1 Korintiyawa 7
1 To, game da zancen da kuka rubuto. Yana da kyau mutum yă zauna ba aure.
Now [I will reply to] the things that you wrote to me about. It is good for people not to get married.
2 Amma da yake fasikanci ya yi yawa, ya kamata kowane mutum yă kasance da matarsa, kowace mace kuma da mijinta.
But because many people are committing sexual immorality, [which God detests], every man should have his own wife [with whom he can have sexual relations], and every woman should have her own husband [with whom she can have sexual relations].
3 Ya kamata miji yă cika hakkinsa na aure ga matarsa. Haka kuma matar ta yi ga mijinta.
Every man must continue having sexual relations [EUP] with his wife, and every woman must continue having sexual relations with her husband.
4 Jikin matar ba nata ne kaɗai ba, amma na mijinta ne ma. Haka ma jikin mijin, ba na shi ne kaɗai ba, amma na matarsa ne ma.
A man’s wife does not have the right over her own body [to be the only one to decide about having sexual relations with her husband]. Instead, her husband also has a right [to decide about that]. Similarly, a woman’s husband does not have the right over his own body [to be the only one to decide about having sexual relations with his wife]. Instead, his wife also has a right [to decide about that].
5 Kada ku ƙi kwana da juna sai ko kun yarda a junanku kuma na ɗan lokaci, don ku himmantu ga addu’a. Sa’an nan ku sāke haɗuwa don kada Shaiɗan yă jarrabce ku saboda rashin ƙamewarku.
You may refuse [to have sexual relations with] each other [EUP] only if you both first agree to do that for a short time, in order that you may both have more time to pray. Then after that, begin having sexual relations again [EUP] in order that Satan will not be able to persuade you [to have sex with someone else] because you are unable to control your sexual desires.
6 Wannan fa shawara ce nake ba ku, ba umarni ba.
I am telling you these things to say that [God] allows [you to get married, but he] does not say that you must [get married].
7 Da ma a ce dukan maza kamar ni suke mana. Sai dai kowa da irin baiwar da Allah ya yi masa; wani yana da wannan baiwa, wani kuwa wancan.
I myself wish that all people would stay [unmarried/single], as I am. But God has enabled each person to live in ways that seem right for them. He has enabled some people to [live without getting married], and he has enabled other people to [get married].
8 To, ga marasa aure da gwauraye kuwa ina cewa yana da kyau su zauna haka ba aure, yadda nake.
Now I want to say this to you unmarried people and to you whose spouses have died: It would be good for you to remain [unmarried] as I am.
9 Sai dai in ba za su iya ƙame kansu ba, to, su yi aure, don yă fi kyau a yi aure, da sha’awa ta sha kan mutum.
But if you cannot control your [sexual desires] [EUP], you should get married. It is better to be married [so that you can satisfy your sexual desires with your spouse] than to constantly have a strong desire [EUP] [for sexual relations].
10 Ga waɗanda suke da aure kuwa ina ba da wannan umarni (ba ni ba, amma Ubangiji) cewa kada mace ta rabu da mijinta.
And now I will give a command for [believers who are] married. This is not a command from me alone; it also comes from the Lord Jesus. You married women must not (separate from/divorce) your husbands!
11 In kuwa ta rabu da shi, sai ta kasance ba aure, ko kuma ta sāke shiryawa da mijinta. Kada miji kuma yă saki matarsa.
But if any of you do that, you must remain unmarried, or else you should be reconciled with your husband [and live with him again]. Similarly, men must not (separate from/divorce) their wives.
12 Ga sauran kuwa (ni ne fa na ce ba Ubangiji ba), in wani ɗan’uwa yana da mata wadda ba mai bi ba ce, kuma tana so ta zauna tare da shi, kada yă sake ta.
Now I say this to the rest of you, [to those who became believers after they were married. This is what] I [am saying], not what the Lord [has commanded]. If someone has a wife who is not a believer, if she is willing to keep living with him, he must not divorce her.
13 In kuma mace tana da miji wanda ba mai bi ba ne, kuma yana so yă zauna tare da ita, kada tă kashe auren.
Similarly, if a woman has a husband who is not a believer, if he is willing to keep living with her, she must not divorce him.
14 Don miji marar ba da gaskiya an tsarkake shi ta wurin matarsa. Mace marar ba da gaskiya kuma an tsarkake ta ta wurin mijinta. In ba haka ba’ya’yanku ba za su zama da tsarki ba, amma kamar yadda yake, su masu tsarki ne.
[I say that] because God has set apart every woman’s unbelieving husband [for himself] because of his wife [being a believer], and God has set apart every man’s unbelieving wife [for himself] because of her husband [being a believer]. If that were not true, [God would consider] their children unacceptable. But, the fact is that [God does consider] them acceptable to him.
15 Amma in marar bi ɗin ya raba auren, a ƙyale shi. A irin wannan hali, babu tilas a kan wani, ko wata mai bi. Allah ya kira mu ga zaman lafiya ne.
