1 Akoritho 7
1 Kuhusu makowe aga mwamuniandikiye: Kwabile ni muda ambapo unoite nnalome kana agonje ni nyumbo wake.
Now for the matters you wrote about: It is good to abstain from sexual relations.
2 Lakini kwa sababu ya majaribu ganyansima ga umalaya kila nnalome abe ni nyumbowe, ni kila mwanamke abe ni nchengowe.
But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.
3 Nchebgo apalikwa kumpeya nnyumbo haki yake ya ndoa, ni nyonyonyo nyumbo kwa nchengowe.
The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
4 Nyumbo kwaa abile na mamlaka nnani ya yega yake, ni nchengo. Na nyonyonyo, nchengo ni ywembe abile kwaa ni mamlaka nnani ya yega yake, ila nnyumbo abile nayo.
The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.
5 Kana munyimane kwaa mana mugonjike mpamo, ila mana muyeketyana kwa muda pulani. Mupange nyoo ili kupata muda wa kuloba. Boka po mwaweza rudiana kae pamope, ili nchela kana abajaribu kwa kukosa kiasi.
Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.
6 Lakini nilongela makowe aga kwa hiari ni kwa amri kwaa.
I say this as a concession, not as a command.
7 Natamaniya kila yumo abe kati nenga yanibile. Lakini kila yumo abile ni karama yake kuoma kwa Nnongo. Ayoo abile ni karama yee, ni yolo abile ni karama yenge.
I wish that all men were as I am. But each man has his own gift from God; one has this gift, another has that.
8 Kwa balo baolewa kwaa ni ajane nabaya kuwa inanoga kwabe kati bakibaki bila kobekwa, kati yanibile nenga.
Now to the unmarried and widows I say this: It is good for them to remain unmarried, as I am.
9 Lakini kati baweza kwaa kuizuia, bapalikwa kobekwa. Kwa mana heri kwabe kobekwa kuliko beka tamaa.
But if they cannot control themselves, let them marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion.
10 Nambeambe kwa balo bakobekwile niapeya amri, nenga kwaa ila Ngwana.”Nnyumbo kana atengane ni nchengo bake.”
To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.
11 Lakini kati aitenga boka kwa nchengo wake, atame bila kobekwa au apatane ni nchengowe. Ni “nchengo kana ampeye talaka nnyumbo bake.”
But if she does, she must remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband. And a husband must not divorce his wife.
12 Lakini kwa benge, nalongela nenga, Ngwana kwaa kuwa kati nongo yoyote abile ni nnyumbo ywaaminiya kwaa ni aridhika tama naywembe, apalikwa kwaa kunneka.
To the rest I say this (I, not the Lord): If a brother has an unbelieving wife and she is willing to live with him, he must not divorce her.
13 Kati nnwawa abile ni nchengo ywaaminiya kwaa, ni mana atiridhika tama niywembe, kana anneke.
And if a woman has an unbelieving husband and he is willing to live with her, she must not divorce him.
14 Kwa nchengo ywange aminiya alowa takasika kwa sababu ya imani ya nnyumbo bake. Ni nnwawa ywange aminiya alowa takasilwa kwa sababu ya nchengo ywaaminiya. Ila bana winu wapalika pangilwa safi kwaa, lakini kwa kweli batitakasilwa.
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified through his believing wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified through her believing husband. Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy.
15 Lakini mpenzi ywange aminiya mana abokite ni ayende. Kwa namna yee, muinja au nnombo atabilwa kwaa ni iapo yabe. Nnongo atukemile tutame kwa amani.
But if the unbeliever leaves, let him go. The believing brother or sister is not bound in such cases. God has called you to live in peace.
16 Utanga namani mana nnwawa, panga waweza kunnopwa nchengowo? Au utanga namani kati nnalome, panga waweza kunnopwa nnyumbowo?
How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
17 Kila yumo atama maisha kati Ngwana yaatuchawile, kila yumo kati Nnongo yaabakemile bembe. Awoo nga mwongozo wango kwa makanisa goti.
Regardless, each one should lead the life that the Lord has assigned to him and to which God has called him. This is what I prescribe in all the churches.
18 Abile ywabile atitahiriwe paakemilwe amini? Kana ajaribu kuboywa alama ya tohara yake. Abile yeyote ywakemelwa mu'imani atairiwa kwaa? Apalikwa kwaa tairiwa.
Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised.
19 Kwa lee aidha atitairiwa wala ywabile kwaa tairiwa ntopo matatizo. Chabile ni matatizi ni kuitii amri ya Nnongo.
Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.
20 Kila yumo abaki mu'wito kati yaabile akemilwe ni Nnongo kuaminiya.
Each one should remain in the situation he was in when he was called.
21 Ubile mmanda muda Nnongo akukemile? Kana ujali kuhusu lee. Lakini mana waweza kuwa huru, panga nyoo.
Were you a slave when you were called? Do not let it concern you—but if you can gain your freedom, take the opportunity.
