1 Ndị Kọrint 15
1 Ụmụnna m, ugbu a achọrọ m ime ka unu cheta oziọma ahụ m ziri unu mgbe m buru ụzọ bịakwute unu, nke unu kweere na ya, na nke unu guzosikwara ike nʼelu ya.
Now I am calling to your remembrance, brothers, the gospel which I preached to you, which you also received, and on which you have taken your stand,
2 E si nʼoziọma a zọpụta unu, ma ọ bụrụ na unu ejiri obi unu niile jidesie ihe unu kweere na ya ike. Inwe okwukwe nʼihe ọzọ dị iche agaghị enyere unu aka.
by which also you are saved, if you are holding fast the message which I preached to you; unless indeed you have believed in vain.
3 Ihe m nyefere unu nʼaka na mbụ bụ ozi ahụ m natara ị debe, nke dị oke mkpa, na Kraịst nwụrụ ọnwụ nʼihi mmehie anyị, dịka akwụkwọ nsọ kwuru na ọ ga-anwụ.
For the very first thing I taught you was that I had myself been taught, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scripture,
4 Na e liri ya, ma e mere ka o si nʼọnwụ bilie nʼụbọchị nke atọ, dịka akwụkwọ nsọ kwukwara na ọ ga-eme.
that he was buried, and that he was raised the third day, according to the Scriptures,
5 O gosiri Sefas onwe ya, emesịa, ndị ozi iri na abụọ ahụ hụkwara ya.
and was seen by Cephas, and then by the Twelve.
6 Emesịakwa, o gosiri ihe karịrị narị mmadụ ise nʼime ụmụnna onwe ya, nʼotu mgbe, ọtụtụ nʼime ndị ahụ ka nọ ndụ taa, ọ bụ ezie na ụfọdụ nʼime ha adaala nʼụra ọnwụ.
Afterward he was seen at one time by more than five hundred brethren, most of whom are still alive, but some are fallen asleep.
7 Emesịa, Jemis hụrụ ya; o mekwara ka ndị ozi niile hụ ya.
Then he was seen by James, then by all the apostles,
8 Nʼikpeazụ, mụ onwe m hụkwara ya, dịka a ga-asị na m bụ nwa a na-amụghị nʼoge.
and last of all, as by one born out of due time, he was seen by me also.
9 Nʼihi na ọ bụ m kachasị nta nʼime ndị ozi. O kwesikwaghị ka a akpọọ m onyeozi ya nʼihi na alụsoro m nzukọ Chineke ọgụ nke ukwuu.
For I am the least of the apostles, I who am not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
10 Ma site nʼamara nke Chineke, abụ m ihe m bụ. Ọ pụtakwara na amara ya nʼebe m nọ abụghị ihe efu. Kama arụsịrị m ọrụ ike karịchasịa ndị ozi niile. Ma nʼezie, ọ bụghị m na-arụ ọrụ a, kama ọ bụ Chineke nʼonwe ya na-arụ ọrụ ya nʼime m.
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and that grace of his, bestowed upon me, did not prove ineffectual. I labored more abundantly than all the rest, yet not I, but by the grace of God that is with me.
11 Ma ọ bụ m, maọbụ ndị ọzọ, otu a ka anyị siri kwusaa, otu a ka unu sikwa kwere.
But whether it is I or they, thus do I preach, and thus you came to believe.
12 Ma ọ bụrụ na a na-ekwusa na Kraịst si nʼọnwụ bilie, gịnị mere ụfọdụ unu ji na-ekwu na ndị nwụrụ anwụ apụghị isi nʼọnwụ bilie ọzọ.
If then, we are preaching Christ, that he rose from the dead, how are some of you saying that there is no resurrection from the dead?
13 Ọ bụrụ na ndị nwụrụ anwụ a pụghị i si nʼọnwụ bilie, nke a pụtara na e meghị ka Kraịst site nʼọnwụ bilie.
But if there is no resurrection from the dead, then not even Christ has been raised;
14 Ọ bụrụkwa na e meghị ka Kraịst si nʼọnwụ bilie, ihe anyị na-ezisa bụ ihe efu, okwukwe unu nwere bụkwa ihe efu.
and if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is vain, and vain also is your faith.
15 Ma karịa nke a, a na-ahụta anyị ka ndị ama ụgha nke Chineke, nʼihi na anyị gbara ama banyere Chineke, na-asị na o mere ka Kraịst si nʼọnwụ bilie, bụ onye ọ na-emeghị ka o si nʼọnwụ bilie ma ọ bụrụ na-emeghị ka ndị nwụrụ anwụ dị ndụ ọzọ.
