1 Akorinitho 5
1 Nĩ ma ndeto nĩiraario atĩ thĩinĩ wanyu kũrĩ na ũtharia, na nĩ ũtharia mũthemba ũrĩa ũtangĩoneka o na kũrĩ andũ arĩa matetĩkĩtie Ngai: Naguo nĩ atĩ ũmwe wanyu nĩakomete na mũtumia wa ithe.
[Now I want to discuss another matter]. It has been {People have} reported to me, and I believe that it is true, that some people among you have been acting in a sexually immoral way, in a way that is so bad that not even (pagans/people who do not know about God) act that way. People tell me that a man is living with his stepmother (OR, his father’s other wife).
2 Na inyuĩ mũgakenera ũndũ ũcio! Githĩ mũtiagĩrĩirwo nĩgũkorwo mũiyũrĩtwo nĩ kĩeha, nĩguo mũndũ ũcio wĩkĩte ũguo mũmũingate, ehere ngwatanĩro-inĩ yanyu?
You should be sad about what that man is doing! He should have been expelled {[You] should have expelled him} from your congregation! [But you] have not [done that], so (how can you be proud, [thinking that you are spiritually mature?]/it is disgusting that you are proud, [thinking that you are spiritually mature]!) [RHQ]
3 O na ndakorwo ndirĩ hamwe na inyuĩ kũu, ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ thĩinĩ wa roho, na nĩndĩkĩtie gũtuĩra mũndũ ũcio wĩkĩte ũguo ciira, o ta ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ.
As for me, I have already decided [how you should] punish that man. And even though I am away from you, my spirit is with you, and you should do as I would do if I were there with you.
4 Hĩndĩ ĩrĩa mũrĩkorwo mũnganĩte thĩinĩ wa rĩĩtwa rĩa Mwathani witũ Jesũ, na niĩ ndĩ hamwe na inyuĩ thĩinĩ wa roho, o na hinya wa Mwathani witũ Jesũ ũrĩ ho-rĩ,
[What I have decided is that] when you have gathered together with the authority [MTY] of our Lord Jesus, and my spirit is with you, and the power of our Lord Jesus [is with you],
5 mũndũ ũcio mũneanei kũrĩ Shaitani, nĩgeetha mehia make ma kĩĩmwĩrĩ maniinwo, naguo roho wake ũkaahonokio mũthenya ũrĩa wa Mwathani.
you should hand that man over to Satan. Then Satan can injure/punish his body, in order that [he will turn away from his sinful behavior] and his spirit will be saved on the day when the Lord [returns] [MTY].
6 Mwĩgaatho ũcio wanyu ti mwega. Kaĩ inyuĩ mũtooĩ atĩ ndawa nini ya kũimbia mĩgate nĩĩtũmaga kĩmere gĩothe kĩimbe?
It is not good that, [while you are letting that immoral man continue to be in your congregation], you are boasting [about being spiritually mature]. (You know that a small amount of yeast affects all the bread dough [MET] [into which it is put] {[a woman puts it]}./Do you not know that a small amount of yeast affects all the bread dough [MET] [into which it is put]?) [RHQ] [Similarly, one person who continues to sin will have a bad effect on all the congregation].
7 Eheriai ndawa ĩyo ya kũimbia mĩgate ĩrĩa ya tene biũ nĩguo mũtuĩke kĩmere kĩerũ gĩtarĩ na ndawa ya kũimbia, tondũ ũguo nĩguo mũtariĩ. Nĩgũkorwo Kristũ, o we gatũrũme gaitũ ka Bathaka, nĩarĩkĩtie kũrutwo igongona.
So, [just like we Jews] expel the old yeast [from our houses during the Passover celebration] in order that we may have a fresh batch of dough without yeast in it [MET], [you must expel such evil people from your congregation]. Do [that so that you can truly be holy people], as [I know that] you really are. Remember that Christ was sacrificed {sacrificed himself} [so that God could spare us from being punished for our sins, just like the Jews sacrificed lambs during] the [first] Passover celebration [so that God would spare their firstborn sons from being killed].
8 Nĩ ũndũ ũcio-rĩ, nĩtũkũngũĩre Gĩathĩ, ti na ndawa ĩyo ya tene ya kũimbia mĩgate, ĩyo ya rũmena na ya waganu, no tũkũngũĩre na mũgate ũtarĩ na ndawa ya kũimbia, o guo mũgate wa wĩhokeku na wa ũhoro wa ma.
So let us celebrate [the fact that God has freed us from being punished us for our sins] [MET], [just like the Jews] in [later years] celebrated Passover [to celebrate God freeing them from being slaves in Egypt. They made sure that there was] no old yeast in the dough. [They ate bread that] had no yeast in it. [Similarly], [we should make sure that there are no people in our congregations] [MET] [who act] maliciously [toward others] or [act] wickedly. Instead, [make sure] [MET] [that all those in our congregations are ones who act] sincerely and [speak] truthfully.
9 Nĩndĩmwandĩkĩire marũa-inĩ makwa ngamwĩra mũtigage kũgĩaga thiritũ na andũ arĩa ahũũri maraya,
In the previous letter that I wrote to you, I said that you should not associate with sexually immoral people.
10 ũguo ti kuuga mweheranĩre na andũ a thĩ ĩno, arĩa ahũũri maraya, kana arĩa akoroku, kana arĩa atunyani, o na kana arĩa ahooi mĩhianano. Mũngĩĩka ũguo-rĩ, no mũkiumire gũkũ thĩ.
I did not mean that you should not associate with unbelievers who are immoral, or who desire things that belong to others, or who (forcefully seize things that belong to others/are swindlers), or who worship idols. You would have to leave this world [to avoid all people] like that.
11 No rĩu, ndĩramwandĩkĩra nĩguo mũtikagĩe thiritũ na mũndũ o na ũrĩkũ ũrĩa wĩĩtaga mũrũ kana mwarĩ wa Ithe witũ, no nĩ mũhũũri maraya, kana nĩ mũkoroku, kana nĩ mũhooi mĩhianano kana nĩ mũndũ wa gũcambania, o na kana nĩ mũrĩĩu wa njoohi kana nĩ mũtunyani. Mũndũ ta ũcio mũtikarĩĩanĩre nake.
But now [I am stating clearly that] when I wrote, I [meant that] you should not associate with those who say that they are fellow believers, if they are sexually immoral or if they desire and forcefully seize things that belong to others, or worship idols, or slander others, or become drunk. You should not associate with people like that, and you should not even eat with them!
12 Ũkĩrĩ wĩra wakwa gũciirithia arĩa matarĩ a kanitha? Githĩ inyuĩ mũtikĩagĩrĩirwo nĩgũciirithia arĩa marĩ a kanitha?
It is certainly not [RHQ] my business to judge people who are not believers and who do not belong to [Christian congregations]. But it certainly is [RHQ] your business to judge those who are in [your congregation]!
13 Ngai nĩwe ũgaaciirithia arĩa marĩ nja. “Ingatai mũndũ ũcio mwaganu oime thĩinĩ wanyu.”
God is the one who will judge those who are not believers. [Do as the Scriptures command]: “Expel the wicked person from your midst!”
