1 Akorinitho 10

1 Na rĩrĩ, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ndikwenda mũkorwo mũtooĩ ũndũ ũyũ, atĩ maithe maitũ ma tene othe maatongoragio nĩ itu, na atĩ othe nĩmaringire iria.

For it is my desire, my brothers, that you may keep in mind how all our fathers were under the cloud, and they all went through the sea;

2 Othe nĩmabatithirio matuĩke andũ a Musa marĩ rungu rwa itu rĩu, o na marĩ iria-inĩ rĩu.

And they all had baptism from Moses in the cloud and in the sea;

3 Na othe maarĩĩaga irio o imwe cia kĩĩroho,

And they all took the same holy food;

4 na maanyuuaga maaĩ o mamwe ma kĩĩroho; nĩgũkorwo maanyuire kuuma rwaro-inĩ rwa ihiga rwa kĩĩroho rũrĩa rwatwaranaga nao, naruo rwaro rũu rwarĩ Kristũ.

And the same holy drink: for they all took of the water from the holy rock which came after them: and the rock was Christ.

5 O na kũrĩ ũguo-rĩ, aingĩ ao matiigana gũkenia Ngai; nacio ciimba ciao ikĩhurunjwo werũ-inĩ.

But with most of them God was not pleased: for they came to their end in the waste land.

6 Na rĩrĩ, maũndũ macio meekĩkire marĩ ta cionereria, nĩgeetha ngoro ciitũ itikerirĩrie gwĩka maũndũ mooru ta macio meekire.

Now these things were for an example to us, so that our hearts might not go after evil things, as they did.

7 Mũtigatuĩke ahooi mĩhianano, ta ũrĩa amwe ao maatariĩ; o ta ũrĩa kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Andũ acio magĩikara thĩ kũrĩa na kũnyua, magĩcooka magĩũkĩra kũina na gwĩkenia.”

Then do not go after false gods, as some of them did; as it is said in the holy Writings, After resting and feasting, the people got up to take their pleasure.

8 Ningĩ tũtikahũũre ũmaraya, ta ũrĩa amwe ao meekire, nao magĩkua andũ ngiri mĩrongo ĩĩrĩ na ithatũ mũthenya ũmwe.

Again, let us not give way to the desires of the flesh, as some of them did, of whom twenty-three thousand came to their end in one day.

9 O na ningĩ tũtikanagerie Mwathani, ta ũrĩa amwe ao meekire, nao makĩniinwo nĩ nyoka.

And let us not put the Lord to the test, as some of them did, and came to their death by snakes.

10 Na mũtikae gũteta, ta ũrĩa amwe ao meekire, nao makĩũragwo nĩ mũraika ũrĩa mũniinani.

And do not say evil things against the Lord, as some of them did, and destruction overtook them.

11 Maũndũ macio meekĩkire kũrĩ o marĩ cionereria, na makĩandĩkwo marĩ ma gũtũkaania, ithuĩ tũkinyĩrĩirwo nĩ kũhingio kwa mahinda. (aiōn g165)

Now these things were done as an example; and were put down in writing for our teaching, on whom the last days have come. (aiōn g165)

12 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ũngĩĩra nĩũrũgamĩte wega-rĩ, menyerera ndũkae kũgũa!

So let him who seems to himself to be safe go in fear of a fall.

13 Mũtirĩ mwagerio na magerio mangĩ tiga o marĩa makoraga andũ. Nake Ngai nĩmwĩhokeku; ndangĩtĩkĩra mũgerio na magerio marĩa mũtangĩhota gwĩtiiria. No rĩrĩa mũkũgerio-rĩ, nĩarĩmuonagĩrĩria njĩra ya kũũrĩra nĩguo mũhotage gwĩtiiria magerio macio.

You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

14 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, arata akwa endwa, ũragĩrai ũhoro wa kũhooya mĩhianano.

For this cause, my dear brothers, give no worship to false gods.

15 Ndĩraarĩria andũ oogĩ; mwĩkũũranĩrei ũrĩa ndĩroiga.

What I am saying is for wise men, do you be the judges of it.

16 Gĩkombe gĩa gũcookia ngaatho kĩrĩa tũcookagia ngaatho nĩ ũndũ wakĩo-rĩ, githĩ ti kũgwatanĩra thakame ya Kristũ? Na githĩ mũgate ũrĩa twenyũraga ti kũgwatanĩra mwĩrĩ wa Kristũ?

The cup of blessing which we take, does it not give us a part in the blood of Christ? and is not the broken bread a taking part in the body of Christ?

17 Na tondũ mũgate ũcio nĩ ũmwe-rĩ, ithuĩ, o na tũrĩ aingĩ, tũrĩ o mwĩrĩ ũmwe, nĩgũkorwo ithuĩ othe tũrĩĩaga mũgate o ũcio ũmwe.

Because we, being a number of persons, are one bread, we are one body: for we all take part in the one bread.

18 Ta mwĩcũraniei ũhoro wa andũ a Isiraeli: Arĩa marĩĩaga irio cia igongona-rĩ, githĩ matigwatanagĩra kĩgongona kĩu?

See Israel after the flesh: do not those who take as food the offerings of the altar take a part in the altar?

