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1 dEvaprasAdE sarvvESAm asmAkaM jnjAnamAstE tadvayaM vidmaH| tathApi jnjAnaM garvvaM janayati kintu prEmatO niSThA jAyatE|
Nambeambe kuhusu vyakulya yaiboyilwe sadaka kwa sanamu: tutangite panga, “Twenga twabote twabile ni maarifa.” Maarifa uleta maipuno, bali upendo uchanga.
2 ataH kazcana yadi manyatE mama jnjAnamAsta iti tarhi tEna yAdRzaM jnjAnaM cESTitavyaM tAdRzaM kimapi jnjAnamadyApi na labdhaM|
Mana itei yeyote ywawaza panga atangite likowe fulani, mundu yoo bado atangite kwaa impalika yowa.
3 kintu ya IzvarE prIyatE sa IzvarENApi jnjAyatE|
Lakini mana itei yumo winu ampendike Nnongo, mundu yoo atangike ni ywenge.
4 dEvatAbaliprasAdabhakSaNE vayamidaM vidmO yat jaganmadhyE kO'pi dEvO na vidyatE, EkazcEzvarO dvitIyO nAstIti|
Bai kuhusu lya chakulya yaiboyelwa sadaka kwa sanamu: tutangite kuwa “sanamu ni ilebe kwaa mu'dunia yee,” ni ya kuwa ntopo Nnongo ila yumo kae.”
5 svargE pRthivyAM vA yadyapi kESucid Izvara iti nAmArOpyatE tAdRzAzca bahava IzvarA bahavazca prabhavO vidyantE
Kwa mana kwabile baingi bakemelwa nnongo mana itei ni kumaunde au mu'dunia, mana ya babile “nnongo ni mangwana banyansima.”
6 tathApyasmAkamadvitIya IzvaraH sa pitA yasmAt sarvvESAM yadarthanjcAsmAkaM sRSTi rjAtA, asmAkanjcAdvitIyaH prabhuH sa yIzuH khrISTO yEna sarvvavastUnAM yEnAsmAkamapi sRSTiH kRtA|
Mana itei kwetu kwabile ni Nnongo yumo kae ywabile nga Tate, na Ngwana yumo Yesu Kristo, ywabile ambaye pitya ywembe ilebe yoti ibile, na pitya ywembe twenga tubile.”
7 adhikantu jnjAnaM sarvvESAM nAsti yataH kEcidadyApi dEvatAM sammanya dEvaprasAdamiva tad bhakSyaM bhunjjatE tEna durbbalatayA tESAM svAntAni malImasAni bhavanti|
Hata nyoo, ujuzi woo ubile kwaa nkati ya kila yumo. Badala yake, benge batishiriki ibada ya sanamu hapo zamani, ni hata nambeambe balya vyakula kati panga ni ilebe chapangilwa sadaka kwa sanamu. Dhamiri yabe itipotoshwa kwa mana yabile dhaifu.
8 kintu bhakSyadravyAd vayam IzvarENa grAhyA bhavAmastannahi yatO bhugktvA vayamutkRSTA na bhavAmastadvadabhugktvApyapakRSTA na bhavAmaH|
Lakini chakulya chatuthibitisha kwaa twenga kwa Nnongo. twenga twa'abaya muno kati twaliya kwaa, wala wema muno mana itei twalyaa.
9 atO yuSmAkaM yA kSamatA sA durbbalAnAm unmAthasvarUpA yanna bhavEt tadarthaM sAvadhAnA bhavata|
Lakini mube makini panga uhuru winu kwana ube sababu ya kumkwaza ywabile dhaifu katika imani.
10 yatO jnjAnaviziSTastvaM yadi dEvAlayE upaviSTaH kEnApi dRzyasE tarhi tasya durbbalasya manasi kiM prasAdabhakSaNa utsAhO na janiSyatE?
Ebu waza panga mundu akubweni, wenga waubile ni ujuzi, walya chakulya mu'lihekalu lya sanamu. damiri yake mundu ywoo ithibitika kwaa hata ywembe ni ywembe alya ilebe yaitolewa sadaka kwa sanamu?
11 tathA sati yasya kRtE khrISTO mamAra tava sa durbbalO bhrAtA tava jnjAnAt kiM na vinaMkSyati?
Kwa eyo kwa sababu ya ufahamu wako wa ukweli nnani ya asili ya sanamu, muinja ni nnombo wako ywabile dhaifu, ywabile pia Kristo awile kwa ajili yake, alowa angamizwa.
12 ityanEna prakArENa bhrAtRNAM viruddham aparAdhyadbhistESAM durbbalAni manAMsi vyAghAtayadbhizca yuSmAbhiH khrISTasya vaiparItyEnAparAdhyatE|
Hivyo, paupangite sambi dhidi ya muinja ni nlobo bako ni kuzijeruhi dhamiri yaibile dhaifu, mpangite sambi dhidi ya Kristo.
13 atO hEtOH pizitAzanaM yadi mama bhrAtu rvighnasvarUpaM bhavEt tarhyahaM yat svabhrAtu rvighnajanakO na bhavEyaM tadarthaM yAvajjIvanaM pizitaM na bhOkSyE| (aiōn g165)
Kwa eyo mana itei chakulya chasababisha kumkwaza muinja au nlombo, nalowa lyaa kwaa nyama kamwe, ili kana nimsababishie muinja au nlombo bangu tomboka. (aiōn g165)
