1 Korintos 4
1 Ha lanagu tiriyo inaannu nahay midiidinyada Masiixa iyo wakiillada waxyaalaha qarsoon ee Ilaah.
So, people ought to consider us [apostles] (OR, Apollos and me) to be [merely] servants of Christ. God has given to us [(exc) the work of] telling others the message that God has now revealed to us.
2 Haddaba waxaa laga doonayaa wakiillada in aamin laga helo.
With respect to doing that, those who are given work are required {give others some work to do require them} to do that work faithfully.
3 Laakiin waa ila yar tahay inaad idinku i xukuntaan ama in dad kale i xukumo; xataa aniga qudhaydu isma xukumo.
I am not concerned whether you or [the judges in] some court decide whether I have done my work faithfully or not. I do not even judge myself [about that].
4 Waayo, waxba iskuma ogi, laakiinse ma aha taas aawadeed in xaq layga dhigay, waayo, waa Rabbiga kan i xukumaa.
I do not think that I have done anything wrong, but that does not prove that I have done nothing wrong. The Lord is the one who judges me.
5 Taa aawadeed wakhtiga hortiisa waxba ha xukumina ilaa Rabbigu imanayo, kan waxyaalaha qarsoon ee gudcurka iftiimin doona oo muujin doona tashiyada qalbiga, oo markaas nin kastaaba wuxuu ammaantiisa ka heli doonaa Ilaah.
So, stop evaluating any of us [(exc)] before the time [when God judges everyone] [MTY]! Do not judge us before the Lord comes. He is the one who will reveal the sinful things that people have done secretly. He will even reveal what people have thought. At that time God will praise each person as [each one of them deserves].
6 Haddaba, walaalayaalow, waxyaalahan ayaan aawadiin u soo qaaday qudhayda iyo Abolloosba, inaad xaggayaga ka barataan inaydnaan ka gudbin waxyaalaha qoran oo aan midkiinna midka kale u faanin.
My fellow believers, I have [told you] all these things as illustrations of myself and Apollos. I have done this for your sake, in order that you may learn [to live according to] the saying, “Do not act contrary to what is {what they have} written [in the Scriptures].” If you follow that rule, you will not be proud of one [spiritual leader] and despise another.
7 Waayo, yaa kaa soocay? Maxaad haysataa oo, aanad helin? Laakiin haddaad heshay, bal maxaad u faanaysaa sidii adigoo aan helin?
(No one has made any of you superior to others!/Why do any of you think that you are superior to others?) [RHQ] [All the abilities] that you have, you received [from God]. [RHQ] So if you received them all [from God], (you should not boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]!”/why do you boast [thinking], “I got these abilities [from myself], [not from God]?”) [RHQ]
8 Horaad u dheregteen, horaad hodan u noqoteen, la'aantayo sida boqorro ayaad wax u xukunteen. Waan jeclaan lahaa inaad wax xukuntaan, inaannu annaguna wax idinla xukunno.
[It is disgusting that you act as though] [IRO] you have already received everything that you need [spiritually]. You act as though [IRO] you were [spiritually] rich (OR, you had received all [the spiritual gifts you need]). You act as though [IRO] you had already begun to rule as kings with Christ. Well, I wish that you really were ruling [with him], in order that we [apostles] might also rule with you!
9 Waayo, waxaan u malaynayaa in Ilaah na soo saaray, annagoo ah rasuulladii ugu dambeeyey, sida kuwa dhimashada lagu xukumay oo kale, maxaa yeelay, wax la daawado ayaa lanooga dhigay dunida, iyo malaa'igaha, iyo dadkaba.
But it seems as though God has put us [apostles] on display, [like prisoners] at the end [of the victor’s parade]. We [(exc)] are like men who have been condemned to die, who have been put in the arena where everyone can see [the wild animals] killing them. And not only people, but even angels all over the world [are watching us, as people] watch those who are performing a play [in a theater].
