1 Korintiyawa 4
1 Saboda haka, ya kamata mutane su ɗauke mu a matsayin bayin Kiristi, da kuma a matsayin waɗanda aka ba su amanar asirin abubuwan Allah.
So, people ought to consider us [apostles] (OR, Apollos and me) to be [merely] servants of Christ. God has given to us [(exc) the work of] telling others the message that God has now revealed to us.
2 Yanzu fa, ana bukatar waɗanda aka ba su riƙon amana, dole su zama masu aminci.
With respect to doing that, those who are given work are required {give others some work to do require them} to do that work faithfully.
3 Ƙaramin abu ne a gare ni a ce ku ne za ku gwada ni, ko kuwa a gwada ni a wata kotun mutane, ai, ko ni kaina ba na yanka wa kaina hukunci.
I am not concerned whether you or [the judges in] some court decide whether I have done my work faithfully or not. I do not even judge myself [about that].
4 Lamirina bai ba ni laifi ba, sai dai wannan bai mai da ni marar laifi ba. Ubangiji ne mai hukunta ni.
I do not think that I have done anything wrong, but that does not prove that I have done nothing wrong. The Lord is the one who judges me.
5 Saboda haka, kada ku shari’anta kome tun lokaci bai yi ba. Ku jira sai Ubangiji ya zo. Zai bayyana abin da yake a ɓoye a cikin duhu a sarari, zai kuma tone nufin zukatan mutane. A lokacin ne fa kowa zai karɓi yabo daga wurin Allah daidai gwargwado.
So, stop evaluating any of us [(exc)] before the time [when God judges everyone] [MTY]! Do not judge us before the Lord comes. He is the one who will reveal the sinful things that people have done secretly. He will even reveal what people have thought. At that time God will praise each person as [each one of them deserves].
6 To, fa’yan’uwa, ga zancen waɗannan abubuwa, na misalta su ne ga kaina, da kuma Afollos saboda ku, don ku yi koyi da mu a kan abin da ake nufi da cewa, “Kada ku zarce abin da yake a rubuce.” Ta haka, ba za ku yi taƙama da wani mutum fiye da wani ba.
My fellow believers, I have [told you] all these things as illustrations of myself and Apollos. I have done this for your sake, in order that you may learn [to live according to] the saying, “Do not act contrary to what is {what they have} written [in the Scriptures].” If you follow that rule, you will not be proud of one [spiritual leader] and despise another.
7 Wa ya ce ka fi sauran mutane? Me kuma kake da shi, wanda ba karɓa ka yi ba? In kuma karɓa ka yi, me ya sa kake taƙama kamar ba karɓa ba ne ka yi?
(No one has made any of you superior to others!/Why do any of you think that you are superior to others?) [RHQ] [All the abilities] that you have, you received [from God]. [RHQ] So if you received them all [from God], (you should not boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]!”/why do you boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]?”) [RHQ]
8 Kun riga kun sami duk abin da kuke nema! Kun riga kun yi arziki! Kun zama sarakuna, kun kuma zama haka ɗin ba tare da mu ba! Da a ce kun riga kun zama sarakuna mana da sai mu zama sarakuna tare da ku!
[It is disgusting that you act as though] [IRO] you have already received everything that you need [spiritually]. You act as though [IRO] you were [spiritually] rich (OR, you had received all [the spiritual gifts you need]). You act as though [IRO] you had already begun to rule as kings with Christ. Well, I wish that you really were ruling [with him], in order that we [apostles] might also rule with you!
9 Gama a ganina fa, Allah ya baje mu manzanni a ƙarshen jerin gwanon, a matsayin mutanen da aka hukunta ga mutuwa a filin wasanni. Mun zama abin kallo ga dukan duniya, ga mala’iku da kuma mutane.
But it seems as though God has put us [apostles] on display, [like prisoners] at the end [of the victor’s parade]. We [(exc)] are like men who have been condemned to die, who have been put in the arena where everyone can see [the wild animals] killing them. And not only people, but even angels all over the world [are watching us, as people] watch those who are performing a play [in a theater].
