1 Kolinta 15
1 N kpiiba n bua ki go tiadi yi min den kpa waani yi ya laabaalihama, yin den ga yua, ki se lienni bonhanla.
Now, my fellow believers, I want to remind you about the message about Christ that I preached to you. It is the message that you received and that you have continued to trust firmly.
2 Yi tindi kelima o laabaalihamo yeni yaapo, li ya tie ke yi kubi o nani min den waani yi maama. Yeni yaaka yi dandanli moko tie fanma fanma.
If you keep on firmly [believing] this message that I preached to you, you will be saved {[God] will save you}. If you do not continue to believe it, your believing [in Christ] was (all for nothing/useless)!
3 N den kpa waani yi mini nba n den baa ya bangima, lani n tie ke kilisiti dan kpe ti ya tuonbiadi po nani i Diani n yedi maama.
The most important part of the message that I received [from the Lord Jesus], and that I told you, was this: Christ died to [take away the guilt] of our sins, as the Scriptures [said that he would do].
4 Ke bi den piini o, ke li dataali daali o den fii bi tinkpiba siiga, nani i Diani n yedi maama.
His [dead body] was buried {They buried his [body]}. On the third day [after that], [God] caused him to become alive again, as the Scriptures [said would happen].
5 O den doagidi o yuli Sefa po, ki doagidi bi piiga n niliedidi po,
After that, [Christ] was seen by {appeared to} Peter. Then he appeared to [eleven of] the [original] twelve [apostles].
6 Lani n pendi o go den doagidi o yuli ti kpiiba yaaba nden taani ki cie niba kobimuu po. Bi siiga boncianla da ye, ama bi tianba wani kpe.
Later he was seen by {appeared to} more than 500 of our fellow believers. Most of those are still living, but some of them have died [EUP].
7 Lani n pendi o go den doagidi o yuli Jaka po, ki yuandi ki doagidi li bi tondiba kuli po.
Then he was seen by {appeared [to]} [his younger brother] James, [who became the leader of the congregation in Jerusalem]. Then he appeared to all of the apostles.
8 O den juodi ki doagidi o yuli mini momyaapo, mini yua n tie nani ki bikaaga yeni.
Finally, he was seen by {appeared to} me, but I became an apostle in a way that was very unusual [MET].
9 Moamoani n tie Jesu tondiba kuli siiga puoli yua, mii pundi ban yini nni Jesu tondo moko kelima n den wangi U Tienu n yini yaaba fala.
The fact is, I [consider that I] am the least important of the apostles. I do not deserve to be an apostle, because I (persecuted God’s groups of believers/caused God’s groups of believers to suffer) [everywhere I went].
10 Kelima U Tienu hanbili po yo ke n tua min tie yua na. O hanbili npo naa tua fanma, li teni ke n soani ki cie Jesu tondiba kuli. Laa tie mini nba ka soani yeni, ama U Tienu hanbili n tuuni leni nni.
But it is because God acted kindly toward me in ways that I did not deserve that I became what I am now. And his acting kindly toward me produced a great result [LIT], which is that I worked harder [for Christ] than all the other apostles. But it was not that I [was working with my own ability]. Instead, God was helping me in a way I did not deserve.
11 Lanwani lan tie mini, lan tie bani, tikuli wangi yi laa laabaalihamo, yi mo den tuo ki daani wane.
So it does not matter whether it was I [who was preaching or whether it was the other apostles who were preaching]. We all preached [the same message], and that message is what you believed.
12 Lanwani, li ya tie ke ti wangi ke kilisiti fii bi tinkpiba siiga, li ga lede ke yi siiga tianba nia ke bi tinkpiba fiima ki ye?
So now [let me ask you this]: Since [we] have all preached to you that Christ was raised again {that [God] caused Christ to become alive} after he died, (no one among you should be saying that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die!/why do some of you say that [God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again after they die?) [RHQ]
13 Bi tinkpiba fiima yaa ye, kilisiti moko naa den fii bi tinkpiba siiga.
If [it is true that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again, that situation would mean that Christ was not raised from the dead {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive again}!
