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?

Dare anyone of you, having a matter with the other, go to be judged before the unrighteous, and not before the holy ones?

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?

Have you not known that the holy ones will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy of the smaller judgments?

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?

Have you not known that we will judge messengers? Why not then the things of life?

4 Nu ka ta wòhiã be miatsɔ miaƒe nyawo ayi na dzimaxɔsetɔwo be woadrɔ̃ na mi?

Of the things of life, indeed, then, if you may have judgment, those despised in the Assembly—these you cause to sit;

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 speak to your shame: so there is not among you one wise man, not even one, who will be able to discern in the midst of his brothers!

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?

But brother with brother goes to be judged, 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?

Already, indeed, then, there is altogether a fault among you, that you have judgments with one another; why do you not rather suffer injustice? Why not be defrauded?

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.

But you do injustice, and you defraud, and these—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,

Have you not known that the unrighteous will not inherit the Kingdom of God? Do not be led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites,

10 fiafitɔwo kple ŋubiãlawo kple ahamulawo, ameŋunyagblɔlawo kple amebalawo la, womanyi mawufiaɖuƒe la ƒe dome o.

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, will inherit the Kingdom of God.

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 certain of you were these! But you were washed, but you were sanctified, but you were declared righteous, in the Name of the Lord Jesus, and in 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 lawful to me, but all things are not profitable; all things are lawful to me, but I will not be under authority by any;

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.

the meats [are] for the belly, and the belly for the meats. And God will make useless both this and these; and the body [is] not for whoredom, 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.

and God raised both the LORD, and will raise us up through 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!

Have you not known that your bodies are members of Christ? Having taken, then, the members of the Christ, will I make [them] members of a prostitute? Let it not be!

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.”

Have you not known that he who is joined to the prostitute is one body? For it says, “The two will be into one flesh.”

17 Ke ame si tsɔ eɖokui lé ɖe Aƒetɔ la ŋu la, eya kplii wozu ɖeka le gbɔgbɔ me.

And he who is joined to the LORD is one spirit;

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 the whoredom; every sin—whatever a man may commit—is outside the body, and he who is committing whoredom 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,

Have you not known that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit in you, which 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.

for you were bought with a price; glorify, then, God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.