1 Ndị Kọrint 7
1 Ugbu a, okwu banyere ihe unu dere nʼakwụkwọ: “Ọ dị mma ka nwoke ghara ịmetụ nwanyị aka.”
Nowe concerning the thinges whereof ye wrote vnto mee, It were good for a man not to touche a woman.
2 Ma nʼihi ọtụtụ ihe omume banyere ịkwa iko, ka nwoke ọbụla nwee nwunye nke aka ya, nwanyị ọbụla di nke aka ya.
Neuertheles, to auoide fornication, let euery man haue his wife, and let euery woman haue her owne husband.
3 Ka nwoke ọbụla jisie ike na-akwụ nwunye ya ụgwọ mmekọ o ji ya. Nwanyị ọbụla ga-emekwara di ya otu aka ahụ.
Let the husband giue vnto the wife due beneuolence, and likewise also the wife vnto the husband.
4 Nʼihi na nwanyị ọbụla lụrụ di adịghịkwa achị ahụ ya, kama ọ bụ di ya na-achị ya. Otu aka ahụ, di anakwaghị achị ahụ ya, kama ọ bụ nwunye ya na-achị ya.
The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: and likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.
5 Ka di na nwunye hapụ igbochi ibe ha mmekọrịta nke anụ ahụ ruuru ha. Karịakwa maọbụ na mkpebi ha nwere nʼetiti onwe ha ịnọrọ iche nwa oge nta nʼihi inyefe onwe ha ikpe ekpere. Mgbe oge a gasịrị, ha ga-agakwa nʼihu na mmekọrịta ha, ka e site otu a hapụ inye ekwensu ohere ịnwa ha ọnwụnwa nʼihi enweghị ike ha ijide onwe ha aka.
Defraude not one another, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may giue your selues to fasting and praier, and againe come together that Satan tempt you not for your incontinecie.
6 Anaghị m enye nke a dị ka iwu, kama ọ bụ alo ka m na-atụnyere unu.
But I speake this by permission, not by commandement.
7 Asị m kwuo, aga m asị na ọ ga-aka mma ka mmadụ niile nọrọ dị ka m. Ma onye ọbụla nwere onyinye nke Chineke nyere ya. O nyere otu onye nke a, onye ọzọ nke ọzọ.
For I woulde that all men were euen as I my selfe am: but euery man hath his proper gift of God, one after this maner, and another after that.
8 Ma ana m agwa ndị na-anọghị nʼọnọdụ di na nwunye na ndị di ha nwụrụ anwụ, na ọ ka mma ka ha nọdụ na-alụghị di maọbụ nwunye, dịka m onwe m nọ.
Therefore I say vnto the vnmaried, and vnto the widowes, It is good for them if they abide euen as I doe.
9 Ma ọ bụrụ na ha apụghị ijide onwe ha, ha gaa chọrọ di maọbụ nwunye lụọ. Ọ ka mma ịlụ di maọbụ nwunye, karịa mmadụ ịgba ara site nʼagụụ nke anụ ahụ.
But if they cannot abstaine, let them marrie: for it is better to marrie then to burne.
10 Ugbu a, unu ndị nwere di na ndị nwere nwunye niile, enwere m iwu m na-enye unu. (O sighị nʼaka m, kama o si nʼaka Onyenwe anyị): O kwesighị ka nwanyị ọbụla hapụ di ya.
And vnto ye maried I comand, not I, but ye Lord, Let not ye wife depart from her husband.
11 A sịkwa na ọ hapụ di ya, ya nọọrọ onwe ya, maọbụ ya laghachikwuru di ya. Ka nwoke ọbụla gharakwa ịgba nwunye ya alụkwaghị m.
But and if shee depart, let her remaine vnmaried, or be reconciled vnto her husband, and let not the husband put away his wife.
12 Ma ana m agwa mmadụ ndị ọzọ (nke a abụghị iwu nke Onyenwe anyị nyere). Ọ bụrụ na nwanna alụọ nwanyị nke na-ekweghị ekwe, ya achụpụla ya ma ọ bụrụ na nwanyị ahụ achọọ ịnọgide dịka nwunye ya.
But to ye remnant I speake, and not ye Lord, If any brother haue a wife, ye beleeueth not, if she be content to dwell with him, let him not forsake her.
13 Ọ bụrụkwa na nwanyị kwere ekwe alụọ di nke na-ekweghị ekwe, ya agbarala di ya alụkwaghị m, ma ọ bụrụ na di ya chọrọ ịnọgide dịka di ya.
And the woman which hath an husband that beleeueth not, if he be content to dwell with her, let her not forsake him.
14 Nʼihi na edoola di ahụ na-ekweghị ekwe nsọ site na nwunye ya, otu a kwa a na-edokwa nwunye ahụ na-ekweghị ekwe nsọ site na di ya, bụ onye kwere ekwe. Ọ bụrụ na ọ dịghị otu a, ụmụ unu ga-abụ ndị na-adịghị ọcha. Ma otu ọ dị, ha dị nsọ.