14 Kilisiti yaa den fii mo, ti mawangima tie fanma fanma, yi dandanli moko tie fanma fanma.
And if Christ was not raised from the dead {if [God] did not cause Christ to become alive again}, then what we preached to you was useless, and your believing [in Christ] is useless.
15 Yeni moko ti tie siedi tuofaadanba U Tienu po, kelima ti tieni opo siedi ke o fiini kilisiti bi tinkpiba siiga, ke o naa fiini o, li ya tie ke bi tinkpiba kan fii.
[If it is true that] no one will be raised from the dead {[that God] will not cause anyone to become alive again after he dies}, we [(exc)] have been guilty of lying to you about God, because we told you that God caused Christ to become alive again.
16 Kelima bi tinkpiba ya kan fii, Kilisiti moko naa den fii bi tinkpiba.
But if it were really true that no one who has died will be raised {that [God will] not cause anyone who has died to become alive} again, then Christ was not raised {[he] did not cause Christ to become alive} again either!
17 Kilisiti mo yaa den fii bi tinkpiba siiga, yi dandanli tie fanma fanma, yi da ye yi tuonbiadi nni,
If it were true that Christ was not raised {that [God] did not cause Christ to become alive} again after he died, you have believed in Christ for nothing, [because] God will still [punish] you for [MTY] your sins.
18 Yaaba n daani Kilisiti ki kpe moko bodi.
And those people who died [EUP] [while they were trusting] in Christ will go to hell. (questioned)
19 Li ya tie ke ti suginma Kilisiti po tie o naa jamaano bebe po, ti yema pia mi niñima ki cie bi niba kuli.
In this life [many of us have suffered much for Christ] because we confidently expect [that he will reward us in heaven]. If we have confidently expected this in vain, people should pity us more than they pity anyone else!
20 Ama moamoani, Kilisiti fii bi tinkpiba siiga ki tie o kpialo ki tie siedi ke yaaba n kpe kuli ba fii.
But [the truth is that] Christ has been raised from the dead {that [God] has caused Christ to live again after he had died}, and (that guarantees/because of that, it is certain) [MET] that he will also cause those [believers] who have died [EUP] to become alive again.
21 Lanwani kelima mi kuuma n den cua kelima o nisaalo yaapo, yeni moko bi tinkpiba fiima cua kelima niyendo yaapo.
What one man, [Adam, did affects us all]. We all die. Similarly, what one man—[Christ]—did [affects us(inc) all]: God will cause [all believers] to become alive again.
22 Nani bi niba kuli n kpe kelima Adama po maama, yeni bi niba kuli go baa baa li miali kelima Kilisiti yaapo.
Because of what Adam did, all [of us who are descended] from him die. Similarly, because of what [Christ did], all of us who have a close relationship with him will be brought back to life {[God] will make alive all of us who have a close relationship with Christ}.
23 Ama yua kuli o kaanu, Kilisiti o kpialo, li yaapuoli, wan cua ya yogunu, yaaba n tie o yaaba baa fii.
But we must all take our turn. [God raised] Christ first [MET]. And when Christ returns, [God will cause] those who belong to Christ to become alive again.
24 Li yaapuoli mi juodima yogunu baa cuo. Kilisiti baa paadi ki bolini batoali kuli leni paato kuli leni paacianto kuli ki teni U Tienu n yaa tie Baa mi diema kuli nni.
Then, after Christ has destroyed all [DOU] the evil powers that oppose God, [the world] will end. Then Christ will give to God, his Father, his kingdom to completely rule over it.
25 kelima li tie tiladi ke Kilisiti n ya die hali U Tienu n teni wan hmaa o yibalinba o taana tiipo.
You must realize that Christ must rule [here on earth] until he has completely defeated [MTY] all his enemies.
26 Wan baa juodi ki bolini ya yibalo tie mi kuuma.
The last thing that [he] will get rid of is death. [But he certainly will get rid of death, which is like] an enemy [to us].