However, if a woman’s husband who is not a believer or a man’s wife who is not a believer wants to leave, let [him or her] do so. The husband or wife who is a believer should not force the other one to stay. God has chosen us in order that we may live peacefully.
16 Ke mace, kin sani ne, ko ke ce za ki ceci mijinki? Kai miji, ka sani ne, ko kai ne za ka ceci matarka?
[You women believers should allow your unbelieving spouses to leave you if they want to], because there is no way that you can be sure that God will save your husband if you stay together [RHQ] (OR, perhaps God will save your husband if you stay together.) Similarly, you men [who are believers], there is no way that you can be sure that God will save your wives if you stay together [RHQ] (OR, perhaps God will save your wives if you stay together.)
17 Duk da haka, sai kowa yă kasance a rayuwar da Ubangiji ya sa shi da kuma wanda Allah ya kira shi. Umarnin da na kafa a dukan ikkilisiyoyi ke nan.
However, each person should continue in the status that the Lord gave him, the status that he had when the Lord called him [to belong to him]. That is the rule that I tell people in all the congregations [where I speak].
18 In an riga an yi wa mutum kaciya sa’ad da aka kira shi, to, kada yă zama marar kaciya. In an kira mutum sa’ad da yake marar kaciya, to, kada a yi masa kaciya.
If a man had already been circumcised [RHQ] when he became a Christian, he should not [try to pretend that he is not] circumcised. If a man had not been circumcised [RHQ] before he became a Christian, he should not become circumcised.
19 Kaciya ba wani abu ba ne, rashin kaciya kuma ba wani abu ba ne. Kiyaye umarnin Allah shi ne muhimmin abu.
[You should not try to change your status that way], because it means nothing [to God] whether someone is circumcised or not. What is important is that we obey what God has commanded.
20 Ya kamata kowa yă kasance a matsayin da yake ciki sa’ad da Allah ya kira shi.
[Generally], each person should remain in the status that he had when he became a Christian.
21 Kai bawa ne sa’ad da aka kira ka? Kada wannan yă dame ka, sai dai in kana iya samun’yanci, sai ka yi amfani da wannan dama.
If one of you was a slave when you [(sg)] became a Christian [RHQ], do not be concerned about it. However, if you get an opportunity to be free, do [what you need to do to become free].
22 Gama wanda yake bawa sa’ad da Ubangiji ya kira shi,’yantacce ne na Ubangiji; haka ma, wanda yake’yantacce sa’ad da aka kira shi, bawa ne na Kiristi.
[Do not worry about your previously being a slave], because those who were slaves before they became Christians, the Lord has freed them [from Satan’s control]. Similarly, those who were not slaves before they became Christians, [it is as though] [MET] they are Christ’s slaves [because they must do what he tells them to do] [MET].
23 Da tsada fa aka saye ku, kada ku zama bayin mutane.
[Christ] paid a price to buy you [when he died for you]. So do not [act as if you are evil people’s] slaves [by doing the evil things that they tell you to do].
24 ’Yan’uwa, a duk matsayin da mutum yake sa’ad da aka kira shi, sai yă kasance haka a sabuwar dangantakarsa da Allah.
My fellow believers, [I repeat that in general] each believer, being in fellowship with God, should continue in the status that he had before he became a Christian.
25 To, game da budurwai. Ba ni da wani umarni daga Ubangiji, sai dai na yanke hukunci a matsayi wanda yake amintacce ta wurin jinƙan Ubangiji.
Now [I will answer your question] about women who have never married. There is nothing that the Lord has commanded me [to write about them], but I am writing this to tell you what I think [is best], because the Lord [Jesus] has mercifully enabled me to [say] what is reliable.
26 Saboda ƙuncin rayuwar da ake ciki, ina gani ya fi kyau ku kasance yadda kuke.
There are a lot of distressing events [happening] now (OR, that will soon happen), so I think that it is better for people to remain in the marital status that they now have.
27 In kuna da aure, kada ku nemi kashe auren. In ba ku da aure, kada ku nemi yin aure.
If any of you [men] are married [RHQ], do not try to divorce your wife. If any of you are unmarried [RHQ], do not seek a wife.
28 Amma idan ka riga ka yi aure, to, ba laifi, ba zunubi ba ne, kuma idan yarinya ta yi aure, ba tă yi laifi ba. Sai dai waɗanda suka yi aure za su fuskanci damuwoyi masu yawa a cikin rayuwa, ni kuwa ina so in fisshe su daga wannan.
But if [any of] you [men] get married, you have not committed a sin [by doing that]. Likewise, if an unmarried woman gets married, she has not committed a sin [by doing that]. However, those who get married will have many troubles, [so I am urging you to remain unmarried in order that] you may not experience [such troubles].
29 ’Yan’uwa, abin da nake nufi shi ne, lokaci ya rage kaɗan. Daga yanzu, waɗanda suke da mata ya kamata su yi rayuwa kamar ba su da su;
My fellow believers, this is what I mean: There is not much time left [before Christ returns]. So, from now on those men who are married should [devote themselves to serving the Lord as much] as they would if they were not married.