10 Annagu waxaannu nahay Masiixa aawadiis doqonno, idinkuse caqli baad ku leedihiin xagga Masiixa. Annagu waa xoog darannahay, idinkuse waad xoog badan tihiin, idinku ammaan baad leedihiin, annaguse waa maamuus la' nahay.
Many people consider us to be [IRO] fools because [we preach about] Christ, but you proudly [think [IRO] that] you are wise because (of your close relationship with/you belong to) Christ. Many people [consider us] [IRO] to be unimpressive, but you [proudly think that you] impress others. People respect you, but they do not respect us.
11 Tan iyo saacaddan waan gaajaysan nahay, waanan harraadsan nahay, waanan arradan nahay, waa nala garaacay, oo meel aan ku hoyannona ma lihin.
Up to this present time we have often been hungry. We have often been thirsty. We have ragged clothes. Often we have been beaten {others have beaten us}. We [have traveled so much that we] have no regular homes to live in.
12 Waana hawshoonnaa annagoo gacmahayaga ku shaqayna; markii lana caayona waan ducaynaa; markii lana silciyona waan dulqaadannaa.
We work very hard [to earn a living]. When we are cursed [by people] {When [people] curse us}, we [ask God to] bless them. When we are persecuted {When [people] cause us to suffer}, we endure it.
13 Markii lana xantona, si qabow ayaannu u hadallaa, waxaannu noqonnay uskagga dunida iyo waxa ugu wasakhsan wax kasta tan iyo haatan.
When we are slandered [by people] {When [people] slander us}, we reply kindly to them. Up to now, [unbelievers consider us to be worthless] [MET], [as though we were] just garbage.
14 Anigu waxyaalahaas u qori maayo inaan idin ceebeeyo laakiin inaan idin waaniyo sida carruurtayda aan jeclahay oo kale.
I am writing this to you, not to make you feel ashamed, but instead to warn you as [though you were] my own dear children.
15 In kastoo aad leedihiin toban kun oo Masiix idinku rabbeeyey, aabbayaal badan ma lihidin, waayo, Ciise Masiix ayaan idinku dhalay xagga injiilka.
I say that because as [an apostle of] Christ Jesus I [was the first one who] proclaimed the good message to you. As a result, I was the one who enabled you to have eternal life. So even if there were thousands of Christians who instruct you [MET], I am the only one who became [like] a father to you.
16 Haddaba waxaan idinka baryayaa inaad igu dayataan.
So I urge you to [live for Christ] the way I do.
17 Taas aawadeed waxaan idiin soo diray Timoteyos oo xagga Rabbiga ah wiilkayga aan jeclahay oo aaminka ah. Wuu idin xusuusin doonaa socodkayga ee ah xagga Masiixa, sidaan meel kasta wax ugu baro kiniisad kasta.
In order to [help you do that], I have sent/will be sending Timothy to you. I love him [as though he were] my son. He serves the Lord faithfully. He will remind you of the way I conduct my life [as one who] (has a close relationship with/belongs to) the Lord. The way I conduct my life is the same as how I teach [others to live] in all the congregations [to whom I have spoken].
18 Qaar baa kibray sidii anigoo aan idiin imanaynin.
Some of you have become proud, thinking that I will not come there [to rebuke your congregation about what they are doing].
19 Laakiin dhowaan baan idiin iman doonaa, haddii Rabbigu yidhaahdo, oo markaasaan garan doonaa kuwa kibray xooggooda, ee ma aha hadalkooda.
But if the Lord wants me to come, I will come to you soon. Then I will not [pay any attention to] what those proud people say. Instead, I will find out [whether they have God’s] power.
20 Waayo, boqortooyada Ilaah hadal ma aha, ee waa xoog.
Remember that God [judges whether or not we are letting him] rule [our lives], not by [listening to how we] talk, but [by seeing whether his] power [is present] ([among us/in our lives]).
21 Maxaad doonaysaan? Ma inaan ul idiinla imaado, mise jacayl iyo ruux qabow?
So which do you prefer? Do you want me to come to you and punish you [because you have not changed your ways], or shall I come to you and act lovingly and gently toward you [because you have done what I told you to do]?
