1 Korantien 4

1 Lanwani i, bi nua ti ke ti tie Kiristu naacenba, U Tienu ń gagdi ki lugdi yaaba ke ban ya wangi o banma yaama n duagi

So, then, let a man consider us as servants only of Christ, and stewards of the secrets of God.

2 Bi nan ki buali bontɔli yaaba n wangi mi yeduagikaama ki kandi li papienli yeni ti dudugdi.

Now, it is required in stewards, that every one be found faithful.

3 Mini ya po, li ki maadi nni libá kuli yeni yin jia n buudi bii bi bujiaba ń jia n buudi. Mini n bá mo kan bu n buudi kelima n naa pia biidi bá kuli.

Therefore, to me it is a very small matter that I be condemned by you, or by human judgment, seeing I do not condemn myself.

4 Ama lani ka kuni nni i mɔni, yua n ba jia n buudi n tie O Diedo i.

For I am conscious to myself of no fault. However, I am not by this justified; but he who judges me is the Lord.

5 Lanyapo i, li ki buali ke yin jia buudi bá kuli, ke u yogu dá ki pundi, guudi mani hali O Diedo cuama, wani n ba tieni mi yenyenma ki dɔgdi yaali n duagi li biigli nni kuli, ki ba dɔgdi yaali n wuo bi niba pala nni kuli. Lanyogu i, ke U Tienu ba teni yuakuli wan dagdi yeni ya kpiagdi.

Wherefore, do not, before the time, pass any judgment, till the Lord come; who both will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and lay open the counsels of the hearts; and then praise shall be to every one from God.

6 N naataani, yinba ya po i, ke n taa mini yeni Apolosi yema nannanli, ki bua waani yi, ke yin togdi ti yema, ki da tieni ki pendi yaali n diani ki bili, ke i siiga, nilo ń da kpiagdi yendo, ki fali o lielo.

Now, these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself, and Apollos, for your sakes, that by us you may learn not to esteem teachers above what has been written, that no one of you may, on account of one teacher, be puffed up against another.

7 Kelima ŋma n cedi ke a ki taa yeni a lieba? A pia be ke laa ñani U Tienu kani? To, li ya tie ke U Tienu n puni a, be n cedi ke a kpiagdi a yuli nani ŋaa baa li U Tienu kani ka yeni i?

Besides, who makes you to differ? For what have you which you did not receive? And now, if you did receive it, why do you boast as not receiving it?

8 Mɔla i guo, mɔla i ji tie ŋalmandanba i, bá ke tii ye i kani, i cili ki ji diedi u kaanu. U tienu ń todi yin diedi u kaanu, ti mo ń ti fidi ki diedi yeni yi!

Now you are filled! now you are become rich! you have reigned without it! and I wish, indeed, you had reigned, that we also might reign with you.

9 Kelima, li naani ke U Tienu cedi ke timba bi tondba n juodi bi niba kuli ya siiga, li tie nani ti buudi jia ki cuo ti ke li buali ke tin kpe yeni i. Kelima bi ñani ki sieni ti asala siiga nni, bi niba yeni malekinba siiga nni.

For I think that God has set forth us, the Apostles, last, as persons appointed to death; because we are made a spectacle to the world, even to angels, and to men.

10 Kiristu po cedi ke ti tie gaada, ama, yinba, i pia li miali Kiristu nni, ki tie yanfuodanba; tinba tadi, ke yinba tie paatieba. Bi kpiagdi yi yela, ki nan fali tinba!

We are fools on account of Christ; but you are wise in Christ: we are weak, but you are strong: you are honored, but we are despised.

11 Hali yeni mɔla kuli, mi koma, u ñuñuunu, yeni mi mubima n bua kpa ti. bi cagni ti, ki wangi ti fala; ke ti waa, tii bani tin caa naani.

To the present hour we both hunger and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and have no certain dwelling place,

12 Ti tuuni yeni ti nui, ki cɔgi, bi sugdi ti, ke ti kpiagdi U Tienu; bi cagni ti, ke ti tuo ki gaani.

and labor, working with our own hands: when reviled, we bless: when persecuted, we bear:

13 Bi ya tabi ti ku totabgu, ti yen jiini mi yama ki maadi yeni li padingli; ti ji tie nani ŋanduna baadi yeni, nani bi niba ń yie ki luni yaali hali yeni mɔla.

when defamed, we beseech: when we are become as the purgations of the world, the filth of all things until now.

14 Mii diani yi ne kuli ki bua min kuani yi i fee ka, ama n diani yi nani n bibuadkaamu yeni.

I write not these things to shame you; but, as my beloved children, I instruct you.

15 Kelima i ya ti pia Kiristu tundkaaba tuda piiga, lani naa wangi ke i pia Báanba ke bi yabi ka, kelima mini n todi yeni o laabaalŋamo, ki cedi ke i mali Kiristu nni.

For, though you have ten thousand teachers in Christ, yet you have not many fathers; for, to Christ Jesus, through the gospel, I have begotten you.

16 Lanwani i, n mia yi ke yin ya togdi n yema.

Wherefore, I beseech you, be imitators of me.

17 Lanyapo, n sɔni Timote i kani, wani yua n tie n bibuadga, ke o dudugdi yabi O Diedo po; wani n ba tiadi yi min pia ya sanbila Kiristu po, yeni mi tundi maama ti jaandiedi nni, kaankuli.

For this purpose I have sent to you Timothy, who is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord: he will put you in mind of my ways, which are in Christ, even as I teach everywhere, in every congregation.

18 Nitianba i siiga nni gbie yeni ti japaadi nani n ji kan cua i kani yeni.

Now, some are puffed up, as if I were not coming to you.

19 Ama, li ya tie O Diedo yanbuama, li ji kan waagi, n ba cua i kini, ki bandi yaabi n fiindi ti japaadi paaciamu, li ki tie bi maama ka.

But I will come to you soon, if the Lord will, and shall know, not the speech of them who are puffed up, but the power.

20 Kelima U Tienu diema ki tie maama ka, ama paaciamu i.

For the Reign of God is not in word, but in power.

21 I bua be? Min cua i kani yeni balju bii yeni mi buama yeni mi yandingma i?

What do you incline? Shall I come to you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?