor catamites, nor sodomites,
10 fiafitɔwo kple ŋubiãlawo kple ahamulawo, ameŋunyagblɔlawo kple amebalawo la, womanyi mawufiaɖuƒe la ƒe dome o.
nor the greedy, nor thieves, nor drunkards, nor the abusive, nor swindlers can inherit the Kingdom of God, absolutely.
11 Tsã la, mia dometɔ aɖewo ƒe agbenɔnɔ sɔ pɛpɛpɛ kple ame baɖa siawo tɔ. Ke fifia la, woklɔ miaƒe nu vɔ̃wo katã ɖa le mia ŋu eye le nu si Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo kple Mawu ƒe Gbɔgbɔ la wɔ na mi ta la, Mawu xɔ mi miezu eƒe ame tɔxɛwo.
And that is what some of you were; but you were bathed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus and by the Spirit of our God.
12 Mia dometɔ aɖewo le gbɔgblɔm be, “Mɔɖeɖe li be míate ŋu awɔ nu sia nu faa” ne Aƒetɔ Yesu mede se tɔxɛ aɖeke ɖe wo ŋu o. Esia anya nɔ eme alea gake menye nu sia nu wɔwɔe nyona na ame o. Ame ate ŋu awɔ nu sia nu faa ne mɔɖeɖe li gake menyo be ame nazu kluvi na naneke kura o.
All things are ‘permissible’ for me, but not all things are expedient. All things are ‘permissible’ for me, but I will not be mastered by anything.
13 Mia dometɔ aɖewo hã be ele eme be, “Mawu wɔ ƒodo na mí be míaɖu nu” gake menye esia ta wòle be ame naɖu nutsu o. Le nyateƒe me la, miganɔ bubum be nuɖuɖu le vevie akpa o elabena gbe ɖeka la, Mawu le nuɖuɖu kple míaƒe ƒodowo siaa ɖe ge ɖa. Medi be mianya nyuie hã be ahasiwɔwɔ menyo le mɔ aɖeke nu o. Menye esia ta wowɔ míaƒe ŋutilã sia ɖo o, ke boŋ ɖe wowɔe na Aƒetɔ la eye enye Aƒetɔ la ƒe didi vevie be ye ŋutɔ yeava nɔ miaƒe ŋutilãwo me.
Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for fornication but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
14 Gbe ɖeka la, Mawu afɔ miaƒe ŋutilã ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome, abe ale si tututu wòtsɔ eƒe ŋusẽ fɔ Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ɖe tsitre tso ame kukuwo dome ene.
Further, God both raised up the Lord and will also raise up us by His power.
15 Alo mienya be miaƒe ŋutilãwo nye Aƒetɔ Yesu Kristo ƒe ŋutilã ƒe akpa vovovowo oa? Ne ele alea la, ekema ɖe wònyo be miatsɔ Kristo ƒe ŋutilã ade ha kple ahasiwɔla tɔa? Gbeɖe, mele be wòanɔ alea o!
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a prostitute? Not ever!
16 Ɖe mienya be ame si de ha kple ahasitɔ aɖe la zu ŋutilã ɖeka kplii oa? Elabena wogblɔe be, “Wo ame evea woazu ŋutilã ɖeka.”
Can you not know that the one who joins himself with a prostitute is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “will become one flesh.”
17 Ke ame si tsɔ eɖokui lé ɖe Aƒetɔ la ŋu la, eya kplii wozu ɖeka le gbɔgbɔ me.
But he who is joined with the Lord is one spirit with Him.
18 Le esia ta mele gbe tem ɖe edzi na mi be miadzudzɔ ahasiwɔwɔ elabena ahasiwɔwɔ nye nu vɔ̃ si ƒoa ɖi ame ƒe ŋutilã. Eya ta ne miewɔ nu vɔ̃ sia la, miawo ŋutɔwo koe akpe fu.
Flee from fornication! Every sin that a man may commit is outside the body, but he who fornicates sins against his own body.
19 Nu ka ta va se ɖe fifia hã la, mienya kpɔ be miaƒe ŋutilã nye Gbɔgbɔ Kɔkɔe si Mawu na mi la ƒe nɔƒe eye wòle mia me ɣe sia ɣi o mahã? Miawo ŋutɔ ƒe ŋutilãwo menye mia tɔ o,
Do you not know that your bodies are a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
20 elabena Mawu ƒle mi ho gã aɖee. Eya ta miwɔ miaƒe ŋutilã ƒe akpa sia akpa ŋu dɔ hena Mawu ƒe dodoɖedzi kple kafukafu elabena etɔwoe mienye.
Because you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God's.
