1 Ndị Kọrint 11
1 Unu bụrụ ndị na-eṅomi m, dịka m si eṅomi Kraịst.
Be imitators of me, as I am an imitator of Christ.
2 Ana m aja unu nʼihi na unu na-echeta m nʼihi niile, nakwa nʼihi na unu na-ejisikwa ozizi ahụ enyere unu nʼaka ike, dịka m nyere ha nʼaka unu idebe.
Indeed I praise you for remembering me in everything, and because you are holding fast to the traditions just as you received them.
3 Ma achọrọ m ka unu mata na dịka Kraịst bụ isi nwoke ọbụla, otu a ka nwoke ọbụla si bụrụ isi nwunye ya. Chineke bụkwa isi Kraịst.
But I wish you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and of a wife her husband is head; and that God is head of Christ.
4 Nwoke ọbụla kpuchiri isi ya mgbe ọ na-ekpe ekpere maọbụ na-ebu amụma na-emenye isi ya ihere.
Every man who prays or prophesies with head veiled dishonors his Head;
5 Ma nwanyị ọbụla na-ekpe ekpere maọbụ na-ebu amụma, ma o kpuchighị isi ya, na-emenye isi ya ihe ihere, nʼihi na ọ dịka nwanyị kpụchara isi ya.
but every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head (her husband). for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.
6 Ọ bụrụ na nwanyị ọbụla achọghị ikechi isi ya, ya kpụchaa ya. A sịkwa na ọ bụkwanụ ihe ihere na nwanyị kpụchara isi ya, ka nwanyị kechie isi ya.
If a woman does not wear a veil, let her also cut off her hair; now if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her be veiled.
7 Ma nwoke ekwesighị ikpuchi isi ya, nʼihi na nwoke bụ onyinyo na otuto nke Chineke, ebe nwanyị bụ otuto nke nwoke.
A man, indeed, ought not to have his head veiled, for he is an image and glory of God; but woman is a glory of man.
8 E si na nwoke kee nwanyị, ma e sighị na nwanyị kee nwoke.
For it is not man who was made from woman, but woman was made from man.
9 E keghị nwoke maka nwanyị, ma e kere nwanyị maka nwoke.
And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.
10 Nʼihi nke a, nwanyị kwesiri ikpuchi isi ya igosi na ọ nọ nʼokpuru di ya, maka ndị mmụọ ozi.
For this reason the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of her guardian angels.
11 Ma otu ihe si dị nʼime ndụ anyị na-adị nʼime Onyenwe anyị, nwoke adịghị ma e wepụ nwanyị, nwanyị adịghịkwa ma e wepụ nwoke.
However, in the Lord neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman;
12 Nʼihi na dịka nwanyị siri na nwoke pụta na mbụ, otu a ka a na-esitekwa nʼahụ nwanyị mụpụta nwoke. Ma ha niile si nʼaka Chineke pụta.
for just as the woman was made from the man, so also is the man born of the woman, while they both come from God.
13 Achọrọ m ka unu tule ihe a nʼonwe unu, ọ dị mma ka nwanyị ghebe isi ya oghe mgbe ọ na-ekpe ekpere nye Chineke?
Judge of this for your own selves. It is fitting that a woman should pray to God with her head unveiled.
14 Unu matakwara nke ọma na ọ bụ ihe ihere na nwoke ga-ebu agịrị isi dị ogologo.
Nor does nature itself teach you that it is a disgrace to a man to have long hair,
15 Ma ọ bụrụ na nwanyị enwee agịrị isi dị ogologo ọ bụ ihe otuto nye ya nʼihi na e nyere ya agịrị isi dị ogologo ka ọ bụrụ ihe mkpuchi.
but it is woman’s glory, because her hair has been given her instead of a veil.
16 Ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla na-arụ ụka banyere omenaala nke a, anyị onwe anyị na nzukọ Chineke niile enweghị omenaala ọzọ banyere nke a.
If, however, any one is inclined to be disputatious regarding such a custom, let him know that neither I nor the churches of God hold to such a custom.
17 Nʼime ntụziaka ndị a, enweghị m otuto nye unu nʼihi na mgbe unu zukọtara omume unu na-eweta ihe ọjọọ karịa ihe ọma.
But in giving you the following instructions, I cannot praise you; your solemn assemblies do more harm than good.
18 Na mmalite, ihe m na-anụ bụ na mgbe niile unu zukọrọ dịka chọọchị, ịrụ ụka nke na-ebute nkewa na-adị nʼetiti unu. E kwenyekwara m na ụfọdụ ihe ndị a m nụrụ bụ eziokwu.
To begin with, I am told - and I believe there is some truth in it - that when you meet at a church there are divisions among you.
