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 make known unto you, brethren, the gospel which I have preached unto you, and which ye have received, in which also ye have stood fast;
2 Ũhoro ũcio mwega nĩguo ũtũmaga mũhonoke, mwaikara mũrũmĩtie wega ũhoro ũrĩa ndaamũhunjĩirie. Angĩkorwo ti ũguo-rĩ, ũhoro ũcio mwawĩtĩkirie o tũhũ.
by which also ye are saved; if ye cleave to that word I have preached to you, except haply ye have believed in vain.
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 delivered to you among the first things that which I also had received, that Christ died for our sins, according to the scriptures;
4 na atĩ nĩathikirwo, na atĩ mũthenya wa gatatũ akĩriũkio kũringana na ũrĩa Maandĩko macio moigĩte,
and that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
5 na atĩ akiumĩrĩra Petero, na agĩcooka akiumĩrĩra arĩa Ikũmi na Eerĩ.
and that he was seen of Cephas, then of 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.
afterwards he appeared before five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater number remain alive unto this hour, but some also are gone to rest.
7 Ningĩ agĩcooka akiumĩrĩra Jakubu na thuutha wa ũguo agĩcooka akiumĩrĩra atũmwo othe,
Afterwards he was seen of James; then of all the apostles.
8 na thuutha wa acio angĩ othe akĩnyumĩrĩra o na niĩ, haana ta mũndũ waciarĩtwo atarĩ mũkinyu.
And last of all he was seen also by me, who am but as an abortion.
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, who am not meet to be called an apostle, because I persecuted 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 was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all; yet 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.
Therefore whether I or they, so we preach, and so ye believed.
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?
But if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say some among you, that there is no resurrection of the dead?
13 Kũngĩkorwo gũtirĩ kũriũkio kwa arĩa akuũ-rĩ, o nake Kristũ ndaakĩriũkirio.
But if there is no resurrection of the dead, neither is Christ risen:
14 Na angĩkorwo Kristũ ndaakĩriũkirio-rĩ, kũhunjia gwitũ no gwa tũhũ, nakuo gwĩtĩkia kwanyu no gwa tũhũ.
and if Christ be not risen, vain indeed is our preaching, and vain also your faith.
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.
Yea, and we also are found false witnesses for God; because we have testified on the behalf of God, that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if indeed the dead are not raised.
16 Nĩgũkorwo kũngĩtuĩka atĩ arĩa akuũ matiriũkagio, o nake Kristũ ndaakĩriũkirio.
For if the dead are not raised, neither is Christ risen:
17 Na angĩkorwo Kristũ ndaariũkirio-rĩ, gwĩtĩkia kwanyu nĩ gwa tũhũ; mũgĩtũũraga o mehia-inĩ manyu.
and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.
18 Ningĩ andũ arĩa marĩkĩtie gũkoma marĩ thĩinĩ wa Kristũ-rĩ, o nao nĩ kũũra morĩte.
Then also they who have fallen asleep in Christ have perished.
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 more miserable than all other men.
20 No rĩrĩ, ti-itherũ Kristũ nĩariũkĩtio akoima kũrĩ arĩa akuũ, agatuĩka maciaro ma mbere ma arĩa makuĩte.
But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.
21 Tondũ-rĩ, o ũrĩa arĩ mũndũ watũmire gĩkuũ gĩũke thĩ, o nakuo kũriũkio kwa arĩa akuũ nĩ mũndũ watũmire gũũke.
For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of 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 all are dead, so also in Christ shall all be made alive.
23 No o mũndũ akaariũka ihinda rĩake mwene: Kristũ arĩ we wariũkire mbere; na thuutha andũ arĩa marĩ ake hĩndĩ ĩrĩa agooka.
But every one in his own rank: Christ the first-fruit; afterwards those that are Christ’s at his appearing.
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 cometh the end, when he shall deliver up the kingdom to God, and the Father; when he shall have destroyed every dominion and every authority and power.
25 Nĩgũkorwo no nginya athamake nginya rĩrĩa agaakorwo aigĩte thũ ciake ciothe rungu rwa makinya make.
For he must reign, until he hath put all enemies under his feet.
26 Na rĩrĩ, thũ ya mũthia kũniinwo nĩ gĩkuũ.
The last enemy shall be destroyed, 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 he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith, that all things are put under him, it is evident that there is an exception of him, who subjected all things to 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.
But when he shall have put all things under him, then also the Son himself shall be subjected to him who put all things under him, 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?
Else what will they do who are baptised? for the dead, if wholly dead they rise no more. Why are they then baptised for the dead?
30 Na ithuĩ-rĩ, twĩtoonyagia ũgwati-inĩ o ithaa o ithaa nĩkĩ?
and why do we also expose ourselves to 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.
