1 Akorinitho 15
1 Na rĩrĩ, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, nĩngwenda kũmũririkania Ũhoro-ũrĩa-mwega ũrĩa ndaamũhunjĩirie, na mũkĩwamũkĩra, na noguo mũtũũrĩte mũrũmĩtie.
Now I am going to make clear to you, my brothers, what the good news was which I gave to you, and which you took, and on which your faith is based,
2 Ũhoro ũcio mwega nĩguo ũtũmaga mũhonoke, mwaikara mũrũmĩtie wega ũhoro ũrĩa ndaamũhunjĩirie. Angĩkorwo ti ũguo-rĩ, ũhoro ũcio mwawĩtĩkirie o tũhũ.
By which you have salvation; that is to say, the form in which it was given to you, if it is fixed in your minds, and if your faith in it is not without effect.
3 Nĩgũkorwo ũhoro ũrĩa niĩ ndaamũkĩrire nĩguo ndaamũheire, ũrĩ wa mbere na wa bata mũno: atĩ Kristũ nĩakuire nĩ ũndũ wa mehia maitũ o ta ũrĩa Maandĩko moigĩte,
For I gave to you first of all what was handed down to me, how Christ underwent death for our sins, as it says in the Writings;
4 na atĩ nĩathikirwo, na atĩ mũthenya wa gatatũ akĩriũkio kũringana na ũrĩa Maandĩko macio moigĩte,
And he was put in the place of the dead; and on the third day he came back from the dead, as it says in the Writings;
5 na atĩ akiumĩrĩra Petero, na agĩcooka akiumĩrĩra arĩa Ikũmi na Eerĩ.
And he was seen by Cephas; then by the twelve;
6 Thuutha ũcio, nĩoimĩrĩire makĩria ma ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ magana matano ihinda o rĩmwe, na aingĩ ao marĩ muoyo o na rĩu, o na gũtuĩka amwe ao nĩmarĩkĩtie gũkua.
Then by more than five hundred brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, but some are sleeping;
7 Ningĩ agĩcooka akiumĩrĩra Jakubu na thuutha wa ũguo agĩcooka akiumĩrĩra atũmwo othe,
Then he was seen by James; then by all the Apostles.
8 na thuutha wa acio angĩ othe akĩnyumĩrĩra o na niĩ, haana ta mũndũ waciarĩtwo atarĩ mũkinyu.
And last of all, as by one whose birth was out of the right time, he was seen by me.
9 Nĩgũkorwo niĩ nĩ niĩ mũnini mũno harĩ atũmwo arĩa angĩ, o na ndiagĩrĩirwo nĩ gwĩtwo mũtũmwo, tondũ nĩndanyariirire kanitha wa Ngai.
For I am the least of the Apostles, having no right to be named an Apostle, because of my cruel attacks on the church of God.
10 No wega wa Ngai nĩguo ũtũmĩte nduĩke ũguo ndariĩ, naguo wega wake kũrĩ niĩ ndwarĩ wa tũhũ. No nĩndarutire wĩra na kĩyo gũkĩra acio angĩ othe, no ti niĩ ndaarutaga wĩra ũcio, no nĩ wega wa Ngai ũrĩa warĩ hamwe na niĩ warutaga wĩra ũcio.
But by the grace of God, I am what I am: and his grace which was given to me has not been for nothing; for I did more work than all of them; though not I, but the grace of God which was with me.
11 Tondũ ũcio, o na kũngĩtuĩka nĩ niĩ kana nĩ o-rĩ, ũhoro ũyũ noguo tũhunjagia, na noguo inyuĩ mwetĩkirie.
If then it is I who am the preacher, or they, this is our word, and to this you have given your faith.
12 Na rĩrĩ, kũngĩkorwo kũhunjagio atĩ Kristũ nĩariũkirio akiuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ-rĩ, nĩ kĩĩ gĩtũmaga amwe anyu moige atĩ gũtirĩ kũriũkio kwa arĩa akuũ?
Now if the good news says that Christ came back from the dead, how do some of you say that there is no coming back from the dead?
13 Kũngĩkorwo gũtirĩ kũriũkio kwa arĩa akuũ-rĩ, o nake Kristũ ndaakĩriũkirio.
But if there is no coming back from the dead, then Christ has not come back from the dead:
14 Na angĩkorwo Kristũ ndaakĩriũkirio-rĩ, kũhunjia gwitũ no gwa tũhũ, nakuo gwĩtĩkia kwanyu no gwa tũhũ.
And if Christ did not come again from the dead, then our good news and your faith in it are of no effect.