For the vnbeleeuing husband is sanctified to the wife, and the vnbeleeuing wife is sanctified to the husband, els were your children vncleane: but nowe are they holie.
15 Ma ọ bụrụ na onye ahụ nke na-ekweghị ekwe ekewapụ onwe ya, ya dịrị otu ahụ, nke a emeghị ka nwanna anyị nwoke maọbụ nwanna anyị nwanyị bụrụ ohu nʼọnọdụ dị otu a, nʼihi na Chineke kpọrọ anyị ka anyị bie ndụ udo.
But if the vnbeleeuing depart, let him depart: a brother or a sister is not in subiection in such things: but God hath called vs in peace.
16 Gị nwunye, ị mara maọbụ gị ga-azọpụta di gị? Ma, gị bụ di, si aṅa mara maọbụ gị ga-azọpụta nwunye gị?
For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt saue thine husband? Or what knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt saue thy wife?
17 Ka onye ọbụla bie ndụ ya dịka amara Onyenwe anyị nyere ya si dị, nakwa nʼọnọdụ nke Chineke kpọrọ ya. Nke a bụ iwu m na-enye nʼụlọ chọọchị niile.
But as God hath distributed to euery man, as the Lord hath called euery one, so let him walke: and so ordaine I, in all Churches.
18 Akpọrọ onye ọbụla mgbe e biri ya ugwu? Ya achọla iwepụ akara obibi ugwu ya. Ka onye a na-ebighị ugwu tupu ọkpụkpọ ya hapụ inye onwe ya nsogbu ịchọ ụzọ a ga-esi bie ya ugwu.
Is any man called being circumcised? let him not gather his vncircumcision: is any called vncircumcised? let him not be circumcised.
19 Nʼihi na ọ dịghị mkpa ma e biri gị ugwu ma e bighị gị ugwu. Ihe kachasị mkpa bụ idebe iwu Chineke.
Circumcision is nothing, and vncircumcision is nothing, but the keeping of the commandements of God.
20 Ka onye ọbụla nọgide dịka ọ dị mgbe a kpọrọ ya.
Let euery man abide in the same vocation wherein he was called.
21 Ị bụ ohu mgbe a kpọrọ gị? Echegbula onwe gị nʼihi ya. Kama ọ bụrụ na ọ dị ụzọ ị pụrụ isi nwere onwe gị, were ohere ahụ mee ihe ugbu a.
Art thou called being a seruant? care not for it: but if yet thou maiest be free, vse it rather.
22 Nʼihi na onye ọbụla Onyenwe anyị Chineke kpọrọ mgbe o bụ ohu, aghọọla onye nweere onwe ya nʼime Onyenwe anyị. Otu aka ahụ, onye nwerela onwe ya mgbe Onyenwe anyị kpọrọ ya aghọọla ohu nke Kraịst.
For he that is called in the Lord, being. a seruant, is the Lords freeman: likewise also he that is called being free, is Christes seruant.
23 Akwụọla ụgwọ isi unu, unu abụkwala ohu mmadụ ọzọ.
Yee are bought with a price: be not the seruants of men.
24 Ụmụnna m, nʼọnọdụ ọbụla mmadụ nọ mgbe a kpọrọ ya, ya nọgidesie ike nʼime Chineke.
Brethren, let euery man, wherein hee was called, therein abide with God.
25 Ihe banyere ụmụ agbọghọ na-amaghị nwoke. Enweghị m iwu ọbụla site nʼaka Onyenwe anyị banyere ajụjụ a, ma aga m ekwu uche nke aka m dịka onye sitere nʼebere nke Onyenwe anyị kwesiri ntụkwasị obi.
Nowe concerning virgines, I haue no commandement of the Lord: but I giue mine aduise, as one that hath obtained mercie of the Lord to be faithfull.
26 Echere m na ọ ka mma ugbu a, nʼihi nsogbu nke na-abịanụ ka onye ọbụla nọdụrụ onwe ya dịka o siri nọrọ ugbu a.
I suppose then this to bee good for the present necessitie: I meane that it is good for a man so to be.
27 Ị lụọla nwanyị? Achọla nkewa. Ọ bụ na ị lụbeghị nwanyị? Ejela ịchọ onye ị ga-alụ.
Art thou bounde vnto a wife? seeke not to be loosed: art thou loosed from a wife? seeke not a wife.
28 Ma ọ bụrụ na i kpebie nʼobi gị ịlụ nwunye, i meghị mmehie ọbụla; ọ bụrụkwa na nwaagbọghọ ekpebie na ọ ga-alụ di, o meghị mmehie. Ndị lụrụ di na nwunye ga-enwe ọtụtụ nsogbu nʼime ụwa. Ọ ga-amasị m igbochiri unu nsogbu ndị ahụ.
But if thou takest a wife, thou sinnest not: and if a virgine marrie, shee sinneth not: neuerthelesse, such shall haue trouble in the flesh: but I spare you.
29 Ihe unu kwesiri ịma, ụmụnna, bụ na oge anyị nwere fọdụrụ naanị ntakịrị, site ugbu a gaa nʼihu ndị nwere nwunye ga-adị ndụ ha dịka ndị na-enweghị.
