1 Wakorintu 8

1 Vinu kwa visoweru vya viboga vyavitambikilitwi vinyagu. Tuvimana kuwera twawoseri twenga twana malifa, kumbiti malifa aga gawatenda wantu walitumbiri, kumbiti mafiliru ganyawa.

And concerning the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that we all have knowledge: knowledge puffs up, but love builds up;

2 Walii yawalihola kuwera wamana kila shintu, nakaka wavimana ndiri shintu shoseri ntambu yashifiruwa kuvimana.

and if anyone thinks to know anything, he has not yet known anything according as it is required to know;

3 Kumbiti muntu yakamfira Mlungu, yomberi kamanikana na Mlungu.

and if anyone loves God, this one has been known by Him.

4 Su visoweru vya kuliya viboga vyavitambikilitwi vinyagu, tuvimana kuwera vinyagu shintu ndiri pasipanu, twenga tuvimana kuwera Mlungu kayumu hera.

Concerning the eating then of the things sacrificed to idols, we have known that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that there is no other God except one;

5 Ata paviwera vintu vyavishemwa milungu pasipanu ama kumpindi kwa Mlungu, ata pawawera “milungu” Wavuwa na “watuwa” Wavuwa,

for even if there are those called gods, whether in Heaven, whether on earth—as there are many gods and many lords—

6 kumbiti twenga twana Mlungu yumu hera, Tati yakaumbiti vyoseri na kupitila mweni twenga tulikala. Vilaa kwana Mtuwa yumu hera, Yesu Kristu na kupitila mweni vintu vyoseri viumbwa na kupitira mweni twenga tulikala.

yet to us [is] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we to Him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom [are] all things, and we through Him;

7 Kumbiti kila muntu ndiri kagamana goseri aga, kwana wantu wamu wawera na vitiba vya kutambikira vinyagu, wantu weni mpaka vinu pawaliya viboga avi walihola kuwera vitambikirwa vinyagu. Toziya mmoyu yawu iwera legilegi, su walihola weni kuwera watenda vidoda kwa kuliya viboga avi.

but not in all men [is] the knowledge, and certain with conscience of the idol, until now, eat [it] as a thing sacrificed to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled.

8 Shiboga hapeni shiwezi kutujega tuweri pakwegera na Mlungu, patuleka kuliya hapeni tupungukiwi na shintu shoseri na patuliya hapeni twongereki na shintu shoseri.

But food does not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

9 Kumbiti muliloli weri, ulekeziya wenu naguwatenda walii yawawera na moyu legilegi watendi vidoda.

but see, lest this privilege of yours may become a stumbling-block to the weak,

10 Handa muntu yakawera na moyu legilegi, pakakuwona gwenga yaguvimana gwankuliya viboga avi mnumba mwa vinyagu, hashi, hapeni kaweri na moyu gwa kuliya viboga vyavitambikilitwi vinyagu?

for if anyone may see you that have knowledge in an idol’s temple reclining to eat, will not his conscience—he being weak—be emboldened to eat the things sacrificed to idols?

11 Kwa njira ayi, muyenu ayu kana moyu legilegi, ndomweni Kristu kahowiti kwajili yakuwi, shirii gwenga shagushishema gushimani.

For the [one] being weak—the brother for whom Christ died—will perish by your knowledge.

12 Handa pamuwatendera vidoda walongu wamwenga ntambu ayi na kuyitenduwa myoyu yawu legilegi, su mwenga mwankumtendera vidoda Kristu.

And thus sinning in regard to the brothers, and striking their weak conscience—you sin in regard to Christ;

13 Hangu, handa shiboga shitenda kuguwa kwa mlongu gwangu katendi vidoda, hapeni ndiyi shinofu kayi, naniza kumtenda mlongu gwaneni katendi vidoda. (aiōn g165)

for this reason, if food causes my brother to stumble, I may not eat flesh—throughout the age—that I may not cause my brother to stumble. (aiōn g165)