1 Bakolinto 11
1 Bolanda ndakisa na ngai, ndenge ngai nalandaka ndakisa ya Klisto.
Imitate me, as I myself imitate Christ.
2 Nakumisaka bino kati na makambo nyonso, pamba te bokanisaka ngai mpe bopengwaka te kati na malakisi oyo napesaki bino.
I praise you, indeed, because you never forget me, and are keeping my injunctions in mind, exactly as I laid them on you.
3 Nzokande, nalingi boyeba ete Klisto azali Mokonzi ya mobali nyonso, mobali azali mokonzi ya mwasi, mpe Nzambe azali Mokonzi ya Klisto.
But I am anxious that you should understand that the Christ is the head of every man, that man is the head of woman, and that God is the head of the Christ.
4 Mobali nyonso oyo asambelaka to asakolaka, wana moto na ye ezali ya kozipama, ayokisaka Mokonzi na ye soni.
Any man who keeps his head covered, when praying or preaching in public, dishonours him who is his head;
5 Kasi mwasi nyonso oyo asambelaka to asakolaka, wana moto na ye ezali polele, ayokisaka mokonzi na ye soni, pamba te azali lokola mwasi oyo bakokola suki.
while any woman, who prays or preaches in public bare-headed, dishonours him who is her head; for that is to make herself like one of the shameless women who shave their heads.
6 Mwasi oyo alataka kitambala te na moto na ye asengeli kokokola suki na ye. Kasi soki ezali soni mpo na mwasi kokatisa to kokokola suki, ekoleka malamu mpo na ye kolata kitambala na moto na ye.
Indeed, if a woman does not keep her head covered, she may as well cut her hair short. But, since to cut her hair short, or shave it off, marks her as one of the shameless women, she should keep her head covered.
7 Mobali asengeli te kolata kitambala, pamba te azali elilingi mpe lokumu ya Nzambe; kasi mwasi azali lokumu ya mobali.
A man ought not to have his head covered, for he has been from the beginning the likeness of God and the reflection of his glory, but woman is the reflection of man’s glory.
8 Pamba te mobali akelama te wuta na mwasi, kasi mwasi akelama wuta na mobali.
For it was not man who was taken from woman, but woman who was taken from man.
9 Mobali akelama te mpo na mwasi, kasi mwasi akelama mpo na mobali.
Besides, man was not created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.
10 Yango wana, likolo ya ba-anjelu, mwasi asengeli kozala na elembo ya bokonzi na moto na ye.
And, therefore, a woman ought to wear on her head a symbol of her subjection, because of the presence of the angels.
11 Nzokande, kati na Nkolo, mwasi azali te soki mobali azali te, mpe mobali azali te soki mwasi azali te.
Still, when in union with the Lord, woman is not independent of man, or man of woman;
12 Pamba te ndenge mwasi akelamaki wuta na mobali, ndenge mpe mobali abotamaki na nzela ya mwasi. Kasi makambo nyonso ewutaka na Nzambe.
for just as woman came from man, so man comes by means of woman; and all things come from God.
13 Botala nanu bino moko: boni, ezali malamu mpo na mwasi kosambela Nzambe moto polele?
Judge for yourselves. Is it fitting that a woman should pray to God in public with her head uncovered?
14 Boni, mokili yango moko eteyaka bino te ete ezali soni mpo na mobali kozala na suki milayi,
Does not nature herself teach us that, while for a man to wear his hair long is degrading to him,
15 kasi ezali nde lokumu mpo na mwasi kozala na suki milayi? Pamba te suki epesama na mwasi lokola kitambala.
a woman’s long hair is her glory? Her hair has been given her to serve as a covering.
16 Soki moto moko akanisi ete ezali malamu mpo na ye kotia tembe na tina na likambo oyo, biso elongo na Mangomba ya Nzambe tozalaka na ezaleli wana te.
If, however, anyone still thinks it right to contest the point – well, we have no such custom, nor have the churches of God.
17 Kati na malako oyo ezali kolanda, nakokumisa bino te; pamba te mayangani na bino esungaka bino te mpo bokoma bato ya esengo koleka, kasi ekomisaka bino lisusu bato na pasi makasi.
In giving directions on the next subject, I cannot praise you; because your meetings do more harm than good.
18 Liboso, nazali koyoka ete bozalaka na bokabwani kati na bino, tango boyaka na mayangani; mpe nazali kondima yango mwa moke.