27 Moamoani U Tienu den teni ke Kilisiti die li bonla kuli ki hmaa la o diedi likuli, ama w lan yedi ke o teni ke Kilisiti die li bonla yeni, li doagidi ke yua n teni ke o die li bonla kuli naa taa laa bonla nni.
[In the Scriptures the Psalmist wrote that] God will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY]. But it is clear that the word ‘everything’ here does not include God, because God is the one who will cause everything to be under Christ’s [authority] [MTY].
28 Li ya tie ke Kilisiti diedi li bonla kuli yaa yogunu, wani U Tienu Bijua baa miini o yuli ki tuo ke yua n den teni ke o die li bonla kuli yeni n ya die o, ke U Tienu n ya tie likuli li bonla kuli nni.
After everything is put under [the authority of] God’s Son, then Christ will put himself completely under [the authority of] God, the one who gave him that authority. Then God will be completely in control of everything [IDM], everywhere.
29 Bi tinkpiba fiima yaa ye, yaaba n batisi kelima yaa niba n kpe po baa baa lipo be? Li ya tie moamoani ke bi tinkpiba kan fii, be yaapo nitoaba batisi bani yaaba n kpe yaapo?
[Now think about this: Some among you] are being baptized (OR, are baptizing people) on behalf of those who died [before someone baptized them] (OR, who died [before they became believers]). If, [as some people say, believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {[God] will not cause [believers] to become alive again}, (what is the value in those people doing that?/there is no value in those people doing that!) [RHQ] If [God] will not cause any [believers] to become alive again, it is senseless to be baptized {baptize anyone} on behalf of someone who has died. [RHQ]
30 Tinba mo, be yaapo ke ti ye mi yebiadima nni yogunu kuli?
Furthermore, [if God will not cause us believers to become alive again], it is [RHQ] very foolish for me and the other apostles to be constantly [putting ourselves] in danger [because we tell people the gospel].
31 N kpiiba li tie moamoani ke n ye mi kuuma nni daali kuli nani lan tie ke n pia li pamancianli ti Diedi Jesu Kilisiti kani kelima yi yaapo maama.
My fellow believers, every day I [am in danger of] being killed {people killing me}! That is as true as it is that I am pleased with you because of your close relationship with Christ Jesus our Lord.
32 Li ya ke bi niba n nua maama. Li yaa tie kebi niba n nua maama bebe yaapo ke n den koani leni ti moayandi Efesa po, n den baa be ñuadi lienni? Li yaa tie ke bi tinkpiba kan fii, lanwani: Tin je mani ki go ño, kelima saala ti baa kpe.
[If God will not cause us believers to become alive again after we die], (I will receive no benefit at all [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]./what will I gain [from having opposed those who attacked me so strongly] in Ephesus [city]?) [RHQ] They were [fighting me like] wild beasts! If we [believers] will not be raised [from the dead] {If [God] will not cause us [believers] to live again}, we might as well say [as people often say]: “Tomorrow we are going to die, so we might as well enjoy now everything that we can. We might as well feast and get drunk!”
33 Lan da boani yi: U yeginunbiadu n baa biidi li yantiahanli.
Do not let [yourselves be deceived by those who say that God will not cause believers to live again] {Do not let [people who say that God will not cause believers to live again] deceive you}. If you associate with evil people [who say such things], they will (influence you to do evil things/destroy your good moral way of living).
34 Yin go baa mani li yantiahanli nani lan pundi maama, ki cedi ki da go tiendi ti tuonbiadi, kelima yi siiga tianba naa bani U Tienu. N maadi yeni ke i fe n cuo yi lipo.
Start thinking correctly again [about these matters], as you should, and [stop your sinful behavior which has resulted from] your wrong thinking. [I say that] because [it seems that] some among you do not know God, and as a result they [are thinking wrongly]. I say that to make you ashamed.