More than that, we are detected in bearing false witness against God; because we testified of God that he raised Christ from the dead, whom he did not raise, if indeed the dead rise not.
16 Nʼihi na, ọ bụrụ na a pụghị ime ka ndị nwụrụ anwụ bilie dị ndụ ọzọ, emekwaghị ka Kraịst si nʼọnwụ bilie.
For if the dead rise not, neither has Christ arisen;
17 Ma ọ bụrụ na-emeghị ka Kraịst si nʼọnwụ bilie, okwukwe unu bụ ihe efu, unu ka ga-anwụ na mmehie unu.
and if Christ be not risen, your faith is vain, you are still in your sins.
18 Mgbe ahụ ndị nwụrụ anwụ nʼime Kraịst lara nʼiyi.
More than that, those who are sleeping in Christ have perished.
19 Ọ bụrụkwa na olileanya anyị nʼime Kraịst gwụrụ naanị na ndụ anyị nʼime ụwa a, anyị bụ ndị e kwesiri ka e mere ebere.
If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all mankind most pitiable.
20 Ma e mere ka Kraịst si nʼọnwụ bilie nʼezie, onye mbụ nʼetiti ndị niile nwụrụ anwụ.
But now, now, Christ is risen from the dead, the first-fruit of those who have fallen asleep.
21 Nʼihi na dịka ọnwụ si site nʼaka otu nwoke bịa, otu a kwa ka mbilite nʼọnwụ si site nʼaka otu nwoke bịa.
For since by man came to death, by man came also the resurrection from the dead.
22 Dịka mmadụ niile si anwụ site nʼaka Adam, otu a kwa ka mmadụ niile ga-esi dịkwa ndụ nʼime Kraịst.
For just as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive.
23 Onye ọbụla ga-ebili nʼusoro nke ya, Kraịst mkpụrụ mbụ si nʼọnwụ bilie. Mgbe ọ lọghachiri, ndị niile bụ ndị nke Kraịst ga-esote.
But each in his own order; Christ the first-fruits, then those who belong to Christ at his appearing.
24 Mgbe nke a gasịrị, ọgwụgwụ ihe niile ga-abịa, mgbe ọ ga-enyefe alaeze nʼaka Chineke bụ Nna, nʼihi na o meriela ịchị isi niile, na ikike niile na ike niile.
And then the end, when he shall hand over his kingdom to God his Father, after he has abolished all rule and authority and power.
25 Nʼihi na ọ ga-abụ eze tutu ruo mgbe ọ lụgburu ndị iro ya niile, doo ha nʼokpuru ụkwụ ya.
For he must rule until he has put all his enemies under his feet.
26 Onye iro ikpeazụ a ga-emeri bụ ọnwụ.
The last enemy that will be destroyed is Death.
27 Nʼihi na “O doola ihe niile nʼokpuru ụkwụ ya.” Ma mgbe ọbụla asịrị, “e doola ihe niile” nʼokpuru ụkwụ ya, o doro anya na Chineke agụnyeghị onwe ya, nʼihi na ọ bụ ya tinyere ihe niile nʼokpuru Kraịst.
For He hast put all things under his feet, but in that quotation All things are put under him, it is evident that God is excepted, who put all things under Him.
28 Mgbe e merela ka ihe niile nọrọ nʼokpuru ya, mgbe ahụ, Ọkpara ya nʼonwe ya, ga-edobe onwe ya nʼokpuru onye ahụ dobere ihe niile nʼokpuru ya, ka Chineke bụrụ onye na-achị ihe niile.
For when everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself shall subject himself to Him who made them subject, that God may be all in all.
29 Ma ọ bụghị otu a, gịnị mere ụfọdụ ji eme ndị otu ha baptizim nʼọnọdụ ndị nwụrụ anwụ? Ọ bụrụ na e meghị ka ndị nwụrụ anwụ si nʼọnwụ bilie ma ọlị, nʼihi gịnị ka a na-eme mmadụ ndị a baptizim nʼọnọdụ ha?
Else what shall they do who are baptized for the dead? If the dead are really not raised, why are they baptized for them?
30 Gịnị mere anyị ji nọrọ nʼize ndụ nʼoge awa ọbụla?
Yes, and why am I myself exposed to danger every hour?
