1 Wakorintho 1
1 Paulo, aliyeitwa na Kristo Yesu kuwa mtume kwa mapenzi ya Mungu, na Sosthene ndugu yetu,
Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes,
2 kwa kanisa la Mungu lililoko Korintho, kwa wale ambao wamewekwa wakfu katika Yesu Kristo, ambao wameitwa kuwa watu watakatifu. Tunawaandikia pia wale wote wanaoliitia jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo katika mahali pote, Bwana wao na wetu.
To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy, together with all those everywhere who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours:
3 Neema na amani iwe kwenu kutoka kwa Mungu baba yetu na Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 Siku zote namshukru Mungu wangu kwa ajili yenu, kwa sababu ya neema ya Mungu ambayo Kristo Yesu aliwapa.
I always thank my God for you because of the grace He has given you in Christ Jesus.
5 Amewafanya kuwa matajiri katika kila njia, katika usemi na pamoja maarifa yote.
For in Him you have been enriched in every way, in all speech and all knowledge,
6 Amewafanya matajiri, kama ushuhuda kuhusu Kristo ya kwamba amethibitishwa kuwa kweli miongoni mwenu.
because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
7 Kwa hiyo hampungukiwi karama za kiroho, kama mlivyo na hamu ya kusubiri ufunuo wa Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
Therefore you do not lack any spiritual gift as you eagerly await the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
8 Atawaimarisha ninyi pia hadi mwisho, ili msilaumiwe siku ya Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo.
He will sustain you to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
9 Mungu ni mwaminifu ambaye aliwaita ninyi katika ushirika wa mwana wake, Yesu Kristo Bwana wetu.
God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.
10 Sasa nawasihi kaka na dada zangu, kupitia jina la Bwana wetu Yesu Kristo, kwamba wote mkubali, na kwamba kusiwe na migawanyiko miongoni mwenu. Nawasihi kwamba muungane pamoja katika nia moja na katika kusudi moja.
I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree together, so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be united in mind and conviction.
11 Kwani watu wa nyumba ya Kloe wamenitaarifu kuwa kuna mgawanyiko unaoendelea miongoni mwenu.
My brothers, some from Chloe’s household have informed me that there are quarrels among you.
12 Nina maana hii: Kila mmoja wenu husema, “Mimi ni wa Paulo,” au “Mimi ni wa Apolo”, au “Mimi ni wa Kefa” au “Mimi ni wa Kristo”.
What I mean is this: Individuals among you are saying, “I follow Paul,” “I follow Apollos,” “I follow Cephas,” or “I follow Christ.”
13 Je! Kristo amegawanyika? Je! Paulo alisulubiwa kwa ajili yenu? Je! Mlibatizwa kwa jina la Paulo?
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul?
14 Namshukuru Mungu kuwa sikumbatiza yeyote, isipokuwa Krispo na Gayo.
I thank God that I did not baptize any of you except Crispus and Gaius,
15 Hii ilikuwa kwamba hakuna yeyote angesema mlibatizwa kwa jina langu.
so no one can say that you were baptized into my name.
16 (Pia niliwabatiza wa nyumba ya Stephania. Zaidi ya hapo, sijui kama nilimbatiza mtu mwingine yeyote).
Yes, I also baptized the household of Stephanas; beyond that I do not remember if I baptized anyone else.
17 Kwa kuwa, Kristo hakunituma kubatiza bali kuhubiri injili. Hakunituma kuhubiri kwa maneno ya hekima ya kibinadamu, ili kwamba nguvu ya msalaba wa Kristo isiondolewe.
For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel, not with words of wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.
18 Kwa kuwa ujumbe wa msalaba ni upuuzi kwa wale wanaokufa. Lakini kwa wale ambao Mungu anawaokoa, ni nguvu ya Mungu.
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
19 Kwa kuwa imeandikwa, “Nitaiharibu hekima ya wenye busara. Nitauharibu ufahamu wa wenye akili.”
For it is written: “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”
20 Yuko wapi mtu mwenye busara? Yuko wapi mwenye elimu? Yuko wapi msemaji mshawishi wa dunia hii? Je, Mungu hakuigeuza hekima ya dunia hii kuwa ujinga? (aiōn g165)
Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? (aiōn g165)
21 Tangu dunia imekuwa katika hekima yake haikumjua Mungu, ilimpendeza Mungu katika ujinga wao wa kuhubiri ili kuokoa wale wanaoamini.
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
22 Kwa Wayahudi huuliza ishara za miujiza na kwa Wayunani hutafuta hekima.
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
23 Lakini tunamhubiri Kristo aliyesulubiwa, aliye kikwazo kwa Wayahudi na ni ujinga kwa Wayunani.
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
24 Lakini kwa wale ambao waliitwa na Mungu, Wayahudi na Wayunani, tunamhubiri Kristo kama nguvu na hekima ya Mungu.
but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
25 Kwa kuwa ujinga wa Mungu una hekima kuliko ya wanadamu, na udhaifu wa Mungu una nguvu zaidi ya wanadamu.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
26 Angalia wito wa Mungu juu yenu, kaka na dada zangu. Si wengi wenu mlikuwa na hekima katika viwango vya kibinadamu. Si wengi wenu mlikuwa na nguvu. Si wengi wenu mlizaliwa katika ukuu.
Brothers, consider the time of your calling: Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were powerful; not many were of noble birth.
27 Lakini Mungu alichagua vitu vijinga vya dunia ili kuviaibisha vyenye hekima. Mungu alichagua kilicho dhaifu katika dunia kukiaibisha chenye nguvu.
But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.
28 Mungu alichagua kile kilicho cha hali ya chini na kilichodharauliwa katika dunia. Alichagua hata vitu ambavyo havikuhesabiwa kuwa kitu, kwa kuvifanya si kitu vitu vilivyo na thamani.
He chose the lowly and despised things of the world, and the things that are not, to nullify the things that are,
29 Alifanya hivi ili asiwepo yeyote aliye na sababu ya kujivuna mbele zake.
so that no one may boast in His presence.
30 Kwa sababu ya kile Mungu alichofanya, sasa mko ndani ya Kristo Yesu, ambaye amefanyika hekima kwa ajili yetu kutoka kwa Mungu. Alikuwa haki yetu, utakatifu na ukombozi.
It is because of Him that you are in Christ Jesus, who has become for us wisdom from God: our righteousness, holiness, and redemption.
31 Kama matokeo, kama andiko lisemavyo, “Anayejisifu, ajisifu katika Bwana.”
Therefore, as it is written: “Let him who boasts boast in the Lord.”