15 Makĩria ma ũguo-rĩ, ithuĩ no tũgĩkorwo tũrĩ aira a Ngai a maheeni, tondũ nĩtuumbũrĩte atĩ Ngai nĩariũkirie Kristũ kuuma kũrĩ arĩa akuũ. No rĩrĩ, ndaakĩmũriũkirie angĩkorwo nĩ ma atĩ arĩa akuũ matiriũkagio.
Yes, and we are seen to be false witnesses of God; because we gave witness of God that by his power Christ came again from the dead: which is not true if there is no coming back from the dead.
16 Nĩgũkorwo kũngĩtuĩka atĩ arĩa akuũ matiriũkagio, o nake Kristũ ndaakĩriũkirio.
For if it is not possible for the dead to come to life again, then Christ has not come to life again:
17 Na angĩkorwo Kristũ ndaariũkirio-rĩ, gwĩtĩkia kwanyu nĩ gwa tũhũ; mũgĩtũũraga o mehia-inĩ manyu.
And if that is so, your faith is of no effect; you are still in your sins.
18 Ningĩ andũ arĩa marĩkĩtie gũkoma marĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ-rĩ, o nao nĩ kũũra morĩte.
And, in addition, the dead in Christ have gone to destruction.
19 Na kũngĩkorwo kĩĩrĩgĩrĩro giitũ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ no kĩa muoyo-inĩ ũyũ tũrĩ-rĩ, twagĩrĩirwo nĩkũiguĩrwo tha gũkĩra andũ othe.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most unhappy.
20 No rĩrĩ, ti-itherũ Kristũ nĩariũkĩtio akoima kũrĩ arĩa akuũ, agatuĩka maciaro ma mbere ma arĩa makuĩte.
But now Christ has truly come back from the dead, the first-fruits of those who are sleeping.
21 Tondũ-rĩ, o ũrĩa arĩ mũndũ watũmire gĩkuũ gĩũke thĩ, o nakuo kũriũkio kwa arĩa akuũ nĩ mũndũ watũmire gũũke.
For as by man came death, so by man there is a coming back from the dead.
22 Nĩgũkorwo o ta ũrĩa andũ othe makuaga nĩ ũndũ wa Adamu-rĩ, no taguo andũ othe magaacookio muoyo thĩinĩ wa Kristũ.
For as in Adam death comes to all, so in Christ will all come back to life.
23 No o mũndũ akaariũka ihinda rĩake mwene: Kristũ arĩ we wariũkire mbere; na thuutha andũ arĩa marĩ ake hĩndĩ ĩrĩa agooka.
But every man in his right order: Christ the first-fruits; then those who are Christ's at his coming.
24 Thuutha ũcio nĩguo ihinda rĩa kũrigĩrĩria rĩgaakinya, hĩndĩ ĩrĩa akaaneana ũthamaki kũrĩ Ngai Ithe arĩkĩtie kũniina mothamaki mothe, na wathani, o na hinya wothe.
Then comes the end, when he will give up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he will have put an end to all rule and to all authority and power.
25 Nĩgũkorwo no nginya athamake nginya rĩrĩa agaakorwo aigĩte thũ ciake ciothe rungu rwa makinya make.
For his rule will go on till he has put all those who are against him under his feet.
26 Na rĩrĩ, thũ ya mũthia kũniinwo nĩ gĩkuũ.
The last power to come to an end is death.
27 Nĩgũkorwo “nĩ aigĩte indo ciothe rungu rwa makinya make.” Na rĩrĩa gũkwĩrwo atĩ “indo ciothe” nĩciigĩtwo rungu rwake, nĩgũkũmenyeka wega atĩ Ngai we mwene ti wa itari rĩu tondũ nĩ we waigire indo ciothe rungu rwa Kristũ.
For, as it says, He has put all things under his feet. But when he says, All things are put under him, it is clear that it is not said about him who put all things under him.
28 Aarĩkia gwĩka ũguo-rĩ, Mũriũ we mwene nĩagatuĩka wa gwathagwo nĩ ũcio waigire indo ciothe rungu rwake, nĩguo Ngai akorwo nĩ we maũndũ mothe thĩinĩ wa maũndũ mothe.
And when all things have been put under him, then will the Son himself be under him who put all things under him, so that God may be all in all.
29 Na rĩrĩ, kũngĩkorwo gũtirĩ ũriũkio-rĩ, arĩa mabatithĩtio handũ-inĩ ha arĩa akuũ mageeka atĩa? Angĩkorwo arĩa akuũ matikaariũkio o na atĩa-rĩ, andũ makĩbatithagio handũ-inĩ hao nĩkĩ?
