1 Bakolinto 2

1 Yango wana bandeko, tango ngai mpe nayaki epai na bino mpo na kosakola mabombami ya Nzambe, nasalelaki te boyebi makasi ya koloba to ya bwanya.

And I, my Brethren, when I came to you, did not preach to you the mystery of God in magnificent speech, nor in wisdom.

2 Pamba te, wana nazalaki elongo na bino, nazwaki mokano ya koluka koyeba likambo mosusu te, longola kaka Yesu-Klisto mpe Yesu-Klisto oyo babakaki na ekulusu.

And I did not govern myself among you, as if I knew any thing, except only Jesus Messiah; and him also as crucified.

3 Mpe tango nayaki epai na bino, nazalaki kati na bolembu, na kobanga mpe na kolenga.

And in much fear and much trembling, was I with you.

4 Maloba mpe mateya na ngai ewutaki te na maloba ya bwanya ya bomoto mpo na kondimisa bino, kasi ewutaki na kotalisama ya Molimo mpe ya nguya,

And my speech and my preaching were not with the persuasiveness of the discourses of wisdom; but with the demonstration of the Spirit, and with power:

5 mpo ete moboko ya kondima na bino ezala te bwanya ya bomoto, kasi ezala nde nguya ya Nzambe.

that your faith might not arise from the wisdom of men, but from the power of God.

6 Nzokande, toteyaka bwanya epai ya Baklisto oyo bakemba na kondima; mpe bwanya yango ezali ya mokili oyo te to mpe ya bakonzi ya tango oyo te, oyo babongisami mpo na libebi. (aiōn g165)

Yet we do speak wisdom, among the perfect; the wisdom not of this world, nor of the potentates of this world, who will come to naught. (aiōn g165)

7 Te! Toteyaka nde mabombami ya bwanya ya Nzambe, bwanya oyo ebombama na miso ya bato ya mokili, bwanya oyo Nzambe abongisa mpo na nkembo na biso, liboso ete akela mokili. (aiōn g165)

But we speak the wisdom of God, in a mystery; the wisdom which was hidden, and which God predetermined before the world was, for our glory: (aiōn g165)

8 Kati na bakonzi ya mokili oyo, moko te asosolaki yango; pamba te soki basosolaki yango, balingaki te kobaka Nkolo ya nkembo na ekulusu. (aiōn g165)

which no one of the potentates of this world knew; for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. (aiōn g165)

9 Kasi, kolanda ndenge ekomama: « Oyo liso etikala nanu komona te, oyo litoyi etikala nanu koyoka te, mpe oyo moto atikala nanu kokanisa te kati na motema na ye, yango nde Nzambe abongisi mpo na bato oyo balingaka Ye. »

But, as it is written: The eye hath not seen, nor hath the ear heard, nor hath it entered into the heart of man, that which God hath prepared for those who love him.

10 Nzokande, Nzambe atalisaki biso yango na nzela ya Molimo na Ye; pamba te Molimo ayebaka nyonso, ezala bozindo ya makanisi ya Nzambe.

But God hath revealed it to us, by his Spirit; for the Spirit exploreth all things, even the profound things of God.

11 Nani kati na bato ayebi makanisi ya moto, soki kaka molimo oyo ezali kati na moto yango te? Ndenge moko mpe moko te ayebi makanisi ya Nzambe, longola kaka Molimo na Ye.

For what man is there, who knoweth that which is in a man, except it be the spirit of the man, which is in him? So also, that which is in God, no one knoweth, except the Spirit of God.

12 Nzokande biso, tozwaki molimo ya mokili te, kasi tozwaki Molimo kowuta na Nzambe, mpo ete tokoka kososola biloko oyo Nzambe apesi biso na nzela ya ngolu.

Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit which is from God; that we might know the free gifts, which are given to us by God.

13 Ezali biloko yango nde tolobelaka, na maloba ya bwanya ya bomoto te kasi na maloba oyo Molimo alakisaka. Boye, tolobelaka makambo ya Molimo na nzela ya maloba oyo Molimo apesaka.

Which things we also speak; not in the teaching of the words of man's wisdom, but in the teaching of the spirit; and we compare spirituals with spirituals.

14 Moto oyo azangi Molimo ya Nzambe akoki te koyamba makambo kowuta na Molimo ya Nzambe, pamba te ezali lokola liboma na miso na ye; akoki mpe te koyeba yango, pamba te basosolaka yango kaka na nzela ya Molimo.

For a man in his natural self, receiveth not spirituals; for they are foolishness to him. Neither can he know them; for they are discerned by the Spirit.

15 Moto oyo atambolisamaka na Molimo asosolaka makambo nyonso; kasi ye, bato basosolaka ye te, pamba te ekomama:

But he that is spiritual, judgeth of all things: and he is judged of by no one.

16 « Nani ayebi makanisi ya Nkolo mpo akoka kopesa Ye toli? » Nzokande biso, makanisi ya Klisto ezali kati na biso.

For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he should instruct him? But we have the mind of Messiah.