19 Nʼezie ụdị nkewa dị otu a aghaghị ịdị nʼetiti unu ka e nwee ike mara ndị Chineke nabatara.
For there must needs be also parties among you, in order that the good may be tested and made known.
20 Mgbe unu zukọtara, ọ bụghị nri anyasị nke Onyenwe anyị ka unu na-eri.
Again, when you meet together, there is no true eating of the Lord’s Supper;
21 Nʼihi na mgbe unu na-eri nri, ụfọdụ nʼime unu na-eri nri anyasị nke aka ha. Nke mere, nʼotu onye na-anọ agụụ ebe onye ọzọ na-aṅụbigakwa mmanya oke.
for each one of you begins to eat his own supper; one goes hungry, while another gets drunk.
22 A ga-akpọ nke a gịnị? Ọ bụ na unu enweghị ụlọ ebe unu ga-anọ rijuo afọ ma ṅụjuokwa afọ? Ka ọ bụ na unu na-elelị nzukọ Chineke na emenye ndị na-enweghị ihe ihere? Gịnị ka m ga-agwa unu? Aga m eto unu maka nke a? Agaghị m eto unu maka nke a.
What! Have you no houses in which to eat or drink? or do you wish to show your contempt for the church of God, and to shame those who have no homes to eat in? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I certainly do not praise you.
23 Nʼihi na ihe m ziri unu bụ ihe Onyenwe anyị ziri m. Nʼabalị ụbọchị ahụ a rara ya nye, Onyenwe anyị Jisọs weere otu ogbe achịcha.
For I passed on to you the account, which I myself received from the Lord; how the Lord Jesus, on the very night he was betrayed, took bread,
24 Mgbe o nyechara ekele, ọ nyawara ya sị, “Nke a bụ ahụ m nke a na-enye maka unu. Na-emenụ nke a iji cheta m.”
and when he had given thanks, he broke it, saying, "This is my body, broken for you; this do in memory of me."
25 Nʼụzọ dị otu a kwa, o bulitere otu iko mmanya mgbe ha risiri nri sị, “Iko a bụ ọgbụgba ndụ ọhụrụ nʼọbara m. Oge ọbụla unu na-aṅụ ya, na-emenụ nke a iji na-echeta m.”
In the same way also, he took the cup after supper, saying. "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in memory of me."
26 Nʼihi na mgbe ọbụla unu na-eri achịcha ahụ na-aṅụkwa iko a, unu na-ekwusa ọnwụ Onyenwe anyị ruo mgbe ọ ga-abịa ọzọ.
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming your Lord’s death until he come.
27 Ya mere, ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla erie achịcha Onyenwe anyị maọbụ ṅụọ iko Onyenwe anyị nʼụzọ na-ekwesighị ekwesi, onye ahụ na-emehie megide anụ ahụ Onyenwe anyị na ọbara Onyenwe anyị.
So he that eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthy must answer for a sin against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 Ọ bụ nke a mere o ji bụrụ ihe dị mkpa ka onye ọbụla nyochaa onwe ya nke ọma tupu o rie achịcha ahụ maọbụ ṅụọ iko ahụ.
Let each man scrutinize himself, and thus let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29 Nʼihi na onye ọbụla na-eri achịcha ahụ maọbụ ṅụọ site nʼiko ahụ na-echeghị echiche, ọ na-eri, na-aṅụtakwara onwe ya ikpe ọmụma, ma ọ bụrụ na ọ tuleghị uche banyere ahụ Kraịst.
For whoever eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks condemnation to himself.
30 Ọ bụ nke a mere ọtụtụ nʼime unu ji bụrụ ndị ahụ na-esighị ike, ndị nọ nʼọrịa na ndị dara nʼụra ọnwụ.
This is why many among you are feeble and sickly, and many sleep.
31 Ọ bụrụ na anyị enyochaa onwe anyị nke ọma, anyị agaghị adaba nʼikpe.
If however, we were judging ourselves aright, we should not now be condemned;
32 Ma otu ọ dị, mgbe Onyenwe anyị na-ama anyị ikpe nʼụzọ dị otu a, a na-ezi anyị otu e si ebi ezi ndụ nʼihi ka a ghara ịmakọ anyị na ndị ụwa ikpe.
but through our condemnation by the Lord, we are trained so that we may not be condemned;
33 Ya mere, ụmụnna m, mgbe unu bịakọtara iri nri, cherenụ ibe unu.
So, my brothers, whenever you come together for this meal, wait for one another.
34 Ọ bụrụ na agụụ agụọ onye ọbụla ya rie nri nʼụlọ ya, ka ọ hapụ iwetara unu ikpe ọmụma. Aga m enye ntụziaka banyere ihe niile ndị ọzọ mgbe m bịara.
If any one is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings do not bring condemnation upon you. The other matters I will adjust when I come.