10 Mun zama masu wauta saboda Kiristi, ku kuwa kuna da hikima sosai a cikin Kiristi! Ba mu da ƙarfi, amma ku kuna da ƙarfi! Ana girmama ku, mu kuwa ana ƙasƙantar da mu!
Many people consider us to be [IRO] fools because [we preach about] Christ, but you proudly [think [IRO] that] you are wise because (of your close relationship with/you belong to) Christ. Many people [consider us] [IRO] to be unimpressive, but you [proudly think that you] impress others. People respect you, but they do not respect us.
11 Har yă zuwa wannan sa’a, yunwa da ƙishirwa muke ciki, muna sanye da tsummoki, ana wulaƙanta mu, ba mu kuma da gida.
Up to this present time we have often been hungry. We have often been thirsty. We have ragged clothes. Often we have been beaten {others have beaten us}. We [have traveled so much that we] have no regular homes to live in.
12 Muna aiki da gaske da hannuwanmu. In aka la’anta mu, mukan sa albarka. In aka tsananta mana, mukan jimre;
We work very hard [to earn a living]. When we are cursed [by people] {When [people] curse us}, we [ask God to] bless them. When we are persecuted {When [people] cause us to suffer}, we endure it.
13 in aka ɓata mana suna, mukan mayar da alheri. Har yă zuwa wannan lokaci, mu ne kamar jujin duniya, abin ƙyamar kowa.
When we are slandered [by people] {When [people] slander us}, we reply kindly to them. Up to now, [unbelievers consider us to be worthless] [MET], [as though we were] just garbage.
14 Ba don in kunyata ku ba ne na rubuta wannan, sai dai don in gargaɗe ku a kan cewa ku’ya’yana ne, ƙaunatattu.
I am writing this to you, not to make you feel ashamed, but instead to warn you as [though you were] my own dear children.
15 Ko da kuna da iyayen riƙo dubu goma cikin Kiristi, ba ku da ubanni da yawa, gama a cikin Kiristi Yesu, na zama mahaifi a gare ku, ta wurin bishara.
I say that because as [an apostle of] Christ Jesus I [was the first one who] proclaimed the good message to you. As a result, I was the one who enabled you to have eternal life. So even if there were thousands of Christians who instruct you [MET], I am the only one who became [like] a father to you.
16 Saboda haka, ina roƙonku ku yi koyi da ni.
So I urge you to [live for Christ] the way I do.
17 Saboda wannan dalili ina aika muku Timoti, ɗana, wanda nake ƙauna, mai aminci kuma a cikin Ubangiji. Zai tunashe ku game da yadda za ku bi Kiristi Yesu da kuma yadda ya yi daidai da yadda nake koyarwa a ko’ina, a kowace ikkilisiya.
In order to [help you do that], I have sent/will be sending Timothy to you. I love him [as though he were] my son. He serves the Lord faithfully. He will remind you of the way I conduct my life [as one who] (has a close relationship with/belongs to) the Lord. The way I conduct my life is the same as how I teach [others to live] in all the congregations [to whom I have spoken].
18 Waɗansunku suna tsammani ba zan zo wurinku ba har suna ɗagankai.
Some of you have become proud, thinking that I will not come there [to rebuke your congregation about what they are doing].
19 Amma in Ubangiji ya yarda zan zo wurinku ba da daɗewa ba. Sa’an nan zan bincike ko masu wannan yawan ɗagan kan nan suna da wani iko.
But if the Lord wants me to come, I will come to you soon. Then I will not [pay any attention to] what those proud people say. Instead, I will find out [whether they have God’s] power.
20 Gama mulkin Allah ba cika baki ba ne, sai dai ga iko.
Remember that God [judges whether or not we are letting him] rule [our lives], not by [listening to how we] talk, but [by seeing whether his] power [is present] ([among us/in our lives]).
21 Wanne kuka fi so in na zo? Kuna so in tsananta muku ko in zama mai hankali da kuma sauƙinkai?
So which do you prefer? Do you want me to come to you and punish you [because you have not changed your ways], or shall I come to you and act lovingly and gently toward you [because you have done what I told you to do]?
