1 Akorinitho 11
1 Mwĩgerekaniei na niĩ, ta ũrĩa ndĩgerekanagia na Kristũ.
Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.
2 Nĩngũmũgaathĩrĩria nĩ ũndũ wa kũndirikana maũndũ-inĩ mothe, na nĩ ũndũ wa gũtũũra mũrũmĩtie morutani macio, o ta ũrĩa ndaamũrutire.
Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.
3 Rĩu-rĩ, nĩngwenda mũmenye atĩ mũtwe wa mũndũ mũrũme o wothe nĩ Kristũ, na mũtwe wa mũndũ-wa-nja nĩ mũndũ mũrũme, na mũtwe wa Kristũ nĩ Ngai.
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
4 Mũndũ mũrũme o wothe ũrĩa ũhooyaga kana akaratha ehumbĩrĩte mũtwe-rĩ, nĩ mũtwe wake aconorithagia.
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
5 Nake mũndũ-wa-nja o wothe ũrĩa ũhooyaga kana akaratha atahumbĩrĩte mũtwe wake-rĩ, nĩ mũtwe wake aconorithagia, tondũ ũguo no ũndũ ũmwe na kwenjwo.
But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.
6 Angĩkorwo mũndũ-wa-nja ndekũhumbĩra mũtwe wake-rĩ, nĩakĩenje njuĩrĩ yake; na angĩkorwo kũrengarenga njuĩrĩ kana kwenjwo nĩ ũndũ wa gũconora mũndũ-wa-nja-rĩ, nĩakĩĩhumbĩre mũtwe.
For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.
7 Mũndũ mũrũme ndaagĩrĩirwo nĩkũhumbĩra mũtwe wake, kuona atĩ nĩwe mũhianĩre wa Ngai, na nĩ riiri wa Ngai; no mũndũ-wa-nja nĩwe riiri wa mũndũ mũrũme.
For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
8 Nĩgũkorwo mũndũ mũrũme ndoimire harĩ mũndũ-wa-nja, no nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja woimire harĩ mũndũ mũrũme.
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:
9 Mũndũ mũrũme-rĩ, tiwe wombirwo nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ-wa-nja, no nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja wombirwo nĩ ũndũ wa mũndũ mũrũme.
for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:
10 Nĩ ũndũ wa gĩtũmi gĩkĩ-rĩ, mũndũ-wa-nja agĩrĩirwo nĩgũkorwo na rũũri mũtwe rwa kuonania atĩ nĩ wa gwathwo nĩ ũndũ wa araika.
for this cause ought the woman to have [a sign of] authority on her head, because of the angels.
11 No ningĩ-rĩ, thĩinĩ wa Mwathani, mũndũ-wa-nja ndeiganĩtie mũndũ mũrũme atarĩ ho, nake mũndũ-mũrũme ndeiganĩtie mũndũ-wa-nja atarĩ ho.
Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.
12 O ta ũrĩa mũndũ-wa-nja oimire harĩ mũndũ mũrũme-rĩ, no taguo mũndũ-mũrũme aciaragwo nĩ mũndũ-wa-nja. No rĩrĩ, indo ciothe ciumaga kũrĩ Ngai.
For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.
13 Ta tuai arĩ inyuĩ: Nĩ kwagĩrĩire mũndũ-wa-nja kũhooya Ngai atehumbĩrĩte mũtwe?
Judge ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled?
14 Kaĩ maũndũ ma ndũire matamũrutaga atĩ mũndũ-mũrũme gũkorwo arĩ na njuĩrĩ ndaaya nĩ ũndũ wa kũmũconorithia,
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
15 no mũndũ-wa-nja gũkorwo na njuĩrĩ ndaaya, ũcio nĩ riiri wake? Nĩgũkorwo aheetwo njuĩrĩ ndaaya arĩ kĩndũ gĩa kũmũhumbĩra.
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
16 Angĩkorwo kũrĩ na mũndũ ũrĩ na ngarari na ũhoro ũyũ-rĩ, nĩamenye atĩ ithuĩ tũtirĩ mũtugo ũngĩ, o na makanitha ma Ngai matirĩ mũtugo ũngĩ.
But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.
17 Ũhoro-inĩ ũrĩa ngũmũtaarĩria rĩu-rĩ, ndirĩ na ũndũ wa kũmũgaathĩra, nĩgũkorwo kũngana kwanyu ti gwa kũmũguna no nĩ gwa kũmũthũkia.
But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse.
18 Ũndũ wa mbere, njiguaga atĩ rĩrĩa muongana ta kanitha, nĩkũgĩaga na nyamũkano gatagatĩ kanyu, na ũhoro ũcio ndingĩaga gwĩtĩkia ũmwe waguo.
For first of all, when ye come together in the church, I hear that divisions exist among you; and I partly believe it.
