1 Korintiana 4

1 Ee te zao ty hatao’ ondaty, te mpitoro’ i Norizañey zahay, mpamandroñe o raha mietake aman’ Añahareo.

LET a man so account of us, as the under servants of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God.

2 Mbore paiaeñe amo mpamandroñeo t’ie ho zoeñe migahiñe.

Moreover it is expected of stewards, that a man be found faithful.

3 Tsy loho vente’e amako ty fibiribiria’ areo naho ty fañereñerea’ ondatio; fa ndra izaho tsy mizaka ty vatako.

But it is my least consideration that I should be judged by you, or by human opinion: yea I decide not respecting myself.

4 Toe tsy apotako te inoñe ty hanesehañe ahy, f’ie tsy mahahaha ahy, toe i Talè ro hizak’ ahy.

For though I am not conscious to myself of any unfaithfulness, yet am I not thereby justified; but he that judgeth me is the Lord.

5 Aa le ko mizaka aolo’ ty andro’e, ampara’ ty fitotsaha’ i Talè, Ie ty hampalange o raha mietake an-kamoromoroñañeo naho ho bentabentare’e o fisafirin’ arofoo; izay vaho songa ho toloran’ Añahare ty engeñe mañeva.

Wherefore judge nothing before the time until the Lord come, who also will bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and will manifest the counsels of men’s hearts; and then shall praise be given to each from God.

6 I tsaraeñey ry longo, le fa nirazañeko ami’ty vatako naho i Apolosy ty ama’ areo, soa t’ie hioke ama’ay te tsy andikoareñe o sinokitseo tsy mone hibohabohàñe ty raike naho injeñe ty ila’e.

But these things, brethren, I have figuratively applied to myself, and Apollos for your sake; that in us ye might learn not to be attached, beyond what is written, lest one being for one minister, ye be puffed up with prejudice against another.

7 Aa vaho ia ty nampitoabotse anahareo? Inoñe ama’ areo ty tsy rinambe’ areo? Aa naho toe nandrambe le inoñe ty irengea’ areo hoe tsy nandrambe?

For who distinguisheth thee? and what hast thou which thou hast not received? But if thou also hast received it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

8 Fe eneñe nahareo! Toe mpañaleale! Fa mpanjaka ndra te tsy eo zahay! Eka, ho nirieko t’ie nimpanjaka, hitraofa’ay fifeheañe!

Now ye are full, now ye have grown rich, ye have reigned without us: and I wish indeed that you may reign, that we also might reign together with you.

9 Ataoko te napon’ Añahare amboli’e zahay Firàheñe ho sambaeñe, hoe nafàtse havetrake; amy t’ie nanoen-ko fisambà’ ty voatse toy naho o anjelio vaho ondatio.

For I think that God hath exposed us his apostles the last as devoted unto death. For we have been made a spectacle to the world, and to angels, and to men.

10 Seretse zahay ty amy Norizañey, fe mahihitse amy Norizañey nahareo! Maleme zahay fe maozatse nahareo! Asiñeñe nahareo, vaho mavoeñe zahay!

We are counted fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are mighty; ye are honourable persons, but we despised.

11 Ampara’ ty ora toy, le mifeake naho miheahea zahay, rota, finofopofoke, vaho tsy aman’ akiba.

For even to this present hour we undergo hunger and thirst and nakedness, and are buffeted about, and have no settled abode;

12 Mifanehake, mitoloñe amo taña’aio; ie onjireñe, itatà’ay; ie samporeraheñe, ifeaha’ay;

and work hard, labouring with our own hands: being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer it;

13 ie terateraeñe, imanea’ay taroñe. Natao ho leotse ami’ty voatse toy zahay, forompo’ ze he’e pak’ henane.

being injuriously spoken of, we entreat; we are made as the ordures of the world, as the sweepings of all things unto this day.

14 Tsy nisokirako hanalatse anahareo ‘nio, fa t’ie ho vereñe hoe anak’ isoko.

I write not these things to shame you, but as my beloved children I admonish you.

15 Aa ndra te ale-ale ty mpañana’ areo amy Norizañey, tsy maro ty rae’ areo; fa izaho ty nampiareñe anahareo am’ Iesoà Norizañey amy talili-soay.

For though ye may have ten thousand teachers in Christ, yet not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus through the Gospel I have begotten you.

16 Aa le osiheko t’ie hihambañe amako.

Now I conjure you, be followers of me.

17 Izay ty nañitrifako i Timoty anake kokoako naho migahiñe amy Talè; ie ty haniahy anahareo o satako amy Norizañeio, manahake ty fañòhako mbeombeo amo hene Fivorio.

For this cause have I sent unto you Timothy, who is my son beloved and faithful in Christ, who will remind you of my ways which are in Christ Jesus, as I teach every where in every church.

18 Akore te ao ty mirengevoke hoe te tsy ho pok’ ama’ areo iraho.

Now some are puffed up, as though I would not really come to you.

19 F’ie ho avy aniany naho satri’ i Talè, le tsy ho rendreko ty enta’ o mpitoabotseo fa ty haozara’e.

But I will come shortly unto you, if the Lord please, and will know, not the prating of them that are puffed up, but the power.

20 Tsy saontsy i Fifehean’ Añaharey, fa ozatse.

For the kingdom of God is not in talk, but in power.

21 Inoñe arè ty satri’ areo? Hinday doda hao t’ie pok’eo, ke fikokoañe naho hamoràn-troke?

What is your wish? That I should come unto you with a rod, or in love, and in the spirit of meekness?