Bakorintha I 7

1 Jaanong kaga dipotso tse lo neng lo di botsa mo lokwalong lwa lona lwa bofelo: Karabo ya me ke gore, fa lo sa nyale, go siame.

Now concerning the things of which ye wrote to me. It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

2 Mme ka legale go siame go nyala, monna mongwe le mongwe o tshwanetse a nna le mosadi yo e leng wa gagwe, le mosadi mongwe le mongwe a nna le monna yo e leng wa gagwe, e se re gongwe lwa boela gape mo sebeng.

But because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

3 Monna o tshwanetse go naya mosadi wa gagwe di tsa gagwe tsotlhe jaaka mosadi yo o nyetsweng, le mosadi o tshwanetse go direla monna wa gagwe fela jalo.

Let the husband render the goodwill owed to the wife, and likewise also the wife to the husband.

4 Gonne morweetsana yo o nyalwang ga a tlhole a na le taolo e e tletseng mo mmeleng wa gagwe, gonne monna wa gagwe o na le ditshwanelo tsa gagwe mo go one le ene; mme fela jalo monna le ene ga a tlhole a na le taolo e e tletseng mo mmeleng wa gagwe, gonne gape ke wa mosadi wa gagwe.

The wife has not the right of her private body, but the husband, and likewise also the husband has not the right of his private body, but the wife.

5 Jalo lo seka lwa ganelelana ka ditshwa-nelo tse. Fela selo sa botlhokwa mo molaong o ke ka tumalano ya monna le mosadi go ikgapa mo ditaolong tsa lenyalo selekanyo sa lobaka lo lo kailweng, gore ba tle ba ineele mo thapelong ka tshosologo. Morago, ba tshwanetse go kopana gape gore Satane a se ka a kgona go ba raela ka ntlha ya go tlhoka go itshwara ga bone.

Do not defraud each other except from agreement for a time, so that ye may have time for fasting and prayer. And come together again for the same thing, so that Satan not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

6 Ga ke re lo tshwanetse go nyala; mme lo ka nyala fa lo eletsa.

But I say this from concession not from commandment.

7 Nna ke eletsa gore mongwe le mongwe o ka bo a nna a sa nyala, fela jaaka nna. Mme rotlhe ga re tshwane. Modimo o naya bangwe mpho ya mosadi kgotsa monna, mme ba bangwe ba ka kgona go nna ka boitumelo ba sa nyala.

For I wish all men to be even as myself. However each man has his own gift from God, one in this way, and another after that.

8 Jalo ke raya ba ba sa nyalwang, le batlholagadi ke re, go botoka go nna lo sa nyalwa fa lo kgona, fela jaaka nna.

But I say to the unmarried and to the widows, it is good for them if they remain even as I.

9 Mme fa lo palelwa ke go itshoka, nyalang. Go botoka go nyala go na le go babalelwa.

But if they have no self-control they should marry, for it is better to marry than to burn.

10 Jaanong, mo go ba ba nyetseng ke na le taolo, e seng mogopolo. Mme ga se taolo e e tswang mo go nna, gonne se ke se Morena ka boene a se buileng: Mosadi ga a a tshwanela go tlogela monna wa gagwe.

And to those who are married, I do not command but the Lord. The wife is not to separate from her husband.

11 Mme fa a kgaogane nae, a a nne fela a sa nyalwa kgotsa a boele kwa go ene. Le monna ga a a tshwanela go tlhala mosadi wa gagwe.

But even if she separates, she shall remain unmarried, or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband is not to leave his wife.

12 Fa, ke batla go tlatsa ka megopolo e mengwe e e leng ya me. Se ga se ditaolo tse di tswang kwa Moreneng, mme di bonala di siame mo go nna. Fa Mokeresete a na le mosadi yo e seng Mokeresete, mme a batla go nna nae, ga a a tshwanela go mo tlogela kgotsa go mo tlhala.

But to the rest I say, not the Lord. If any brother has an unbelieving wife, and this woman consents to dwell with him, he should not leave her.

13 Mme fa mosadi wa Mokeresete a na le monna yo eseng Mokeresete, ga a a tshwanela go mo tlogela.

And whichever woman has an unbelieving husband, and he consents to dwell with her, she should not leave him.

14 Gonne gongwe monna yo e seng Mokeresete o ka nna Mokeresete ka thuso ya mosadi wa gagwe wa Mokeresete. Le mosadi yo e seng Mokeresete o ka nna Mokeresete ka thuso ya monna wa gagwe yo e leng Mokeresete. Ntle go moo fa lolwapa lo kgaogana, go ka diragala gore bana ba se ka ba tlhola ba itse Morena; fa lolwapa lo lo kopaneng lo ka itse Morena, mo leanong la Modimo go ka felela mo polokong ya bana.