Again, what will they do who are given baptism for the dead? if the dead do not come back at all, why are people given baptism for them?
30 Na ithuĩ-rĩ, twĩtoonyagia ũgwati-inĩ o ithaa o ithaa nĩkĩ?
And why are we in danger every hour?
31 Ngũmwĩra na ma, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, ti-itherũ, o ta ũrĩa ndĩĩrahaga nĩ ũndũ wanyu thĩinĩ wa Kristũ Jesũ Mwathani witũ, atĩ niĩ nguaga o mũthenya.
Yes, truly, by your pride in me, my brothers in Christ Jesus our Lord, my life is one long death.
32 Angĩkorwo ndaahũũranire na nyamũ cia gĩthaka kũu Efeso nĩ ũndũ wa itũmi cia ũ-mũndũ-rĩ, ndaagunĩkire na kĩ? Angĩkorwo andũ arĩa akuũ matikaariũkio-rĩ, “Nĩtũrĩe na tũnyue, nĩgũkorwo rũciũ nĩgũkua tũgaakua.”
If, after the way of men, I was fighting with beasts at Ephesus, what profit is it to me? If the dead do not come to life again, let us take our pleasure in feasting, for tomorrow we come to an end.
33 Mũtikaheeneke: “Thiritũ njũru nĩĩthũkagia mĩtugo mĩega.”
Do not be tricked by false words: evil company does damage to good behaviour.
34 Arahũkai mwĩigue ta ũrĩa mwagĩrĩirwo, na mũtigage kwĩhia; nĩgũkorwo andũ amwe matiũĩ Ngai: ndoiga ũguo nĩgeetha ndĩmũconore.
Be awake to righteousness and keep yourselves from sin; for some have no knowledge of God: I say this to put you to shame.
35 No mũndũ ahota kũũria atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa akuũ mariũkagio atĩa? Magooka marĩ na mwĩrĩ ũhaana atĩa?”
But someone will say, How do the dead come back? and with what sort of body do they come?
36 Nĩ ũrimũ ũrĩkũ ũyũ! Kĩrĩa wahaanda-rĩ, gĩtimeraga gĩtambĩte gũkua.
Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:
37 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa wahaanda-rĩ, ndũhaandaga mwĩrĩ ũrĩa ũgũcooka ũkorwo ho, no gũkorwo ũhaandaga mbeũ ya ngano kana ya kĩndũ kĩngĩ.
And when you put it into the earth, you do not put in the body which it will be, but only the seed, of grain or some other sort of plant;
38 No Ngai amĩheaga mwĩrĩ o ũrĩa endaga ĩgĩe naguo, na o mũthemba wa mbegũ akaũhe mwĩrĩ waguo.
But God gives it a body, as it is pleasing to him, and to every seed its special body.
39 Mĩĩrĩ yothe ndĩhaanaine: Andũ marĩ mũthemba ũmwe wa mwĩrĩ, nacio nyamũ mũthemba ũngĩ, na nyoni mũthemba ũngĩ, o nacio thamaki irĩ mwĩrĩ wa mũthemba ũngĩ.
All flesh is not the same flesh: but there is one flesh of men, another of beasts, another of birds, and another of fishes.
40 Ningĩ nĩ kũrĩ mĩĩrĩ ya igũrũ na nĩ kũrĩ mĩĩrĩ ya gũkũ thĩ; no riiri wa mĩĩrĩ ya igũrũ nĩ mũthemba ũmwe, na riiri wa mĩĩrĩ ya gũkũ thĩ nĩ mũthemba ũngĩ.
And there are bodies of heaven and bodies of earth, but the glory of the one is different from that of the other.
41 Riũa rĩrĩ na riiri warĩo mwanya, na mweri ũrĩ riiri waguo mwanya, na njata irĩ na riiri wacio mwanya; na njata ĩmwe ĩrĩ riiri ũrĩ ngũũrani na njata ĩrĩa ĩngĩ.
There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of the moon, and another glory of the stars; for the glory of one star is different from that of another.
42 Ũguo nĩguo gũgaatuĩka hĩndĩ ya kũriũkio kwa andũ arĩa akuũ. Mwĩrĩ ũrĩa ũhaandagwo nĩ wa kũbutha, no ũriũkagio ũtarĩ wa kũbutha;
So is it with the coming back from the dead. It is planted in death; it comes again in life:
43 mwĩrĩ ũhaandagwo ũrĩ mũmene, ũgacooka ũkariũkio ũrĩ na riiri; ũhaandagwo ũtarĩ na hinya, ũgacooka ũkariũkio ũrĩ na hinya;
It is planted in shame; it comes again in glory: feeble when it is planted, it comes again in power:
44 ũhaandagwo ũrĩ mwĩrĩ wa ndũire, ũgacooka ũkariũkio ũrĩ mwĩrĩ wa kĩĩroho. Angĩkorwo nĩ kũrĩ mwĩrĩ wa ndũire-rĩ, o na mwĩrĩ wa kĩĩroho ũrĩ kuo.
