1 Wakorintho 11
1 Nifuateni mimi, kama na mimi ninavyomfuata Kristo.
Be imitators of me, as I am an imitator of Christ.
2 Sasa nawasifu kwasababu ya vile mnavyonikumbuka katika mambo yote. Nawasifu kwasababu mmeyashika mapokeo kama nilivyoyaleta kwenu.
Indeed I praise you for remembering me in everything, and because you are holding fast to the traditions just as you received them.
3 Basi nataka mfahamu ya kuwa Kristo ni kichwa cha kila mwanaume, naye mwanaume ni kichwa cha mwanamke, na ya kuwa Mungu ni kichwa cha Kristo.
But I wish you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and of a wife her husband is head; and that God is head of Christ.
4 Kila mwanaume aombaye au atoae unabii akiwa amefunika kichwa anakiabisha kichwa chake.
Every man who prays or prophesies with head veiled dishonors his Head;
5 Lakini kila mwanamke aombae au kutoa unabii hali kichwa chake kikiwa wazi anakiaibisha kichwa chake. Kwa maana ni sawa sawa na kama amenyolewa.
but every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head (her husband). for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.
6 Ikiwa kama mwanamke hatafunika kichwa chake, na akatwe nywele zake ziwe fupi. Maana ikiwa ni aibu mwanamke kukata nywele zake au kunyolewa, basi afunike kichwa chake.
If a woman does not wear a veil, let her also cut off her hair; now if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her be veiled.
7 Kwani haimpasi mwanamume kufunika kichwa chake, kwa sababu yeye ni mfano na utukufu wa Mungu. Lakini mwanamke ni utukufu wa mwanamume.
A man, indeed, ought not to have his head veiled, for he is an image and glory of God; but woman is a glory of man.
8 Maana mwanamume hakutokana na mwanamke. Bali mwanamke alitokana na mwanamume.
For it is not man who was made from woman, but woman was made from man.
9 Wala mwanamume hakuumbwa kwa ajili ya mwanamke. Bali mwanamke aliumbwa kwa ajili ya mwanamume.
And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.
10 Hii ndio sababu mwanamke anapaswa kuwa na ishara ya mamlaka juu ya kichwa chake, kwa sababu ya malaika.
For this reason the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of her guardian angels.
11 Hata hivyo, katika Bwana, mwanamke hayupo peke yake pasipo mwanamume, au mwanamume pasipo mwanamke.
However, in the Lord neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman;
12 Maana kama vile mwanamke alitoka kwa mwanamume, vile vile mwanamume alitoka kwa mwanamke. Na vitu vyote hutoka kwa Mungu.
for just as the woman was made from the man, so also is the man born of the woman, while they both come from God.
13 Hukumuni wenyewe: Je! ni sahihi mwanamke amuombe Mungu hali kichwa chake kikiwa wazi?
Judge of this for your own selves. It is fitting that a woman should pray to God with her head unveiled.
14 Je hata asili peke yake haiwafundishi ya kwamba mwanamume akiwa na nywele ndefu ni aibu kwake?
Nor does nature itself teach you that it is a disgrace to a man to have long hair,
15 Je asili haiwafundishi ya kwamba mwanamke akiwa na nywele ndefu ni utukufu kwake? Maana amepewa zile nywele ndefu kama vazi lake.
but it is woman’s glory, because her hair has been given her instead of a veil.
16 Lakini ikiwa mtu yeyote anataka kubishana juu ya hili, sisi hatuna namna nyingine, wala makanisa ya Mungu.
If, however, any one is inclined to be disputatious regarding such a custom, let him know that neither I nor the churches of God hold to such a custom.
17 Katika maagizo yafuatayo, mimi siwasifu. Maana mnapokusanyika, sio kwa faida bali kwa hasara.
But in giving you the following instructions, I cannot praise you; your solemn assemblies do more harm than good.
18 Maana kwanza, nasikia ya kuwa mkutanikapo kanisani, kuna migawanyiko kati yenu, na kwa sehemu ninaamini.
To begin with, I am told - and I believe there is some truth in it - that when you meet at a church there are divisions among you.
19 Kwa maana ni lazima iwepo misuguano kati yenu, ili kwamba wale waliokubaliwa wajulikane kwenu.
For there must needs be also parties among you, in order that the good may be tested and made known.
20 Kwa maana mkutanikapo, mnachokula sio chakula cha Bwana.
Again, when you meet together, there is no true eating of the Lord’s Supper;
21 Mnapokula, kila mmoja hula chakula chake mwenyewe kabla wengine hawajala. hata huyu ana njaa, na huyu amelewa.
for each one of you begins to eat his own supper; one goes hungry, while another gets drunk.
22 Je hamna nyumba za kulia na kunywea? Je mnalidharau kanisa la Mungu na kuwafedhehesha wasio na Kitu? Niseme nini kwenu? Niwasifu? Sitawasifu katika hili!
What! Have you no houses in which to eat or drink? or do you wish to show your contempt for the church of God, and to shame those who have no homes to eat in? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I certainly do not praise you.
23 Maana nilipokea kutoka kwa Bwana kile ambacho nimewapa ninyi ya kuwa Bwana Yesu, usiku ule aliposalitiwa, alichukua mkate.
For I passed on to you the account, which I myself received from the Lord; how the Lord Jesus, on the very night he was betrayed, took bread,
24 Baada ya kushukuru, aliuvunja na kusema, “Huu ndio mwili wangu, ulio kwa ajili yenu. Fanyeni hivi kwa kunikumbuka mimi.”
and when he had given thanks, he broke it, saying, "This is my body, broken for you; this do in memory of me."
25 Na vivi hivi akachukua kikombe baada ya kula, na kusema, “Kikombe hiki ni agano jipya katika damu yangu. Fanyeni hivi mara nyingi kila mywapo, kwa kunikumbuka mimi.”
In the same way also, he took the cup after supper, saying. "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in memory of me."
26 Kwa kila muda mlapo mkate huu na kukinywea kikombe, mwaitangaza mauti ya Bwana mpaka atakapokuja.
For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you are proclaiming your Lord’s death until he come.
27 Kwa hiyo, kila aulaye mkate au kukinywea kikombe hicho cha Bwana isivyostahili, atakuwa amejipatia hatia ya mwili na damu ya Bwana.
So he that eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthy must answer for a sin against the body and blood of the Lord.
28 Mtu ajihoji mwenyewe kwanza, na hivyo aule mkate, na kukinywea kikombe.
Let each man scrutinize himself, and thus let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.
29 Maana alaye na kunywa bila kuupambanua mwili, hula na kunywa hukumu yake mwenyewe.
For whoever eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks condemnation to himself.
30 Hii ndiyo sababu watu wengi kati yenu ni wagonjwa na dhaifu, na baadhi yenu wamekufa.
This is why many among you are feeble and sickly, and many sleep.
31 Lakini tukijichunguza wenyewe hatutahukumiwa.
If however, we were judging ourselves aright, we should not now be condemned;
32 Ila tunapohukumiwa na Bwana, twarudiwa, ili tusije tukahukumiwa pamoja na dunia.
but through our condemnation by the Lord, we are trained so that we may not be condemned;
33 Kwa hiyo, kaka na dada zangu, mkutanikapo mpate kula, ngojeaneni.
So, my brothers, whenever you come together for this meal, wait for one another.
34 Mtu akiwa na njaa, na ale nyumbani kwake, ili kwamba mkutanikapo pamoja isiwe kwa hukumu. Na kuhusu mambo mengine mliyoandika, nitawaelekeza nitakapokuja.
If any one is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings do not bring condemnation upon you. The other matters I will adjust when I come.