For the unbelieving husband has been sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife has been sanctified by the husband, then otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

15 Mme fa monna kgotsa mosadi yo e seng Mokeresete a batla go tsamaya, go a letlelesega. Ka mokgwa o o ntseng jalo monna yo e leng Mokeresete kgotsa mosadi ga a a tshwanela go kganela yo mongwe go tsamaya, gonne Modimo o batla bana ba one go nna mo kagisong le mo botsalanong.

But if the unbeliever separates, he shall separate. The brother or the sister has not been bound in such things. And God has called us to peace.

16 Gonne le fa go ntse jalo, ga go na tlhomamiso mo go lona basadi gore banna ba lona ba tlaa sokologa fa ba sa lo tlogele; mme fela jalo le lona banna kgang ke e, e a lo ama.

For how do thou know, O wife, whether thou will save thy husband? Or how will thou know, O husband, whether thou will save thy wife?

17 Mme lo nne le tlhomamiso mo go akanyeng dilo tse gore lo tshele jaaka Modimo o ikaeletse, go nyala kgotsa go tlhoka go nyala go nne ka fa kaelong le ka fa thusong ya Modimo, le go amogela seemo le fa e ka bo e le sefe se Modimo o go tsentseng mo go sone. Se ke molao wa me mo diphuthegong tsotlhe.

Except, as God has distributed to each man, as the Lord has called each, so let him walk. And so I command in all the congregations.

18 Nte ke tshwantshe ka monna yo o setseng a fetile mo medirong ya Sejuta ya thupiso pele ga a nna Mokeresete, ga a a tshwanela go tshwenyega ka ga gone; mme fa a ise a rupisiwe, ga a a tshwanela go go dira jaanong.

Was any man called circumcised? He should not become uncircumcised. Was any man called in uncircumcision? He should not be circumcised.

19 Gonne ga go na pharologanyo epe fa Mokeresete a fetile mo modirong o kgotsa nnyaa. Mme go nna le pharologanyo e kgolo fa a itumedisa Modimo ebile a tshegetsa melao ya one. Seo ke selo se se botlhokwa.

Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing, instead, the keeping of God's commandments.

20 Ka gale motho o tshwanetse go tswelela ka tiro ya gagwe e o neng a e dira fa Modimo o mmitsa.

Each man, in the situation in which he was called, in this he should remain.

21 A o lekgoba? A moo go se go tshwenye, mme e re, fa o bona lobaka lwa go gololesega, o lo dirise.

Were thou called being a bondman? It should not concern thee. However if also thou are able to become free, take advantage of it instead.

22 Fa Modimo o go bitsa, o le lekgoba, gakologelwa gore Keresete o go golotse mo nonofong e e boitshegang ya boleo; mme fa a go biditse, ebile o gololesegile, gakologelwa gore jaanong o lekgoba la ga Keresete.

For he who was called in the Lord a bondman is a freedman of the Lord. Likewise also he who was called a free man is a bondman of Christ.

23 O rekilwe ebile o dueletswe ke Keresete, jalo o wa gagwe, gololesega jaanong mo dilong tse tsotlhe tsa mabela a lefatshe le poifo.

Ye were bought with a price, become not bondmen of men.

24 Jalo bakaulengwe ba ba rategang, le fa motho a ka bo a le mo seemong se se ntseng jang fa a nna Mokeresete, mo lese a nne foo, gonne jaanong Morena o teng go mo thusa.

Brothers, each man, in what he was called, should remain in this before God.

25 Jaanong ke tlaa leka go araba potso e nngwe ya lona. Go ka tweng ka barweetsana ba ba iseng ba nyalwe? A ba tshwanetse go letlelelwa go dira jalo? Mo karabong ya potso e, ga ke na taolo e e tlhomameng ya bone go tswa mo Moreneng. Mme Morena mo bobelotlhomoging jwa gagwe o nneile botlhale jo bo ka tshephegang, mme ke tlaa itumelela go lo bolelela se ke se akanyang.

Now concerning the virgins I have no commandment of the Lord, but I give an opinion, as having obtained mercy from the Lord to be trustworthy.

26 Matshwenyego ke a. Rona Bakeresete re lebagane le dikotsi tse di kgolo mo matshelong a rona mo lobakeng lo. Mo dipakeng tse di tshwanang le tse, ke bona go le botoka gore motho a nne a sa nyalwa kgotsa a sa nyala.

I suppose therefore this to be good because of the present distress, that it is good for a man to be this way:

27 Ee, fa lo setse lo nyetswe, se kgaoganeng ka ntlha ya se. Mme fa lo ise lo nyalwe, lo se itlhaganeleleng mo go yone ka lobaka lo.