To begin with, I am told that when you meet together as a church there are divisions among you. In part I believe this,
19 Solo, bokabwani esengeli kozala kati na bino mpo ete Baklisto ya solo bayebana kati na bino.
indeed, there must be parties among you, so that the people of real worth become known.
20 Boye, tango boyaka na mayangani, ezalaka lisusu te mpo na kolia bilei ya Nkolo;
When you meet together, as I understand, it is not possible to eat the Lord’s Supper;
21 pamba te emonanaka ete, soki kaka bokomi na mesa, moto na moto awelaka nanu kolia bilei na ye moko; mpe mpo na yango, bamoko batikalaka na nzala, mpe bamosusu balangwaka.
for, as you eat, each of you tries to secure his own supper first, with the result that one has too little to eat, and another has too much to drink!
22 Boni, bozangi bandako oyo kati na yango bokoki kolia mpe komela? Boni, bosalaka bongo mpo na kotiola Lingomba ya Nzambe mpe kosambwisa bato oyo bazangi bilei? Nini nakoki koloba na bino? Nakumisa bino? Na likambo oyo, nakokumisa bino te!
Have you no houses in which you can eat and drink? Or are you trying to show your contempt for the church of God, and to humiliate the poor? What can I say to you? Should I praise you? In this matter I cannot praise you.
23 Pamba te, nateyaki bino makambo oyo nazwaki epai ya Nkolo: Nkolo Yesu, na butu oyo batekaki Ye, azwaki lipa;
For I myself received from the Lord the account which I have in turn given to you – how the Lord Jesus, on the very night of his betrayal, took some bread,
24 mpe, sima na Ye kozongisa matondi epai ya Nzambe, akataki yango mpe alobaki: « Oyo ezali nzoto na Ngai; epesami mpo na bino! Bosalaka boye mpo na kokanisa Ngai. »
and, after saying the thanksgiving, broke it and said ‘This is my own body given on your behalf. Do this in memory of me.’
25 Ndenge moko mpe, sima na Ye kolia, azwaki kopo mpe alobaki: « Kopo oyo ezali Boyokani ya sika kati na makila na Ngai! Tango nyonso bokobanda komela yango, bosalaka boye mpo na kokanisa Ngai. »
And in the same way with the cup, after supper, saying ‘This cup is the new covenant made by my blood. Do this, whenever you drink it, in memory of me.’
26 Boye, tango nyonso bokozala kolia lipa oyo mpe komela kopo oyo, bokozala kosakola kufa ya Nkolo kino akozonga.
For whenever you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death – until he comes.
27 Yango wana, moto nyonso oyo akolia lipa to akomela kopo ya Nkolo na lolenge oyo ebongi te, akomema ngambo epai ya nzoto mpe makila ya Nkolo.
Therefore, whoever eats the bread, or drinks the Lord’s cup, in an irreverent spirit, will have to answer for an offence against the Lord’s body and blood.
28 Boye tika ete moto nyonso amitala malamu liboso ya kolia lipa mpe komela wuta na kopo!
Let everyone look into their own heart, and only then eat of the bread and drink from the cup.
29 Pamba te moto oyo azali kolia lipa mpe komela, na kozanga kososola ete ezali nzoto ya Nkolo, azali komikatela etumbu na kolia mpe komela bongo.
For the person who eats and drinks brings a judgment on themselves by their eating and drinking, when they do not discern the body.
30 Yango wana mingi kati na bino bakoma na bolembu mpe na bokono, mpe ebele kati na bino bakufa.
That is why so many among you are weak and ill, and why some are sleeping.
31 Kasi soki tozalaki kososola oyo tozali, tolingaki kozwa etumbu te.
But, if we judged ourselves rightly, we should not be judged.
32 Nzokande, Nkolo apesaka biso etumbu mpo na kozongisa biso na nzela, mpo ete tozwa etumbu te elongo na mokili.
Yet, in being judged by the Lord, we are undergoing discipline, so that we may not have judgment passed on us with the rest of the world.
33 Boye bandeko na ngai, tango boyaka na mayangani mpo na kolia elongo, bozelanaka.
Therefore, my friends, when you meet together to eat the Supper, wait for one another.
34 Moto nyonso oyo azali na nzala asengeli nanu kolia na ndako na ye, mpo ete mayangani na bino ememela bino etumbu te. Mpe na tina na makambo oyo etikali, nakopesela yango malako tango nakoya.
If anyone is hungry, they should eat at home, so that your meetings may not bring a judgment on you. The other details I will settle when I come.