30 waɗanda suke kuka kuma kamar ba kuka suke yi ba, waɗanda suke farin ciki kuwa kamar ba farin ciki suke yi ba. Waɗanda suka sayi abu su yi kamar ba nasu ba ne;
Those who are sad should [devote themselves to serving the Lord as much] as they would if they were not sad. Those who are rejoicing [should devote themselves to serving the Lord as much] as they would if they were not joyful.
31 masu amfani da kayan duniya kuwa, kada su duƙufa a cikinsu. Gama duniyan nan a yadda take mai shuɗewa ce.
Those who are buying things should [devote themselves to serving the Lord as much] as they would if they did not possess those things. Because this world as it exists now will soon be gone, those who are actively involved in the affairs of this life [should not devote all their time] to be involved in those things.
32 Zan so ku’yantu daga damuwa. Mutum marar aure ya damu ne da al’amuran Ubangiji, yadda zai gamshi Ubangiji.
[Another reason why] I [encourage you to remain unmarried is that] I desire that none of you be anxious [about the everyday affairs of this life]. Unmarried men are [able to be primarily] concerned about serving the Lord Jesus and trying to please him.
33 Amma mutumin da yake da aure yakan damu ne da al’amuran wannan duniya, yadda zai gamshi matarsa
But married men are [often] greatly concerned about the affairs of this life. Specifically, they are concerned about pleasing their wives.
34 hankalinsa a rabe yake. Mace marar aure ko kuwa budurwa ta damu ne da al’amuran Ubangiji. Nufinta shi ne ta ba da kanta ga Ubangiji cikin jiki da ruhu. Amma mace da take da aure ta damu ne da al’amuran wannan duniya, yadda za tă gamshi mijinta.
So their thinking is divided. Unmarried women are [able to be] concerned about serving the Lord. They want to set apart their minds and their bodies for serving the Lord. But married women are [often] concerned about the affairs of this life. Specifically, they are concerned about how to please their husbands.
35 Na faɗa haka don amfaninku ne, ba don in ƙuntata muku ba. Sai dai don ku yi rayuwa a hanyar da ta dace da nufin ku himmantu ga bautar Ubangiji ba da raba hankali ba.
I am telling you this for your own good. I am not saying it in order to restrict you. Instead, I am saying it in order that you may do what is proper and be able to serve the Lord without being distracted {things distracting you}.
36 In mutum ya ga cewa ba ya nuna halin da ya kamata ga budurwar da ya yi alkawarin aure da ita, in kuma shekarunta suna wucewa, shi kuma ya ga ya kamata yă yi aure, to, sai yă yi. Ba zunubi ba ne. Ya kamata su yi aure.
[Some of you men have asked about your unmarried daughters]. [I suggest that] if any man thinks that he may be treating his daughter unfairly [by keeping her from marrying], and if it is already past [the right] time for her to get married, and if he thinks that she ought to be married, he should do what he wants to do. He should let her get married. He will not be sinning [by doing that].
37 Amma mutumin da ya riga ya yanke shawara a ransa, wanda kuma ba lalle ba ne amma yana iya shan kan nufinsa, kuma ya riga ya zartar a zuciyarsa ba zai auri budurwar ba, wannan mutum ma ya yi abin da ya dace.
But if a man feels absolutely sure [that it is better that his daughter not get married], and if nothing is forcing [her to get married], and if he is free to do what he decides to do on the matter, if he decides that his daughter should not get married, he is doing what is right in [keeping her from marrying].
38 Don haka, wanda ya auri budurwar ya yi daidai, amma wanda bai aure ta ba ya ma fi.
So any man who decides that his daughter should get married is doing what is good, but if he decides that she should not get married, he is doing something even better. (OR, [Some of you men have asked about the women to whom you are engaged to marry]. If any man thinks that he may be treating that woman unfairly [by not marrying her], and if it is already past [the right] time for her to get married, and if he wants to marry her very much, he should do what he wants to do. He should marry her. He will not be sinning [by doing that]. But if a man feels absolutely sure [that it is better] for him not to get married, and if nothing is forcing [them to get married], if he is free to make his own decision on the matter, if he decides not to get married, he is doing what is right. So any man who decides that he should get married to the woman he is engaged to is doing what is good, but if he decides that he should not get married, he is doing something even better.)
39 Mace tana haɗe da mijinta muddin yana da rai. Amma in mijinta ya mutu, tana da’yanci ta auri wanda take so. Amma fa, sai mai bin Ubangiji.
Women must remain married to their husbands while their husbands are still alive. But if a woman’s husband dies, she is free to marry any [unmarried] man whom she wants to marry, but he must belong to the Lord.
40 A nawa ra’ayi, za tă fi jin daɗi in ta zauna haka, a ganina kuwa ina ba ku shawara ce daga Ruhun Allah da na ce haka.
However, I think that she will be happier if she does not marry again. And I believe that the Spirit of God is [directing] me [as I say that].