31 Nʼịgwa unu eziokwu, ụmụnna m, ana m ezute ọnwụ kwa ụbọchị. Ihe m ji kwupụta nke a bụ nʼihi ịnya isi nke m ji unu anya nʼime Jisọs Kraịst, Onyenwe anyị.
Every day I am facing death, my brothers, I affirm it by that pride in you which I have through Christ Jesus our Lord.
32 Ọ bụrụ na ndụ anyị na-agwụ nʼụwa a, dịka ndị mmadụ na-ekwu, gịnị bụkwanụ uru m nwere nʼihi ọgụ m na-alụso anụ ọhịa, bụ ndị ikom Efesọs? Ọ bụrụ na a gaghị eme ka ndị nwụrụ anwụ bilie, “Ka anyị rienụ, ṅụọkwanụ, nʼihi na echi anyị ga-anwụ.”
If after the manner of men I have fought with wild beasts at Ephesus, what good does it do me? If the dead do not rise, Let us eat and drink, For we shall be dead tomorrow.
33 Unu ekwela ka e duhie unu. Nʼihi na mkparịkọta agwa ọjọọ na-emebi ezi agwa.
Do not deceive yourselves. Evil companions ruin good morals.
34 Sitenụ na ndụ enweghị nghọta unu lọghachita dịka unu kwesiri, unu emehiekwala ọzọ. Nʼihi na-enwere ụfọdụ bụ ndị na-amaghị Chineke. Ana m ekwu nke a ka ihere mee unu.
Wake up, do justly, cease from sin; for I say to your shame that some of you have no acquaintance with God.
35 Ma ụfọdụ ga-ajụ, “Olee otu a ga-esi mee ka onye nwụrụ anwụ bilie? Olee ụdị ahụ ha ga-enwe mgbe ha ga-apụta?”
But some one will ask. "How are the dead raised? and with what body are they coming?"
36 Onye nzuzu! Mkpụrụ ọka i tinyere nʼala agaghị epu ma ọ bụrụ na o bughị ụzọ nwụọ.
Foolish man! The seed you sow does not come to life unless it dies.
37 Mgbe ị na-agha mkpụrụ, ọ bụghị anụ ahụ nke ga-apụta ka ị na-agha, kama ọ bụ naanị mkpụrụ nkịtị, eleghị anya mkpụrụ ọka wiiti, maọbụ mkpụrụ ọzọ.
And when you sow the seed you are not sowing the body that it will become, but bare grain, of wheat perhaps, or some other grain.
38 Ma Chineke na-enye ya ahụ dịka o si chọọ. Ọ na-enyekwa mkpụrụ ọbụla nʼime mkpụrụ niile ahụ nke kwesiri ya.
But God gives it what body he pleases, and to each kind of seed its own body.
39 Anụ ahụ niile abụghị otu, mmadụ nwere anụ ahụ dị iche, anụ ọhịa nwere ụdị anụ ahụ nke ha. Anụ ufe nwere anụ ahụ ha, azụ nwekwara nke ha.
All flesh is not the same flesh; there is human flesh, another of fishes of animals, another of birds, another of fishes.
40 Ahụ nke eluigwe na ahụ nke ụwa dịkwa. Ma ịma mma na ebube nke ahụ nke eluigwe bụ otu, ịma mma na ebube nke ahụ nke ụwa dịkwa iche.
There are both celestial bodies and bodies terrestrial; but the splendor of the celestial is one thing, and the splendor of the terrestrial is another.
41 Anyanwụ nwere ebube nke ya, ọnwa nwekwa nke ya, kpakpando nwekwara ebube nke ya. Kpakpando dịkwa iche site nʼibe ya nʼịma mma na ebube.
There is one glory of the sun, another of the moon, and another of the stars; for star differs from star in glory.
42 Otu a ka ọ dị nʼebe mbilite nʼọnwụ ndị nwụrụ anwụ dị. Mgbe e liri anụ ahụ anyị, ihe nwụrụ anwụ na nke pụrụ ire ure ka ọ bụ, ma mgbe e mere ka o si nʼọnwụ bilie, ọ gaghị anwụkwa ọzọ.
So it is in the resurrection of the dead. It is sown in corruption, It is raised in incorruption;
43 A na-eli ahụ onye nwụrụ anwụ dịka ihe enweghị ugwu, ma a na-eme ka o si nʼọnwụ bilie nʼebube. A na-eli onye nwụrụ anwụ nʼadịghị ike, ma a na-eme ka o si nʼọnwụ bilie nʼịdị ike.