I solemnly declare by all the joy over you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
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 manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, of what advantage would it be to me, if the dead did not rise again? shall we eat and drink; because to-morrow we die?
33 Mũtikaheeneke: “Thiritũ njũru nĩĩthũkagia mĩtugo mĩega.”
Be not deceived: evil conversations corrupt good manners.
34 Arahũkai mwĩigue ta ũrĩa mwagĩrĩirwo, na mũtigage kwĩhia; nĩgũkorwo andũ amwe matiũĩ Ngai: ndoiga ũguo nĩgeetha ndĩmũconore.
Awake as the righteous, and sin not; for some have an ignorance of God: I speak this to your shame.
35 No mũndũ ahota kũũria atĩrĩ, “Andũ arĩa akuũ mariũkagio atĩa? Magooka marĩ na mwĩrĩ ũhaana atĩa?”
But will any man say, How are the dead raised up? and with what body do they come?
36 Nĩ ũrimũ ũrĩkũ ũyũ! Kĩrĩa wahaanda-rĩ, gĩtimeraga gĩtambĩte gũkua.
Thou fool! what thou sowest is not quickened except it die:
37 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa wahaanda-rĩ, ndũhaandaga mwĩrĩ ũrĩa ũgũcooka ũkorwo ho, no gũkorwo ũhaandaga mbeũ ya ngano kana ya kĩndũ kĩngĩ.
and that which thou sowest, thou sowest not the body which shall be afterwards, but the bare grain, perhaps of wheat, or of some of the other seeds:
38 No Ngai amĩheaga mwĩrĩ o ũrĩa endaga ĩgĩe naguo, na o mũthemba wa mbegũ akaũhe mwĩrĩ waguo.
but God giveth it a body as he pleaseth, and to each of the seeds its peculiar 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 kind of flesh of men, and another flesh of cattle, and another of fishes, and another of birds.
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.
Also there are celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial: but the glory of the celestial is one, and that of the terrestrial another.
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 star differeth from star in glory.
42 Ũguo nĩguo gũgaatuĩka hĩndĩ ya kũriũkio kwa andũ arĩa akuũ. Mwĩrĩ ũrĩa ũhaandagwo nĩ wa kũbutha, no ũriũkagio ũtarĩ wa kũbutha;
So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption:
43 mwĩrĩ ũhaandagwo ũrĩ mũmene, ũgacooka ũkariũkio ũrĩ na riiri; ũhaandagwo ũtarĩ na hinya, ũgacooka ũkariũkio ũrĩ na hinya;
it is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised 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 sown an animal body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is an animal body, and there is a spiritual body.
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 written, There was a first man Adam a living soul; a last Adam a quickening 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 spiritual was not first, but that which is animal; and afterward that which is spiritual.
47 Mũndũ wa mbere aarĩ wa rũkũngũ rwa thĩ, no mũndũ wa keerĩ oimĩte igũrũ.
The first man was of the earth, earthly; the second man was the Lord 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.
As is the earthly, so are they also that are earthly: and as is the heavenly, such also are they that are heavenly.
49 Na ta ũrĩa twagĩire na mũhianĩre wa mũndũ ũcio wa tĩĩri-rĩ, noguo tũkaagĩa na mũhianĩre wa mũndũ ũcio wa kuuma igũrũ.
And as we have borne the image of the earthly, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.
50 Ngũmwĩra atĩrĩ, ariũ na aarĩ a Ithe witũ, mwĩrĩ na thakame itingĩhota kũgaya ũthamaki wa Ngai, kana kĩrĩa kĩbuthaga kĩgae kĩrĩa gĩtabuthaga.
But this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God: neither doth corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Thikĩrĩriai, ndĩmwĩre ũndũ wa hitho: Tũtigaakua ithuothe, no nĩkũgarũrwo tũkaagarũrwo ithuothe,
Behold, I shew you a mystery; we shall not indeed all sleep, but we shall 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 moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall 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 that which is corruptible must put on incorruption, and that which is mortal must put on immortality.
54 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa kũbutha gũkeehumba kwaga kũbutha, na gũkua kwĩhumbe kwaga gũkua-rĩ, hĩndĩ ĩyo ũhoro nĩũkahinga ũrĩa wandĩkĩtwo atĩrĩ, “Gĩkuũ nĩkĩniinĩtwo gĩgatoorio biũ.”
So when that which is corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and that which is mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the saying which is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory? (Hadēs g86)
56 Rũboora rwa gĩkuũ nĩ mehia, naguo hinya wa mehia uumanaga na watho.
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
57 No rĩrĩ, Ngai arogaathwo nĩgũkorwo nĩwe ũtũheaga ũtooria thĩinĩ wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ Kristũ.
But thanks be to God, who giveth us the victory 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.
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, be stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.