19 Hatarĩ nganja gũtingĩaga kũgĩa na ngarari gatagatĩ-inĩ kanyu cia kuonania arĩa anyu metĩkĩrĩkĩte nĩ Ngai.
For there must be also factions among you, that they that are approved may be made manifest among you.
20 Rĩrĩa muongana hamwe, ti Irio cia Mwathani mũrĩĩaga,
When therefore ye assemble yourselves together, it is not possible to eat the Lord’s supper:
21 nĩgũkorwo rĩrĩa mũkũrĩa, o mũndũ athiiaga na mbere kũrĩa ategweterera ũrĩa ũngĩ. Ũmwe aikaraga ahũtiĩ, nake ũrĩa ũngĩ agaikara arĩĩtwo.
for in your eating each one taketh before [other] his own supper; and one is hungry, and another is drunken.
22 Kaĩ mũtarĩ mĩciĩ mũngĩrĩĩra na mũnyuĩre kuo? Kana nĩ kanitha wa Ngai mũnyararĩte na mũkenda gũconoraga arĩa matarĩ kĩndũ? Ngũkĩmwĩra atĩa? No ndĩkĩmũgaathĩrĩrie nĩ ũndũ wa ũhoro ũcio? Aca, ndingĩmũgaathĩrĩria!
What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.
23 Nĩgũkorwo ũhoro ũrĩa ndaamũkĩrire kuuma kũrĩ Mwathani noguo ndaamũkinyĩirie: Mwathani Jesũ, ũtukũ ũrĩa aakunyanĩirwo, nĩooire mũgate,
For I received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus in the night in which he was betrayed took bread;
24 na aarĩkia gũcookia ngaatho, akĩwenyũranga, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ũyũ nĩ mwĩrĩ wakwa, ũrĩa ũheanĩtwo nĩ ũndũ wanyu; ĩkagai ũũ nĩguo mũndirikanage.”
and when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, This is my body, which is for you: this do in remembrance of me.
25 Ningĩ o ũndũ ũmwe, thuutha wa kũrĩa irio, akĩoya gĩkombe, akiuga atĩrĩ, “Gĩkombe gĩkĩ nĩ kĩrĩkanĩro kĩrĩa kĩerũ thĩinĩ wa thakame yakwa; ĩkagai ũũ, rĩrĩa rĩothe mũrĩkĩnyuuagĩra, nĩguo mũndirikanage.”
In like manner also the cup, after supper, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood: this do, as often as ye drink [it], in remembrance of me.
26 Nĩgũkorwo rĩrĩa rĩothe mũkũrĩa mũgate ũyũ na mũkanyuĩra gĩkombe gĩkĩ-rĩ, nĩkuumbũra mũkuumbũra gũkua kwa Mwathani o nginya hĩndĩ ĩrĩa agooka.
For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink the cup, ye proclaim the Lord’s death till he come.
27 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, mũndũ o wothe ũkũrĩa mũgate ũcio kana akanyuĩra gĩkombe kĩu kĩa Mwathani ũrĩa gũtaagĩrĩire-rĩ, nĩ kwĩhia ehĩirie mwĩrĩ na thakame ya Mwathani.
Wherefore whosoever shall eat the bread or drink the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner, shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord.
28 Mũndũ nĩambage gwĩtuĩria mbere ya kũrĩa mũgate ũcio na kũnyuĩra gĩkombe kĩu.
But let a man prove himself, and so let him eat of the bread, and drink of the cup.
29 Nĩgũkorwo mũndũ ũrĩa wothe ũrĩĩaga na akanyua ategũkũũrana mwĩrĩ wa Mwathani, nĩ ituĩro rĩake we mwene etuagĩra.
For he that eateth and drinketh, eateth and drinketh judgment unto himself, if he discern not the body.
30 Kĩu nĩkĩo gĩtũmĩte aingĩ anyu moorwo nĩ hinya, na marũare, na amwe anyu nĩmarĩkĩtie gũkua.
For this cause many among you are weak and sickly, and not a few sleep.
31 No tũngĩĩtuĩra ciira ithuĩ ene, tũtingĩtuĩka a gũciirithio.
But if we discerned ourselves, we should not be judged.
32 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa tũgũtuĩrwo ciira nĩ Mwathani-rĩ, nĩkũherithio tũherithagio nĩgeetha tũtikae gũtuĩrwo ciira hamwe na thĩ.
But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we may not be condemned with the world.
33 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, rĩrĩa mũnganĩte mũrĩĩanĩre-rĩ, etanagĩrĩrai.
Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, wait one for another.
34 Angĩkorwo mũndũ nĩahũũtiĩ-rĩ, agĩrĩirwo nĩ kũrĩa irio gwake mũciĩ, nĩgeetha rĩrĩa muongana gũtikagĩe ũhoro wa gũtuĩrwo ciira. Nĩngaheana ũhoro wa maũndũ macio mangĩ rĩrĩa ngooka.
If any man is hungry, let him eat at home; that your coming together be not unto judgment. And the rest will I set in order whensoever I come.