Sown in weakness, It is raised in power;
44 A na-eli onye nwụrụ anwụ dịka anụ ahụ nkịtị, ma a na-eme ka o jiri ahụ nke mmụọ kulite. Ọ bụrụ na e nwere anụ ahụ nkịtị, e nwekwara ahụ nke mmụọ.
The body sown is animal The body is raised is spiritual. If there is an animal body, there is also a spiritual body.
45 E dere ya, “Mmadụ mbụ, bụ Adam, ghọrọ mkpụrụobi dị ndụ, Adam nke ikpeazụ bụ mmụọ na-enye ndụ.”
Thus it is written. The first man, Adam, became a living being, the last Adam, a life-giving Spirit.
46 Ma mmụọ e bughị ụzọ, kama ọ bụ ahụ nkịtị, ma mmụọ bịara nʼikpeazụ.
Now it is not the spiritual which is first, but the animal, and then the spiritual.
47 Mmadụ nke nwoke sitere nʼala, ejikwa aja kpụọ ya; mmadụ nke abụọ si nʼeluigwe bịa.
The first man is of the earth, earthly; the second Man is of heaven.
48 Dị ka mmadụ nke mbụ ahụ e jiri aja kpụọ dị, otu a ka ndị niile si nʼaja pụta dịkwa. Ma dị ka mmadụ nke eluigwe ahụ dị, otu a ka ndị niile bụ ụmụ eluigwe dịkwa.
Like him who was of earth, are the earthy; and like Him who is of heaven, are the heavenly;
49 Dịka anyị niile yikwasịrị onyinyo nke nwoke e jiri aja kpụọ, otu ahụkwa ka anyị ga-esi yikwasị onyinyo nke nwoke nke eluigwe.
As we have borne the likeness of him who was of earth, so also let us bear the likeness of Him who is of heaven.
50 Ihe m na-ekwu, ụmụnna m, bụ na anụ ahụ na ọbara enweghị ike iketa alaeze Chineke. Ihe na-ere ure agaghịkwa eketa ereghị ure.
I tell you this, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor can corruption inherit incorruption.
51 Ma geenụ ntị ka m gwa unu ihe omimi a! Ọ bụghị anyị niile na-aga ịnwụ, kama, a ga-enye anyị anụ ahụ ọhụrụ nke pụrụ iche.
Lo, I tell you a secret truth. we shall not all be sleeping, but we shall be changed,
52 Nʼotu mgbe, nʼotu ntabi anya, mgbe a ga-afụ opi ike ikpeazụ. Nʼihi na opi ga-ada, a ga-eme ka ndị nwụrụ anwụ si nʼọnwụ bilite na-ereghị ure. A ga-agbanwekwa anyị.
in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, when the last trumpet sounds. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised, incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
53 Nʼihi na a ghaghị ịgbanwe anụ ahụ anyị a nke na-anwụ anwụ, nyekwa anyị ahụ nke na-agaghị anwụ ọzọ.
For this corruptible must be clothed with incorruption, and this mortal must be clothed with immortality.
54 Mgbe ahụ nke a pụrụ ire ure ga-eyikwasị ereghị ure, nke a pụrụ ịnwụ anwụ ga-eyikwasị anwụghị anwụ. Mgbe ahụ, okwu ahụ e dere nʼakwụkwọ nsọ ga-emezu, okwu ahụ sịrị, “Elomiela ọnwụ, meriekwa ike ya niile.”
And when this mortal has been clothed with immortality, then will the words of Scripture come to pass, Death has been swallowed up in victory.
Where, Death, is thy victory? Where, Death, is thy sting? (Hadēs g86)
56 Nʼihi na ihe ahụ ọnwụ ji agbata mmadụ bụ mmehie, ma ihe na-enye mmehie ike bụ iwu.
Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the Law.
57 Ka ekele dịrị Chineke onye na-enye anyị mmeri site nʼOnyenwe anyị Jisọs Kraịst.
But thanks be to God, who has given us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
58 Ya mere, ụmụnna m ndị m hụrụ nʼanya, kwụsienụ ike, bụrụnụ akwaa akwụrụ. Nọgidenụ nʼọrụ Onyenwe anyị mgbe niile, ebe unu maara na ọrụ unu na-arụ nʼime Onyenwe anyị abụghị ihe efu.
So, my brothers beloved, stand firm, immovable, always abounding in work for the Lord, because you know that your toil is not fruitless in the Lord.