35 Daalinba niloba baa buali: Bi tinkpiba baa fii lede? Bi baa goa cua leni be ya gbannanbuolu?
But some of you are asking, “How will dead people be raised {How will [God] cause dead people to become alive} again? What kind of bodies will they have?”
36 Fini o yanpiidaano, han buli yaala yaa kpe, li kan pudi.
[Anyone who asks such questions is] foolish. You [know that] a seed that is planted in the ground must completely change its form [MET] before it sprouts.
37 Han buli yaala ke li tie bonbibu, bi dibima, bi bonbuotoe, laa tie han go baa la yaala.
A seed, such as a wheat seed, is very different from the plant that sprouts from it.
38 U Tienu puuni bonbibu kuli wan bua ya gbannandi buolu. O puuni bonbibu kuli bu gbanandi buba.
God gives everything that lives the form that he desires. He gives each seed its own form.
39 Ti gbanandi buoli kuli naa tie yenma. Bi nisaaliba gbannandi ye tiba, ti yandi gbannandi ye tiba, ti bonyugiditi gbannandi ye tiba, i jami ya gbannandi mo ye tiba.
[Similarly], people, animals, birds, and fish all have flesh, but each one has a different kind of flesh.
40 Tanpoli ya yaadi ye, ki tinga mo ya yaadi ye. Tanpoli ya yaadi kpiagidi naa taa leni ki tinga ya yaadi ya kpiagidi.
Also, there are angelic beings in heaven (OR, stars and planets in the sky), and there are people with bodies on the earth. The angelic beings (OR, stars and planets) are beautiful in one way, and people on earth are beautiful in a different way.
41 Ki yenga pia ki kpiagidi kiba, o hmaalo pia o kpiagidi oba, a hmabila pia a kpiagidi aba. A hmabila moko naa taa kpiagidi buolu leni aya.
The sun is bright in one way, and the moon is bright in a different way, and the stars are bright in a different way. And even the various stars are different from each other in how bright they are.
42 Bi tinkpiba fiima mo baa tie yene. Bi buli ti gbannandi ke ti tie bonbedikaadi, ama ti go baa fii kaa go pia bedima.
And it is the same way [with our bodies. The bodies that we will have when God causes us] to live again after we die [will not be the same as the bodies that we have now] [MET]. [The bodies that we have now] will die and decay. [The new bodies that we will have] will never die.
43 Bi buli ti ke ti gundi, ama ti baa goa ki fii ki pia ti kpiagidi. Bi buli ti ke ti tadi, ama ti baa goa ki fii ki pia u fidu.
We despise [the bodies that we have now], before we die. But our [new bodies] will be glorious. The [bodies that we have before we die] are weak. But our new bodies will be strong.
44 Bi buli ti ke ti tie nisaali gbannandi, ama ti baa fii leni U Tienu Fuoma ya miali. Li ya tie ke ti nisaali gbannandi ye, ya gbannandi n pia U Tienu Fuoma miali moko ye.
The bodies that we have before we die are natural bodies. But [our new bodies] will be ones that [God’s] Spirit ([controls/gives us]). Just like there are natural bodies, there are bodies that [God’s] Spirit [completely] controls (OR, makes alive).
45 Li tie yeni ke li diani ki yedi: O nikpali Adama den tua ya miali n fo. Ama Adama juodikoa tie ya Fuoma n puuni li miali.
[In the Scriptures] it is written {we read} that [when] the first man, Adam, [was created], he became a living human being. [Christ later also became a human being]. But [he is different from Adam, because he] became a person who gives us [spiritual] life.
46 Laa tie tanpoli yua ka den kpia, ama ki tinga yua, ke tanpoli yua yuandi ki cua.
But our bodies that God’s Spirit (will completely control/will give us) are not the first bodies that we have. We have our natural bodies first.
47 O nikpialo den ñani ki tinga tama nni ki tie ki tinga yua, o nilielo ñani tanpoli.
The first man, [Adam], was created {[God] created the first man, Adam} from the dust of the earth. But [Christ], the one who came later, came from heaven.