It is planted a natural body; it comes again as a body of the spirit. If there is a natural body, there is equally a body of the spirit.
45 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio kwandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ: “Adamu ũrĩa warĩ mũndũ wa mbere-rĩ, aatuĩkire kĩũmbe kĩrĩ muoyo”; nake Adamu ũrĩa wa kũrigĩrĩria-rĩ, agĩtuĩka roho wa kũheana muoyo.
And so it is said, The first man Adam was a living soul. The last Adam is a life-giving spirit.
46 Mwĩrĩ wa kĩĩroho tiguo waambire gũũka, no nĩ ũrĩa wa ndũire, na thuutha wa ũguo ũgĩũka ũrĩa wa kĩĩroho.
But that which is natural comes before that which is of the spirit.
47 Mũndũ wa mbere aarĩ wa rũkũngũ rwa thĩ, no mũndũ wa keerĩ oimĩte igũrũ.
The first man is from the earth, and of the earth: the second man is from heaven.
48 O ta ũrĩa mũndũ ũcio wa gũkũ thĩ aatariĩ, noguo arĩa marĩ a tĩĩri matariĩ; na ta ũrĩa mũndũ wa kuuma igũrũ aatariĩ, noguo o na arĩa a igũrũ matariĩ.
Those who are of the earth are like the man who was from the earth: and those who are of heaven are like the one from heaven.
49 Na ta ũrĩa twagĩire na mũhianĩre wa mũndũ ũcio wa tĩĩri-rĩ, noguo tũkaagĩa na mũhianĩre wa mũndũ ũcio wa kuuma igũrũ.
And in the same way as we have taken on us the image of the man from the earth, so we will take on us the image of the one from heaven.
50 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, mwĩrĩ na thakame itingĩhota kũgaya ũthamaki wa Ngai, kana kĩrĩa kĩbuthaga kĩgae kĩrĩa gĩtabuthaga.
Now I say this, my brothers, that it is not possible for flesh and blood to have a part in the kingdom of God; and death may not have a part in life.
51 Thikĩrĩriai, ndĩmwĩre ũndũ wa hitho: Tũtigaakua ithuothe, no nĩkũgarũrwo tũkaagarũrwo ithuothe,
See, I am giving you the revelation of a secret: we will not all come to the sleep of death, but we will all be changed.
52 o kahinda kanini, o ta ibucia rĩa riitho, rĩrĩa karumbeta ka mũthia gakaagamba. Nĩgũkorwo karumbeta nĩgakaahuhwo, nao arĩa akuũ mariũkio matarĩ a kũbutha, na ithuĩ tũgarũrwo mĩĩrĩ.
In a second, in the shutting of an eye, at the sound of the last horn: for at that sound the dead will come again, free for ever from the power of death, and we will be changed.
53 Nĩgũkorwo mwĩrĩ ũyũ ũbuthaga no nginya wĩhumbe mwĩrĩ ũtarĩ wa kũbutha, naguo mwĩrĩ ũyũ wa gũkua wĩhumbe mwĩrĩ ũtarĩ wa gũkua.
For this body which comes to destruction will be made free from the power of death, and the man who is under the power of death will put on eternal life.
54 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kũbutha gũkeehumba kwaga kũbutha, na gũkua kwĩhumbe kwaga gũkua-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo ũhoro nĩũkahinga ũrĩa wandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Gĩkuũ nĩkĩniinĩtwo gĩgatoorio biũ.”
But when this has taken place, then that which was said in the Writings will come true, Death is overcome by life.
O death, where is your power? O death, where are your pains? (Hadēs g86)
56 Rũboora rwa gĩkuũ nĩ mehia, naguo hinya wa mehia uumanaga na watho.
The pain of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:
57 No rĩrĩ, Ngai arogaathwo nĩgũkorwo nĩwe ũtũheaga ũtooria thĩinĩ wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ.
But praise be to God who gives us strength to overcome through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ arĩa nyenda, ikaragai mwĩhaandĩte wega. Mũtikanenyenyio nĩ ũndũ o na ũrĩkũ. Tũũrai mwĩheanĩte kũna wĩra-inĩ wa Mwathani, tondũ nĩmũũĩ atĩ wĩra wanyu thĩinĩ wa Mwathani ti wa tũhũ.
For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.