Are thou bound to a wife? Do not seek separation. Are thou free from a wife? Do not seek a wife.

28 Mme fa lona banna lo ikaelela go tswelela pele lo nyala jaanong, go siame; mme fa morweetsana a nyalwa mo dipakeng tse di tshwanang le tse, ga se boleo. Le fa go ntse jalo lenyalo le tlaa tlisa matshwenyego a mangwe a ke neng ke eletsa gore lo se ka lwa lebagana le one jaanong.

But also if thou did marry thou have not sinned, and if the virgin married she has not sinned. Yet such kind will have stress in the flesh, but I spare you.

29 Selo sa botlhokwa se re tshwanetseng go se gakologelwa ke gore, lobaka lo lo re saletseng lo lo khutshwane, (Go ntse jalo le ka nako ya rona ya go direla Morena) ka lebaka leo ba ba nang le basadi ba tshwanetse go nna ba phuthologetse Morena;

But this I say, brothers, the time is shortened. It is the remaining, so that also those who have wives may be as not having,

30 boitumelo kgotsa kutlobotlhoko kgotsa dikhumo ga di a tshwanela go kganela ope go dira tiro ya Modimo.

and those who weep, as not weeping, and those who rejoice, as not rejoicing, and those who buy, as not possessing,

31 Ba ba atisang go amana le dilo tse di kgatlhanong tsa lefatshe ba tshwanetse go dirisa mabaka a a batlegang ka go a sola molemo, gonne lefatshe mo seemong se le leng mo go sone le tlaa tloga le feta.

and those who use this world, as not making full use, for the form of this world passes away.

32 Mo go tsotlhe tse lo di dirang, ke batla gore lo nne le kgololesego mo dingongoreng. Monna yo o sa nyalang o ka senya lobaka lwa gagwe a dira tiro ya Morena le go akanya ka fa o ka o itumedisang ka teng.

But I want you to be without worry. The unmarried man cares for things of the Lord, how he will please the Lord.

33 Mme monna yo o nyetseng ga a ka ke a dira jalo sentle; o tshwanetse go akanya kaga dilo tsa lefatshe le ka fa o ka itumedisang mosadi wa gagwe ka teng.

But he who is married cares for things of the world, how he will please his wife.

34 Dikgatlhego tsa gagwe di kgaogane. Go tshwana fela le morweetsana yo o nyalwang. O lebana le mathata a a ntseng fela jalo. Morweetsana yo o sa nyalwang o tlhwaafalela go itumedisa Morena ka bojotlhe jwa gagwe le se o se dirang. Mme mosadi yo o nyetsweng o tshwanetse go akanya dilo tse dingwe jaaka go tlhokomela ntlo ya gagwe le go rata le go sa rate ga monna wa gagwe.

And the wife and the virgin are differentiated. The unmarried woman is concerned for the things of the Lord, so that she may be holy both in body and in spirit. But she who is married is concerned for the things of the world, how she will please her husband.

35 Ke bua se go lo thusa, eseng go lo itsa go nyala. Ke batla lo dira se lo bonang se ka lo thusa go direla Morena sentle, mme a go se nne le dilo tse dintsi tse di ka tlosang theetso ya lona mo go ene.

And I say this for your own benefit, not that I may cast restraint upon you, but for what is respectable and assiduous toward the Lord, undistracted.

36 Mme fa mongwe a batla go nyala ka ntlha ya gore o na le matshwenyego a a dirisang nama ya gagwe, go siame, ga se boleo, a a nyale.

But if any man thinks to behave improperly toward his virgin, if it is past the best time, and so ought to happen, she should do what she wants, she does not sin, they should marry.

37 Mme fa monna a na le maitshegeletso a go tlhoka go nyala mme a ikaelela gore ga a batle ebile ga a nke a nyala, o dirile mogopolo o o siameng.

But he who stands firm in his heart, not having necessity, but has power based upon his own will, and has decided this in his heart, to keep his own celibacy, does well.

38 Jalo motho yo o nyalang o dira sentle, mme motho yo o sa nyaleng o dira sentle go gaisa.

And therefore he who gives in marriage does well, but he who does not give in marriage does better.

39 Mosadi ke bontlha bongwe jwa monna mo botshelong jwa gagwe, fa monna wa gagwe a a swa, foo o ka nyalwa gape, mme fela fa a nyalwa ke Mokeresete.

A wife is bound by law as long a time as her husband lives, but also if the husband should sleep, she is free to be married to whom she desires, only in the Lord.

40 Mme mo mogopolong wa me, o tlaa itumela fa a sa nyalwe gape; ebile ke gopola gore ke lo naya kgakololo e e tswang mo Moweng wa Modimo fa ke bua se.

But she is more blessed if she remains this way according to my opinion. And I also seem to have Spirit of God.