22 Kwa yumo ywakemilwe ni Ngwana kati mmanda ni mundu huru katika Ngwana. Kati yelo, yumo ywabile huru paakemilwe amiya na pangika mmanda wa Kristo.
For he who was a slave when he was called by the Lord is the Lord’s freedman. Conversely, he who was a free man when he was called is Christ’s slave.
23 Muyomwile pemewa kwa thamani, nga nyoo kana mube amanda ba bandu.
You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
24 Ainja ni alombo bango, katika maisha yoyote kila yumo witu patukemilwe aminiya, tutame nyonyonyo.
Brothers, each one should remain in the situation he was in when God called him.
25 Nambeambe, balo bote ambao bange kobeka kamwe, nibile kwaa ni amri boka kwa Ngwana. Lakini niapeya mawazo gango kati yanibile. Kwa huruma ya Ngwana, zazibile aminilwa.
Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.
26 Kwa eyo, nawaza nyoo kwa sababu ya usumbufu, ni vyema nnalome abaki kati ya abile.
Because of the present crisis, I think it is good for a man to remain as he is.
27 Utabilwe kwa nnwawa ni kiapo sa ndoa? Kana uupale uhuru boka kwa yoo. Ubile ni uhuru boka kwa nnyumbo au ukobekwa kwaa. Kana umpale nnyumbo.
Are you committed to a wife? Do not seek to be released. Are you free of commitment? Do not look for a wife.
28 Lakini mana ukobike, upanga kwaa sambi. Na mana nnwawa akobekwa kwaa mana akobekwe, apangite kwa sambi. Bado balo bakobekane bapata masumbufu ga aina mbalembale. Ni nenga nataka nibaepushie ago.
But if you do marry, you have not sinned. And if a virgin marries, she has not sinned. But those who marry will face troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.
29 Lakini nabaya nyoo, ainja ni alombo bango, muda ni mwipi. Tangu nambeambe ni kuyendelya, balo babile ni anyumbo babe batame kati babile nabo kaa.
What I am saying, brothers, is that the time is short. From now on those who have wives should live as if they had none;
30 Bote babile ni huzuni baipanga kati babile kwaa ni huzuni, na bote bapuraike, mana babile ni puaraika, na bote bapemile kilebe chochote, mana hawakumiliki chochote.
those who weep, as if they did not; those who are joyful, as if they were not; those who make a purchase, as if they had nothing;
31 Ni bote baishughulisha ni ulimwengu, bawe kati batishughulika kwaa nakwe. Kwa mana mitindo ya dunia iikite mwisho wake.
and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
32 Napala mube huru kwa masumbufu yoti. Nnalome ywakobeka kwaa ywajisuhulisha na ilebe yaimhusu Ngwana, namna ya kumpendeza ywembe.
I want you to be free from concern. The unmarried man is concerned about the work of the Lord, how he can please the Lord.
33 Lakini nnalome ywakobike ujihusisha na makowe ga dunia, namna ya kumpendeza nnyumbo bake,
But the married man is concerned about the affairs of this world, how he can please his wife,
34 atigawanyika. Nwawa ywakobekwa kwaa au bikra ujihusisha ni ilebe ya Ngwana, namna yee uitenga mu'yega na katika roho. Lakini nnwawa ywakobekwile hujiusisha kuhusu ilebe ya dunia, nmana ya kumpuraisha nchengo wake.
and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.
35 Nabaya nyoo kwa faida yinu mwabene, na naubeka kwaa mtego kwinu. Nabaya nyoo kwa kuwa ni haki. ili kwamba mwaweza kuibeka wakfu kwa Ngwana bila kikwazo sosote.
I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.
36 Lakini mana mundu aweza kwaa kumetendea kwa heshima mwana mwali wake, kwa sababu ya hisia yake zabile ni ngupu muno, leka akobekane ni ywembe kati apendavyo.
However, if someone thinks he is acting inappropriately toward his betrothed, and if she is beyond her youth and they ought to marry, let him do as he wishes; he is not sinning; they should get married.
37 Lakini mana apangite maamuzi ya kobeka kwaa, ni ntopo haja ya lazima, ni mana aweza kuitawala hamu yake, alowa panga inoite kati ankobeka kwaa.
But the man who is firmly established in his heart and under no constraint, with control over his will and resolve in his heart not to marry the virgin, he will do well.
38 Nga nyoo, ywamkobeka mwana mwale wake apanga inoite, ni yeyote ywachawa kobeka kwaa apanga inoite muno.
So then, he who marries the virgin does well, but he who does not marry her does even better.
39 Nwawa atabilwa ni nchengo wake wakati abile nkoto. Lakini mana nchengowe awile, abile huru kobekwa na yoyote ywaampenda, lakini katika Ngwana.
A wife is bound to her husband as long as he lives. But if her husband dies, she is free to marry anyone she wishes, as long as he belongs to the Lord.
40 Bado mu'maamuzi yango, alowa pangilwa puraha muno kati aishi kati abile. Na nawasa kuwa nenga pia nibile na Roho wa Nnongo.
In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