48 Tinga nni yua n tie maama, tinga nni yaaba mo kuli tie yeni, tanpoli po yua n tie maama, tanpoli yaaba mo kuli tie yeni.
Everyone on earth [has a body] like the first man on the earth had. And in heaven, [everyone will have a body like Christ], the man who came from heaven, has.
49 Nani tin pia ki tinga yua nannanli yeni, ti go baa baa tanpoli po yua ya nannanli yene.
And just like [God] gave us bodies like the first man on earth had, so we [believers will have bodies] like [Christ] has, who is now in heaven.
50 N kpiiba, min yedi yaala tie ke ti gbannandi leni mi soama kan je li faali U Tienu diema nni, yaala n baa bedi mo kan je yaala n kan bedi faali.
My fellow believers, I want you to know that we [(inc)] [SYN] cannot go [to heaven, where] God rules [over everything], with our physical bodies, because our bodies [cannot last forever]. They will die and decay.
51 Diidi mani, n baa doagidi yipo li bondoaginkaala. Tikuli ka baa kpe. Ama tikuli baa lebidi.
But I will tell you something that [God] has not revealed [before]: [Some of] us [believers] will not die [EUP]. However, all of us will be changed {[God] will change all of us}.
52 Li baa tieni yenma nani ku nungbangu kabima yeni, o kakaci-ciamo ya piebi ya yogunu. Kelima kakaci ya piebi yaaba n kpe baa fii ki kaa go pia mi bedima, lani ti mo baa lebidi.
[It will happen] suddenly, as [fast as someone can] blink his eye [MET], when [we hear the sound of God’s] trumpet for the last time. When we hear that trumpet, all [the believers] who have died will come back to life and will have bodies that are changed {that [God] has changed}, bodies that will never decay.
53 Li tie tiladi ti naa gbannandi yaadi n baa bedi n lebidi ki tua yaadi n kan bedi. Li tie ti naa gbannandi yaadi n baa kpe n lebidi ki tua yaadi n kan kpe.
And the [bodies of us who are alive at that time] will [also] be changed {And [God] will [also] change the [bodies of us who are alive at that time]}. These bodies of ours that die and decay must be transformed into [new bodies that] will never die; [it will be like someone] [MET] getting rid of [his old clothes] and putting on [new ones].
54 Lanwani ya gbannandi n baa bedi ya lebidi ki tua yaadi n kan bedi, ke ya gbannandi n baa kpe mo lebidi ki tua yaadi n kan kpe, laa yogunu ya maama n diani ne baa tieni ki dudi:
When that happens, what is written {what ([a prophet/Isaiah]) wrote} [in the Scriptures] will come true/happen: [God] will completely get rid of [MET] death. Our dying will no longer have any power to defeat us;
Death [APO] will not win a victory over us. Death will not be able to hurt us. (Hadēs g86)
56 Mi kuuma bonjunkaala tie ti tuonbiadi, ti tuonbiadi paalu mo tie li balimaama yaapo.
It is because we sin [MET] [that we die, and it is because we] have God’s laws that we [know that we] have sinned.
57 Ama tin tuondi mani wani U Tienu yua n teni ke ti paani li bonla kuli kelima ti Diedo Jesu Kilsiti po.
But because of what our Lord Jesus Christ [has done], he enables us to be free [from having to obey God’s laws to be saved and to be free of being afraid to die]. We should thank God for that!
58 Lanwani n kpibuadiba yi ya se mani bonhanla ki da lengidi. Yi ya suagi mani liiga o Diedo tuonli nni ya yogunu kuli, ki bani ke yi tuonli o Diedo po kan tua fanma.
So, my fellow believers whom I love, continue to hold strongly to [the things that you believe]. Do not let anything cause you to doubt them. Always be doing enthusiastically the work that the Lord [gives you]. And remember that the work that you do for the Lord is never (in vain/useless), [as it would be if God will not cause us to live again after we die].