And this I say, brethren, because the time is short, hereafter that both they which haue wiues, be as though they had none:
30 Ka ndị na-akwa akwa bie ndụ dịka ndị ihe anaghị ewute, ka ndị na-achị ọchị dịrị ka ndị obi na-adịghị atọ ụtọ. Ka ndị na-azụ ahịa dịrị dịka ndị na-enweghị ngwa ahịa ọbụla.
And they that weepe, as though they wept not: and they that reioyce, as though they reioyced not: and they that bye, as though they possessed not:
31 Ka ndị na-etinye oge nʼihe ụtọ nke ụwa hapụ ibi ndụ ịchọ iritecha ihe niile dị nʼụwa nʼuru. Nʼihi na ụwa, otu ọ dị ugbu a, bụ ihe na-agabiga agabiga.
And they that vse this worlde, as though they vsed it not: for the fashion of this worlde goeth away.
32 Unu emela ihe ga-ewetara unu oke echiche. Nwoke na-alụbeghị nwanyị nwere ohere iji oge ya niile rụọra Onyenwe anyị ọrụ. O nwekwara ohere ịgbalịsị ike ime ihe ga-atọ Onyenwe anyị ụtọ.
And I would haue you without care. The vnmaried careth for the things of the Lord, howe he may please the Lord.
33 Ma nwoke nwere nwunye na-echegbu onwe ya banyere ihe igbo mkpa nke ụwa a, otu ọ ga-esi mee ihe ga-atọ nwunye ya ụtọ.
But hee that is maried, careth for the things of the world, how he may please his wife.
34 Ọ na-enwekwa obi abụọ nʼihe ọbụla ọ chọrọ ime. Otu a ka ọ dịkwa nye nwaagbọghọ na-alụbeghị di maọbụ onye nke na-amabeghị nwoke, nchegbu ya bụ banyere ihe nke Onyenwe anyị. Ọchịchọ ya bụ ka ọ dị nsọ nʼanụ ahụ ya na nʼime mmụọ ya. Ma nwanyị nwere di na-echegbu onwe ya banyere ihe nke ụwa a, otu ọ ga-esi mee ihe ga-atọ di ya ụtọ.
There is difference also betweene a virgine and a wife: the vnmaried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy, both in body and in spirite: but shee that is maried, careth for the things of the worlde, howe shee may please her husband.
35 Ana m ekwu ihe ndị a maka ọ dị mma nke unu onwe unu, ọ bụghị ịgbalị igbochi unu, kama ọ bụ ka unu nwee ike bie ndụ unu nʼụzọ kwesiri ekwesi, werekwa ịhụnanya zuruoke rụọra Onyenwe anyị ọrụ.
And this I speake for your owne commoditie, not to tangle you in a snare, but that yee follow that, which is honest, and that yee may cleaue fast vnto the Lord without separation.
36 Ọ bụrụ na nwoke ọbụla enweghị ike ijide onwe ya nʼihi agụụ mmekọrịta nke nwoke na nwanyị na-agụ ya nʼebe nwaagbọghọ ya na ya kpebiri ịlụ nọ, ya mee ihe ọ na-achọ, o meghị mmehie ọbụla, ha lụọ di na nwunye.
But if any man thinke that it is vncomely for his virgine, if shee passe the flower of her age, and neede so require, let him do what he will, he sinneth not: let them be maried.
37 Ma ọ bụrụ na onye ọbụla ekpebie nʼobi ya, ma nwee ike ijide onwe ya, ka o si nʼenweghị mmanye ọbụla idebe nwaagbọghọ e kwuru na ọ ga-alụ na-enweghị mmekọ ọbụla, ọ bụ ihe dị mma ka o mere.
Neuerthelesse, hee that standeth firme in his heart, that hee hath no neede, but hath power ouer his owne will, and hath so decreed in his heart, that hee will keepe his virgine, hee doeth well.
38 Ya mere, onye ahụ lụrụ nwaagbọghọ o kwuru na ọ ga-alụ mere nke ọma, ma onye kpebikwara na ọ gaghị alụ mekwara nke ọma karịa.
So then hee that giueth her to mariage, doeth well, but he that giueth her not to mariage, doeth better.
39 Njikọta e jikọtara nwunye na di ya na-adị ire naanị mgbe di nwanyị dị ndụ. Ọ bụrụ na di ya anwụọ o nwere ike ịlụ di ọzọ, ma ọ lụọ ya nʼime Onyenwe anyị.
The wife is bounde by the Lawe, as long as her husband liueth: but if her husband bee dead, shee is at libertie to marie with whome she will, onely in the Lord.
40 Nʼuche m, ọ ga-enwe ọṅụ nʼobi ya karịa ma ọ bụrụ na ọ lụghị di ọzọ. Ana m echekwa na mụ onwe m nwekwara Mmụọ nke Chineke.
But shee is more blessed, if she so abide, in my iudgement: and I thinke that I haue also the Spirite of God.