19 Ndĩrenda kuuga atĩa? Atĩ kĩrĩa kĩrutĩirwo mũhianano nĩ kĩndũ kũrĩ, kana atĩ mũhianano guo mwene nĩ kĩndũ kũrĩ?

Do I say, then, that what is offered to images is anything, or that the image is anything?

20 Aca! Ũrĩa ndĩroiga nĩ atĩ magongona ma andũ arĩa matarĩ na ũngai marutagĩrwo ndaimono, na ti Ngai, na ndikwenda mũgĩe ngwatanĩro na ndaimono.

What I say is that the things offered by the Gentiles are offered to evil spirits and not to God; and it is not my desire for you to have any part with evil spirits.

21 Mũtingĩhota kũnyuĩra gĩkombe kĩa Mwathani, na mũnyuĩre gĩkombe kĩa ndaimono o nakĩo; mũtingĩhota kũgwatanĩra metha-inĩ ya Mwathani, na mũgwatanĩre metha-inĩ ya ndaimono.

It is not possible for you, at the same time, to take the cup of the Lord and the cup of evil spirits; you may not take part in the table of the Lord and the table of evil spirits.

22 Kaĩ tũrageria kwarahũra ũiru wa Mwathani? Kaĩ tũrĩ na hinya kũmũkĩra?

Or may we be the cause of envy to the Lord? are we stronger than he?

23 “Niĩ ndirigĩrĩirio gwĩka ũndũ,” no ti ũndũ o wothe ũrĩ na kĩguni. “Niĩ ndirigĩrĩirio gwĩka ũndũ,” no ti ũndũ o wothe ũrĩ na uumithio.

We are free to do all things, but there are things which it is not wise to do. We are free to do all things, but not all things are for the common good.

24 Gũtirĩ mũndũ wagĩrĩirwo nĩgũcaragia maũndũ ma kwĩguna we mwene, no nĩacaragie maũndũ ma kũguna andũ arĩa angĩ.

Let a man give attention not only to what is good for himself, but equally to his neighbour's good.

25 Rĩĩagai kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩendagio thoko-inĩ ya nyama mũtekwĩyũria ciũria nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩcuuko wa thamiri,

Whatever meat may be had at the public market, take as food without question of right or wrong;

26 nĩgũkorwo, “Thĩ nĩ ya Mwathani, na kĩrĩa gĩothe kĩrĩ thĩinĩ wayo.”

For the earth is the Lord's and all things in it.

27 Mũndũ ũtarĩ mwĩtĩkia angĩmwĩta mũkarĩe irio gwake, na inyuĩ mũkorwo nĩ mũkwenda gũthiĩ-rĩ, rĩa irio ciothe iria mũngĩheo mũtekwĩyũria ciũria cia mwĩcuuko wa thamiri.

If a Gentile makes a feast for you, and you are pleased to go as a guest, take whatever is put before you, without question of right or wrong.

28 No mũndũ angĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Irio ici irutĩtwo irĩ igongona,” mũtigacirĩe, nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ ũcio wamwĩra ũguo, o na nĩ ũndũ wa mwĩcuuko wa thamiri;

But if anyone says to you, This food has been used as an offering, do not take it, on account of him who said it, and on account of his sense of right and wrong:

29 ngiuga ũguo ti thamiri yaku ndagweta, no nĩ thamiri ya mũndũ ũcio ũngĩ. Nĩ ũndũ-rĩ, wĩyathi wakwa ũgũciirithio nĩkĩ nĩ ũndũ wa thamiri ya mũndũ ũngĩ?

Right and wrong, I say, not for you, but for the other man; for the fact that I am free is not dependent on another man's sense of right or wrong.

30 Ingĩrĩanĩra irio na andũ angĩ ndĩ na ngaatho-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩgũtũma njambio nĩ ũndũ wa kĩndũ kĩu njokeirie Ngai ngaatho nĩ ũndũ wakĩo?

But if I give praise to God for the food which I take, let no man say evil of me for that reason.

31 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, rĩrĩa mũkũrĩa kana rĩrĩa mũkũnyua, o na kana mũgĩĩka ũndũ o wothe-rĩ, wĩkagei nĩ ũndũ wa kwenda kũgoocithia Ngai.

So then, if it is a question of food or drink, or any other thing, whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.

32 Tigai gwĩka ũndũ ũngĩhĩngithia mũndũ, arĩ Mũyahudi, kana arĩ Mũyunani, o na kana ũhĩngithie kanitha wa Ngai,

Give no cause of trouble to Jews, or to Greeks, or to the church of God.

33 o ta ũrĩa niĩ ngeragia gũkenia andũ othe na njĩra o yothe. Nĩgũkorwo ndicaragia ũndũ wa kwĩguna niĩ mwene, no njaragia ũrĩa ingĩguna andũ aingĩ, nĩguo mahonoke.

Even as I give way to all men in all things, not looking for profit for myself, but for the good of others, that they may get salvation.